KNOCKOUT (1ST SERIES)

A long-running title that has a few devotees but as those collectors grow older, younger ones are less interested so prices perhaps remain static. Comic Book Postal Auctions continues to do its bit by regularly selling bound volumes. Early indiviual issues turn up on eBay UK from time to time and are worth snapping up.

A late key issue to watch out for is 21st July 1962 when the title was re-vamped with a new, more modern look and logo and featured the 1st appearance of Kelly's Eye by Solano Lopez. I recall a copy sold on eBay UK for £75 about fsixyears ago. In fact those last 8 months or so of issues have become highly collectible. The last issue dated 16th Feb 1963 sold on eBay UK (Nov 2007) in VG for £22.99. This last issue also has a full colour centre-spread preview of the first Valiant & Knockout coming the next week.

Favourite stories of this latter period have to be:

Kelly's Eye ("The Eye of Zoltec") - 21st Jul 1962-24th Nov 1962. (2nd adventure: "Trader Olsen") - 1st Dec 1962-16th Feb 1963.

From The Vaults of Time (Professor Kraken): 24th Nov 1962-16th Feb 1963.