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12 April 2023

UPDATED: Blue Moon - 1999

Here's a title (from 1999) well worth looking out for - having said that it seems so only come up for sale rarely so you may well be waiting a while for issues to appear.

Anyway, the concept was a kids comic edited by Tim Quinn & Gillian Baverstock (Enid Blyton's eldest daughter) and looking at updating/continuing classic fairy tales. A dozen issues in total, here's all the details I have about all the various (very good!) creators involved...

Details of issue 11 are now to hand and have been updated below and this now completes my covers & contributors guide for Blue Moon.

Blue Moon, issue 1, 30th March-12th April 1999
contributors include Phil Gascoine, George Sears, Mario Capaldi, Steve Parkhouse, Sputnik, Joy Allen, Maureen & Gordon Gray, John Lupton

Blue Moon, issue 2, 13th April-26th April 1999
contributors include Phil Gascoine, Art Wetherell, George Sears, Sputnik, Steve Parkhouse, Mario Capaldi, Joy Allen, John Lupton, Maureen & Gordon Gray

Blue Moon, issue 3, 27th April-10th May 1999
contributors include Mario Capaldi, Phil Gascoine, Art Wetherell, George Sears, Sputnik, Steve Parkhouse, Mike Hadley, John Lupton, Maureen & Gordon Gray, Charlie Adlard

Blue Moon, issue 4, 11th May-24th May 1999
Contributors include Phil Gascoine, Art Wetherell, Steve Parkhouse, Sputnik, George Sears, Mario Capaldi, John Lupton, Bart Rivers

Blue Moon, issue 5, 25th May-7th June 1999
Contributors include Phil Gascoine, Art Wetherell, Steve Parkhouse, Mike Hadley, Sputnik, George Sears, Mario Capaldi, John Lupton, Malcolm Whittall

Blue Moon, issue 6, 5th July 1999
Contributors include Phil Gascoine, Art Wetherell, Sputnik, Steve Parkhouse, Francis Phillipps, Mario Capaldi, Bambos Georgiou, John Lupton, George Sears, Mario Capaldi, Malcolm Whittall, 

Blue Moon, issue 7, 2nd August 1999
Cover art by Charlie Adlard
Contributors include Phil Gascoine, Charlie Adlard, Sputnik, Steve Parkhouse, Mike Hadley, Francis Phillipps, Mario Capaldi, Bambos Georgiou, John Lupton, George Sears, Malcolm Whittall

Blue Moon, issue 8, 30th August 1999
Cover art by Francis PhillippsContributors include Phil Gascoine, Charlie Adlard, Sputnik, Steve Parkhouse, Francis Phillipps, Mario Capaldi, Bambos Georgiou, John Lupton, George Sears, Malcolm Whittall

Blue Moon, issue 9, 27th September 1999
Cover art by Francis Phillipps
Contributors include Phil Gascoine, Charlie Adlard, Sputnik, Steve Parkhouse, Francis Phillipps, Mario Capaldi, Bambos Georgiou, John Lupton, George Sears, Malcolm Whittall, 


Blue Moon, issue 10, 25th October 1999
Cover art by Charlie Adlard
Contributors include Phil Gascoine, Art Wetherell, Sputnik, Steve Parkhouse, Francis Phillipps, Mario Capaldi, Bambos Georgiou, Sputnik, John Lupton, George Sears, Mario Capaldi, Malcolm Whittall, 

Blue Moon, issue 11, 23rd November 1999


Two slightly different free gifts available with issue #11


Cover art by Steve Parkhouse
Contributors include Phil Gascoine, Art Wetherell, Francis Phillipps, Mario Capaldi, John Burns, Steve Parkhouse, Sputnik, John Lupton, George Sears, Charlie Adlard, Malcolm Whittall, 

Blue Moon, issue 12 21st December 1999
Contributors include Phil Gascoine, Tim Quinn, Mario Capaldi, Francis Phillipps, Malcolm Whittall, Steve Parkhouse, John Burns, John Lupton, George Sears, Mario Capaldi, Karl Dixon

14 March 2023

UPDATED: Blue Moon - 1999

Here's a title (from 1999) well worth looking out for - having said that it seems so only come up for sale rarely so you may well be waiting a while for issues to appear.

Anyway, the concept was a kids comic edited by Tim Quinn & Gillian Baverstock (Enid Blyton's eldest daughter) and looking at updating/continuing classic fairy tales. A dozen issues in total, here's all the details I have about all the various (very good!) creators involved...

