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Micronauts Biotron Halloween Costume (affiliate link)—

Oh my goodness, would I like to own this masterpiece. I love the comics, I love the toys, come to Brian……for a huge discount.

Welcome Back Kotter Skateboarders (affiliate link) —

This was a really weird line from Gabriel, not known for this sort of thing. They also came out in 1978 when the show was pretty much kaput.

Spider-Woman UndeRoos (affiliate link) —

As much as a Spider-Woman fan I am, I haven’t picked the underoos. Fortunately the prices didn’t sky rocket after the box office smash that was Madame Web.

Paul Naschy Night of the Werewolf brochure (affiliate link) —

Yesterday was Halloween and I am not going to let it slide without praising the awesome Paul Naschy.

Hunter British Annual (affiliate link)-–

Man, every TV show ever has a UK annual, I’m positive there is one for “The BeachCombers” (AKA Canada’s greatest export) I can’t wait to dig into those stories and puzzles.

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1986 “V” British Annual- V the Visitors

I thought sharing some comics and images from the 1986 ” V” British Annual would be fun on this particular occasion. For those that grew up outside the commonwealth, Annuals are these weird hard back books you get at Christmas, there is a bajillion of them, and they range from fantastic to wretched, kind of like life, I guess. 

The “V” annual for 1986 is actually quite well done, meaning the artists had all they needed in terms of source material; you can see they were having a bit of fun.

1986 “V” British Annual- V the Visitors

How can you not love this?

1986 “V” British Annual- V the Visitors

I’ve had a crush on Jane Badler ever since, she retweeted me once, it was a good day. **schoolgirl giggle**

1986 “V” British Annual- V the Visitors

I really dig the likenesses here.

1986 “V” British Annual- V the Visitors

Most UK Annuals have a comic strip and it can be the only time you’ll see popular TV shows in comic strip form, here is this excellent piece based on the series.

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1986 “V” British Annual- V the Visitors

1986 “V” British Annual- V the Visitors

1986 “V” British Annual- V the Visitors

1986 “V” British Annual- V the Visitors

1986 “V” British Annual- V the Visitors

1986 “V” British Annual- V the Visitors

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