*Clearance Corner: In the wake of the ‘comics for grown-ups’ craze sparked by the successes of Watchmen and the Dark Knight returns, every comics publisher jumped on the ‘mature readers’ bandwagon, including Marvel UK, who put out this short-lived but inventive comics anthology. Running for 20 issues (February – November 1990) it featured reprint and original work by predominantly British comics creators, an eclectic and frequently changing mix of strips including Storm (translated European reprints), Marshal Law, Genghis Grimtoad, The Man from Cancer, The Punisher,  Dominic Fortune, Dexter Pantry, Thorgal and Death’s Head and Combat Wombat. No, really. This clearance corner is 20 copies, but, alas, it’s not a complete set – it’s missing #17, but does have a bonus second edition of #6, which was re-issued for reasons lost in the mists of history. Nevertheless, it’s an all-star line-up, featuring the works of Don Lawrence, Kevin O’Neill, Phil |Elliott, John Wagner, Alan Grant, Ian Gibson, and myriad others. Averaging VG/FN, issue #1 features the original Free Gift, #2 the bound-in poster and #16 has a Punisher insignia sew-on patch. A worthy experiment which should have done better, this near-complete run can be yours for £25, plus £8 UK postage if required. SOLD