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Friday, 4 November 2011
Alan Class Comics -Rare scans!
Slinky over at Scanarama provided these links to Alan Class scans so thanks to him for that. Anyone with other scans please get in touch!
Amazing Stories of Suspense 142 (c1979.Alan Class) (Dave Spkmn) (FIXED).cbr
http://www.mediafire.com/file/zvh77prkhp17zr7
Amazing Stories of Suspense 166 (ChrisB).cbz
http://www.mediafire.com/file/wmthz587v87j04b
Amazing Stories of Suspense 221 (c1987.Alan Class) (jodyanimator).cbz
http://www.mediafire.com/file/nonfakfdov0wpgk
Amazing Stories of Suspense 222 (c1987.Alan Class) (jodyanimator).cbz
http://www.mediafire.com/file/925tyqte858lzb2
Creepy Worlds 204 (c1980s.Alan Class).cbr
http://www.mediafire.com/file/zfhjwtddnek
Out Of This World 001 (1960s.Alan Class).cbr
http://www.mediafire.com/file/u47liqyrft81st7
Out Of This World 011 (ChrisB).cbz
http://www.mediafire.com/file/sbrnldbh33ltli5
Outer Space 007 (1961.Alan Class) (jodyanimator).cbz
http://www.mediafire.com/file/7v8r526uvfotzs8
Secrets Of The Unknown 156 (ChrisB).cbz
http://www.mediafire.com/file/scxmi6qv6bslnar
Secrets of the Unknown 227 (c1988.Alan Class) (Target And The Targeteers
only).cbr
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ifaz2vgqzja3rz4
Sinister Tales 098 (ChrisB).cbz
http://www.mediafire.com/file/pm27x92w01ou2ho
Uncanny Tales 150 (c1979.Alan Class) (Dave Spkmn).cbr
http://www.mediafire.com/file/li2iw7hdh6lvn67
Sunday, 12 June 2011
Black Tower Comics & Books
 | Dilworth's Japanese Yokai (book)Print: £5.00 Download: £5.00 The follow-up to the hugely successful Dilworth's Western Yokai is here! Text accompanied by some superb illustrations by Ben Dilworth of supernatural beings interwoven in Japanese culture such as "Kappa" the Water Monster; "Azuki Arai";"Kuchi Saki Onna" (the Big Mouth Woman) and others. Into ghost stories or ghost comics then this will suit you to a terror! |
 | Black Tower Adventure 4 (book)Print: £5.00 Download: £5.00 Krakos takes care of some burglars! The Purple Hood deals with a suicide banker! Kotar & Sabuta rescue a young woman in Antarctica,the action gathers pace in Return Of The Gods. Thaddeus Twatt and nephew Tomas land on The Jungle Planet -and it looks as though this could be their deaths! The Thinker decides that thinking alone can get a little boring while one of China's Phoenix Team has to deal with..well,you'll see! What more could you ask for?! |
 | BLACK TOWER ADVENTURE 3 (book)Print: £5.00 Download: £5.00 Things get grim as heroes begin to fall and the truth is realised in Return Of The Gods:Twilight Of The Super Heroes part 3. Lady Sivana and Tarot help Kotar & Sabuta tackle a nasty lycanthrope problem. Will Thaddeus Twatt and Tomas escape The Fearful Fate Of Friggia? Ben Dilworth provides not one -not two -THREE Purple Hood strips. Is there more? Can there possibly be more? YES!!!!! |
 | black tower adventure 2 (book)Print: £5.00 Download: £5.00 Things begin to pick up apace as Thaddeus Twatt and Tomas go on foot to explore Friggia. The mystery and action continue in Return Of The Gods:Twilight Of The Super Heroes. We learn why using reptilean DNA to replace human limbs might not be a good idea. The Crimson Cowl packs a punchline. Kotar & Sabuta confront...the Ghost We learn the deadly secret of Yucca Plants. And there is much,much more -at a bargain price! |
 | Black Tower Adventure 1 (book)Print: £5.00 Download: £5.00 It’s back! Twenty-five years ago the digest sized Black Tower Adventure first appeared featuring some later-to-be top UK talents and the title was put on hiatus in 2007. Now it’s back,bigger and better than ever! Part 1 of the mega Return Of The Gods:Twilight Of The Super Heroes comes in at 43 pages! Thaddeus Twatt In The Twatt-Verse -first part of a truly microscopic titanic tales [which makes sense if you read it!]. Kotar & Sabuta race to face The Deadly Dilemma Of Sigismund Benfriggisund! The cold war between China and Russia couldn’t get any hotter as The Phoenix Team stumble into the evil Salamander’s plan. And more? Of course. Comics ARE Fun! |
