Tag: British Comics

On 25 September 1976, Roy of the Rovers finally got a comic of his own. Fifty years later, I went back to issue one to see what readers got for their 7p.

Eight books across July and August: Fleetwood Mac, Roy of the Rovers, crime, thrillers, middle age and a murderous grandma. A quiet couple of months by Verso standards.

A nostalgic history of Tiger—from Roy of the Rovers and Billy’s Boots to the many comics it absorbed before its final merger with Eagle in 1985.

Revisiting Gary Lineker’s Hot Shot! from 12 November 1988—a short-lived football comic filled with ambition, grit and dreams of sporting glory.

Revisiting Roy of the Rovers from 11 November 1978—a nine-pence Saturday packed with football, mud, morals, mayhem and Peter Shilton.

Revisiting Warlord from 9 November 1985—wartime adventures, memorable characters and a revealing snapshot of British boys’ comics in the mid-1980s.

Revisiting Tiger and Speed from 8 November 1980—Billy’s Boots, Skid Solo, Death Wish, Hot-Shot Hamish and plenty of nostalgic comic-book mayhem.