Comics Collection (#9)

The Lighter Side of English Life: "Judges look at the wrong end of the leash"(colour litho)
6024059 The Lighter Side of English Life: " Judges look at the wrong end of the leash" (colour litho) by Belcher

The Lighter Side of English Life: The jobbing gardener (colour litho)
6024056 The Lighter Side of English Life: The jobbing gardener (colour litho) by Belcher, George (1875-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: The jobbing gardener)

The Lighter Side of English Life: Mr O Shaughnessy (colour litho)
6024054 The Lighter Side of English Life: Mr O Shaughnessy (colour litho) by Belcher, George (1875-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr O Shaughnessy)

Black and white children in a bed (colour litho)
5995980 Black and white children in a bed (colour litho) by Carter, Reg (1886-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black and white children in a bed)

Fashions for women in wartime: the torpedo and mine costume (chromolitho)
5995925 Fashions for women in wartime: the torpedo and mine costume (chromolitho) by Carter, Reg (1886-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fashions for women in wartime)

Cavalry on parade, German humorous military postcard (colour litho)
6031205 Cavalry on parade, German humorous military postcard (colour litho) by Schonpflug, Fritz (1873-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cavalry on parade, German humorous military postcard)

At the parade, German humorous military postcard (colour litho)
6031199 At the parade, German humorous military postcard (colour litho) by Schonpflug, Fritz (1873-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the parade, German humorous military postcard)

Dollies: Saint Nicholas (colour litho)
6027921 Dollies: Saint Nicholas (colour litho) by Cobb, Ruth (1878-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Nicholas. Illustration for More Dollies)

Dollies: The Shepherdess (colour litho)
6027916 Dollies: The Shepherdess (colour litho) by Cobb, Ruth (1878-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shepherdess)

Dollies: Brownie (colour litho)
6027900 Dollies: Brownie (colour litho) by Cobb, Ruth (1878-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brownie. Illustration for More Dollies)

Foolish Dictionary: Thermometer (litho)
6004647 Foolish Dictionary: Thermometer (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thermometer)

Foolish Dictionary: Quail (litho)
6004645 Foolish Dictionary: Quail (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quail. Illustration for the Foolish Dictionary by Gideon Wurdz with a Few Pictures by)

Foolish Dictionary: Mouse (litho)
6004638 Foolish Dictionary: Mouse (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mouse. Illustration for the Foolish Dictionary by Gideon Wurdz with a Few Pictures by)

Foolish Dictionary: Nerve (litho)
6004637 Foolish Dictionary: Nerve (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nerve. Illustration for the Foolish Dictionary by Gideon Wurdz with a Few Pictures by)

Foolish Dictionary: Policeman (litho)
6004636 Foolish Dictionary: Policeman (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Policeman)

Foolish Dictionary: Jam (litho)
6004633 Foolish Dictionary: Jam (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jam. Illustration for the Foolish Dictionary by Gideon Wurdz with a Few Pictures by Wallace)

Foolish Dictionary: Family (litho)
6004631 Foolish Dictionary: Family (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Family. Illustration for the Foolish Dictionary by Gideon Wurdz with a Few Pictures by)

Foolish Dictionary: Earth, Egg (litho)
6004624 Foolish Dictionary: Earth, Egg (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Earth, Egg)

Illustration for Chantecler by Benjamin Rabier (colour litho)
6003433 Illustration for Chantecler by Benjamin Rabier (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)

Richard Coeur De Lion, They Fought All Day (colour litho)
5228654 Richard Coeur De Lion, They Fought All Day (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Coeur De Lion, They Fought All Day)

Letter R, Riotous Rabbles Rowdy Ringleader Running Rapidly Right Round Rotund Roberts Really Rather Restricted Reach
5217845 Letter R, Riotous Rabbles Rowdy Ringleader Running Rapidly Right Round Rotund Roberts Really Rather Restricted Reach (colour litho) by Hammond

Letter P, Peppery Papas Powerful Palm Proclaiming Parental Prerogative (colour litho)
5217842 Letter P, Peppery Papas Powerful Palm Proclaiming Parental Prerogative (colour litho) by Hammond, William (fl.1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter P)

Letter G, Gluttonous Goat Getting Gastronomic Gratification Guzzling Governors Gaiters (colour litho)
5217833 Letter G, Gluttonous Goat Getting Gastronomic Gratification Guzzling Governors Gaiters (colour litho) by Hammond, William (fl.1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter G)

Letter C, Constitutionally Courageous Constable Chasing Cacophonous Cat (colour litho)
5217829 Letter C, Constitutionally Courageous Constable Chasing Cacophonous Cat (colour litho) by Hammond, William (fl.1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter C)

Puzzle (colour litho)
5990907 Puzzle (colour litho) by Valda, Salvator (c.1880-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puzzle. Illustration for Naval Sketches by Salvator Valda and Henry Hunt RN (Simpkin, Marshall)

A budding Nelson (colour litho)
5990895 A budding Nelson (colour litho) by Hunt, Henry J. (1867-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: A budding Nelson. Illustration for Naval Sketches by Salvator Valda and Henry Hunt RN (Simpkin)

A pre-historic naval battle (colour litho)
5990883 A pre-historic naval battle (colour litho) by Valda, Salvator (c.1880-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: A pre-historic naval battle)

