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| Everybody's Weekly 1 October 1955 |
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Upper case titles were published during Bellamy's lifetime. Italicized items are reprints
Action 21
- various Thunderbirds reprints - See Comics page
A short story magazine published by Gerald Swan Ltd
- Colour cover of male and female tennis players - signed - see article
Marshall Cavendish Encyclopedia Of Human Mind And Body (In 105 Weekly Parts)
- pp.1457-1461 "Hygiene in surgery" 5 half pages in colour strip form
"There's a jungle on your doorstep!" by Alan C. Jenkins, pp.32-33.
- 2 page B&W scraperboard of 2 otters, one eating an eel - see article
"Mr. Quills wakes up" by David Stephen, pp.40-41
- 2 page B&W scraperboard of a fox approaching a hedgehog. "The vixen reached down. Mr Quills felt her hot breath through a chink in his armour" - see article
"Elephant hunter" by C.T. Stoneham, pp.24-25
- 2 page B&W illustration of an elephant charging a man. "He saw the long yellow tusks thrusting at him and dived sideways..." - see article
"Phantom buffalo" by Gerald Wyatt, pp.24-25
- 2 page black/red illustration of Indian riders chasing a white buffalo - see article
"No welcome" by Geoffrey Morgan, p.25
- 1 page B&W illustration of three men in car. "...I pressed the other end of the spanner in his back" - see article
"Devil-Lion" by C.T. Stoneham, pp.24-25
- 2 page black/green tonal drawing "A tall shaggy form came out of the leaves behind him…monstrous, terrible." - see article
"Man eater" by Tom Roan, pp. 24-25
- Colour cover of "Man Eater" showing a lion & tiger fighting
- 2 page black/orange drawing "Congo the great was billed as the most vicious man-eating lion in the world. But his real enemies were the circus "cats" and a typhoon gave him his chance." - see article
"Whitey" by William MacMillan, p.44
- B&W line drawing of an albino marten - see article
"River to nowhere" by Hugh B. Cave, pp. 28-29
- B&W tone drawing "Suddenly the chief's son screamed a warning…" - see article
"Death of a gangster" by Alan C. Jenkins, p.45
- B&W Scraperboard of a pike grabbing a trout
"Dry country" by C. T. Stoneham, p.20
- Colour cover of "Dry country" showing a rhino face on
- B&W Scraperboard "Rhinos will always find water, even in strange country. But they have poor sight…"
"Caravan" by Michael Hastings, pp. 20-21
- Colour cover of "Caravan" - a camel charge with riders
- B&W tone drawing "I shared the fire with traders from Amman. One of them was a thin man with restless eyes."
"Vivo the wild colt" by Ross Salmon, pp. 20-21
- Colour cover for "Vivo" - colt rearing and cowboy lassoing
- B&W tone drawing "As I saw the colt dead in line, I twirled the loop of the lariat for the last time and threw"
"Stormy round-up" by Ross Salmon, pp.50-51
- 2 page B&W (wash?) of a cowboy lassoing a steer
"Speckle faced deer" by Ross Salmon p.28
- Scraperboard of a deer caught in a net
"Bird research" by R. S. R. Fitter, pp.28-29
- Black/blue line drawing of birds round the border of the text
- Scaperboard "The giant boa was powerless to stop the solid coat of ants from eating him alive"
"White rhino" C. T. Stoneham, p.29
- B&W tone "The elephant lurched forward, thrust his long tusks under the rhino's body and heaved like a steam shovel."
"Dwarf jaguar" by Ross Salmon, p.26-27
- B&W line drawing "Linda, Gata and Mico were the first three members of my private zoo."
"The siege of the man-eating jaguar" by Ross Salmon pp.28-29
- Orange/black line drawing "With a lightning blow of its massive paw, the jaguar crushed the dog's skull."
"Kubosko" by Keith Horan pp.34-35
- B&W tone "There was a horrible gulping sound as three of his own children disappeared down Kubosko's throat."
