TV Comic #620
(2nd November, 1963)

Polystyle Publications, 1951 Series
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Volume
?
Price
5D [0-0-5 GBP]
Pages
16
Indicia Frequency
every Monday
On-sale Date
1963-10-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Polystyle Publications Ltd
Brand
?
Barcode
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Popeye / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Chick Henderson (signed)
Inks
Chick Henderson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look Popeye! A bride and groom on a wedding cake!
Genre
humour
Characters
Popeye; Olive Oyl; chef

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Fireball XL5 / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Neville Main (signed as NEVILLE MAIN)
Inks
Neville Main (signed as NEVILLE MAIN)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your plan's just great, Mat.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Steve Zodiac; Professor Matthew Matic; Captain Kidd (villain); Salty Sam (villain)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Foo Foo and Gogo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'd love one of those luscious pears!
Genre
humour
Characters
Foo Foo; Gogo

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Range Rider / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Noble
Inks
Mike Noble
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There she blows, Dick, the Cheyenne to Sacremento gold bullion train.
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Range Rider; Dick West: Luke (train driver); Adam (train stoker)
Keywords
Sandy Butte Junction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Mighty Moth / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Millington
Inks
Dick Millington
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Those 'X car' boys are tough.
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mighty Moth; Dad; police constable; police desk sergeant; two X Car policeman

Indexer Notes

X Cars is a pun on the long running British TV series Z Cars.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Lenny the lion / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just can't get off to sleep!
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Lenny the lion

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Supercar / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Mevin (signed as Mevin)
Inks
Bill Mevin (signed as Mevin)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Drop anchor 'afore we run aground!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Mike Mercury; Masterspy (villain); Zarin (villain)

Indexer Notes

Centre spread

Building-up Your Picture (Table of Contents: 8)

TV Comic art club / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
John Mills
Pencils
? (photo); (illustration)
Inks
? (photo); (illustration)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Last week I told you the types of paints and brushes needed for oil painting.
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Photo of author John Mills and illustration of a windmill.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

The adventures of Bobbity, Babs & Buster / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

The Henderson Family / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Titcombe
Inks
Bill Titcombe
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why did we come in here, Dickie?
Genre
humour
Characters
Dickie Henderson; Jack (Dickie's friend); auctioneer; Herman J. Hamburger the second (American)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Airfix Betta Bilder / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

TV Comic annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.35 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

League of Pity / advertisement / 0.15 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Pick of the Jokes / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Neville Main (signed as NEVILLE MAIN)
Inks
Neville Main (signed as NEVILLE MAIN)
Letters
?

Genre
humour

Indexer Notes

Seven gag cartoons based on ideas submitted by readers.

Eccles Takes the Cake! (Table of Contents: 15)

The Telegoons / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Titcombe (signed as Bill Titcombe)
Inks
Bill Titcombe (signed as Bill Titcombe)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I was having my usual Monday morning bath, when the shower rang...
Genre
humour
Characters
Neddie Seagoon; Eccles; Bluebottle; Hercules Gritpype-Thynne; Major Bloodnok; Daily Disgust newspaper editor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

The Milky Bar Kid / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. ["Look Popeye! A bride and groom on a wedding cake!"]
    Popeye
  2. 2. ["Your plan's just great, Mat."]
    Fireball XL5
  3. 3. ["I'd love one of those luscious pears!"]
    Foo Foo and Gogo
  4. 4. ["There she blows, Dick, the Cheyenne to Sacremento gold bullion train."]
    The Range Rider
  5. 5. ["Those 'X car' boys are tough."]
    Mighty Moth
  6. 6. ["I just can't get off to sleep!"]
    Lenny the lion
  7. 7. ["Drop anchor 'afore we run aground!"]
    Supercar
  8. 8. Building-up Your Picture
    TV Comic art club
  9. 9. ["We're coming to help!"]
    The adventures of Bobbity, Babs & Buster
  10. 10. ["Why did we come in here, Dickie?"]
    The Henderson Family
  11. 11. ["See what you can build with Airfix Betta Bilda"]
    Airfix Betta Bilder
  12. 12. ["Yippee!"]
    TV Comic annual
  13. 13. ["The best badge I've got!"]
    League of Pity
  14. 14. [no title indexed]
    Pick of the Jokes
  15. 15. Eccles Takes the Cake!
    The Telegoons
  16. 16. ["It's a hold up!"]
    The Milky Bar Kid
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Doug Brain
  • Stephen Mitchell