This colouring book is packed with classic illustrations from the oor wullie archive, giving the opportunity to add a bit of colour to their lives. This genuinely rare book was the sixth installment in what has been for decades a national favourite of scotland, an institution in fact, having previously been published for 1940, 1942, 1948, 1950 and 1952, being published every other year, alternating with the broons. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Buy broons and oor wullie rare vintage comic strips from waterstones today. Oor wullie annuals is setten furth ilka twa year an the broons a sib comic strip annuals is setten furth in the years whan oor wullie isna setten furth, whiles thares the antrin crossower atween the twa comic strips. Limited edition silkscreen print on cotton paper signed by the printer scottish contemporary art. Made of top quality jute hessian these bags are printed front and back with the same design. Oor wullie bucket trail archives evening telegraph. Oor wullies dungarees book for boys is the book that keeps wullie in his shed with the gang hut shared with fat boab, wee eck and soapy soutar. Hi there,and welcome to my itemyou will be bidding on a beautiful oor wullie figurineapprox 9 high, the figurine comes with a certificatein excellent condition no damage whatsoever. Comic strips were the airlie versions o graphic novels.
Scots x men and superman comic book artist credits the broons and oor wullie for sparking his genius. All bags are ethically manufactured using only top quality hessian and every bag comes with a woven oor wullie motif sewn into the seam. Oor wullie is scotlands favourite boy, with his trademark spiky hair, dungarees and an upturned bucket, which he often uses as a seat. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Oor wullie, wearing his dungarees and sitting on his bucket, is as familiar a sight to scots as edinburgh castle. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Oor wullies dungarees book for boys, oor wullie black. Our current auctions offer around 400 vintage british comic and annual listings with our star lot being the extremely rare ipc action comic dated 23rd october 1976, the last issue before the ban. Today is the 80th anniversary of oor wullie and the broons first appearances in the sunday posts fun section.
Scottish culture amazing drawings silk screen printing dundee comic artist comic character art images childhood memories fun facts. Dc thomson annuals featuring mischievous scottish lad oor wullie, created by robert duncan low and dudley watkins for the sunday post newspapers fun section in 1936. How i selfpublished my comic books and you can too. But the most iconic scottish comic book character of all is oor wullie.
Following an oor wullie comic strip as an example, pupils were interested in reading and using scots words to create their own story. Someone mustve given me it because id never buy a book in. Oor wullie sc comic book 2002 for sale online ebay. Reproduced here are comic strips from the first ten years. Join oor wullie and his pals on a host of new adventures. Iconic scots comic book character oor wullie has taken over the streets of his hometown dundee. Its a fair wee smasher so grab your pencil tins, line up your crayons and pit yer feet up, because its hoachin wi braw illustrations from the best comic strips over the years. Hillbank house in blairgowrie, perthshire was home to.
Debuting on 8th march 1936, his misadventures have appeared on a weekly basis in the sunday post right into the modern day. The comic book price guide for great britain oor wullie. Researchers from edinburgh napier university spent three years exploring the reading habits of scots born on or before 1945. Alec, 62, owns every oor wullie annual ever produced. Related icons include book icons, education icons, study icons, reading icons, school icons, learning icons, library icons, notebook icons. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. House of oor wullie creator up for sale deadline news. A must have 2017 edition for oor wullie fans everywhere.
Handy notes on things like how tae make a balloon rocket, and secret codes, and things about worms. Awfy braw oor wullie funbooks number one by waverly books and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Learning opportunities using the oor wullie character, pupils can either use the template or draw their own version and create their own story in scots. Broons and oor wullie rare vintage comic strips waterstones. Dundee the broons and oor wullie are 83 today take our quiz to find out which character you are most like. Jings, oor wullie is top scot in book poll comic strip character oor wullie is the most popular figure in the scottish literary canon, according to a new study. As his fans know, wullie has been with us for the past 75 years, and wullie normally finishes each strip with him sitting on his upturned bucket, imparting a thought or wisdom to his readers on his day or story. Eight reasons to love oor wullie on the comic characters 80th anniversary. The mischievous cartoon tales of scotlands most famous laddie. Scots comic book collector left stunned after his oor.
Watkins continued to draw oor wullie until his death in 1969. Watkins, the broons and oor wullie first appeared in the sunday post in march 1936. Christmas annuals in the attic what are yours worth. Download all the broons and oor wullie book icons you need. The weekly oor wullie stories are still written inhouse and then sent out to be brought to life by the artist who is currently peter davidson. The oor wullie bucket trail is back bigger and better than before. Oor wullie annual 1954 genuinely rare former dc thomson employee file copy. Buy broons and oor wullie rare vintage comic strips gift book by various isbn. The broons and oor wullie have been the much loved characters from the sunday post for the past 75 years.
Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. Oor wullie features a boy named william oor wullie is our willie in scots whose trademarks are spiky hair, dungarees and sitting on an upturned. Choose between 55685 broons and oor wullie book icons in both vector svg and png format. Wullie and the broons was my earliest comic artist interest when i. The 1940 comic book was discovered among a pile of books during a clearout at an edinburgh property which also uncovered a second edition broons annual from 1942. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In their spring 2008, the everexcellent comic book postal auctions achieved. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The comic book annual was often the biggest present youd find in your stocking, only just fitting inside, although providing a sturdy spine for the other christmas goodies. Our willie is a scottish comic strip published in the d. To celebrate, were looking back on what theyve been getting up to over the. Oor wullie wis yin o the maist popular comic strips in scotland whan he first appeared in the sunday post way back in 1936, an guess whit, he still is.
John patrick reynolds comic art oor wullie says the very dab. Famously, the oor wullie book and the broons book are released on alternating years but to celebrate the 80th anniversary of these iconic characters. Scottish newspaper strip character created by dudley watkins. Oor wullie is a comic strip in scots published in the newspaper the sunday post. A rare set of the earliest oor wullie books and original artwork from the beano comic are auctioned in dundee. Oor wullie the comic book price guide for great britain. Some websites and catalogues differ in the way they date the broons and oor wullie annuals. Broons and oor wullie rare vintage comic strips gift book.
More than 50 statues of the lovable rascal will decorate the streets of the city of discovery this summer as part of a major public arts initiative to attract visitors and urge locals to become tourists in our own city. Comic maker activities oor wullie national library of. The character of oor wullie first appeared in the fun section of the sunday post on march 8th 1936. Pulped at the time with only 30 copies retained for inhouse use, very few of these are still. Join facebook to connect with wullie mcguire and others you may know. Scots x men and superman comic book artist credits the. Auctions of british and us comics, artwork, and comic book. Scotlands most famous laddie is back in a brand new collection of comic strips. Oor wullie bucket trail story has been put into a book. Wullie is the familiar scots nickname for boys named william. His trademarks are spiky hair, dungarees and an upturned bucket, which he uses as a seat most strips since early 1937 begin and end with a single panel of wullie sitting. The earliest strips, with little dialogue, ended with wullie complaining i nivver get ony fun roond here. Wullie still has his fans overseas and oor wullie books, which are published every second year, are flown to australia, america and every corner of the globe.
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