Federal Comics' Comicpack #2

Some years ago I posted on a Federal Comics comic pack. I have come across another sealed one with a different design:

The issues in this pack are The Avengers #2, The Defenders #7, The Mighty Thor #9, Conan the Barbarian #9 and The Invincible Iron Man #12.

All of these issues date to late 1985 - indeed three of them appear to be from December 1985, which suggests it was released early or mid-1986. The Avengers issue has a newsagency marking on the cover, so it's a safe assumption these are unsold issues repackaged. It also suggests this pack was released after the one I previously posted.

Again, I don't have any other information about these packs, such as who put them together or how they were distributed, and I'm curious to know if there are any other variations of such packages. TBA.

Joker #10

Joker #10 is a digest-sized Page Publications issue with a cover signed by Keith Chatto:

This issue is not a comic book but rather a collection of gag cartoons with a few 'girlie' pics as they were known in the day. Here's a sample two-page spread:

There are also two single-page text pieces which I assume are included for the issue to qualify as a certain type of periodical for distribution or other arcane reasons - someone more knowledgeable on these matters can chime in and educate me.

The 56 pages in this issue contain a vast variety of artists, and some of them have quite an attractive style, but I know little about them, and I haven't gone down that particular rabbit hole with the few samples of copies like this issue which I own. I see many of them in my rounds but I only pick up copies with covers by Chatto. 

Having said that, if this wasn't by Chatto I think I might have been interested in it for the references to the classic adult Australian tv shows Number 96 and The Box, and presumably a reference to Never on Sunday.

I have a few more such issues to present in future posts.