#24apr

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Big Willi from Viz comic, or no wait, from Warlord No. 396, 1982. I genuinely would love to know if this title was picked totally innocently or whether the writer, editorial and so on thought it would be a good laugh to call it that. Maybe some top comic journalist or an academic could research this matter.

Artwork by the great Argentinian artist Alberto Salinas. He was a regular in UK comics up until the Falklands War and being a regular reader of both Warlord and The Crunch he became one of my favourite artists from that period. He died in 2005. DC Thomson.

[thehermitpoet]

sweet fish

custard fish

custard fish

where are you swimming

flicking your tail

darting this way and that

diving through the creamy sea

custard fish

custard fish

where are you swimming

everyone wants a bite of you

swim fast

dodge quick

custard fish

custard fish

where are you swimming

people are fighting over you

coming to blows and scratches

flee fast

dive deep -

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The Incredible Hulk Weekly No. 60, dated 24 April 1980. The cover art, by Sal Buscema, was from different panels of his own interior art. In case you're wondering the "Mystery Man" was Captain Marvel. Marvel UK.

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A 1980 ad for the three issue limited series The Untold Legend of the Batman. Written by Len Wein with John Byrne pencilling the first issue only. Jim Aparo pencilled No. 2 and 3 and inked all three.

[thehermitpoet]

freedom and renewal

lazy watery gurgle of wavelets lapping against the rocks faint scent of bbq smoke on the breeze carrying distant chatter and music people dance and laugh beneath softly glowing streetlights - life returns to the park

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The Panavia Tornado from the back page of Warlord, 24 April 1976.

DC Thomson.

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Bullet No. 11, dated 24 April 1976. Fireball cover, artist unknown. DC Thomson.

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Warlord No. 83, 24 April 1976. Slaves of Blood Island cover by Jeff Bevan. This is one of small number of Warlord covers that almost look as if they have been taken from Bevan's pencils. Just looks different to his usual ones. DC Thomson.