*Boys’ Adventure & War Comics: Three debut issues this update. Battle – Battle Picture Weekly, to give it its full title – brought a new take to the traditional war weekly when it launched in 1975, a darker and grimmer contrast to the usual anodyne heroics. Although controversial, this proved hugely popular with the readership, carrying the title from 1975 to 1988, close to 700 issues. Buddy was a 1981 launch from DC Thomson, rebooting many of their old adventure franchises such as the Iron Fish, General Jumbo and Billy the Cat with new look stories, achieving a respectable 100-plus run before folding into Victor in 1983. And Tornado, though it lasted only 22 issues in 1979, brought ‘The Mind of Wolfie Smith’ ‘Blackhawk’ (not the DC one) and ‘Captain Klep’ to life, series which had a much longer run when Tornado merged with 2000 AD. Tornado #1 is VG £15; Buddy #1 FN £8; and Battle #1 is FN £20. As a bonus, this week we also offer Battle #2 GD with free gift poster GD at £15. SORRY, THESE HAVE NOW SOLD