Comics UK

I have been collecting some Eagles because I like The Thirteenth Floor, which originally came from Scream!

I have heard that girls' comics always had their male readership, and have seen letters on letter pages to the effect. I remember in the Tammy letters page a reader kept finding her Tammy was late and then found out it was because the delivery boy kept reading it himself before dropping it in! Perha...

How come nobody at all these tennis tournaments ever comments on what the hell the racquet is doing chained to a player's wrist? How do you know they didn't, Tammyfan? I didn't happen to mention it but spectators will have been doing so at every tournament she played in. However, to keep harping on...

Incidentally, how did Chained to her Racket! end? With somebody taking to that chain with a pair of cutters and well and truly sorting out that fanatical father, I hope! The serial ran in Judy 603 (Jul. 31 1971) - 618 (Nov. 13 1971). I have amended my earlier post where I gave 604 as the starting i...

Incidentally, how did Chained to her Racket! end? With somebody taking to that chain with a pair of cutters and well and truly sorting out that fanatical father, I hope!

Yes, we need more specifics. The description sounds rather confused and vague. For a start, was it a boy or a girl on a dolphin? If it was a boy, was he the main character or a supporting character helping the heroine? What was his or her role in the story? What's the villain's role? What's the prob...

Of course there was also 'The Steel Claw', where Louis Crandall had to stick his finger in a power socket whenever he began to run low on juice. I can't help feeling that this set a rather dangerous example for impressionable young children! :shock: Those later strips by Leo Davy show a real talent...

I have already posted an example of 'The day of the Triffids on the 'Girl' comic thread, but thought I would mention it again on here. It was drawn by Leo Davy and ran in 'Girl' comic in 1964. After the triffids had finished it was followed by another sci-fi strip called 'The Pendragon stranger' th...

I don't recall DCT doing it, though; it was more IPC. As a matter of fact I do remember one of DCT's boys' comics featuring a strip with a similar premise in which the whole of the British Isles were taken over by a malignant plant which wiped out 99% of the population. I'd be inclined to think it ...

They did a lot of adapations from books and television serials. Moon Stallion, A Horse Called September and Queen Rider, to name but a few. I don't recall DCT doing it, though; it was more IPC.

When exactly did LLD start? Can confirm myself - week ending 16/11/1963. Just recently got a copy of Schoolfriend for the week before that - and in the caption at the bottom of the concluding episode of Rob MacGilivray's Maypole & The Swimming Pool is news an exciting new strip starts next week. Al...

@Digifiend: thank you. I guess it wouldn't be complete without the issue where Tracy merged with Judy. Looks like Judy's celebrating her 25th too. A new friend, new blood and a budgie for your birthday eh, Judy? :wink: Cover artist is Norman Lee. http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad163/bmcoote/Judy...

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@Phoenix: Glad you find the Tracy info useful. Yes, I have now realised that Helen did not begin with the merger now that I understand that 1306 is the merger issue. I have already fixed the start to Judy #1301 or thereabouts. Any chance of scans for #1304, by the way? Thanks.

@Phoenix. Okay, thanks. By the way, I have the Judy & Tracy #1306 merger issue, dated 19 January 1985 - the same day that Tracy ended. Now, I've never heard of a final issue and a merger on the same day before. It's also very odd to start to start a new serial in a final issue, even if it was meant ...