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COMICS AND CHILDREN'S MAGAZINES |
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THIS IS THE No. 1 ISSUE OF SWIFT, LAUNCHED IN 1954 AS A JUNIOR VERSION OF EAGLE. ON THE LEFT IS MY CLUB BADGE AND MEMBERSHIP CARD. IN THE SAME YEAR JUNIOR MIRROR STARTED BUT ONLY LASTED FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. HERE ARE THE FIRST AND LAST EDITIONS. |
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HERE IS A 1952 COPY OF RAINBOW FEATURING TIGER TIM AND THE BRUIN BOYS. MY AUNT EILEEN'S FATHER, JULIUS STAFFORD-BAKER, CREATED THE CHARACTERS IN 1904 AND THEY SOON BECAME VERY POPULAR. WHEN RAINBOW STARTED IN 1914 THEY FEATURED AS THE FRONT PAGE STARS AND TIGER TIM WENT ON TO HAVE HIS OWN COMIC, TIGER TIM'S WEEKLY. |