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Illustration by ‘Emsh’ (Ed Emshwiller) for Basil Wells’ 'Utility Girl’ from The Original Science Fiction Stories magazine, No. 11 (Strato Publications, 1959). From Sue Ryder in Hockley, Nottingham.
The Original Science Fiction Stories, No.11 (Strato Publications). From Sue Ryder in Hockley, Nottingham.
Science Fantasy, No. 54 (Nova Publications, 1962). From Sue Ryder in Hockely, Nottingham.
Authentic Science Fiction, No. 69, May 15th, 1956 (Hamilton and Co.) From Sue Ryder in Hockely, Nottingham.
“The Thrill-Kill Pack”, from Men magazine, Vol.16, No.12 (Dec. 1967) From a car boot sale in Radcliffe-On-Trent.
The Films Of Roger Corman, by Ed Naha (Arco Publishing) From a junk shop in Sherwood, Nottingham.
Playback, by Raymond Chandler (Hamish Hamilton, 1958). From a charity shop in Nottingham. She was quite a doll. She wore a white belted raincoat, no hat, a well-cherished head of platinum hair, bootees to match the raincoat, a folding plastic umbrella,
Ad from Bluebook magazine Vol 106, No. 2 (April 1967). From a car boot sale in Radcliffe-On-Trent.
Men magazine, Vol.16 No.12 (Dec 1967). From a car boot sale in Radcliffe-On-Trent.
Man’s World magazine, Vol. 15, No. 3 (June 1969), From a car boot sale in Radcliffe-On-Trent.
“Girl-Crazy Clay Allison”, from Stag magazine, Vol 21, No. 6 (May 1970). From a car boot sale in Radcliffe-On-Trent.
‘Death Joined Their Undercover Sex Club’, from Man’s Combat magazine, Vol 1, No. 2 (August 1969). From a car boot sale in Radcliffe-On-Trent.
Inside America’s Wildest Voodoo Devil Cult, from Male Magazine, Vol 19. No. 2 (February 1969). From a car boot sale in Radcliffe-on-Trent.
Male Magazine, Vol 19. No. 2 (February 1969). From a car boot sale in Radcliffe-on-Trent.
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.R. James (Book Club Associates, 1976). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
Stanley Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange. Illustrated Screenplay based on the novel by Anthony Burgess (Polaris, 1972). From a charity shop in Arnold. May 22, 1972 “I have always wondered if there might be a more meaningful way to present a book about
Stanely Kubrick Directs, by Alexander Walker (Abacus, 1973). From a charity shop in Arnold.
World’s Finest No. 323 (Jan 1986, DC Comics) From Oxfam in Nottingham.
Justice League of America No.122 (Sept. 1975, DC Comics). From Orbital comics in London.
Panel from Batman No. 32, October 1939, by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. From Batman & Me, by Bob Kane with Tom Andrae (Eclipse Books, 1989). From Orbital Comics in London.
Bob Kane and a girl friend in a homemade Catwoman costume in an unpublished publicity shot from 1966. From Batman & Me, by Bob Kane with Tom Andrae (Eclipse Books, 1989). From Orbital Comics in London. “We came up with the idea of associating
Batman & Me, by Bob Kane with Tom Andrae (Eclipse Books, 1989). From Orbital Comics in London. The creator of Batman tells the full story behind one of the 20th century’s most enduring myths - the Caped Crusader of Gotham City. And for balance:
And The Devil Will Drag You Under, by Jack L. Chalker (Ballantine Books, 1979). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
Jizzle, by John Wyndham (Four Square, 1965). From a car boot sale in Nottingham. When Ted Torby bought Jizzle he was buying trouble. She was a monkey who could draw, and when she drew Ted’s wife in a compromising situation with the lion-tamer,
The Space Machine, by Christopher Priest (Pan, 1981). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
The Valley of Spiders, by H.G.Wells (Fontana, 1974). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
The Manitou, by Graham Masterton (Star, 1979) From a charity shop in Nottingham.
Doc Savage: Mad Eyes, by Kenneth Robeson (Bantam, 1969). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
Marvel Ad from from Men magazine, Vol.16, No.12 (Dec. 1967) From a car boot sale in Radcliffe-On-Trent.
In A Lonely Place, by Dorothy B. Hughes (Bantam, 1979). From a charity shop in Canterbury.
The Wells Of Hell, by Graham Masterton (Sphere, 1981). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road in Nottingham. New Milford was a peaceful old town where nothing ever happened. Until overnight the water turned a hideously sinister colour. Then Alison and
Farewell, My Lovely, by Raymond Chandler (The World Publishing Company, 1946). From a charity shop in Canterbury.
