(If you're interested in ads as well as free gifts, you might want to have a quick look at the following article first, & then return here for more details & for images:)
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Introduction:
Between 1964 & 1985, the years with which we are normally concerned, surprisingly few comics contained free gift Letraset transfers. Here is a complete list of those promotions (well, we think it's complete, although you never know when something else might unexpectedly surface from the depths — despite our regular submarine patrols).
Only a handful of promotions took place in the period when Letraset were still producing their own Consumer Products, & the first is as late as 1970.
Even so, there's quite a lot of material to view, so for convenience I've split this article into twenty pages. We'll be extending a bit outside our usual territory, as you'll see! And there are a couple of extra treats, just for fun.
You can choose the promotion you want from the list at the bottom of each page, but for best results it's recommended that you read them in order & then follow its "Next Page" link when you come to it. I've tried to stick as closely as possible to chronological order — or rather, as close as is practical.
Take care when you come to one of the Star Wars-related pages, though; it's easy to get diverted at those points. Stick to the 'Free Gift Transfers in Comics' links, if you want to stay on track!
Although waterslide transfers, tattooze & even iron-ons had been regular Free Gifts in British comics for many years, & Letraset transfers had appeared as Free Gifts since 1966, the first Free Gift Letraset transfers in comics didn't appear until…
• Next Page: Cor!! No.2 — Combat →Pages in this article about Free Gift Transfers in Comics:
- Cor!! No.2, 13th June 1970 — Anglo Bell Boy Double Treat — Somportex Combat Bubble Gum →
- Michelino: 1, 2 & 3, 1971-1972 (PR130) →
- Look-In No.8 (of volume 7) week ending 19th February 1977 — Action Transfers (SAT Carnival) →
- Wall's / Look In No.11 (of volume 8), week ending 11th March 1978 — "Star Wars" Transfers Offer →
- TV Comic: 1377 5th May 1978 & 1378 12th May 1978 — Skateboard Iron-On Action Transfers →
- Look-In No.40 (of volume 8) week ending 30th September 1978 — Free Kalkitos Fun Transfer Kit →
- TV Comic Nos.1452 & 1453, 12th & 19th October 1979 — Hanna-Barbera Transfers →
- Whizzer and Chips, Monday 13th October 1979 — Free Gift Kalkitos →
- Marvel UK: Doctor Who Weekly Nos.1-4, October 17th - November 7th 1979 — Transfers by Dave Gibbons →
- Marvel UK: The Empire Strikes Back Weekly No.118, May 29th 1980 / Dairylea — Star Wars Transfers →
- TV Comic: 1530 17th April to 1533 15th May 1981 (4 issues) — Popeye Transfers (LP147) →
- Eagle: 17th December, 23rd December 1983 — Ultraman Poster & Transfer (LP221) →
- Marvel UK: Transformers Nos.1-3, 20th September - 31st October 1984 — Free Action Transfers →
- Marvel UK: Spider-Man No.607, 27th October 1984 — Free Rub Down Spider-Man Transfers →
- Splat Comic No.1, 27th February 1985 — Terrifically Terrible Transfers (Tattooze) →
- Marvel UK: Secret Wars No.1, 27th April 1985 — Free Secret Wars Rub Down Transfers →
- Marvel UK: Return of the Jedi Nos.97-99, 27th April - 11th May 1985 — Free Ewok Transfers →
- Marvel UK: The Spider-Man Comic Nos.634-635, 4th-11th May 1985 — Free Action Rub-Down Transfers →
- Katy No.1, 31st October 1986 — Colour Transfers Free Inside →
- Disney Magazine (UK) & Micky Maus (Germany) — 1984-1991 →
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