Details of issue 11 are now to hand and have been updated below

Blue Moon, issue 1, 30th March-12th April 1999
contributors include Phil Gascoine, George Sears, Mario Capaldi, Steve Parkhouse, Sputnik, Joy Allen, Maureen & Gordon Gray, John Lupton

Blue Moon, issue 2, 13th April-26th April 1999
contributors include Phil Gascoine, Art Wetherell, George Sears, Sputnik, Steve Parkhouse, Mario Capaldi, Joy Allen, John Lupton, Maureen & Gordon Gray

Blue Moon, issue 3, 27th April-10th May 1999
contributors include Mario Capaldi, Phil Gascoine, Art Wetherell, George Sears, Sputnik, Steve Parkhouse, Mike Hadley, John Lupton, Maureen & Gordon Gray, Charlie Adlard

Blue Moon, issue 4, 11th May-24th May 1999
Contributors include Phil Gascoine, Art Wetherell, Steve Parkhouse, Sputnik, George Sears, Mario Capaldi, John Lupton, Bart Rivers

Blue Moon, issue 5, 25th May-7th June 1999
Contributors include Phil Gascoine, Art Wetherell, Steve Parkhouse, Mike Hadley, Sputnik, George Sears, Mario Capaldi, John Lupton, Malcolm Whittall

Blue Moon, issue 6, 5th July 1999
Contributors include Phil Gascoine, Art Wetherell, Sputnik, Steve Parkhouse, Francis Phillipps, Mario Capaldi, Bambos Georgiou, John Lupton, George Sears, Mario Capaldi, Malcolm Whittall, 

Blue Moon, issue 7, 2nd August 1999
Cover art by Charlie Adlard
Contributors include Phil Gascoine, Charlie Adlard, Sputnik, Steve Parkhouse, Mike Hadley, Francis Phillipps, Mario Capaldi, Bambos Georgiou, John Lupton, George Sears, Malcolm Whittall

Blue Moon, issue 8, 30th August 1999
Cover art by Francis PhillippsContributors include Phil Gascoine, Charlie Adlard, Sputnik, Steve Parkhouse, Francis Phillipps, Mario Capaldi, Bambos Georgiou, John Lupton, George Sears, Malcolm Whittall

Blue Moon, issue 9, 27th September 1999
Cover art by Francis Phillipps
Contributors include Phil Gascoine, Charlie Adlard, Sputnik, Steve Parkhouse, Francis Phillipps, Mario Capaldi, Bambos Georgiou, John Lupton, George Sears, Malcolm Whittall, 


Blue Moon, issue 10, 25th October 1999
Cover art by Charlie Adlard
Contributors include Phil Gascoine, Art Wetherell, Sputnik, Steve Parkhouse, Francis Phillipps, Mario Capaldi, Bambos Georgiou, Sputnik, John Lupton, George Sears, Mario Capaldi, Malcolm Whittall, 

Blue Moon, issue 11, 23rd November 1999

Two slightly different free gifts available with issue #11

Cover art by Steve Parkhouse
Contributors include Phil Gascoine, Art Wetherell, Francis Phillipps, Mario Capaldi, John Burns, Steve Parkhouse, Sputnik, John Lupton, George Sears, Charlie Adlard, Malcolm Whittall, 

Blue Moon, issue 12 21st December 1999
issue not to hand - can you help?

2 October 2022

UPDATED: Marvel UK's 'Rugrats' comics

I've looked at all sort of Marvel (UK) comics on the blog just click on this link to check 'em all out but today it's a new title for me - yes it's Rugrats the comic. I'm unclear how long this actually lasted. I know it lasted at least 24 issues (see cover scan below) and issues were listed in Comics International up to #31 [in CI issue 94] but Comics International #95 has an issue listed but no issue number. So, issue 32 seems like the likeliest highest number that Rugrats could have reached but I'd be delighted to know for sure.

UPDATE: the letterer Gordon Robson has been in touch to say that issue 29 was (he believes) the final issue. I have therefore adjusted the listing below.

Updates are highlighted in red

Personally I'm still looking for issues 22, 25, 26, 27, 28 & 29 

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 1
Contributors include Bambos, Mario Capaldi, Steve White

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 2
Contributors include Adrian Salmon, Bambos, Simon Furman, Mario Capaldi, Stephen Baskerville 

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 3
Contributors include David Leach, Mario Capaldi, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 4
Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, Adrian Salmon, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 5
Contributors include Bambos, David Leach, Adrian Salmon

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 6
Contributors include Bambos, Simon Furman, Steve White, Adrian Salmon

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 7
Contributors include Adrian Salmon, Bambos

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 8
Contributors include Adrian Salmon, Bambos, David Leach, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 9
Contributors include Bambos, Adrian Salmon, Steve White, David Leach, Matt Brooker [D'Israeli]

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 10
Contributors include Adrian Salmon, David Leach, Matt Brooker [D'Israeli]

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 11
Contributors include David Leach, Adrian Salmon, Bambos, Matt Brooker [D'Israeli], Steve White

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 12
Contributors include Adrian Salmon, Nick Abadzis, David Leach, Simon Furman, Gordon Rennie

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 13
Contributors include Mike McMahon, Bambos, Steve White

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 14
Contributors include David Leach, Simon Furman, Mike Hadley

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 15
Contributors include Mike Hadley, Gordon Rennie, Steve White, Bambos

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 16
Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 17
Contributors include David Leach, Bambos, Adrian Salmon

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 18
Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 19
Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, Gordon Rennie

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 20
Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, Adrian Salmon, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 21
Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, David Leach

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 22

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 23
Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, David Leach

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 24
Contributors include Bambos, David Leach, Steve White

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 25

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 26
image not to hand - can you help?

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 27
image not to hand - can you help?

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 28
image not to hand - can you help?

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 29
image taken from
https://www.comics.org/issue/760301/cover/4/