By the end of the eighties the football comic was on its last legs. Gary Lineker’s Hot Shot was meant to be the rescue act. Big name on the cover, slicker paper, a bit of shine. But this was issue 14 of what ended up being just 28 before it quietly merged into Roy of the Rovers. I… Read More »
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 »
D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd | 24p | Edited by Bill Graham I’ll start with a confession — Warlord was never one of mine.By 1985, my weekly haul was more likely Tiger, Roy of the Rovers or any other sporty comic. But Warlord? Not really. Even at fifteen, I wasn’t drawn to tales that made war sound like… Read More »
IIPC Magazines Ltd | 14p | Edited by Barrie Tomlinson Back in November 1980, this issue of Tiger and Speed hit the shelves — and I was ten years old, sprinting (well, walking fast) to the paper shop between TISWAS and the start of Grandstand. Forty-odd years later, it’s part of my ever-growing digital archive — one of… Read More »