"Tico" by Ross Salmon, pp.30-31
- 2 page B&W wash of two Venezuelans lassoing a calf
"The road ahead" by Hugh B. Cave, p.18
- Colour cover of "The road ahead" (credit on inside story)
- B&W line drawing of boy fishing on lake and racoon watching
"Killers of the Arctic" by Alan C. Jenkins, pp. 22-23
- B&W line drawing of a lynx about to pounce from a tree
"My friend Bunda" by Keith Horan, pp.38-39
- 2 page scraperboard illustration of a langur monkey and cobra
"Death in the grass" by Keith Horan, pp. 32-33
- 2 page 2 colour illustration of a spider attacking a mouse
"Warning shot" by Jack Cox, p.32
- B&W illustration "He saw Gunnar leap to his feet and glance round wildly" - I don't believe this is Bellamy despite the credit on the page - it appears more like Neville Dear
- 1 page B&W illustration of wild boars at foot of tree
"Kaarpa the ermine" by John Bancroft, pp.34-35
- 2 page 1 colour illustration "Even as the blood-eager Kaarpa ran in to fasten on the hare's jugular, the shadow of those terrible smothering wings fell across him."
- Various Thunderbirds reprints - See Comics page
- Letter of thanks to the magazine - see Articles page
- Unpublished logo until 1981 - See article
- Unused Logo in 1973 until 1975 - See article
- Logo - See article
- Logo adapted from 1973/75 - See article
- Signed cover with cowboy facing the viewer, firing gun, hat hung down his back and body cut off below the gunbelt - colour figure on white background. "[…] drawn by the late Frank Bellamy especially for the 1972 Comic Convention." - See article
- Booklet B&W wraparound of title and fantasy/comix images. Cowboy with his back to viewer; Heros-type figure with sword behind 'CON' letters with mountain behind him; on right evil character in black cloak. "half of the piece that Bob Monkhouse owned which I have had photographed and was for Comicon 71. The bottom right corner (under claw) has been blocked in to read '81' whereas before it said '71'". - See article
- "A greeting from Garth" pen & ink of Garth in an A5, same as in Ally Sloper #1. 80 page illustrated B&W booklet for Comic Convention 1976 on the anniversary of British comics birthday (according to Gifford) - See Article
CONFESSION! No. 34 (March 1953, Vol.1:1 New Series 34)
A short story 36 page magazine published by Gerald Swan Ltd
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Colour cover of male and female with female in background smoking cigarette holder, "She knows - about us"
DISC (25th May 1974)
- "Garth! Comic hero lives!" Full colour cover (16" X 12") signed
- 3 interior illustrations of Garth - see Article
- Cover of warrior with sword and shield pointing to top left with his right arm. In the background a 'witch doctor' type figure looks ahead with staring eyes and a vulture on the right
"Gorillas were my neighbours" by Fred Merfield (Part 1)
- pp.18-19 Signed red tonal pencil of man facing gorilla. "As I started to rise, the gorilla made for me, showing long yellow teeth, and letting out the most terrible scream I had ever heard".
"City of sinister silence" Part 2 of "Gorillas were my neighbours" by Fred Merfield
- pp.18-19 Small orange tonal pencil illustration of a hut with man in front. Signed orange tonal pencil of a black horseman throwing a spear. "When he was fifty yards away he suddenly reined in his horse and flung a spear towards us"
"Leopard in the night" Part 3 of "Gorillas were my neighbours" by Fred Merfield
- p.18 Small orange tonal pencil illustration of a small leopard face with glowing eyes
- pp. 18-19 Signed 2 page orange tonal pencil of an African dance by firelight. "His dance was quite unlike anything I had ever seen. He writhed and jerked his body in a fantastic way"- see article
"My doctor was a chimp" Part 4 of "Gorillas were my neighbours" by Fred Merfield
- p.29 B&W pencil on orange tonal drawing of a hornbill. "Horace, the white hornbill, was undisputed leader and mentor of my gang. A wise and wily old bird, he could lay a wooden egg!"
- p.29 3 Africans and a chimp "Dr. Bo-Bo's most remarkable accomplishment was the way she dealt with 'jigger' (tiny fleas). You presented your feet and left the rest to her."
