UPDATED: undated annuals

As it's Christmas time it must be time to look at undated annuals, I  recently picked up my second undated Eagle annual as I know they're pretty uncommon - either as a mis-print or as a deliberate act. 

And now with some further examples...

c/o Paul Richardson

c/o Simon Werrett

c/o Alan Marshall

Care of friend of the blog Michael Carroll I can add this undated 1977 Action annual to the listing...

and c/o Wayne Harris I can add my first example of an undated Battle annual

Now (c/o Scott Bartlett on the '77-2000AD Facebook group) I can add a 2000AD annual to this listing... 

Previously I just has an undated Eagle annual for 1972 (below) - the front cover and spine are undated...

Here's what it should have looked like...

The Eagle annuals of 1971/2/3/5 all seem particularly set-up to have the date removed (if necessary) as it's a different colour to the rest of the cover...

...and now I have an undated 1971 annual too

The date has also been removed from the spine

...and now I have an undated 1975 annual too

So now I'm just after undated annuals for 1973 - if you can help me out with these just let me know...

I've read a theory that it was done so that the annuals could be shipped overseas where, because of the time taken to get them there by boat, they'd need a longer shelf-life to sell and if the annual was dated people wouldn't buy it as the year was already well under way.

Here are some other examples - anyone else got any other examples or theories about undated annuals? 

and now, c/o Chris |Young...

Lion club

Just a shout-out for ace ebay seller philcomics - a finder of ace comics stuff, well worth a follow. Here's an interesting item from a recent sale (for £20) it's related to the Lion club. 

I've looked at Lion comic plenty of times in the past (here) but never with a focus on Lion club. 

I know that for the Hulton titles (Eagle, Girl, Robin & Swift) there was plenty of ephemera produced by their respective clubs but I'm not sure what else Lion club collectors could look out for. The loop on the bottom of the badge makes me that, like Eagle club, there was 'room' on the badge for something to indicate that if you were a member of the club for 2, 3 or 4 years there you'd get something to attach to your original badge. They were stars on Eagle club badges (see below).

 

Comic flyers & adverts

Just a shout-out for ace ebay seller philcomics - a finder of ace comics stuff, well worth a follow. Here's a few examples of some of the adverts / flyers that they had up for sale recently. If this is the sort of stuff you love then keep an eye on their ebay site for upcoming auctions.

Lion comic #1 - flyer

Somebody snagged a bargain in a recent auction from ace ebayer philcomics as £24 was enough to snag this (double-sided) flyer for Lion comic #1. I'm just saving the images here for posterity.

UPDATED: undated annuals

As it's Christmas time it must be time to look at undated annuals, I  recently picked up my second undated Eagle annual as I know they're pretty uncommon - either as a mis-print or as a deliberate act. 

Care of friend of the blog Michael Carroll I can add this undated 1977 Action annual to the listing...

and c/o Wayne Harris I can add my first example of an undated Battle annual

Now (c/o Scott Bartlett on the '77-2000AD Facebook group) I can add a 2000AD annual to this listing... 

Previously I just has an undated Eagle annual for 1972 (below) - the front cover and spine are undated...

Here's what it should have looked like...

The Eagle annuals of 1971/2/3/5 all seem particularly set-up to have the date removed (if necessary) as it's a different colour to the rest of the cover...

...and now I have an undated 1971 annual too

The date has also been removed from the spine

...and now I have an undated 1975 annual too

So now I'm just after undated annuals for 1973 - if you can help me out with these just let me know...

I've read a theory that it was done so that the annuals could be shipped overseas where, because of the time taken to get them there by boat, they'd need a longer shelf-life to sell and if the annual was dated people wouldn't buy it as the year was already well under way.

Here are some other examples - anyone else got any other examples or theories about undated annuals? 

and now, c/o Chris |Young...