Comics Collection

George Formby
Entertainer George Formby (1904-1961) and his wife Beryl Formby, nee Ingham (1901-1960), also a variety artist. Date: 1940

The Newsagent. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1965. Date: 1965

Abel Faivre
A portrait illustration of French painter and cartoonist, Abel Faivre, 1867-1945. He actively produced propaganda posters for the French Army in World War I, and drew comics for Le Rire

Leslie Henson Golfing
Comedian Leslie Henson (1891-1957) posing on the golf course. At the time he was appearing in the farce It's A Boy! at the Strand Theatre. Date: 1931

Tommy Trinder
Sketch depicting comedian Tommy Trinder (1909-1989) appearing in Band Waggon at the London Palladium. Date: 1939

Freddie Schweitzer and Marion Bellet
Sketch depicting variety acts Freddie Schweitzer and Marion Bellet & The English Brothers. Presumably they were supporting Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch at the London Palladium. Date: 1939

Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch
Sketch depicting comedians Arthur Askey (1900-1982) and Richard Murdoch (1907-1990). Their radio show Band Waggon had been a hit in 1938, and was turned into a stage show which they took on tour

Coffees Ready Date: 1950

Flanagan and Allen - British comics - holding cards (1 / 2)
Flanagan and Allen - a British singing and comedy double act popular during World War II. Formed of: Bud Flanagan (18961968) and Chesney Allen (18931982) - pictured here holding playing cards (1/2)

Football team of comics, Sam Mayos XI, February 1911. 1911

Tatler article featuring Alfred Lester and H G Pelissier
Article on page 39 of the Tatler, 13th October 1909, featuring comedians Alfred Lester and Harry Gabriel Pelissier smoking pipes and drinking from steins

The Two Macs - a theatrical comedy act of the London Variety theatres of the late Victorian age. Date: circa 1895

Statue of the Coquelin Brothers - Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Statue of the Coquelin Brothers (French Comics) at (their birthplace)Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Benoit-Constant Coquelin (18411909)

Book Saleswoman
People You See. From Teddy Bear (date unknown)

Picnic on the Fourth of July. Vale, Oregon. Date 1941 July 4

Alhambra Theatre / 1892
The cover of a programme for the Alhambra theatre, London. The bill featured comics, jugglers, singers, and ballet. Date: 1892

Family Station Wait
A family wait at a train station. The children sit on their suitcases and read comics while they wait

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