Mar 24, 2024
Eagle No. 105, dated 24 March 1984. Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future cover by Ian Kennedy. Treasury of British Comics | The Dan Dare Corporation.
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Eagle No. 105, dated 24 March 1984. Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future cover by Ian Kennedy. Treasury of British Comics | The Dan Dare Corporation.
“One of my best friends was killed in gun violence right around here, so it’s important to me.”
[Paul, at March For Our Lives, New York City, 24th March 2018]
Paul and Nancy photographed at the New York City March For Our Lives gun violence protest today.
Pics: Rex / Shutterstock / Spencer Platt / Getty
Judy No. 1002, dated 24 March 1979. Curse of the Crow cover by Norman Lee. I don't know who the interior artist was for the strip (below) but I like that art style and I think the artist may have also done some work for the boys titles as well. DC Thomson.
Emma No. 57, dated 24 March 1979. Farrah Fawcett-Majors cover.
DC Thomson.
Albert Uderzo, co-creator and artist on the Asterix series, passed away at the age of 92 on 24 March 2020. I think I got this copy of Asterix the Gaul on a school trip around 1979/1980. At 95p it was a major investment.
Above is an ad from March 1978 for 'The 12 Tasks of Asterix' animated film.
Battle Action Force No. 464, dated 24 March 1984. 'Sea Fury' cover and story art by Ron Turner. Despite being around the industry since the 1930's he was credited inside (and on other occasions in Battle) as Robert Turner. Perhaps he asked for his credit to be changed but probably more likely a mistake.
Treasury of British Comics.
Warlord No. 235, dated 24 March 1979. Get a haircut just like Union Jack Jackson! Cover art by Jeff Bevan.
DC Thomson.
A full page ad from 1979 for Tornado No. 1. There seem to have been a few last-minute name changes for this title. Fitting in a way as Heroes was to be the original title for the comic before they changed it to Tornado.
'Wagner's Walk' was originally to be a continuation of the 'Hellman of Hammer Force' story from Battle Action. It picks up right where Hellman had left off with the lead character now a prisoner of war. In one issue Wagner's sidekick Gruber is also mistakenly named as Dekker (who had been one of Hellman's men).
Victor Drago was originally meant to be a Sexton Blake strip but the publisher didn't have the rights to use the name at the time.
The ad shows the strip 'E.S.P. Smith'. This was later changed to The Mind of Wolfie Smith for the first issue. I thought this was strange at the time as 'Wolfie Smith' was still quite closely associated with the John Sullivan sitcom Citizen Smith that was still showing at the time.
Good comic with lots of great stories and art. It didn't last long though and merged with 2000 AD. It's undated but the first issue should have been cover dated 24 March 1979.
Treasury of British Comics.