Tonight's Reading.....

Having read the trade paperback Doctor Strange:Across The Universe -which did not take long.  Some nice art but the story was very mediocre and seemed to have only one purpose -to get Dr Strange into space.

The Marvel -Star Wars cross-over cannot be that far off now!

So I went for some more basic fun and adventure......

 Oh yes, two Gerald Swan hardback comic annuals and though not as sophisticated as today's Marvel or DC's, uh, "masterful writers' they teach us what comics were like at a very dark time in history (war and rationing were not fun).

No they are not smiling at my swollen fingers!

True there are some strips that are not PC today but when you remember these artists were drawing comical caricatures in sets (strips) you may point at how 'black' people look the 'white' characters do not really come out looking that good!

1945 was a good annual and has added a great deal to the British Comic Book Archives.

Speaking of caricature styles in art I do not think a fox, rabbit or porcupine are going to be that happy!

3'6 was 3/- (shillings) and 6d (6 pence) would, in today's money be about 18p (1/- became 5p after decimalisation).  But at the time of real money that was quite a bit.

Now it is 0200 hours in the UK and I have some things to do before another restless night!