On This Day: 23 Dec

The Steel Claw: The Vanishing Man by Ken Bulmer & Jesús Blasco. (Titan Books Ltd.; 2005)

First Appearances:

Roback's Raiders in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #379 (26 Oct 1981).

Births:

Francesc Masip (1941)

Deaths:

José Ortiz (2013)

Spongebob Squarepants: My Pet Sea Monster

Jul 2009; Cover price 4.99.
100 pages. Full colour.
Titan Books.

ISBN-13: 9781845764678

Cover by UNKNOWN.
r: UNKNOWN.

Contents:

.3 Spongebob Squarepants: My Pet Sea Monster title page.

.4 Credits / Indicia.

.5 My Pet Sea Monster w: Scott Roberts; p: Gregg Schigiel, i: Jeff Albrecht, lettering by Comicraft, colouring by Sno Cone Studios.

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15 Rip Van Sponge w:/a: Graham Annable.

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21 The Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).

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23 "Spongebob Goes Casual" w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).

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39 "Lose the Tie" w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).

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41 Krusty Karen w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).

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49 "That Sweater" w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).

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51 Western Duds w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).

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57 "Wading Pool" w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).

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67 Spongebob at the Movies w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).

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70 Staring Contest w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).

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72 Squidward w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).

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73 Snail Park w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).

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75 Nephews w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).

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83 Snail Groomer w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).

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85 "Keep Away from Krabs!" w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).

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87 Spongebob E.V.I.L.pants w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).

r: UNKNOWN.

95 Don't Miss in-house advertisement for Mermaid to Measure and Gone Jellyfishing.

96 More Marine Mayhem! in-house advertisement for Fool's Gold.

97 Spongebob Squarepants Comic in-house advertisement.

98 Spongebob Squarepants: Frantic Fry Cook computer game advertisement.

The pocket-size format is makes the title appear as if it is slimmer than its hundred pages, though clean printing and slick paper combine to create a bright and attractive package. I'm not particularly enamoured of the series so I can't speak to the fidelity of the strips in relation to its animated source, but as an independent entity this is a fairly amusing collection of stories. Not that I would particularly seek out such a collection...

If you love the show this is probably of more interest.

Wallace & Gromit Books

Paperbacks:

Wallace and Gromit in The Wrong Trousers by Nick Park. (BBC Children's Books; 1994) ISBN-10: 0563403853.

Wallace and Gromit's Activity Book by Nick Park. (BBC Books; 1995) ISBN-10: 0563404159.

Wallace and Gromit (BBC Children's Books; 1996) ISBN-10: 0563380101.

Wallace and Gromit in Nick Park's A Close Shave by Nick Park. (BBC Children's Books; 1996) ISBN-10: 056340406X.

Wallace and Gromit Cheese Lover's Yearbook by Geoff Tibballs. (BBC Children's Books; 1997) ISBN-10: 0563380470.

Wallace and Gromit The Lost Slipper and The Curse of the Ramsbottoms by Tristan Davies & Nick Newman. (Hodder & Stoughton; 1998) ISBN-10: 0340696567.

Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out illustrated by Bill Kerwin. (BBC Children's Books; 1999) ISBN-10: 056338008X.

Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit novelization by Penny Worms. (Puffin; 2005) ISBN-10: 0141318864.

Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Puffin; 2005) ISBN-10: 0141318899.

Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit - the Monstrously Scary Joke Book by Amanda Li. (Puffin; 2005) ISBN-13: 9780141318875.

Wallace and Gromit The Dog Diaries by Richard Dungworth. (Puffin; 2005) ISBN-10: 0141318880.

Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death novelization by Penny Worms, based on the screenplay by Nick Park & Bob Barker. (Egmont; 2008) ISBN-13: 9781405244466.

Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death Joke Book by Penny Worms. (Egmont; 2008) ISBN-13: 9781405244473.

Hardbacks:

Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave Storyboard Collection edited by Brian Sibley. (BBC Books; 1997) ISBN-10: 0563380586.

Wallace and Gromit and the Lost Slipper by Tristan Davies; illustrated by Nick Newman. (Hodder & Stoughton; 1997) ISBN-10: 0340696559.

Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave Pop-Up Book (BBC Worldwide; 1998) ISBN-10: 0563380438.

Wallace and Gromit: Anoraknophobia by Tristan Davies & Nick Newman. (Hodder & Stoughton; 1999) ISBN-10: 0340728345.

Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers by Brian Sibley. (BBC Children's Books; 1998) ISBN-10: 0563380845.

Wallace and Gromit Crackers in Space by Tristan Davies & Nick Newman. (Hodder & Stoughton; 1999) ISBN-10: 0340712899.

