Tag Archives: 1970s Comics

Roy of the Rovers – Nov 11th 1978

Nine pence. That’s what Saturday cost.A walk to the paper shop, breath in the air that smelt like chip fat and damp leaves, and there it was – Roy of the Rovers. Thirty-odd pages of glory, mud and moral certainty. Cover – “Racey’s Rocket!” Roy in full flight, red shirt flashing, a blur of hair and optimism. Racey’s… Read More »

Tammy – Nov 10th 1973

IPC Magazines Ltd | 3 1/2p | Edited by Wilf Prigmore Not one I read back in the day — I was only three! But chances are my sister had a few copies of Tammy or Sandie scattered around, and maybe I flicked through one between climbing furniture and watching Rainbow. Reading it now, more than fifty years… Read More »