Wacky Comics!: Commando

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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Digital Comics!

Screenshot of the comics in newsstand. As you can see I have a Star Cat background from The Phoenix!

I sent off the last paragraph from my blog post here: http://www.wackycomics.com/2011/10/happy-holidays-with-whizzer-and-chips.html to D.C Thomson suggesting that they make apps for their comics. And now - it's been done! Hooray! You can download the comics through newstand (you must have ios5)and then download the comics through there! You can either purchase the issues or simply download the free ones! Here are some more screenshots:

The Dandy loading page...

Harry Hill on the small screen! That's me reading Dandy #3557!

The Beano loading page...

Me reading The Beano on my iPod!

Also avaliable from the app store (although not for news-stand) is Commando.

You can also purchase Strip Magazine from iTunes, but unfortunatly it is only avaliable for the iPad at the moment. Click here for more details: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/strip-magazine-1/id474222695?mt=8

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Then And Now - Commando 1974

I always liked reading the "Then and Now" sections of various old comics. Before I get into this one, I'd just like to tell you about a television programme I was watching the other day. It was called 'Man about the House' (from around the same time as this Commando comic) and Larry was sitting on an arm-chair with a remote control, which was attached to the T.V.with a long, white wire! A classic example of how times have changed! I thought I'd share one with you, so here's an example from a 1974 Commando book entitled 'The Hard Man'.

So, the 'Then' is a Fiat 3 1/2hp from 1899.

And the now is a Fiat 130 Coupe, from 1974.

If this was been done today, it would probably be this car, The Fiat 500 Abarth SS.

Of course, this post will one day look old, just like the one's in the comics. Hello future readers! :)

Friday, June 10, 2011

166 Phil-comics auctions up on eBay right now!

Currently up on eBay are 166 auctions posted by phil-comics! If you take a look you can find a collection of mid 1950's Beano comics, some early Commando comics, a large collection of TV21 comics and much more! Check it out now!

And if you want to keep up with the latest on phil-comics auctions, check out their facebook page!

Simples!