Jump magazine?

[Solo]

Ok this is a VERY precarious memory so forgive me if I find out it was just a figment of my imagination!!

I seem to remember a magazine, designed for kids, I was living in Scotland at the time so couldn't have been more than 4 years old. - So it was around in about 1986-ish. Called Jump? (I think?) - it had cartoon strips (i think it had a frog as a mascot), "how to" activities, articles...oh I dunno, did I make the whole thing up?

[sixtyten]

Re: Jump magazine?

Think you may have imagined it

[Heather74]

Re: Jump magazine?

this is a tough one solo. still looking though

[Eponine83]

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No, you didn't imagine it all - and thank god I've finally found someone else who remembers it! I've searched everywhere but it's as if it never existed - there are no old copies anywhere and nobody ever talks about it!

I don't remember what years it existed between, I just know that it stopped suddenly. I had a subscription (it was a monthly magazine) and one time it just stopped coming and it was never available again. A sad day. I think I must have been about 7 when it stopped, so it would have been around 1990-1991.

I remember it quite clearly; there was the cartoon strip (well, usually 3 pages actually) of Professor Blither, (best thing about the whole magazine!) usually a couple of illustrated poems, a read-aloud story, some kind of feature on just about anything (nature, foreign countries etc) with facts and photos. There'd often be a book review, always a competition (I won one once!) and at the end there'd be a page where there were the results of a previous competition where something had to be sent in, like a poem, drawing, collage etc. Oh and Lucy Goose!

I'm pretty certain I don't have any copies left - I always tried to keep them but I think over the years they were quietly thrown away by various clutter-hating members of my family. It's funny, I always had a feeling there was a good reason why I should keep them; they're probably collectors' items by now!

Hope this has helped to reassure you you're not going insane and has brought back some happy memories!

xx

[Solo]

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Oh Eponine - thank you thank you THANK YOU!! I knew I was nuts anyway but I'm sure I couldn't have dreamed up a complete magazine, LOL!

The hunt is on!!

[jolima71]

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ok i saw lucy goose mentioned did a search for her and emailed the author
got a email back this morning with this info

Hi Jo

The are absolutely right.
Jump! was published by Two-can Ltd and lasted about 3 years.
I did the Lucy Goose intros and some stories for it. Two-can went on to do the Young Telegraph magazine, Playdays for the BBC and Earthmatters for Friends of the Earth. Then they got taken over. Lucy went on to hatch a gosling, Baby Goz, who is still going strong.
I have copies of the magazine, I’ll have to see about putting something up on the web site.

All the Best

steve

steve and sue Weatherill

Authors & Illustrator

Memorial Lane, Gedney Dyke, Spalding, Lincs PE12 0AN

Phone 01406 363709 email steve@babygoz.co.uk

http://www.weatherill.ndo.co.uk/babygoz/

guess he means the above website?? i contacted them through a different one though
this one
http://www.weatherill.ndo.co.uk/lucygoose/

hope some of that info helps

[Heather74]

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Wow Jo that was nice of you to go to so much trouble.

[jolima71]

Re: Jump magazine?

it was no trouble at all
a couple of clicks and a email lol,

[Solo]

Re: Jump magazine?

Oh wow, you star! Thanks!

And they are from Spalding, wow I only live about 40 mins from there LOL

[davidthomas27]

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Here's a leaflet advertising the magazine.

[noodlehendon]

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Just found a load of Jump Mag in the attic.

[ajmetz]

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Here's a leaflet advertising the magazine.

Fantastic, =D.

Also great to hear noodlehendon just found some issues in the attic. =).

Eponine83 is right - Professor Blither was amazing! ^_^.

Is anyone able to scan in old issues of Jump! ...?
I'd particularly like to read the Professor Blither comic strips again, =).

Does anyone know who they were drawn/written by?

[davidthomas27]

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