Wallace and Gromit Catch of the Day by Ian Rimmer, from a story by Simon Furman & Katy Wild; illustrated by Jimmy Hansen. (Titan; 2002) ISBN-13: 1840234954.

Wallace and Gromit's Christmas Crackers (Boxtree; 2002) ISBN-10: 0752215116.

Wallace and Gromit's Wacky World of Knowledge by Neil Morris & Steve Parker. (Chrysalis Children's Books) ISBN-10: 1843470241.

Wallace and Gromit's Highway Code (Boxtree; 2003) ISBN-10: 075221571X.

Wallace and Gromit: Welcome to West Wallaby Street by Rona Selby. (Pocket Books; 2003) ISBN-10: 0743467833.

Wallace and Gromit The Whippet Vanishes by Ian Rimmer; illustrated by Jimmy Hansen. (Titan Books; 2004) ISBN-10: 1840234970.

Aardman Presents the World of Wallace & Gromit by Andy Lane. (Boxtree; 2004) ISBN-10: 0752215582.

Wallace and Gromit The Bootiful Game by Ian Rimmer. (Titan; 2005) ISBN-10: 1840239433.

The Art of Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit by Andy Lane. (Titan; 2005) ISBN-10: 1845761367.

Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit by Glenn Dakin. (Dorling Kindersley; 2005) ISBN-10: 1405310197.

Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Ladybird; 2005) ISBN-10: 1844227049.

Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit - Anti-Pesto Journal (Ladybird; 2005) ISBN-10: 1844227243.

Wallace and Gromit Gromit's Guide to Gardening (Ladybird; 2005) ISBN-10: 1844227227.

Wallace and Gromit A Pier Too Far by Dan Abnett. (Titan Books; 2005) ISBN-10: 1840239530.

Wallace and Gromit Weight Loss with Wallace (Ladybird; 2005) ISBN-10: 1844227219.

Wallace and Gromit Plots in Space by Dan Abnett & Jimmy Hansen. (Titan; 2007) ISBN-13: 9781845763626.

Wallace and Gromit Grand Adventures & Glorious Inventions: the Scrapbook of an Inventor and his Dog by Penny Worms. (Carlton Books; 2008) ISBN-13: 9781847322692.

Wallace and Gromit It Takes Two (Egmont; 2008) ISBN-13: 9781405238106.

Wallace and Gromit It's a Dog's Life (Egmont; 2008) ISBN: 13: 9781405238113.

The Art of Wallace and Gromit by Beth Harwood; foreword by Nick Park. (Egmont; 2009) ISBN-013: 9781405247894.

Wallace & Gromit in A Grand Day Out by Nick Park; illustrated by David Lopez. (Egmont; 2009) ISBN--13: 9781405245326.

Wallace and Gromit Baker's Dozen Cook Book: A Matter of Loaf and Death - 13 Ravishing Recipes (Egmont; 2009) ISBN-13: 9781405245821.

Wallace and Gromit: Cracking Contraptions Manual by Derek Smith, from designs by Lee Parsons; illustrated by Graham Bleathman. (Haynes; 2010) ISBN-13: 9781844259588.

Wallace and Gromit Grand Grub (Egmont; 2009) ISBN-13: 9781405244480.

Wallace and Gromit in The Wrong Trousers by Nick Park; illustrated by Bill Kerwin. (Egmont; 2010) ISBN-13: 9781405252386.

Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention by Penny Worms. (HarperCollins Children's; 2010) ISBN-13: 9780007382187.

Wallace and Gromit: Cracking Contraptions Manual 2 by Derek Smith, from designs by Lee Parsons; illustrated by Graham Bleathman. (Haynes; 2011) ISBN-13: 9780857331472.

My Little Wallace and Gromit books:

Furry Gromit (Simon & Schuster; 2004) ISBN-10: 0743489268.

Gromit's Busy Day (Simon & Schuster; 2004) ISBN-10: 0743489306.

Good Night Gromit (Simon & Schuster; 2005) ISBN-10: 0743489292.

On This Day: 30 Oct

Future Tense (Marvel Comics Ltd.) #01 (05 Nov 1980).
Valour (Marvel Comics Ltd.) #01 (05 Nov 1980).
Steed and Mrs. Peel (Acme Press/Eclipse) #01 (1990).

You Are Maggie Thatcher (Titan Books; 1987)

Births:

Stanley Franklin (1930)

Deaths:

Hilda Boswell (1976); Patrick Nicolle (1995)

Notable Events:

Real Life newspaper strip ended in 1996.
Spider-Man made a personal appearance at Collinson of Harrogate in 1984.
Em newspaper strip began in thelondonpaper in 2006.
Gorillaz: Phase Two - Slow Boat to Hades video released in 2006.