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John Challis (16 August 1942 – 17 September 2021) first appeared as Boycie in "Go West Young Man". It was the second episode of the first series of Only Fools and Horses and originally broadcast on 15 September 1981.

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Paul on stage at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City, 17th September 1964. 

Pic: Bob Bonis. 

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Eagle No. 78, dated 17 September 1983. Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future cover by Ian Kennedy. This was the last issue on the more expensive looking paper and it switched to newsprint in the next one. Treasury of British Comics | The Dan Dare Corporation.

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Action, dated 17 September 1977. The Spinball Slaves cover by Ron Turner. I'll never understand why Ron's work was frowned on by a certain sci-fi comic of the time. He definitely gave this strip a refresh as I personally found the art a bit patchy in places beforehand.

This issue saw a new direction for the Kneagle's Eagles Spinball team with them being renamed The Black Gladiators (a name they kept for the remainder of the Spinball saga). From left to right the team were Steel, Kid Curry, Yo-Yo Devine, Joe Taggart, Ape Larsen, Posh Parker and Tex Norton.

At this point the strip was set in the far future of 2001. It was originally called Death Game 1999 (with Taggart and Devine as the main characters), Spinball (after the December 1976 relaunch when Larsen, Curry, Parker, Norton and Steel the human 'computoid' were gradually introduced) before becoming The Spinball Slaves for the remainder of its run in Action.

Other notable team members, recruited after the team rack up the odd injury or two, were Stitch Carver (an ex-con who debuts in the 29 October issue), Crash Garrison (a circus stuntman who debuts in the 5 November issue) and Clipper Richmond (a woman!) who I think joins during The Spinball Wars in Battle Action. It's hard to think of a strip with a greater array of character names. Treasury of British Comics.

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Battle No. 437, dated 17 September 1983. D-Day Dawson cover by Mike Western. Treasury of British Comics.

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Get With It!

Spellbound No. 52, dated 17 September 1977. Cover by Norman Lee. DC Thomson.

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Warlord No. 469, dated 17 September 1983. Pawnee Patrol cover by Jeff Bevan.

DC Thomson.