*Boys’ Adventure & War Comics: A further and final (for now) set of additions to Top Spot for 1959. Top Spot, starting in 1958, was an unusual and not altogether successful attempt to link something like a traditional boys’ comic (albeit with more adult storylines) with the world of glamour, sport and showbiz (a la Tit-Bits or Reveille). Thus photos and articles on glamour stars would sit alongside quality picture strip stories of crime, sport, western and action. Despite being a publication of some quality, the experiment failed and the comic was merged with Film Fun after a year and a bit. From 1959, a further 13 issues from #24 up, including those where the numbering was dropped and they were just dated. There is one undated and unnumbered issue which fits somewhere between 20/6 and 22/8; usually this was due to a strike and we suspect there were no other issues in that range. All in decent shape, a bit of foxing, a spot of rust on staple, but nice pages. Earlier issues had glamour girl covers, later picture strip ones.
PICTURED: TOP SPOT 29/8/59 VG £8