 | The Iron Warrior Vs Big Bong (book)Print: £3.50 Download: £3.90 In the 1940s, deep in the South American jungles, Rodney Dearth,inventor and adventurer, is searching for the lost explorer Percy H. Fawcett and City Z. Then he hears the stories that terrify his native bearers. There is a city -guarded by Big Bong! But Dearth is not afraid -he has his own creation to protect him -THE IRON WARRIOR! Ben Dilworth continues the adventures of the Iron Warrior, created by William A. Ward,presenting an action romp featuring one of the UKs most violent characters -tongue firmly in cheek. We think! |
 | Chung Ling Soo 1 (book)Print: £5.00 Download: £5.00 Chung Ling Soo. World's greatest conjurer and said to be an American stage magician in disguise. Or was he? In this story,Chung Ling Soo is called in by Scotland Yard to investigate a gruesome series of deaths -all amongst a party who discovered a Jade Dragon statuette in China. Is the statuette cursed -and can Chung stop any other deaths? Story by Terry Hooper-Scharf Art by Gavin Ross Let the Deception Begin! |
 | DILWORTH WESTERN YOKAI (book)Print: £5.00 Download: £5.00 Ben Dilworth is back! And in this one-off he recounts his favourite stories of ghosts,demons and other Western Yokai -all accompanied by Dilworth's stylish illustrations! This is fun and quirky at the same time. |
 | GoBo (book)Print: £3.50 Download: £3.50 GoBo -He's Pink! He's Pan-dimensional. As he'd/it would say: Go toho jo ko li lo yo to-po! The Small Press best seller of 2009 is resized and reprinted along with a whole new Go Bo as he explains Einstein's Universe in Sub-Dogonian! Be part of the Go Bo craze! |
 | The Ultimate Centaur Collection (book)Print: £8.00 Download: £8.00 Previously available as two seperate volumes and now collected into one 146 pages volume! Vol 1 Centaur -the short-lived publishing house of some of the first and most unique Golden Age heroes that still live on in legend today! The Eye Sees! Truly weird and bizarre! The Clock! Airman! The Sparkler! The Blue Lady! Plymo! The Arrow! And others. Volume 1 is a treat for all Golden Age comic fans and a must have! Volume 2 The Skull,The Shark,The Blue Lady and Amazing Man! These were part of the First Wave of US Golden Age comics that also includes Mini Midget and Mighty Man. This book also reprints the one and only appearance of the very first comic book Owl from 1940! A must for comic fans and Golden Age buffs! |
 | Tower Tales Of Terror (book)Print: £7.00 Download: £7.00 The main feature,"The Curse Of The McQuilligans", starring Xendragon,leads off this collection of horror,ghostly and twist-in-the-tail stories. The classic Torch Of Vengeance is a tale of a wife’s rather Gothic vengeance while Graveyard is a cautionary tale for those curious to look into graves! Demons,time travel and much more. |
 | Tales Of Terror 2 (book)Print: £5.00 Download: £5.00 Meet Finlands own mystical hero -Kapteeni Kuolio or,if you prefer English:Captain Gangren! Learn about the terror of The Machine! "What is the meaning of This?" Find out. The Thinker..thinks! David Gordon brings us the first appearance of Callex -and she's on a quest. And what happens if you Marry A Monster From Outer Space? Terror and fun the Black Tower way! |
 | Merriwether:God's Demon-Thumper (book)Print: £7.00 Download: £7.00 The complete Merriwether series,originally published in Black Tower Adventure and A Little Midnight Horror–but with three strips never before published:including the Reverend’s battle with the ultimate Evil! From The Horror Of Hob Street to The Village Of Demons and Varney the Vampyre to The Fallen Angel himself,see how one Church of England vicar deals hard-fisted [and various spiked objects] justice to the ungodly...and the ultimate price!!! If you were into Charlton Horror Comics or any horror comic then this one is for you! |
