British Update: June Busts Out Again: 1961 to 1962
*Girls’ Comics: One of the most popular girls’ weeklies in our inventory is the long-running June, and we’re pleased this week to add in many issues from 1961 and 1962, its first and second year of publication. These are so old, they’re even before the “And School Friend” era! We open with the 5th of May 1961, and close this selection with 1st September 1962 – by no means a complete unbroken run, but a substantial quantity of hard to find early issues, in acceptable mid-grades, averaging GD/VG. Originally conceived as a low-rent version of Princess, June was initially heavy on photo-covers, ballet, and features on the Royal Family, but swiftly broadened its remit to attractive line-drawn covers of the series featured within, including “Nurse Valiant”, “Diana’s Diary”, “Wendy’s Private Witch”, and yes, persistent lame ballerinas galore! An affordable chance to see the early years of one of the Grand Old Ladies of British Girls’ Comics.