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Victor No. 719, dated 30 November 1974. The stories in this issue:-

The Man on the Wing

Jumping Jimi - new story this issue

The River Rats

Alf Tupper's Castle (last episode) - art by Pete Sutherland, but rest assured Alf will be back!

The Story of the Three Musketeers - art by Dudley D. Watkins

Lost Armour of Arrow Island - new story this issue, art by Ted Rawlings

Cadman Joins The Tanks - art by Mike Dorey

The Boys in Blue (last episode)

The Khan's Man - art by Franc Fuentes Man

DC Thomson.

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Victor No. 714, dated 26 October 1974. The Battling Bantam cover. The stories in this issue:-

The Battling Bantam

Alf Tupper's Castle - art by Pete Sutherland

The Story of the Three Musketeers - art by Dudley D. Watkins

The Khan's Man - art by Franc Fuentes Man

The Team That Couldn't Win!

Desperate Days for Morgyn the Mighty

Figaro!

Alfredo the Great

The Boys in Blue

Cadman Joins the Tanks - art by Mike Dorey

DC Thomson.

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Victor No. 712, dated 12 October 1974. The Charge of Basher Bates cover. The stories in this issue:-

The Charge of Basher Bates

Alf Tupper's Castle - art by Pete Sutherland

The Jail Busters

The Khan's Man - art by Franc Fuentes Man

The Team That Couldn't Win!

Desperate Days for Morgyn the Mighty

Figaro!

The Boys in Blue

Alfredo the Great

Cadman Joins the Tanks - art by Mike Dorey

DC Thomson.

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Captain Scarlet is Number One (Screenprint, that is!)

Captain Scarlet is Number One (Screenprint, that is!)

Over on the web site of screen printer John Patrick Reynolds, there’s a chance to get your hands on a Number One: screenprints are all numbered 1 in their editions or are Artist’s Proofs, including a new Captain Scarlet release. The very first proof of a new range of Gerry Anderson screenprints, featuring Captain Scarlet, Thunderbirds and the rest “Artist’s Proofs are printed as part of the…

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Alf Tupper: The Iconic Runner who still Inspires

Alf Tupper: The Iconic Runner who still Inspires

Known affectionately as “The Tough of the Track”, Alf Tupper, first brought to life by artist Pete Sutherland, featured in boys’ comics such as The Rover and The Victor over a forty year period from the 1950s onwards (transferring to the new picture-strip comic when it launched), last appearing regularly in 1992, a demise of the character widely reported  in the national media. With running more…

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Alf Tupper, you've gone and made me want My Supper!

Alf Tupper, you’ve gone and made me want My Supper!

Alf Tupper breaks the tape at the end of a race. Screen printer John Patrick Reynolds has some great images on offer from a variety of DC Thomson comic titles, including The Beano, The Dandy and Commando – but we thought we’d highlight his Alf Tupper prints, simply because they’ve left us hankering for fish and chips and it’s almost tea time! Known affectionately as “The Tough of the Track”, Alf…

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When Saturday Comes: Comic Sporting Heroes of Yesteryear

When Saturday Comes: Comic Sporting Heroes of Yesteryear

John Ferguson and James McCulloch, members of the Scottish Comic Creators Football Club at Capital Sci-Fi Con 2016 While attending the inaugural Capital Sci-Fi Con at Meadowbank earlier this year, I got to see James “Safest Hands in Soccer” McCulloch, the author of City of Lost Souls  being ambushed by John “Ball of Fire” Ferguson of DiamondSteel Comics as John is the driving force behind the…

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The observer

is a prince enjoying his incognito wherever he goes. The lover of life makes the whole world into his family, just as the lover of the fair sex creates his from all the lovely women he has found, from those that could not be found, and those who are impossible to find, just as the picture-lover in an enchanted world of dreams painted on canvas.

Charles Baudelaire, The Painter of Modern Life, 1863

opening words in The Emperor of Paris, CS Richardson