The Playbox (1925 series)
The Playbox series has been running since 1898. These early editions are merely an A5 sized black & white centrepage magazine insert to publications such as, 'World & His Wife', 'Home Chat' & 'Children's Encyclopedia'.
It was not until the 1925 series that the comic developed into a tabloid sized coloured comic with stuning artwork, eventually reducing to a smaller size on (4th Nov 1939), assumed due to the war effort.
This series started with issue #1 in (14th Feb 1925) and ran until (11th June 1955) giving an impressive 1279 issues. It was to merge with Jack & Jill comic after this.
Free Gifts/Comics listed to date:
- The Playbox #4 - (7th March 1925) - Coloured print/plate: Tiger Tilly takes the class
- The Playbox #1208 - (30th Jan 1954) - Down on the Playbox Farm booklet
The Playbox #4 - (7th March 1925)
Free Gift: Coloured Plate/print
(Tiger Tilly "Takes the Class" at Mrs Hippo's School)
Description:
This free gift is a glossy print or 'plate' of the girls from Mrs Hippos school
The Playbox #1208
- dated (7th March 1925)
Free Gift:
Down on Playbox Farm
Description:
Booklet with spaces to insert stickers