The Unholy, by John Halkin (Hamlyn, 1982). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. Once in a millenium a terrifying force is unleashed… The Unholy Just a shrivelled arm - a harmless old relic hidden away in a cave by superstitious peasa
everythingsecondhand: Behind The Mask: The Secrets of Hollywood’s Monster Makers, by Mark Salisbury and Alan Hedgcock (Titan Books, 1994) 1) Cover 2) Rick Baker stares out from the underskull on to which the mechanics are installed for Sidney the
Cage A Man, by F.M. Busby (Hamlyn, 1973). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. He awoke to find himself lying naked among fifty sleeping bodies. The walls were grey…also the floor and ceiling. There were no exits anywhere. This was
Tarzan The Terrible, by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine, 1980). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road in Nottingham.
Aleister Crowley: The Black Magician, by C.P. Cammell (NEL, 1969) From a car boot sale in Nottingham.
Roadmarks, by Roger Zelazny (Orbit, 1981). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road in Nottingham. Somewhere in New York State is a road, which few know how to find, which goes not to any particular destination but backwards and forwards in time. The travel
The Ninth Pan Book of Horror Stories, Selected by Herbert van Thal (Pan, 1974). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road in Nottingham. Inhuman humans… The Jolly Uncle and the dummy that sucked blood The Unmarried Mother and the torture mask The Film
The Underpeople, by Cordwainer Smith (Pyramid, 1968). From Oxfam in Nottingham. DOWNDEEP - in the forgotten corridors and caverns under the glittering, crowded surface of Old Earth - live the Underpeople. Mutated from animal stock, they are man’s
The Mephisto Waltz, by Fred Mustard Stewart (Corgi, 1975). From Oxfam in Nottingham. There was something odd, something menacing about Duncan Ely and his raven-haired daughter, Roxanne. He’d been one of the greatest pianists the world had ever known
The New Mutants No. 27, Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz (Marvel Comics, 1985). From Oxfam in Nottingham.
Page from The New Mutants No. 22, by Bill Sienkiewicz and Chris Claremont (Marvel Comics, 1985). From Oxfam in Nottingham.
Page from The New Mutants No. 21, by Bill Sienkiewicz and Chris Claremont (Marvel Comics, 1984). From Oxfam in Nottingham.
Page from The New Mutants No. 20, by Bill Sienkiewicz and Chris Claremont (Marvel Comics, 1984). From Oxfam in Nottingham.
The New Mutants No. 24, Cover Art by Bill Sienkiewicz (Marvel Comics, 1985). From Oxfam in Nottingham.
Creepy Worlds No. 112 (Published by Alan Class and Co). From a second-hand bookshop in Nottingham.
Silverblade No.6, Cover Art by Gene Colan (DC comics, 1987). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
The Best of Isaac Asimov 1939-1949, edited by Angus Wells (Sphere, 1975). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road in Nottingham.
Dome, by Lawrence Huff (NEL, 1980). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DANGER…NO DANGER…NO DANGER…NO DANGER…NO DA… The mighty breeder reactor sat like a squat giant on the red skyli
The Trail of Fu Manchu, by Sax Rohmer (Consul, 1965). From a shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham.
Wrestling Queen (White Rider Video VHS tape). From a car boot sale in Nottingham. This fast moving all action documentary film follows the tortuous trail of this striking 21 year old Vivian Vachon in her struggle for fame and fortune on the international
Always, Always by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA 1969). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
Bats Out Of Hell, by Guy N. Smith (NEL, 1978). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham.
Locusts, by Guy N. Smith (Hamlyn, 1979). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. “The locusts moved - short hops that brought them nearer. And nearer. Only feet away. Thousands of them. Millions. All leering. There was no escape for
Doomflight, by Guy N. Smith (Hamlyn, 1981). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham.
Page from 2000AD Annual 1986 (IPC Magazines, 1985). From a charity shop in Eastwood, Nottingham.
2000AD Annual 1986 (IPC Magazines, 1985). From a charity shop in Eastwood, Nottingham.
Splash page from Shako!, from 2000AD Annual 1986 (IPC Magazines, 1985). From a charity shop in Eastwood, Nottingham.
The Totem, by David Morrell (Pan, 1979) From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. A young hitch-hiker was the first victim. Apparently killed by a hit-and-run driver - except for the unexplained claw scars… The coroner in the small town