- Letter from Frank Bellamy - see Article
- Interview with Frank Bellamy by Dez Skinn and Dave Gibbons - see Articles about Frank Bellamy
- B&W Portfolio and character studies for Fraser of Africa 5 pages black and white showing Bellamy's sketches for Fraser, includes a double page portrait of Fraser. See Unpublished page for differences between what Alan Davis discovered and what was published
"Don't envy Louise", by Nancy Pearce
- p.15 B&W pencil "Louise pushed at him with her hands. 'Don't spoil our evening like this, Terry!'". - see Article
"Something to remember" by Margaret Bathe
- p.7 B&W pencil "'It's not my fault', he said angrily, 'if you wanted luxury, you should have married some other man'." - see Article
"Nicholas comes to dinner" by Norah Smaridge
- p.6 B&W pencil "Sylvia wanted him for what he could give her, but Patty, shyly and secretly, loved him with all her heart." - see Article
"Impatient heart" by Judith Blaney
- p. 15 B&W tonal "'Oh darling!', she whispered, ' I thought you would never come home'". - see Article
"It happened on Sunday" by Constance Howard
- pp.12-13 B&W double page illustration "'I can't go on any longer,' she said, 'it's too much to bear'". - see Article
"Night of Terror" by Mary James
- p.27 B&W page illustration "'Shivering with fright, I knew someone was behind me. I screamed...'". - see Article
"Que-Fong-Goo" by Gerald Durrell
- pp.66-69 6 B&W illustrations of a lizard; Skull and lizard; Hunter scares natives by waving lizard; Hunter on balcony smoking; Hand clutches lizard; portrait of the 'Fon' - see Article
"War Party" by W.R. Burnett
- pp.48-64 Full page sepia of cowboy with superimposed apache head; B&W Sequoia and rider; B&W man hiding in rocks; B&W posse; B&W 2 men watching from rocks- see Article
"The drifters" by John Prebble
- pp.71-72 B&W illustration of "Johnny Owens stepped up to us, measured the blow and hit my father across my face with the back of his hand"; and of a meeting at a ranch house. The original artwork has a caption handwritten by Bellamy: "Johnny Owens stepped up to us, measured the blow and hit my father across the face with the back of his hand". - The August 1954 edition of Lilliput reproduces the illustration of a man hiding in rocks (p.53 of May 1954 Lilliput) on the letter page
"The raid to get Rommel" by Sandy Sanderson
- pp. 45-47 3 illustrations in ochre tones of a British soldier shooting out of window; a portrait of Rommel with swastika in background; 2 English soldiers running with VC in background
"Trick justice" by John Prebble
- pp.32-34 3 illustrations in ochre tones of a gunman examining a dead body; a portrait with Ace of Diamonds in corner; and a portrait
"The demon bushranger" by Dal Stivens
- pp.56-61Full page ochre colour of man on ground shooting man near house. B&W illustration of man with arms raised between 2 men - On the artboard for one illustration in this story, Bellamy has had a picture rejected. For a fuller description, go here
"Shaved by the sheriff" Author unknown
- p.61 Cowboy falls back in his chair whilst being shaved by man pulling gun on him - see Article
"Men with horse" by Allan Swinton
- pp.51-53 Header with cowboy and Indian on horses in ochre colour.Mounted Indian turns and fires arrow (cliffs in background). Cowboy rides into distance (cactus in foreground)
- Colour cover
- p. 171Profile of the artist - see Article. The 'stick man' was reprinted in Spring and Autumn 1955 issues
- Letter from Bellamy in response to query sent to him by the editors - see article
- Menomonee Falls Gazette contained various Garth reprints - See separate page
- p. 93 B&W illustration of jaguar attacking man.
- p.109 B&W illustration of man attacking jaguar - signed 'FAB'
"Nick the Greek - greatest gambler of all" by Richard Donovan & Hank Greenspin
- p.93 B&W illustration of six men gathered round card table
- p.119 B&W illustration of man having penicillin shot to his foot - signed 'FAB'
"Alone she fights the bull……." by Patricia McCormick
- p.85 B&W illustration of McCormick as Matador fighting a bull - signed 'Bellamy'
- p.89 B&W illustration of McCormick being thrown by the bull - signed 'Bellamy' - see Article
"King Kong" Author unknown
- p.3 Contents page has B&W of King Kong taken from other pages
- p.66-67 Double page colour spread collage of King Kong (in B&W) against man's hand, barbed wire - Signed - see Article
"Yesterday's Dream" by Erica Thomas
- p.19 Single page full colour of man and woman by lake - "He held her for a moment before letting her go."
