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Wednesday, 22 February 2023

KIT CARSON COMICS presented by BB

Hello my friends

Once upon a time when i was a young sprout in the late 1950's early 1960's. i was just trying hard to grow up, i'd often walk to the city centre upon certain Saturdays to visit the musty old bookshop where i could sift and shuffle my way through the comic book section at my ease. i eventually found the best five to my liking and paid the old white haired gentleman at the counter the half crown that was my weekly pocket money. The comics were nearly a shilling in old English coin, to buy new at the local newspaper and toy shop. So i could i'll afford to purchase unread coppies ,but i doubled that which my half crown could wisely buy, by my trips to the old bookshop upon St Benedicts Street in the heart of Norwich.

So this little wonder down my nostalgic lane begins BB

One of my printing out plates.

Some will find themselves upon certain shelving units in Sir Percy's Library an arts and craft hobby of mine where paper card can and do become tens of thousands of tiny little things

One of my printing plates.

Well my friends, i thank you one and all for your visit.

Stay safe, stay well , BB that's me

Friday, 17 February 2023

OPEN BOOK COVERS PRODUCED FROM BUCK JONES COMICS ......... directed and presented by BB

As i am now well and truely soft foot shuffling my way through my 74 th year of age wearing surgical rubber clogs,in preperation of better days to come, i have maybe far to much to do in each of my days as they gradually unfold from the 'BEANO' calendar page. So i try and do a little of that which i have need to do. Well at least echieve a few steps nearer to a combination of display where the camera can come into artisan play.

Here i show the make up of open book covers for Sir Percy's Library,a place where authors dreams whisper in the near silence of all those that might end up a reading them.

All the front comic covers were highlighted to regain the colours from the 1940's 1950's and 1960's when they were on open display in the toyshops.

Sold at Tenpence which was old English Coin.

A good action packed cover picture deserves preserving in some way.

The tricky center piece took me quite a while to figure out how best to proceed.

But i got there in a topsy turvy end.

It is not a complicated system to do,but does require lots of time and the effort on a pc and good printer.

This one priced at a silver shilling in old English coin.

In the early 1960's if i could earn enough money running errands at 3d a time during the week,i'd buy a comic and drawing pad and while away the hours just copying the pictures by way of thoughtful use of pencil and paper.