 | Merriwether:The Test Of Satan (book)Print: £5.00 Download: £5.00 At the end of Merriwether:Go'd Demon-Thumper,the reverend had been confronted by Satan and lay fatally injured. Star of 1980s comics,Benjamin R. dilworth,takes us through the fleeting seconds before death as Merriwether has flash backs showing just why he took on the career he did. Be prepared for horror and a little tongue-in-cheek humour. Horror fans will love this. |
 | Black Tower Presents 1 (book)Print: £7.00 Download: £7.00 Tom Elmes,one of the most under-rated British comic creators began drawing comics back in the 1980s and earned the title "King of the Zine Nasty"! This book contains a whole new True Stories feature and a rare Elmes interview from 1990. Like good art,good story and a bit of violence -here you go! |
 | Black Tower Presents 2:DESCENT (book)Print: £8.00 Download: £8.00 Tom Elmes,one of the UKs most under-rated comic artists has produced a must buy for fans of horror,zombies or the two combined with science fiction! Only one prisoner aboard a space craft awakes from stasis alive. All the others are dead..well,the living dead! Can the lone surviving prisoner and the guards survive the zombie onslaught? Who knows -but we can tell you this is the most zombie fun you'll get outside of the Resident Evil movies!! |
 | Black Tower British Gold Collection 1 (book)Print: £7.00 Download: £7.00 For the first time in 60 years some of the lost gems of the British Golden Age of Comics are reprinted! Scanned and cleaned to the best standard possible -see The Phantom Raider,Ace Hart,Secrets Of The Super Sargasso Sea,Phantom Maid,Electrogirl,Skybolt Kid,Wonder Boy,Dene Vernon,Professor Atom and many,many others! Its fun and action all the way -The British Golden Age shines through! |
 | Black Tower British Gold Collection 2 (book)Print: £7.00 Download: £7.00 The second collection of British 1940s comic strips featuring Maxwell The Mighty,Slicksure,Iron Boy,Alfie,Ace Hart and more. Featuring the work of Alf Farningham and Harry Banger. Specifically designed to feature more humour than the previous volume this should be a treat for all comic collectors. Reprinting the full content of The Meteor and The Rocket Comics from 1948. |
 | Black Tower British Gold Collection 3 (book)Print: £7.00 Download: £7.00 This is the third volume in Black Tower Comics’ collection of Golden Age British comic strips that have not seen print for 50-60 years! Included in this volume is a bumper crop of Ace Hart:The Atom Man strips and an article on the character. A complete 1949 comic in Smugglers Creek;Denis Gifford’s Search For The Secret City and science fiction legend Bryan Berry’s rendition of Kid Carter -Teenage Tec! A must for all comic collectors and historians. |
 | UK GOLD COLLECTION 4 (book)Print: £7.00 Download: £7.00 The fourth volume of this series features some great finds of the lost era of British comics: Ace Hart The Atom Man Captain Comet -Space Ranger TNT Tom Clive Lynn -Space Reporter Superstooge "The White Gorilla" Atomic Tuffy Cast Iron Chris Sigord and many others! |
 | Black Tower Gold 5:Back From The Dead (book)Print: £7.00 Download: £7.00 William McCail’s 1940 classic is reprinted for the first time in 60 years. If you are into British Golden Age comics or early comics in general this is for you. Robert Lovett rises from the dead and finds he has some startling powers:deaths follow,as does a determined Scotland Yard detective determined to track down the mysterious killer! |