A naval battle of the future (litho)
5990875 A naval battle of the future (litho) by Valda, Salvator (c.1880-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: A naval battle of the future)

In the stoke-hold (colour litho)
5990871 In the stoke-hold (colour litho) by Hunt, Henry J. (1867-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the stoke-hold)

The Toss - chased by a bull (colour litho)
5998440 The Toss - chased by a bull (colour litho) by Studdy, George Ernest (1878-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Toss - chased by a bull)

William Rufus, Will Gets His Army Together (colour litho)
5228653 William Rufus, Will Gets His Army Together (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Rufus, Will Gets His Army Together)

Norman and Saxon (cover illustration) (colour litho)
5228652 Norman and Saxon (cover illustration) (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Normans and Saxons and Such by Marriott Edgar (Francis)

Letter X, Xenophon Xenodochising Xerodermatic Xanthippe (colour litho)
5217850 Letter X, Xenophon Xenodochising Xerodermatic Xanthippe (colour litho) by Hammond, William (fl.1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter X, Xenophon Xenodochising Xerodermatic Xanthippe)

Letter L, Love-lorn Lyrist Letting Loose Luxurious Language (colour litho)
5217838 Letter L, Love-lorn Lyrist Letting Loose Luxurious Language (colour litho) by Hammond, William (fl.1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter L)

Cover illustration for Alliterative Anomalies for Infants and Invalids (colour litho)
5217826 Cover illustration for Alliterative Anomalies for Infants and Invalids (colour litho) by Hammond, William (fl.1913); Private Collection; (add.info)

A chimney sweep gets soot over the white uniform of a housemaid (colour litho)
5238718 A chimney sweep gets soot over the white uniform of a housemaid (colour litho) by Carter, Reg (1886-1949); Private Collection; (add.info)

Letter U, Unmistakably Unemployed Unit Undergoing Unqualified Uneasiness (colour litho)
5217847 Letter U, Unmistakably Unemployed Unit Undergoing Unqualified Uneasiness (colour litho) by Hammond, William (fl.1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter U)

Letter J, Jocular Judge Jabbering Jejune Jokes (colour litho)
5217836 Letter J, Jocular Judge Jabbering Jejune Jokes (colour litho) by Hammond, William (fl.1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter J, Jocular Judge Jabbering Jejune Jokes)

Mournful looking man waiting to be served in a restaurant (colour litho)
5996048 Mournful looking man waiting to be served in a restaurant (colour litho) by Stampa, George Loraine (1875-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Foolish Dictionary: Veranda (litho)
6004646 Foolish Dictionary: Veranda (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Veranda. Illustration for the Foolish Dictionary by Gideon Wurdz with a Few Pictures by)

Foolish Dictionary: Devil (litho)
6004632 Foolish Dictionary: Devil (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Devil. Illustration for the Foolish Dictionary by Gideon Wurdz with a Few Pictures by)

Foolish Dictionary: Election, Equator (litho)
6004630 Foolish Dictionary: Election, Equator (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Election, Equator)

Gideon Wurdz (litho)
6004625 Gideon Wurdz (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gideon Wurdz. Illustration for the Foolish Dictionary by Gideon Wurdz with a Few Pictures by Wallace)

The Pirate (litho)
6003996 The Pirate (litho) by Chesterman, Hugh (1884-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pirate. Illustration for Crusaders by Hugh Chesterman (Shakespeare Head Press)

The husking bee at Yapps Crossing (social gathering to husk corn) (litho)
6001737 The husking bee at Yapps Crossing (social gathering to husk corn) (litho) by Gruelle, John B. (1880-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cartoon depicting the first jitney (taxi) between Yahoo Centre and Yapps Crossing (litho)
6001712 Cartoon depicting the first jitney (taxi) between Yahoo Centre and Yapps Crossing (litho) by Gruelle, John B. (1880-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

"From George Formby to Dr Who: A Journey Through the World of Comics" Step into a world where imagination knows no bounds, as we explore the captivating realm of comics. Transport yourself back in time with Punch cartoons like "Faraday Giving His Card to Father Thames, " showcasing the wit and satire that has made this publication an iconic part of British culture. Or delve into the fantastical universe of Dr Who and The Daleks, where thrilling adventures await at every turn. The opening scene alone is enough to send shivers down your spine. Travel across continents to Osaka, Japan, where manga comic books reign supreme. Witness a man browsing through these vibrant pages, each one telling its own unique story and captivating readers young and old. But let's not forget the power of comedy within comics. Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise meet John Thaw from The Sweeney in a hilarious crossover that will leave you in stitches. And who could resist Morecombe and Wise as clowns? Their comedic genius shines through even without saying a word. Yet amidst all the laughter lies deeper themes - like in "The Pobble Who Has No Toes, " a poignant tale told through vivid color lithography that reminds us how precious our limbs truly are. Even renowned author P. G. Wodehouse makes an appearance, his cigar-smoking portrait capturing his larger-than-life personality that brought joy to millions through his timeless stories. However, it's important to acknowledge darker aspects too - such as alcoholism depicted in "Mottos of the Week. " These chromolithographs serve as sobering reminders about addiction's grip on society. So whether you're captivated by historical engravings or colorful contemporary illustrations, they have something for everyone. They transport us beyond reality while reflecting our deepest fears and desires – making them an art form worth celebrating on St Crispin's Day or any other day.