First Issue: 14th February 1976Last Issue: 12th November 1977Copyright: IPC Magazines With the appearance of Punk Rock music and the rise in radical trade unionism, Britain in the 1970’s was a ferment of revolutionary discourse which fostered a desire to test social boundaries in a way never seen before. The questioning of contemporary norms and values…
Awaiting pictures for the full set of ‘Spike’ comics which are available to buy. First issue of ‘Spike’ comic also available to buy separately as well as the last issue of ‘Hurricane’ comic before its merger with ‘Tiger’ comics. Use the ‘Comment’ facility below for further purchase details. Also, please don’t forget to visit my…
A Lost Youth There was a time when you could walk into your local newsagents or paper shop and the shelves would be teeming with comics. Sadly those days are gone. Even the world’s longest running comic, The Dandy, which was once a permanent feature has disappeared from the shelves. My introduction to comics came…
First Issue: 26th February 1977Last Issue: N/ACopyright: Eagle Comics/Fleetway /IPC Magazines/Rebellion In the week that 2000AD first appeared, the number one pop song was When I Need You by Leo Sayer, there was a Labour government and this day also saw the very first flight of the ‘Space Shuttle’, albeit on the top of a…
It is generally agreed that Funny Folks (1874 – 1894) became the first publication to meet the accepted definition of a comic. Funny Folks began as a supplement to the Weekly Budget. Its popularity led to it being published as a separate weekly paper. The success of Funny Folks encouraged the publication of other weekly…
