Viz Magazine Christmas 2010 Issue 201 Fat Slags Eight Ace Biffa Bacon SKU 1479

Original Viz Magazine, Christmas 2010, Issue No. 201, featuring a festive illustrated cover in the magazine’s instantly recognisable British adult-humour comic style.

The front cover has a strong Christmas theme, with two of The Fat Slags dressed in festive Santa-style outfits beside a decorated Christmas tree. Wrapped presents, decorations and a small comic character complete the seasonal scene, while the large headline “CHRISTMAS CRACKERS” dominates the lower part of the cover.

The issue advertises a broad selection of classic Viz strips and characters, including:

• The Fat Slags
• Eight Ace
• Biffa Bacon
• Mrs Brady
• The Bottom Inspectors
• Drunken Bakers
• Jack Black
• Pathetic Sharks
• Billy the Fish
• Bono

A particularly prominent extra is advertised right across the top of the cover as a “FREE SEXY 2011 PIN-UP CALENDAR FOR EVERY READER!” The upper-right corner includes an illustration of the spiral-bound calendar, titled “The Ladies of Viz Calendar.” The cover therefore clearly confirms that this issue was originally promoted with a 2011 Viz calendar. However, only the magazine front cover is shown in the supplied photograph, so the actual presence or completeness of that calendar with this particular copy cannot be verified.

The festive cover artwork, Christmas issue status, large selection of established Viz characters and the advertised 2011 calendar promotion make this a distinctive issue for collectors of Viz and British humour magazines.

Magazine / Item Details

• Publication: Viz
• Issue: No. 201
• Full date: Christmas 2010
• Type: British humour / comic magazine
• Original cover price: £3.20
• Festive Christmas Crackers cover
• Main cover characters: The Fat Slags
• Also features Eight Ace, Biffa Bacon, Mrs Brady, The Bottom Inspectors, Drunken Bakers, Jack Black, Pathetic Sharks, Billy the Fish and Bono
• Christmas tree, presents and seasonal comic artwork
• Cover advertises a free 2011 “The Ladies of Viz” pin-up calendar
• Barcode and “Not For Sale To Children” notice visible along the lower-left edge
• Strong seasonal collector appeal as a Christmas issue

Condition

Condition assessment is based on the single supplied front-cover photograph only. The back cover, interior pages and advertised calendar are not shown, so their condition and completeness cannot be fully assessed.

The magazine is in used condition with visible handling and storage wear, particularly around the spine and outer corners.

The left-hand spine shows noticeable rubbing and whitening, with several small horizontal stress marks and minor nicks visible from top to bottom. There are areas where the spine edge appears slightly rough or worn from repeated handling.

The top-left corner is mildly curled/bent, and there is some slight waviness along the upper edge. The top-right corner also shows light bending around the area of the calendar illustration.

There are light surface creases and handling ripples across parts of the front cover, particularly around the large VIZ masthead and toward the outer edges.

The bottom-left corner and lower spine area show some rubbing and edge wear. The lower edge has light handling wear, while the bottom-right corner has a visible diagonal crease/fold extending upward through the green border area.

The right-hand edge shows some slight bowing and general handling wear.

Despite these imperfections, the front cover remains bright and colourful overall, with the artwork, masthead, issue number, cover features and barcode all clearly readable. No obvious handwriting or major staining is visible in the supplied image.

SKU 1479