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1974 ad for Dinky Toys.

Model 609 - 105mm Howitzer. This was the US M101A1 105mm Howitzer. Introduced in World War ll and still in use at the time of this ad.

Model 675 - Motor Patrol Boat. The Royal Navy Brave Class motor torpedo boat. The RN only had two (HMS Brave Borderer and HMS Brave Swordsman) and both had retired by 1970. A small number of others of this class were built for the export market.

Remembering Brian Epstein, 50 years after his death. (19th September 1934 – 27th August 1967). 

“Brian Epstein is so crucial. Right up to the weekend he died, the four Beatles were closer than ever. Even when they weren’t working, they still wanted to spend all their time together. (Like John said in 1967, in Hunter Davies’s The Beatles: “We have met some new people since we’ve become famous, but we’ve never been able to stand them for more than two days.”) Yet as soon as Epstein died — only 32, while all four lads were away, spending their holiday weekend together in Wales with the Maharishi — they couldn’t figure out how to get along anymore. Nobody could replace him emotionally. So strange to think how young he’d still be today, in a world that is completely different because he made everybody else fall in love with his Beatles fantasy.”

[Rob Sheffield, Los Angeles Review of Books, 12th August 2017]

Brian pictured for the Evening Standard newspaper on the 27th July 1964 at his home, the top floor flat of Whaddon House, William Mews, London. Brian lived here from late 1963 until December 1964. 

Thank you Brian for bringing us the world’s greatest band. You were gone too soon. 

Warlord No. 566, dated 27 July 1985. Rats United cover by Terry Patrick (possibly).

Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain No. 233, week ending 27 July 1977. The cover art here is by Sal Buscema (originally from Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man No. 3, 1977). Might just be me but I can see a Steve Ditko influence on this cover.

Below is the back page advert for Mighty World of Marvel comic. Art by Gene Colan.

The Mighty World of Marvel No. 252 featuring The Incredible Hulk and Dracula Lives, week ending 27 July 1977.

This was an original cover for Marvel UK but was closely based on the Herb Trimpe cover for Incredible Hulk No. 205.

Battle Action Force No. 534, dated 27 July 1985. The Hacienda Hit cover (featuring top Action Force doggo Junkyard) by John Cooper.

'Next week' ad for Johnny Red below - by this time it was drawn by Carlos Pino. The strip had previously been drawn by Joe Colquhoun and John Cooper. The art below would form the cover for the next issue.