First Issue: 13th May 1978Last Issue: 7th October 1978Copyright: IPC Magazines The first issue of Starlord was dated 13th May 1978 and came with a free gift of a Starlord Trooper badge. The Starlord Trooper badge was introduced in six different versions, which were ‘Tank Commander’, ‘Skateboard Strike Force’, ‘Mek War Controller Robot Regiment’, ‘Laser…
First Issue: 25th September 1976Last Issue: 14th January 1978Copyright: DC Thomson Priced at seven pence, the first issue of ‘Spellbound’ introduced the following stories: When The Mummy Walks, Spectre from The Flame, The Secret of Silver Star, Nightmare, Supercats Meet the Sun God, The Haunting of Laura Lee, I Don’t Want To Be A Witch…
First Issue: 23rd February 1980Last Issue: 25th October 1980Copyright: IPC Magazines With its free gift of a ‘Speed Plane’, Speed comic zoomed onto the newsagents shelves dated 23rd February 1980. Speed promised “8 stories that will make you gasp”, and unsurprisingly based most of its stories around speed. The first stories to appear were ‘Topps…
First Issue: 10th March 1973Last Issue: 5th October 1974Copyright: IPC Magazines Two comics in one, double the fun! Shiver and Shake issue number one appeared on 10th March 1973 and included a ‘ Free Practical Joke’. One of four alternate free gifts. ‘Which one will you get?’ the comic asked. Stories in the first issue…
First Issue: March 1947Last Issue: August 1950Copyright: Gerald G Swan Scramble ran for 57 issues being numbered 1 to 12 and 14 to 57 as Swan was superstitious about the number 13. ‘Scramble’ ComicFormerly ‘Fresh Fun’First IssueVolume 1 Number 1March 1947‘Enter Ozzy the Wiz’ by Michael Kendrik3d Net MonthlyComics and Complete Stories for Boys…
First Issue: 19th September 1970Last Issue: 26th June 1971Copyright: IPC Magazines Score ‘n’ Roar issue number one appeared on 19th September 1970, eight months after the appearance of IPC’s other football comic Scorcher. Score ‘n’ Roar used a similar format to Whizzer and Chips which was to present itself as two separate comics with one…
First Issue: 10th January 1970Last Issue: 5th October 1974Copyright: IPC Magazines “Young football followers everywhere will thrill to the soccer action, stories and features and funnies” said Pete the office Junior at Scorcher comic. Scorcher comic appeared 10th January 1970 and introduced a a strip that would outlive Scorcher comic by a long way. First…
First Issue: 10th February 1934Last Issue: 23rd June 1934Copyright: Pearson The first issue of Scoops included Master of the Moon, The Striding Terror, The Rebel Robots, Rocket Of Doom, The Mystery of the Blue Mist, Voice from the Void and The Soundless Hour. ‘Scoops’ Comic First Issue10th February 1934No. 1 of an Amazing New Wonder…
First Issue: 21st January 1978Last Issue: 3rd October 1981Copyright: DC Thomson The first story to appear in ‘Scoop’ comic was ‘Stark – Footballer of the Future’. Jon Stark was a ‘Match Winner for Hire’. With a match fee of £1000, £250 per goal, no win – no fee, Jon Stark was a pure mercenary who…
First Issue: 12th February 1972Last Issue: 20th October 1973Copyright: Fleetway / IPC Magazines The first Issue of Sandie comic was dated 12th February 1972 and came with a free gift of a ‘Styling Comb’. Stories in the first issue were: ‘No-One Cheers for Norah’, ‘Little Lady Nobody’, ‘Odd Mann Out’, ‘Brenda’s Brownies’, ‘The School of…
