BLIMEY! The Blog of British Comics: Preview: BELLA AT THE BAR Vol.1

Sunday, May 20, 2018

Preview: BELLA AT THE BAR Vol.1

July's release from The Treasury of British Comics will be Bella at the Bar Volume 1, a collection of the first year of Bella stories that first appeared in Tammy weekly from 1974 to 1975. (There's also a back up strip reprinting a Bella story, That Barlow Kid, from a Tammy Annual.) A favourite amongst many collectors who read it at the time, this softback book is sure to be a winner.

Here's the PR from Rebellion, along with a preview of the first episode...

• CREATIVE TEAM: Jenny McDade (w) John Armstrong (a)
• REGIONS: worldwide & digital
• RELEASE DATE: 12th July 2018
• PAPERBACK, 114 pages
• PRICE: £10.99 (UK)
• ISBN: 9781781086254
• DIAMOND: MAY183143

Bella’s gymtastic adventure begins here! Bella Barlow is a young orphan with ambitions to be a world class gymnastic. She has the talent, but is hampered by her cruel Uncle Jed and Aunt Gert who constantly exploit her for their own selfish gains. While out cleaning windows for her uncle’s business, Bella comes across an exclusive school with a great gymnastics programme. A kind teacher named Miss Mortimer would happily accept her, but the young athlete faces great opposition from her guardians and the horrible snobbery of the school’s headmistress.