*Boys’ Adventure & War Comics: The D.C. Thomson story paper Wizard, launched in 1922, was laid to rest in 1963 – but after a decent interval the Powers-That-Be tried Wizard again, this time in comic strip format. The fact that football dominated its content (although there were also adventure strips and features) is reflected in this Free Gift selection from its second year in 1971. Both these items come with a sticky problem. #55 comes with a Giant Football Wall Chart (too big to show here other than in its folded state) and a sheet of six footballer figures to stick on it; the latter comes on an uncut sheet which is glued into the spine of the comic’s interior. #56 has a similar sheet of 12 to complete the chart, but this is actually stuck to an interior page. We’ve showed the interiors on these to illustrate the gifts.
PICTURED: WIZARD BOTH SOLD
#55 GD WITH FREE GIFTS FN £25
#56 VG WITH FREE GIFT VG £25