TV related comics were a big feature of the British scene and numerous titles appeared over the years some more famous than others. Some short lived and some long running but amongst these titles was Look-In a hybrid of comics and features aimed at children who watched ITV programmes.
Billed as the "Junior TV Times" it was regularly advertised when Children's broadcasting was on after school and the family sat around the TV to watch everything from Magpie, The Smurfs to The Tomorrow People.
Of course there plenty of other shows which were essential family viewing including Benny Hill, Sapphire & Steel and The Famous Five (which I don't remember at all) plus American imports such as The Bionic Man and Battlestar Galactica, the latter a personal favourite. I first saw this in a drafty old cinema at the Elephant & Castle back in the day.
Look-In contained features on pop music and sport aiming at both boys and girls. It was certainly successful as it ran from 1971 to 1994. If you choose to collect it please note the numbering starts from #1 at the beginning of each year. There are also twenty Annuals cover dated 1972 to 1991.
Plenty of memories to be found in these pages.
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