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Snapshot in Time: Brian Woodford and The Launch of Boys’ World, Part Two

Snapshot in Time: Brian Woodford and The Launch of Boys’ World, Part Two

A Short Introduction: Before his unexpected passing in 2016, author Roger Perry– a longtime contributor to this site and veteran of the British comics industry – sent downthetubes a number of articles which we planned to run, working back and forth to fine tune them in the run up to publication. At the same time, Roger submitted variants of some of his articles to other web sites and…

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Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part

Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part

Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a Creative Visionary… but that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having utilised the ideas of others. Here, Roger recalls trouble at the top for ‘The Management”, the debut of Boys’ World – and the demise of Ranger… Matthews had…

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"Eagle Daze" Part Three: WHAM!, the end of Girl, and Max Clifford's World of Pop

“Eagle Daze” Part Three: WHAM!, the end of Girl, and Max Clifford’s World of Pop

96 Longacre, and the locations for various photo shoots for Girl and WHAM! Graphic: Roger Perry We are pleased to publish Part Three of the memories of Roger Perry – memories of now more than half-a-century ago – of his days at Fleetway Publications working on Girl and Eagle… 1964 Aahhh yes, 1964… It was during this unusual year that a good number of notable events had taken place. On a personal…

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“Eagle Daze” – Part Two: The Fall of Eagle and the Rise of Max Clifford

“Eagle Daze” – Part Two: The Fall of Eagle and the Rise of Max Clifford

Sally Brompton, author of Girl’s “Mandy Brown” column, surveys the chaos of “moving day” for Juvenile Publications” in 1963 We are pleased to publish Part Two of the memories of Roger Perry – memories of now more than half-a-century ago – of his days at Fleetway Publications working on Girl and Eagle… 1963: A New Home brings a “Cleansing of the Slate” On Monday, 25th November 1963, the editorial…

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