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1975 ad for the Beneath the Planet of the Apes adaptation in Marvel UK's Planet of the Apes title (it began in No. 35, pictured below with a Bob Larkin cover). They were running a bit behind as the film had been released in 1970 and the original five movie series had finished in 1973.

The short lived TV show gave the series continued success in the UK though and the weekly ran for 123 issues before merging with The Mighty World of Marvel in February 1977.

The Planet of the Apes was finally dropped from the title of that comic with No. 246 in June 1977.

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I’m sure you’ve all seen this by now, but for posterity, here it is! 

Legendary. 

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1975 ad for Dracula Lives from Marvel UK.

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Ron Ely (21 June 1938 - 29 September 2024).

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The winning Peugeot 905 LM at the 1992 Le Mans 24 Hours. Driven by Derek Warwick, Yannick Dalmas and Mark Blundell. Behind is the Mazda MXR-01 and another 905 LM. Art by Michael Turner.

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The Hornet No. 615, dated 21 June 1975. Captain Hornet cover, artist unknown. DC Thomson.

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The Avengers No. 92, week ending 21 June 1975. The cover, by Gene Colan, was originally used on The Avengers No. 63 (US, 1969). Marvel UK.

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1975 ad for two weekly titles from Marvel UK. The Super-Heroes ran for 50 issues but Savage Sword of Conan only lasted 18. The Conan title was relaunched a few years later in the monthly format but this time reprinting strips from the US black and white magazine as opposed to the colour comic.