Biggles - part 2

1981 also saw the publication of Bjorn Karlstrom's last contribution to the series, Biggles and the menace from space

1983 saw a new writer/artist on board for Biggles in the Kalahari - Stig Stjernvik...

...as you can see the cartoony style is not much different to what has come before

The last volume, Biggles and the Gibraltar bomb, is almost as hard to acquire as the first (expect to pay £30+) - as this was published in 1984 (and is about German bombs) no link to the 1988 death of 3 IRA members should be inferred - but I wonder of the high price for this volume is because some people assume that the title infers some sort of link?

All in all, 6 volumes that form an often overlooked contribution to the Swedes to UK comics!

Biggles - part 1

The 1970s and '80s saw a selection of Swedish (!) originated adventures of Captain W.E. John's immortal hero Biggles reach these shores, to celebrate completing the set I thought I'd share scans of them with you

From 1978, the first (and most expensive volume to acquire these days - prices start at about £30) story....

Also from 1978...

There's then a break in publication until 1981 when this volume appears

In all cases text and (fairly straightforward, cartoony) illustrations are by Bjorn Karlstrom and the translation is by Peter James