UPDATED CCGB - Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain

I've looked before at the Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain (CCGB) and some of the material that is out there for collectors. 

Today's update is these two members handbooks that I'd not seen before. The first ('silver') is for 1985 and the second ('dark blue') covers the 1988/89 year. I'm intrigued to see who's contributed interior art to these and will post an update shortly.

Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain members handbook - 1985

Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain members handbook - 1988/89

Today's update is a look at the 1965 cartoonists club dinner & ball. An event so grand that the prime minister spoke at it!

All images are sourced from this large format (approx. A4) sized, about 80 page brochure. It's rammed with trade adverts & stuff so I've just picked out the most comic-y pages

The actual Prime Minister talking to a bunch of cartoonists!

Check out that fancy food that cartoonists eat!

Its a pretty strong list of winners...Leslie Illingworth, Harry Bishop, Frank Dickens, Reg Smythe, Osbert Lancaster, Jak, Larry

There's a members handbook here, here and here

The book 'It's all here in black and white' is here

22nd annual birthday lunch is here

Since then I've come across further items that the club produced...

This was produced in 1964 (the club was formed in 1960)

This was produced (originally) in 1963 as British Cartoonists Year Book 1964 - this edition was published in March 1965

These were from a 1979 flight to New York

This was produced in 1989...

Action comic 23rd October 1976 up for sale!

These rarities are up for sale today - good luck if you bid!

Auctioneers Staceys are in the process of finalising an online auction for rare material from the collection of former Action staffer Colin Wyatt. They say...

Here At Staceys Auctions we are proud to be Selling a small Part of Famous Illustrator and Writer Colin Wyatts Comic Art Collection. Colin Joined an art department at the Amalgamated press- later to become I.P.C Magazines. He worked on young childrens comics such as Tiny Totts. Jack and Jill. And Playhour for almost 20 Years.He Began Disney Work in 1972. Producing covers and posters for many Disney annuals. Monthlies and weeklies published by I.P.C. In addition he illustrated most of the free gift inserts for Disney Comics. In 1975 he joined the Staff of Action Comic and went on to 2000 A.D. where he became art Editor in 1978.in 1985 he created a Visual concept for the Poddington Peas. Which later became an animated series shown regularly on BBC. T.v. Since then he has illustrated dozens of well known characters. From Noddy to Thomas the Tank Engine.

There are a number of rarities in the sale and here are just a few of them...

Lot #1 is here and is a copy of the pulped issue of Action from 23rd October 1976

Boom! sells for £3400 (plus fees)

Lot #8 is here and is the original art for the back cover of 2000AD prog 122 (from 1979) 

Boom! sells for £380 (plus fees)

Lot 14  is here and is Colin's back cover art from prog 137

Boom! sells for £420 (plus fees)

Lot 22 is here and is Colin's art roughs for prog 92 

Boom! sells for £800 (plus fees)

The auction takes place on 8th October 2024 in Chelmsford - good luck if you bid!

Action comic 23rd October 1976 up for sale!

Auctioneers Staceys are in the process of finalising an online auction for rare material from the collection of former Action staffer Colin Wyatt. They say...

Here At Staceys Auctions we are proud to be Selling a small Part of Famous Illustrator and Writer Colin Wyatts Comic Art Collection. Colin Joined an art department at the Amalgamated press- later to become I.P.C Magazines. He worked on young childrens comics such as Tiny Totts. Jack and Jill. And Playhour for almost 20 Years.He Began Disney Work in 1972. Producing covers and posters for many Disney annuals. Monthlies and weeklies published by I.P.C. In addition he illustrated most of the free gift inserts for Disney Comics. In 1975 he joined the Staff of Action Comic and went on to 2000 A.D. where he became art Editor in 1978.in 1985 he created a Visual concept for the Poddington Peas. Which later became an animated series shown regularly on BBC. T.v. Since then he has illustrated dozens of well known characters. From Noddy to Thomas the Tank Engine.

There are a number of rarities in the sale and here are just a few of them...

Lot #1 is here and is a copy of the pulped issue of Action from 23rd October 1976

Lot #8 is here and is the original art for the back cover of 2000AD prog 122 (from 1979) 

Lot 14  is here and is Colin's back cover art from prog 137

Lot 22 is here and is Colin's art roughs for prog 92 

The auction takes place on 8th October 2024 in Chelmsford - good luck if you bid!

UPDATED: workin klass Super Hero #1 - Glenn Fabry

Ages ago (here to be precise) I looked at a really early Glenn Fabry comic - the 2nd issue of Workin' klass Superhero to be precise - I know that there was never an issue #3 but I'd never looked to see if I could find out anything about issue #1.

A quick bit of googling tuned up some cover images from Lew Stringer's blog here and on John Charles blog here

Still not seen an actual copy in the flesh but, fingers crossed, one day!

UPDATE:

John Freeman has found this advert in the pages of BEM #23(April 1979)...

art by John Charles who says...

and now with a few more inages...

Here's Stevie Nicks (back cover)

UPDATED CCGB - Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain

I've looked before at the Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain (CCGB) and some of the material that is out there for collectors. 

Today's update is a look at the 1965 cartoonists club dinner & ball. An event so grand that the prime minister spoke at it!

All images are sourced from this large format (approx. A4) sized, about 80 page brochure. It's rammed with trade adverts & stuff so I've just picked out the most comic-y pages

The actual Prime Minister talking to a bunch of cartoonists!

Check out that fancy food that cartoonists eat!

Its a pretty strong list of winners...Leslie Illingworth, Harry Bishop, Frank Dickens, Reg Smythe, Osbert Lancaster, Jak, Larry

There's a members handbook here, here and here

The book 'It's all here in black and white' is here

22nd annual birthday lunch is here

Since then I've come across further items that the club produced...

This was produced in 1964 (the club was formed in 1960)

This was produced (originally) in 1963 as British Cartoonists Year Book 1964 - this edition was published in March 1965

These were from a 1979 flight to New York

This was produced in 1989...