WHO'S A LITTLE STAR THEN?

I'm not sure what I was doing buying nursery comics at the age

of 13, but I certainly bought the first three issues of LITTLE STAR

when the title hit newsagents' counters back in 1972 .  I may even have

got more than that, but I simply can't remember.  It was probably just

the collector's mentality in me that compelled my purchase of the first

issue at least, as I could seldom resist the allure of a new comic.

Anyway, I recently had the chance to obtain the first 25 issues,

plus #36, for an absolute song.  In fact, the postage cost more than

the comics, so they were quite a steal.  I haven't had much chance to

go through them yet, but any comic with artwork by TOM KERR

and BILL RITCHIE can't be all that bad.

Number 36 is a puzzler, because I'm sure I wasn't still buying

the comic that far into the run - but the free gift of a paintbox seems

familiar, so either I bought the issue specifically for the gift, or another

periodical also gave away a paintbox at some time or other.  As I as-

sociate the gift with my previous house, and not the one I moved to in

June of that year (#36 came out in September), the latter scenario

is not altogether impossible.

(Unless, of course, I acquired the issue in the newsagent's shop

across from my old home - I still attended school in the area - and

the neighbourhood associations have coloured my memory.)

Anyway, I don't imagine there'll be much interest amongst

you Criv-ites (and Criv-kids) in such a periodical, but it makes

a nice change of pace I think, and there's a slim chance that some

younger members may recall it from their youth.  Let me know

if you'd like to see some of the contents in a future post.

Posted in: Cartoons