- COVER OF THE DAY
- A GUIDE TO GRADING
- RESTORATION
- MARVEL CHIPPING
- CENTS OR PENCE?
- BRITISH FREE GIFTS
- THE TEN POINT SYSTEM
- THE 100 POINT SYSTEM
- MOST RECENTLY ADDED
- SIGNIFICANT SALES
- FIRST DISTRIBUTION DC
- FIRST DISTRIBUTION MARVEL
- MARKET REPORT - SILVER AGE
- MARKET REPORT - UK EDITIONS
- MARKET REPORT - MODERN AGE
- REFLECTIONS OF A DC COMIC COLLECTOR
- WITH THANKS
FIRST DISTRIBUTION MARVEL
The first distributed Marvel comics in the UK were under the publishing banner of Atlas. They were introduced in waves across the cover dates of May, Jun and Jul 1960. Some issues were monthly, some published 8 times a year and some bi-monthly at the time. To my knowledge the first issues (14 in total) of the titles were:
A Date with Millie #5 (Jun), Gunsmoke Western #58 (May), Journey into Mystery #58 (May), Kathy #5 (Jun), Kid Colt Outlaw #90 (May), Millie the Model #96 (May), My Girl Pearl #7 (Aug), Patsy Walker #89 (Jun), Patsy and Hedy #70 (Jun), Rawhide Kid #17 (Aug), Strange Tales #75 (Jun), Tales of Suspense #10 (Jul), Tales to Astonish #10 (Jul), Two-Gun Kid #54 (Jun).
More research is needed. The only UK pence copies I have are Tales of Suspense #10 and Patsy and Hedy #70.
It is possible that there were 'market testers' or 'make-weight' pence copy variants of Tales of Suspense #9 and Tales to Astonish #9 but I have not seen them. Anyone out there know differently?
