tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post4198931387006549690..comments2024-03-18T17:48:11.856+00:00Comments on Frank Bellamy Checklist Website and Blog: Frank Bellamy and the first parachute jump!Norman Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-22243595971762002672014-09-06T14:55:47.755+01:002014-09-06T14:55:47.755+01:00Very clear thinking and also supplementary informa...Very clear thinking and also supplementary information. I've posted it here in case someone somewhere is researching Taylor<br />Thanks very much<br />NormanNorman Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-54034838512024228602014-09-06T14:55:17.600+01:002014-09-06T14:55:17.600+01:00From: David Slinn:
Hi Norman,
Sometimes, too many ...From: David Slinn:<br />Hi Norman,<br />Sometimes, too many clues can complicate things?<br /><br />The Bodley Head books, illustrated by <b>Tony Weare</b> and <b>Harry Bishop</b> would, for the reasons you suggest, lend themselves to have been written by the same <b>Reginald<br />Taylor</b> as the <i>Eagle Annual</i> feature, ‘Pull the ring, and you’re a Caterpillar!’. Having come from Odhams’ <i>Mickey Mouse Weekly</i> – where he’d have first encountered Frank – to<br />work as a personal assistant to <b>Marcus Morris</b>, it’s quite possible he assigned this particular annual work to FB, himself.<br /><br />I’ve never been absolutely sure just how long <b>Reg Taylor</b> was with the Hulton Press, but his subsequent departure down to Racquet Court interestingly coincided with the development of <i>Express(Super Colour) Weekly</i> into a serious market competitor with <i>Eagle</i>. Remaining with the paper until 1959 when, together with<i> TV Comic</i>, the title was sold to TV Publications Limited, he and editorial colleague, <b>Ken Walmsley</b>, spotting the increasing popularity of romance picture-libraries, decided to set up a small independent publishing company. <br /><br />I can’t actually say, but perhaps this eventually led to his later involvement with City Magazine’s <i>Boyfriend</i>. I’d tend to go along with the assumption that, unless there’s definite<br />evidence to the contrary,<b> Reginald John Taylor Hills</b>, who appears to have been a specialist in regimental and military history, is a separate entity all together. Though intriguingly, the <i>Andy<br />and… </i>series of books, presumably were aimed at youngsters.<br /><br />Kindest regards, DavidNorman Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-31956779433200866162014-08-18T20:07:16.094+01:002014-08-18T20:07:16.094+01:00Bill
Tell us more about how you saw the original a...Bill<br />Tell us more about how you saw the original art because as far as I know it's gone to ground!<br />Thanks for writing<br />NormanNorman Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-16694011096893389632014-08-18T20:06:32.660+01:002014-08-18T20:06:32.660+01:00From Bill Storie:
Yet again you've come up tru...From Bill Storie:<br />Yet again you've come up trumps mate! I do recall having this at one stage but the book seems to have been lost during house moves at some stage so a welcome revisit! I seem to recall looking at the originals and thinking it looks like pure pencil art with no inks at all and - possibly drawn on cartridge paper or watercolour board? I can't imagine FB doing this art on CS10 unless he used charcoal pencils or summat like that - what do our other experts think??? Don't suppose the original art is still extant? <br />Cheers mate - and thanks again!<br />Norman Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.com