On This Day: 11 Jan

Cracker (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #01 (18 Jan 1975).

Hardware - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Simon Boswell (1990).

Strontium Dog: Prophet Margin by Simon Spurrier. (Black Flame; Jan 2005) ISBN-10: 1 84416 134 X

First Appearances:

Big-Head Branny, the Strong-Arm Janny in Cracker #01 (18 Jan 1975).
Billy the Kid in Cracker #01 (18 Jan 1975).
Cracker in Cracker #01 (18 Jan 1975).
Curly's Commandos in Cracker #01 (18 Jan 1975).
Dunder Ed in Cracker #01 (18 Jan 1975).
Hector the Collector in Cracker #01 (18 Jan 1975).
Iron Hand in Cracker #01 (18 Jan 1975).
Joe Soap in Cracker #01 (18 Jan 1975).
The Nutters in Cracker #01 (18 Jan 1975).
Scrapper in Cracker #01 (18 Jan 1975).
Simple Spyman in Cracker #01 (18 Jan 1975).
Spookie Cookie in Cracker #01 (18 Jan 1975).
John Wheeler (Castaways on Planet Doom) in Cracker #01 (18 Jan 1975).
Young Foo, the Kung Fu Kid in Cracker #01 (18 Jan 1975).

Births:

Neville Duke (1922); Guglielmo Letteri (1926)

Deaths:

John Cassell (Jack) Morrow (1926); Patrick Williams (2006); Harry Turner (2009); Frank Whitford (2014)

Notable Events:

FAB: The Genius of Gerry Anderson stamps released by the Post Office in 2011.