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The Funny Comics Fan Club

Mark Hibbett and John Dredge

Mark Hibbett and John Dredge discuss funny comics, one at a time! ”A bumper-size summer special of a show” - The List ”.If villains disguising themselves as ba...

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015: Knockout
In our Fruity Fifteenth issue Mark and John read a 1972 issue of Knockout. Featuring The Super Seven, "all colour" coal holes, Cresta, My Bruvver and institutional corruption. Only 2.5p! Get in touch by email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or Bluesky to get regular updates and to see images of the strips we're talking about.
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014: Marvel Madhouse
In our Fantastic Fourteenth issue Mark and John read a 1981 issue of Marvel Madhouse. Featuring Charlie America, The Incredible Bulk, Earth 33 1/3 and a lot of topical cultural references from 1967 that made no sense at all in 1981, let alone now. Only 35p! Get in touch by email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or Bluesky to get regular updates and to see images of the strips we're talking about.
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013: Buster
In our Lucky Thirteenth issue Mark and John read a 1981 issue of Buster. Featuring The Leopard From Lime Street, Master Mind, Faceache, moon crawlers, annoying Sidneys and radioactive leopards. Only 14p! Get in touch by email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or Bluesky to get regular updates and to see images of the strips we're talking about.
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012: Plug
In our Goonish and Gankly Twelfth issue Mark and John read a 1978 issue of Plug. Featuring Antchester United, Luncheon Vulture, Chunky Monkey, mumpers, and a Hegelian analysis of history. Only 9p! Get in touch by email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or Bluesky to get regular updates and to see images of the strips we're talking about.
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011: Cheeky Weekly
In our Elegant Eleventh issue Mark and John read a 1978 issue of Cheeky Weekly. Featuring Six Million Dollar Gran, Calculator Kid, the dangers of winding yourself, and more jokes than all other comics put together. Only 8p! Get in touch by email at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or Bluesky to get regular updates and to see images of the strips we're talking about.
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About The Funny Comics Fan Club

Mark Hibbett and John Dredge discuss funny comics, one at a time! ”A bumper-size summer special of a show” - The List ”.If villains disguising themselves as babies, fist fights with dentists and ’Steptoe and Son for kids’ pique your interest, this is for you” - The Guardian, Best Podcasts Of The Week ”A nostalgic delve into those pocket-money purchases that made us chortle” - Radio Times, Pick Of The Week ”A fun trip down memory lane” - The Sunday Times ”A glorious nostalgia fest for humour comics of the past” - Down The Tubes

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