Remember, Remember - The FIFTH Of NOVEMBER...

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November the 5th again.  Guy Fawkes or Bonfire Night - whichever appellation you prefer.  I should really think of something new to write, but my energy levels are on the wane at the moment so I'm afraid it's a repost yet again.  However, if you've read it before, you've likely forgotten by now, and if you haven't, then it's new to you anyway so no harm done.

Remember, remember - er, wait just a second, I've forgotten.  No, hang on - I've remembered again.  November 5th, GUY FAWKES' NIGHT - BONFIRE NIGHT - GIVE PENSIONERS AND PETS A HEART ATTACK NIGHT - whatever you want to call it.  For all those participating in the firework festivities, here's a cut-out Guy Fawkes mask from a 1997 issue of BUSTER.  I think this was printed in the insides of the comic just about every year, and may even hark back to my own childhood - it certainly looks familiar.  (Although, back then, it would've been a cardboard free gift - with its own elastic - tucked inside the comic.) 

Anyway, take care if you're having a firework display or attending a local bonfire - fingers and skin are handy things to have, so take appropriate steps to ensure that you or your kids aren't parted from them.  REMEMBER THE FIREWORKS CODE!

(Click on images to enlarge, then click again for optimum size.)

Incidentally, I only discovered sometime within the last year or two that the mask below had also been given away with the 1965 Hallowe'en issue of Buster.  Are there any earlier free gift appearances - and did it ever appear again after 1969 - anyone know?

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