British Update: Free Gift Farrago: Romeo from 1959 to 1972 – Rings, chokers, key rings and more
*Girls’ Comics: Romeo, the romance weekly for older girls and ‘young ladies’, ran from 1957 to 1974, and remains a sought-after commodity today, having lower print runs than comics for younger girls, and the teens & twenties being more prone to chucking things out rather than saving them. Doubly scarce, of course, are the issues with Free Gifts, so we’re fortunate to have five such new in, spanning three decades. From 1957, issue #83 offers a rather sinister colour portrait of Frankie Vaughan – comic is FN gift VF at £30. By 1968, the comic had abandoned numbers for dates and the Feb. 17th issue promises a ‘Pop Key Ring with Six Pix of your Fave Raves’; comic is VG Gift is VF in original never-opened envelope for £25. September 19th 1970 brings us a free ‘Romeo Midi Bag, which the cover (rather unrealistically we feel) promises will ‘Carry All Your Gear!’; the comic is VG, gift VF in original unopened envelope, both for £25. February 6th 1971 displays a rather pretty Cameo Choker, VF with the comic itself FN, on sale together at £30; and the cornucopia empties with February 5th 1972’s ‘Signet Seal Ring, again in original never-opened envelope VF, with the comic itself FN, both on sale at £30. SORRY, THESE HAVE NOW SOLD