COMMEMORATING 75 years of

The Royal National Hotel Bedford Way, London WC1

December 2, 2012 from noon to 4:00pm

Entrance Free

This is a unique opportunity to meet the people behind The Dandy, hear them talk about their experiences working on the comic and see some of the rarities from the weekly s history.

To celebrate the anniversary and to tie-in with the final print issue of the iconic DC Thomson comic, Showmasters is hosting a special edition of its quarterly ABC Show.

In attendance sketching, talkiung and signing will be such contemporary Dandy artists as:

Henry Davis

Hunt Emerson

Laura Howell

Gary Northfield

Nigel Parkinson

Lew Stringer

plus others to be confirmed

Copies of The Dandy Special Collectors Edition – a reprint of the very first issue – will be available for purchase.

To be confirmed

On display will be original artwork from The Dandy from the 1930s to the 1960s as well as issues of The Dandy from across the decades.

London’s Cartoon Museum will be on hand with special DC Thomson-related offers and more!

BONUS: A host of dealers will be offering comics and memorabilia from DC Thomson and across the wide range of British comics in general.

Dealers for table bookings, please call 01322 335332