 | THE BAT TRIUMPHANT! (book)Print: £7.00 Download: £7.00 In 1941,The Bat sets about modernising the backward Duchy of Stahl,over which his dynasty has ruled since 1410 A.D.. The Bat is soon involved in experiments with the infamous Count Cogliostro. One of these experiments involves suspended animation;The Bat deciding he will be the test subject. When he wakes,The Bat finds that not days have gone by but 51 years! Worse,his kingdom is in ruins and an enclave of Kamora. The Bat tries politics to win back his homeland and when that fails he decides to fight for it! However,he is unaware that some old,and new,enemies are lying in wait to stop him and all of them want one thing:The Bat dead! Originally a back up strip in Black Tower Adventure in 1994,The Bat proved very popular as an anti-hero. The story was never completed. It is now. New edition -added art pages |
 | Krakos -Sands Of Terror! (book)Print: £7.00 Download: £7.00 Created by William A. Ward for Swan Comics in the 1940s,Krakos was one of Ward’s supernatural anti-hero types. Used,with Swan’s permission,in Black Tower Adventure strips in the 1980s/1990s,this is the character’s first solo outing. But will Krakos fulfill the Goddess Isis’ dream and become the new pharoah of a New Egyptian Kingdom that will encompass all of the Middle East? Did anyone actually ask Krakos? The book contains information on Ward and his work plus sample pages rescued after 60 years of neglect! |
 | Journey Of The ID:The Dr Morg Trilogy (book)Print: £7.00 Download: £7.00 Metapsychophysics meets comics. Its the next natural evolutionary step in comic books! For the first time all three parts of the highly acclaimed Dr. Morg Trilogy are combined into one volume:WORDS WITHIN WORLDS,AFTER ORWELL and the final explosive THE DEATH OF DR. MORG! |
 | The Adventures Of Mark Tyme Collection (book)Print: £8.00 Download: £8.00 Only two issues were published of The Adventures of Mark Tyme. As with the companion title,The Purple Hood,the artist was Michael Jay who has since faded into obscurity. Join Mark Tyme on his time travelling adventures to Roman Britain,the Stone Age,a pirate island,9th century Britain,outer space and other destinations. |
 | The Purple Hood Collection (book)Print: £8.00 Download: £8.00 It was the Swinging Sixties! Britain was hip as hip could be -The Beatles ruled Pop! And everyone was looking toward a bright future…if there wasn’t a nuclear war! Middle Eastern threats,Eastern European fascists,flying saucer flying megalomaniacs and super mole machines and others threatened our little island. But we had the ultimate answer to these:The Purple Hood -International crime-smasher! Michael Jay’s Purple Hood now collected into over a hundred pages of action and text back-up. This is THE ultimate collection! |
 | The Hooper Interviews (book)Print: £10.00 Download: £10.00 From a huge selection of interviews covering the Small Press,Independent Comics from the UK,Europe and US,here are a few of the best from over 25 years. |
 | Some Things Strange & Sinister (book)Print: £15.00 After more than 30 years as an investigator and more than forty as a naturalist,the author has opened some of the many files he has accumulated dealing with such things as.. The Terrifying EventsAt The Lamb Inn,The Ghosts Of All Saints Church,Dead Aquatic Creatures of Canvey Island,captured bigfoot like creatures in India -all exclusively presented for the first time and with new added research previously unseen. PLUS a vastly expanded section on Spring-heeled Jack! Photographs,maps,line drawings and up-dated to make 358 pages looking at Things truly Strange and Sinister. Cryptozoologist,Ghost Hunter,Ufologist or Fortean:this book has something for everyone -including the just plain inquisitive! |
