Illustrated Books and Collected Comics

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  • Reference
    • GB 254 MS 423/1
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1956-2014
  • Physical Description
    • 1 Box

Scope and Content

This box contains72 illustrated and/or satirical books and collections of comics and newspaper comics donated by Morris Heggie, former DC Thomson editor. 1/ Thelwell's Pony Cavalcade (1993) Mandarin, omnibus edition by Norman Thelwell 2/ Thelwell Country (1973) Straker Brothers Ltd, Eyre Methuen 3/ The Morecambe and Wise Comic Book! (1977) Corgi/Carousel Book 4/ The Two Ronnies Comic Book (1978) Corgi-Carousel Books 5/ Bad Losers (1984) Sphere Books Limited 6/ William - the Fourth (1973) Armada 7/ Crock - I Hate Mondays (1980) Coronet 8/ Private Eye's Colemanballs 2 (1997) Cox & Wyman Ltd 9/ William's Bad Resolution (1972) Armada 10/ Hagar The Horrible "Home Sweet Home" (1977) Egmont/Methuen, sticker on front for 70p 11/ Crock - You're All Heart! (1982) Coronet 12/ You at the Back Stop Laughing! (1986) Beaver Books, writing on front cover and damage to first page 13/ Goon Abroad (1983) Fontana 14/ Classroom Clangers (1984) Gordon Wright Publishing 15/ The Far Sie Gallery 5 (1995) Warner Books 16/ Cows of Our Planet: A Far Side Collection (1992) Warner Books 17/ Giles: 34th Series (1980) Express Newspapers Limited 18/ Giles: 36th Series (1982) Express Newspapers Limited 19/ Giles: 32nd Series (1978) Express Newspapers Limited 20/ Giles: 23rd Series (1969) Beaverbrook Newspapers Limited 21/ The Best of British: Laugh with Bill Tidy (ND) Leader Books 22/ The Best of Bizaro (1992) Chronicle Publishing Company 23/ Sporting Sam fron the Sunday Express (1979) Express Newspapers Limited 24/ Daily Record: A Century of Laughs (1994) Mainstream Publishing 25/ ffolkes' ffauna (1977) Harrap 26/ When's the Last Time You Cleaned Your Navel?: 101 Cartoons by James Simpkins (1976) Potlatch Publications 27/ Al Jaffee Gags Again (1975) Signet, sticker for 70p 28/ The Best of British: Laugh with Styx (ND) Leader Books 29/ Some Damn Fool's Signed the Rubens Again (1982) Methuen 30/ The Dandy Book (1956) DC Thomson 31/ Dennis the Menace (1959) DC Thomson, 1959 written on binding 32/ Dennis the Menace (1962) DC Thomson, 1962 written on inside 33/ Animals Animals Animals: A Collection of Great Animal Cartoons (1981) Sphere Books Limited 34/ The Far Side Gallery (1992) Warner Books 35/ The Unrepeatable If... (1986) Methuen Paperback 36/ Scotland Bloody Scotland: The Baron of Ravenstone (1993) Canongate Publishing Limited 37/ No Good Men: Things men do that make women mad (1986) Futura 38/ Kampung Boy (2006) First Second, sticker for £10.99 on back 39/ The World of Andy Capp: Bumper Issue (1985) Mirror Publications 40/ Bride of the Far Side (1992) Warner Books 41/ Bizarro (1989) Grub Street London 42/ The Kids' Guide to Parents (1982) Richard Drew Publishing 43/ The Daily Telegraph: The Best of Matt 2005 (2005) Orion 44/ The World's Greatest Dad Cartoons (1993) Exley 45/ Frank Boulderbuster: The Last of the Great Swagmen (1987) Puffin 46/ Thelwell's Brat Race (1980) Magnum 47/ The Playpen Philosopher: Marvin explains the facts of life (1982) Field Enterprises 48/ Hayseeds 2 (1972) MacMillan London 49/ Andy Capp drawings by Smythe no 33 (1974) Daily Mirror 50/ The Punch Book of Sex and Marriage (1987) Book Club Associates 51/ Thelwell Goes West (1979) Magnum 52/ Thelwell Compleat Tangler (2014) Alison and Bushby 53/ Thelwell's Brat Race (1977) Fletcher & Son Ltd 54/ This Desirable Plot: A Dream House Hunter's Nightmare (1970) Methuen 55/ Thelwell's Compleat Tangler (1968) Methuen 56/ The Perishers Omnibus No 3 (1976) Mirror Group 57/ Private Eye Cartoon Library 4: Honeysett (1974) Private Eye Productions Limited 58/ The Armada Book of Cartoons (1977) Armada 59/ Crock (1979) Coronet 60/ B.C. is Alive and Well (1976) Coronet 61/ William - the Bad (1971) Armada 62/ The Best of British: Laugh with Lans? (ND) Leader Books 63/ Penelope Keith introduces the Malyn Cartoon Collection 1 (1978) Hamlyn Paperbacks 64/ B.C. Big Wheel! (1976) Coronet 65/ Broom Hilda Boo! (1977)Tempo Books 66/ Hurray for B.C. (1973) Coronet 67/ Asterix the Gladiator (1973) Knight 68/ B.C. One More Time (1979) Coronet 69/ The Crazy World of the Office (1994) Exley 70/ B.C. Cave In (1975) Coronet 71/ The Absolutely Worst Fart Book (1992) Ivory Tower Publishing 72/ Taking the Lid off Kids (1983) Pan

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Acquisition Information

Given to Professor. Chris Murray to be donated to the University Archive

Archivist's Note

Description compiled by Hailey Austin

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