British Update: Festive Dandy Issues – Christmas and New Year Fifties’ Fun
*Humour Comics: A little bit late for the Yuletide season – though appropriate to London’s current Arctic weather – a trio of holiday issues starring Korky the Cat, Desperate Dan, Keyhole Kate, and company. Issue #474 is the Christmas issue from 1950 (December 23rd) , PR with a large piece of tape on the back cover. A 2″ x 4″ piece is also missing from the back cover, affecting the half-page ‘Rusty’ feature on the back cover, and the adventure strip ‘Fergus of the Forty Faces’. On sale at £26. #475 is the New Years’ Issue of that same year, December 30th, GD at £37.50 (pictured); and #579 is the 1952 Christmas Issue (Dec.27th), VG at £20. A trinity of festive fun!