 | Some More Things Strange & Sinister (book)Print: £15.00 Follow-up to the hugely successful Some Things Strange & Sinister. For those interested in Ufology,cryptozoology,hominology,unusual natural history,ghosts and mysteries in general. The secret history of gorillas -before they were 'discovered'. Wild men of Europe, the UK and US. Hominology. Giant snakes. Amazons. The Giant serpent of Carthage. Girt Dog of Ennerdale. The Beast of Gevaudan. Crocodiles in the UK. Silent City of Alaska. And much more. Updated with extra pages and photographs. |
 | Cruisers In The Clouds (book)Print: £6.00 Download: £6.00 If you have any interest in history or the development by the pioneers of hot-air ballooning,including the first use of parachutes in the 1800s,then this collection of articles by John Lea from 1905 and illustrated by H. J. Hodges,is for you. |
 | The Red Paper:CANINES vol.1 (book)Print: £12.00 By the 1700s the British fox was on the verge of extinction and about to follow the bear and wolf having been hunted for sport for centuries. The answer was to import thousands of foxes per year for sport. But foxes kept dying out so jackals were tried. Some were caught, some escaped. Even wolves and coyote were released for hunting. The summation of over 30 years research reveals the damnable lie of "pest control" hunting but also reveals the cruelty the animals were subject to and how private menageries as well as travelling shows helped provide the British and Irish countryside with some incredible events. The Girt Dog of Ennerdale is also dealt with in detail. |
 | D GRUPPE vol.1 (book)Print: £5.00 Download: £5.00 Germanys first super team created in the 1970s when there were no German created super heroes. D-Gruppe first saw print in the 1980s in this story "The Revenge Of The Ice Queen" written and pencilled by Terry Hooper-Scharf and inked/lettered by Ben R. Dilworth. The back-up strip is Deutscher Michael in "Carnival of Death" by John Erasmus. |
 | DENE VERNON THE THING BELOW (book)Print: £5.00 Download: £5.00 He was the first British comics investigator of the supernatural. Dene Vernon -Man Of Mystery! Dene Vernon gets his first adventure in 60 years. Set in the late 1940s, Vernon is recovering from a previous case when he is called upon to investigate mystery deaths in London dockland. Despite the assistance of one of the Silvermaigne family, famous werewolf, demon and vampire hunters, it looks as though the threat of Lorimed may be the Man of Mystery's last.... |
 | Black Tower Catalogue 2011 (book)Print: £2.00 Download: £2.00 The 2011 Black Tower Comics & Books Catalogue |
 | Black Tower Adventure 5 (book)Print: £5.00 Download: £5.00 It's the penultimate part of RETURN OF THE GODS:TWILIGHT OF THE SUPER HEROES and on Earth and in space heroes confront the invading Boarmen! Kotar and Sabuta try to have a quiet night in but..well... Xendragon (see Tales of Terror 1)investigates the Legacy of Frankenstein. Thaddeus Twatt and Tomas are held by the Crystallids and we hear of their origins. Lord of the Flies teaches a very naughty boy a lesson. The Iron Warrior rushes to the rescue down the Amazon way whiile The Bat (II) and Reverend Merriwether, God's Demon Thumper put in an appearance. Its 60 pages of Black Tower Action! |
 | The Amazing World Of Alan Class (book)Print: £5.00 Download: £5.00 Marvel, Timely, Atlas, Charlton, ACG, MLJ/Archie Dennis the Menace (US) -one man published them all. Alan Class. Who? Class is legendary for bringing black and white reprints of US comics to a country starved of the medium thanks to a certain war! From 1959-1989 Suspence, Sinister, Astounding and Uncanny gave us a comic fix for a few pennies. Learn more about the man and how Class Comics came about in the long awaited print version of Terry Hooper's exclusive interview! |
 | Liz & Jen (book)Print: £5.00 Download: £5.00 Originally drawn back in the 1980s, this story of the coming out of two life long friends has never been properly published. Up-dated for 2011 with story and pencils by Terry Hooper and inks by Ben R. Dilworth |
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