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A sister thread to the British funnies thread that weren't categorised as the comical funny types such as The Beano and The Dandy.
These titles were anthology titles that mostly contained adventure and fantasy strips that relied very little on the humour.
Probably the benchmark of all British comics was the Eagle comic which ran from 1950 to 1969. This comic heralded a better and glossier way of publication and printing and really connected to its readers by organising club meetings around the country with activity weekends, etc. It also contained probably Britain's most successful comic character, Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_(British_comics)
Most titles were either published by IPC/Fleetway, Hulton Press, Odhams, Polystyle, and other smaller press and have all but disappeared with only 2000AD still going with another British success, Judge Dredd. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_AD_(comics)
Were you a reader of any of the following titles at the time, or have you had any handed down to you from a relation, or have you recently discovered their rich history and institution and you're gradually dipping into them and looking to collect back issues?
Some of the more popular titles were/are:
Eagle (Dan Dare, P.C.49, Luck of the Legion, The Happy Warrior, Harris Tweed, Riders of the Range, etc.)
TV Century 21 (Gerry Anderson related strips inc. Thunderbirds, Fireball XL5, Captain Scarlet, etc. It also featured The Daleks)
2000AD (Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, ABC Warriors, Nemesis the Warlock, Tharg's Future Shocks, etc.)
Starlord (Strontium Dog, Ro-Busters)
Action (Hookjaw, Hellman of Hammer Force, Kids Rule OK, Dredger, etc.)
Battle Picture Weekly (Charley's War, D-Day Dawson, Johnny Red, Rat Pack, Major Eazy, Storm Force).
Lion (Robot Archie, The Spider, Captain Condor)
Scream! (all horror comic that gave us The Thirteenth Floor, Monster, Tales from the Grave)
Tiger (Roy of the Rovers, Billy's Boots, Hot Shot Hamish)
Valiant (The Steel Claw, Mytek the Mighty, etc.)
Pow! (reprinted many US Marvel strips before Marvel UK came to be)
Terrific (reprinted many US Marvel strips before Marvel UK came to be)
Countdown (another Gerry Anderson heavy publication, UFO etc but its cover star was Doctor Who in the guise of Jon Pertwee)
TV Action (TV-related comic strips inc. Doctor Who, Hawaii Five-O, Mission Impossible, The Protectors)
Warrior (V for Vendetta, Big Ben, Marvelman, Axel Pressbutton, etc.)
The House of Hammer (Hammer Films horror heavy comic magazine that adapted their popular horror films into comic strips).
Eagle (relaunched 1980s comic of the 1950s/60s version that had a new generation Dan Dare, The Tower King, The Collector, Doomlord, House of Daemon, Computer Warrior, Bloodfang, Manix, etc.)
These titles were anthology titles that mostly contained adventure and fantasy strips that relied very little on the humour.
Probably the benchmark of all British comics was the Eagle comic which ran from 1950 to 1969. This comic heralded a better and glossier way of publication and printing and really connected to its readers by organising club meetings around the country with activity weekends, etc. It also contained probably Britain's most successful comic character, Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_(British_comics)
Most titles were either published by IPC/Fleetway, Hulton Press, Odhams, Polystyle, and other smaller press and have all but disappeared with only 2000AD still going with another British success, Judge Dredd. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_AD_(comics)
Were you a reader of any of the following titles at the time, or have you had any handed down to you from a relation, or have you recently discovered their rich history and institution and you're gradually dipping into them and looking to collect back issues?
Some of the more popular titles were/are:
Eagle (Dan Dare, P.C.49, Luck of the Legion, The Happy Warrior, Harris Tweed, Riders of the Range, etc.)
TV Century 21 (Gerry Anderson related strips inc. Thunderbirds, Fireball XL5, Captain Scarlet, etc. It also featured The Daleks)
2000AD (Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, ABC Warriors, Nemesis the Warlock, Tharg's Future Shocks, etc.)
Starlord (Strontium Dog, Ro-Busters)
Action (Hookjaw, Hellman of Hammer Force, Kids Rule OK, Dredger, etc.)
Battle Picture Weekly (Charley's War, D-Day Dawson, Johnny Red, Rat Pack, Major Eazy, Storm Force).
Lion (Robot Archie, The Spider, Captain Condor)
Scream! (all horror comic that gave us The Thirteenth Floor, Monster, Tales from the Grave)
Tiger (Roy of the Rovers, Billy's Boots, Hot Shot Hamish)
Valiant (The Steel Claw, Mytek the Mighty, etc.)
Pow! (reprinted many US Marvel strips before Marvel UK came to be)
Terrific (reprinted many US Marvel strips before Marvel UK came to be)
Countdown (another Gerry Anderson heavy publication, UFO etc but its cover star was Doctor Who in the guise of Jon Pertwee)
TV Action (TV-related comic strips inc. Doctor Who, Hawaii Five-O, Mission Impossible, The Protectors)
Warrior (V for Vendetta, Big Ben, Marvelman, Axel Pressbutton, etc.)
The House of Hammer (Hammer Films horror heavy comic magazine that adapted their popular horror films into comic strips).
Eagle (relaunched 1980s comic of the 1950s/60s version that had a new generation Dan Dare, The Tower King, The Collector, Doomlord, House of Daemon, Computer Warrior, Bloodfang, Manix, etc.)
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