- p.20-21 Double page in sepia /red? of a buggy racing through a storm - "A storm was boiling up in the dark swollen clouds overhead."- See Article
"A Gleam of Pangas" by Glynn Coudrace
- p.29 Single page with half page sepia-tinted image of woman holding a rifle - "There were three Mau Mau men and one woman on the ridge - and they would attack soon. And she and her child were alonebut for the elderly cook.. "
"Kudu hunt" by Eileen Paul
- pp.32-33 Double page B&W of a hunter pausing near a Kudu
"Timeliner" by Charles Eric Maine. Chapter 1: "Into the unknown"
- Colour cover of astronaut on planet
- pp.22-23 Double page full colour astronaut in capsule supervised by 2 men - "Macklin watched the slender red second hand…"
"Timeliner" by Charles Eric Maine. Chapter 2: "First stop, the Moon"
- pp.28-29 Double page of two astronauts jumping down from a space capsule - "This may be Eddie Payne's body…"
"Timeliner" by Charles Eric Maine. Chapter 3: "Trial in Venus"
- pp.32-33 Double page of astronaut falling by a ray of light
"Timeliner" by Charles Eric Maine. Chapter 4: "Escape to danger"
- pp.36-37 Double page of two astronauts climbing down from landed vehicle
"Timeliner" by Charles Eric Maine. Chapter 5: [?]
- p.71 Single page of girl and man looking through porthole "You should have told me," the girl was saying: "The Saakori are upon us and the space barriers are down. It may be too late to build up power"
"Timeliner" by Charles Eric Maine. Chapter 6: "Farewell to Thoa"
- p.69, p.71 Single page of astronaut letting go of belt "…with a supreme effort of will he forced his fingers to open and relinquish their grip"- The 7th installment of Maine's story (published 2nd Dec 1955) has no Bellamy illustrations
"Fear is a spotted cat" by Elaine Mans
- pp. 19-21 Single page of fearful woman with leopard skin on wall behind - "If I should step outside and a leopard should be waiting…" Double page of leopard poised to spring - "Lifting her heavy limbs for a final effort, she fell against the rock, lying upright against its coolness" - see article
"The Satan flower" by Peter Monnow
- pp.22-23 Double page of man and boy in long reeds - "Dick saw a gleam of silver in the sunshine. Soon the entire rocket lay exposed" - see Article
"I was stalked by a panther" by Edna Henkel
- pp.40-41 Double page orange tonal "I released the catch of the torch and the light shone on a tawny shape with wide jaws and red glaring eyes… a shape which was in the act of springing. I fired blindly." The author of this article, Edna Henkel, wrote a grateful letter to Bellamy saying he'd "drawn a figure that looks like me without having seen me" and she goes on to mention that Wide World might publish some of her stories -
"I was face-to-face with death" by Edna Henkel
- p.37 Cropped reprint of the panther's face from 21 September 1956 issue
"Shadow of the leopard" by Paul Smiles
- pp.22-23 Doublepage spread showing a man with hand on head and outlines of 2 leopards. The text page has heads of four leopards.
THE SUNDAY TIMES (COLOUR) MAGAZINE (5th October 1969)
"A young artist dreams of success. But will he make it?" By Robert Lacey
- Colour cover shows 'Fred Blenkinsop' - artist on a train, dreaming about various bigwigs holding his portfolio
- p.7 B&W crop of image
- pp.62-63 Double-page comic strip spread titled the 'Weary pilgrimage of Fred Blenkinsop'
- p.64 Third page comic strip in colour
THE SUNDAY TIMES (COLOUR) MAGAZINE (16th November 1969)
"Playwright's progress" by Frank Norman
- pp.54-55 Double-page spread colour - see Article
"Last of the Great Inventions Drawn by Frank Bellamy and written by Tony Osman"
- [no page number - see note] Two thirds colour page and full colour page - see Article
"Call the heart squad" by Tony Osman
- Cover - small part of cover shows Morris van racing to victim
- pp. 18-21 Two and a half pages of colour strip
- The contents page also shows a panel reprint - See also Radio Times (11 December 1971 - 17 December 1971, p.59) for what appears to be a direct swipe of this cover by another artist
"Jam Today" by Stephen Mullin
- p.27 B&W medium sized picture strip of Supertrafficman!
"A discreditable exercise" by Robert Lacey
- pp. 22-23 Full colour double-page spread about credit checking
"Inside racing" by James Cox
- p.7 Reprint of one panel in B&W on contents page
- pp. 22-23 Full colour double-page spread about horse racing- see Article
- pp. 20-21 "John Adams in Birth of a nation" Double page spread in colour- see Article
"The toughest prey" by Douglas Lockwood
- pp. 2-3 Double page spread in B&W wash of man on horse riding alongside a buffalo aiming rifle
- p.5 Half page black and white wash of crocodile bumping a man out of a boat.
- p.20 One third page B&W illustration of three men rowing in rubber dinghy - see Article
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