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Like most artists with weekly commitments to comics, Bellamy had little time left over to work on the illustrations and / or  strips contained in the annuals produced by the comic publishers.

the annuals work

BBC CHILDREN'S HOUR ANNUAL [1952]
Edited by Maye Jenkin 
pp. 80-85 "I'm proud of my father" - All black & white illustrations
  • p.80: Lifeboat and ship 
  • p.81: Cargo ship 
  • p.82: Plane landing 
  • p.85: Car hitting kerb

reprint

BOY’S WORLD  ANNUAL 1965

pp.117-121 "A Question of Honour" by Henry Casson - All sepia illustrations

  • Matador faces bull
  • "Deftly Madero guided the bull past him."
  • "A great mass of hurtling black flesh."
  • Boy and man walk into tunnel
BOY’S WORLD  ANNUAL 1966

pp.4-8 "The Raid" - Author Unknown, illustrations signed and all red colour

  • Soldiers charge cannon position
  • "The landing craft were already nearing the coast." 
  • "Hart had his revolver in his hand." 
BOY’S WORLD  ANNUAL 1971

pp.23-27 "Johnny Boyland and the quail hunters" by J. T. Edson - All black & white illustrations

  • Old timer shoots in the air
  • "The County Sheriff, a townsman, and Deputy Vic Stirton were coming from the bank."
  • "Something caught Johnny's eye and a low whistle broke from his lips."
  • "'Don't turn, Deputy!', Orzy's voice ordered from behind."
  • "Vic angled two shots upwards…Eggars caught both bullets in the chest and reeled."

pp. 78-79 "White Rhino" by Sydney J. Bounds - All black & white illustrations

  • Rhino lassoed
  • "The rhino hooked its horn under the chassis and lifted."
EAGLE ANNUAL 5 [1956]

pp.37-40 "Pull the ring and you're a caterpillar: The enthralling story of the Irvin airchute" by Reginald Taylor - All black & white illustrations

  • Figure jumping from aeroplane
  • "The crowd thrilled with excitement as the parachutist floated earthwards."
  • "All the experience that Irvin had gained with balloons at fairs, death dives and stunt jumps, was put into the design for the new parachute."
  • "A body came away from the plane and hurtled earthwards." 

EAGLE ANNUAL 1966
  • pp.89-96 "Heros the Spartan" [No title] 
  • 1 colour page
  • 2 colour centrespreads
  • 1 colour page
Look and Learn Annual 1983

p.65 "WWI PILOTS" reprints Look and Learn #450

SWIFT ANNUAL No. 2 [1956]

pp.8-10 "Running Buffalo: the story of a young Indian boy who longed to be a hunter"

  • Indian boy watches council fire
  • "With growing excitement Grey Eagle watched the line of Indians as they raced at full speed towards the mass of buffalo."
  • "Swinging his horse to the left and shoving his knees into the animal's sides, Grey Eagle galloped towards his brother."

pp.100-101 "The runaway slave" by Chad Varah - 2 page B&W picture strip

THUNDERBIRDS 1966
  • Colour cover
TV CENTURY 21 1966
  • Colour cover

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