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The Avengers No. 1, week ending 22 September 1973. The images of both Cap and Iron Man are by Jack Kirby and Paul Reinman and taken from the cover of Marvel's The Avengers No. 1 (1964). Only two strips inside to begin with- The Avengers (22 pages) and Doctor Strange (8 pages). Marvel UK.
Eagle and Scream! No. 131, dated 22 September 1984. Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future cover by Ian Kennedy. Treasury of British Comics | The Dan Dare Corporation.
Action Force Datafile featuring the Escape Armour. The art is by José Gonzalez and is from Battle Action Force No. 490, dated 22 September 1984.
The figure was part of the Action Force Series 2 releases in 1984 and came with a Red Shadow.
It was released again as part of the 1985 Action Force Series 3 when the Red Shadows had been replaced with Cobra and came with a different figure (a Hyena Driver).
Warlord No. 522, dated 22 September 1984. Pawnee Patrol cover by Ian Kennedy.
DC Thomson.
Battle Action Force No. 490, dated 22 September 1984. Jungle Terror was drawn by Vanyo, the name used by two brothers.
Treasury of British Comics.
Battle Picture Weekly No. 45 dated 10 January 1976. 46 years ago today for 7p. Major Eazy makes his debut with cover and interior art by Carlos Ezquerra.
A very similar image, also by Ezquerra, appears in the first episode of his 1977 crossover story with Rat Pack. A colour version of this image also appeared (without cigar) in the 'Heroes' poster in Battle Action dated 22 September 1979. IPC, the publishers of Battle at the time, had introduced a ban on their characters smoking at some point in 1979/1980.
Treasury of British Comics.
KP Alien Spacers Part Three, ad from September 1984. Art is by Robin Smith who also drew The Bogie Man and was art editor with IPC during the 1980's.
Alien Spacers, Outer Spacers, Space Raiders. Were they the same crisp? I still don't know.
Part Four is probably coming soon! Don't go away.
Battle Picture Weekly and Valiant No. 112, cover dated 23 April 1977.
One-Eyed Jack cover. The image of Jack must be from John Cooper's interior art at some point but it looks as if it's had a bit of work done on it. The image below, used on a poster in Battle Action No. 237, dated 22 September 1979, is more clearly by John Cooper.
Treasury of British Comics.
