Quizzer issue #9 - Ian Kennedy art

Back in 2008 (!) here I wrote (along with friend of the blog Jeremy Briggs) about Quizzer magazine on Steve Holland's amazing 'Bear Alley'. Since then I've featured Quizzer on the blog a couple of times...

Some Ian Kennedy art from issue 7 here

Some Ian Kennedy art from issue 10 here

And now a recent sale from the Book Palace (their website is here) had this half-page from issue #9 up for sale. It wasn't up for sale very long! Price was £325 I think. 

Not Kennedy's best work (in my very humble opinion!) - I like the final frame the most but there you go, opportunities to acquire Ian's work don't come up very often so you have to make the most of 'em! 

All other mention of Quizzer on the blog can be found here

2 day comic auction - Sep22

This auctions starts today - don't forget - good luck if you're bidding on any items!

Anderson & Garland have announced a 2 day comics auction on Wednesday 28th & Thursday 29th September. The catalogue is now available to view all the lots right here. There are over 1,000 lots to look at, and many, many highlights. British comics are well represented and there are some fine US lots as well.

I've picked out just a few of the British comics highlights...

Lot 321 here is a run of TV21 comics from issue 1-100 - these look to be in great condition

Lot 322 here has a great run of Ranger comic, issues 1-40

Lots 323-347 are a run of lots focusing on issue 1's. 

Lot 329 (here) has an issue of (Junior) Quizzer amongst it. Check out all my posts on this elusive comic here

Lot 336 (here) has an issue of Bea amongst it. Check out all my posts on this elusive comic here

Lot 754 (here)  has issues 2, 3, 4 & 5 of Viz

Lot 757 (here) is a Dave McKean lot

Lot 760 (here)  is 2000AD #2

Lot 761 (here) is "Burger Wars" episodes of 2000AD

Lot 769 (here) is issues 1&2 of 2000AD

Lots 798-814 are all the original art for various picture libraries. Art is by people like Oliver Frey, Jordi Penalva, Allesandro Biffignandi, Giorgio de Gaspari, Vincente Alcazar, Graham Coton and others. Some examples are shown below...

2 day comic auction - Sep22

Anderson & Garland have announced a 2 day comics auction on Wednesday 28th & Thursday 29th September. The catalogue is now available to view all the lots right here. There are over 1,000 lots to look at, and many, many highlights. British comics are well represented and there are some fine US lots as well.

I've picked out just a few of the British comics highlights...

Lot 321 here is a run of TV21 comics from issue 1-100 - these look to be in great condition

Lot 322 here has a great run of Ranger comic, issues 1-40

Lots 323-347 are a run of lots focusing on issue 1's. 

Lot 329 (here) has an issue of (Junior) Quizzer amongst it. Check out all my posts on this elusive comic here

Lot 336 (here) has an issue of Bea amongst it. Check out all my posts on this elusive comic here

Lot 754 (here)  has issues 2, 3, 4 & 5 of Viz

Lot 757 (here) is a Dave McKean lot

Lot 760 (here)  is 2000AD #2

Lot 761 (here) is "Burger Wars" episodes of 2000AD

Lot 769 (here) is issues 1&2 of 2000AD

Lots 798-814 are all the original art for various picture libraries. Art is by people like Oliver Frey, Jordi Penalva, Allesandro Biffignandi, Giorgio de Gaspari, Vincente Alcazar, Graham Coton and others. Some examples are shown below...

Quizzer issue 7

I've looked before (here) at the elusive Quizzer magazine that Dez Skinn published in the 1970s. 

Always alert to new info. about Quizzer I was delighted to spot this Ian Kennedy page from issue 7 on the Twitter feed of @Aston365

'Crash dive!' by Ian Kennedy

Back in 2008 (!) here I wrote (along with friend of the blog Jeremy Briggs) about Quizzer magazine on Steve Holland's amazing 'Bear Alley'.

I've looked at Quizzer a little bit on this blog - check out the links here but issues and material relating to Quizzer is hard to come by. I was therefore delighted to see Jeff Haythorpe post the following two images on Facebook recently...

Friend of the blog Jeremy Briggs has added the following about the artwork... 

These one and a half page puzzle strips in Quizzer in 1975 were based on various Airfix and Revell plastic kits available at the time, not adverts as such, more like promos with the bottom half of the second page using the kit box art and some promo text about the kit itself. This one looks like it was based around Airfix's then long standing Series 1 kit of the Grumman Wildcat fighter (Airfix artwork by Eagle and Swift's Roy Cross) - more details here

Ron Turner in Quizzer - part 2

A long time ago (here) along with friend of the blog Jeremy Briggs I looked at a obscure comic-cum-puzzle-magazine 'Quizzer' - we just looked at one particular strip on that occasion but there are other nuggets in there...In this issue of Junior Quizzer there's some (long-lost) Ron Turner work, so here it is again for your enjoyment...

Junior Quizzer is (c) Dez Skinn

Ian Kennedy in Junior Quizzer - part 2

A long time ago (here) along with friend of the blog Jeremy Briggs I looked at a obscure comic-cum-puzzle-magazine 'Quizzer' - we just looked at one particular strip on that occasion but there are other nuggets in there...In this issue of Junior Quizzer there's some (long-lost) Ian Kennedy work, so here it is again for your enjoyment...

The answer to the puzzle is... driver Johnny Bull managed to drive his Centurion straight at the stout tree which lay ahead of the tank. He snagged the collapsed gun barrel against the trunk and drove the tank on hard...thus forcing the turret round, clearing his escape hatch!

Junior Quizzer is (c) Dez Skinn

Ian Kennedy in Junior Quizzer - part 1

A long time ago (here) along with friend of the blog Jeremy Briggs I looked at a obscure comic-cum-puzzle-magazine 'Quizzer' - we just looked at one particular strip on that occasion but there are other nuggets in there...In this issue of Junior Quizzer there's some (long-lost) Ian Kennedy work, so here it is again for your enjoyment...

The answer to the puzzle is...The Englishman collided on purpose so that when he opearted his brake parachute, both vehices slowed down!

Junior Quizzer is (c) Dez Skinn

Ron Turner in Junior Quizzer - part 1

A long time ago (here) along with friend of the blog Jeremy Briggs I looked at a obscure comic-cum-puzzle-magazine 'Quizzer' - we just looked at one particular strip on that occasion but there are other nuggets in there...In this issue of Junior Quizzer there's some (long-lost) Ron Turner work, so here it is again for your enjoyment...

Junior Quizzer is (c) Dez Skinn