The Fun Factory Of Farringdon Street (Limited Edition)

Comprehensive and fascinating insight into the British Comics industry

This is surely one of Alan's most ambitious projects yet, offering information on artists and writers that include Tom Browne, Harry O'Neil, Tom Wilkinson, Frank Holland, Roy Wilson, Reg Parlett, Bertie Brown, H.S. Foxwell, Charlie Pease, Eric Parker, Frank S. Pepper, Charles Hamilton and many more.

Fully illustrated, the range of comics offered includes Comic Cuts, Wonder, Magnet, Gem, Schoolgirls' Own, Pluck, The Marvel, Film Fun, Tiger Tim's Weekly, Rainbow, Knock-Out and more serves to illustrate how diverse the British comics industry is once more.

As ever, Alan hopes his book will serve to promote and provide information about the editors, artists, writers and publisher of Amalgamated Press comics and story papers, and once again, I'm hugely impressed by his research and depth of knowledge on this admittedly perhaps specialist subject.

Throughout, Alan not only provides information on the many titles published and the creators who produced them, but also furnishes delightful details, too, noting, for example, how celebrities had often driven sales, long before today's BEANO featured them in cameo, or The Dandy was the domain of comedian Harry Hill.

Alan deftly charts a fascinating story of the ups and downs of British comics publishing at a time when the circulation of weekly comics for both boys and girls were in their millions, and his enthusiasm for the subject matter shines through.

This is another darn fine and indispensable guide to early British comics, enthusiastically told – and a most welcome addition to Alan's many appreciated publications.

Authors: Alan Clark, Tom Browne, Harry O'Neil, Tom Wilkinson, Frank Holland, Roy Wilson, Reg Parlett, Bertie Brown, H.S. Foxwell, Charlie Pease, Eric Parker
Artists: Tom Browne, Harry O'Neil, Tom Wilkinson, Frank Holland, Roy Wilson, Reg Parlett, Bertie Brown, H.S. Foxwell, Charlie Pease, Eric Parker
Publisher: Alan Clark, 2021 First Edition (Out of Print)
Number of pages: 262
Format: Soft Cover; Part Colour illustrations
Size: 6" x 8" (150mm x 210mm)
Condition: NM - Near Mint
Code: FUNFACTORY