Valiant Holiday Special (IPC Magazines Ltd.) nn (1978).
St. Swithin's Day (Trident Comics; 1990).
Batman (Fleetway) Vol.2 #01 (Mar 1993).
First Appearances:
Medivac 318 in 2000 A.D. (Fleetway Publications) Prog 619 (25 Mar 1989).
Births:
Bruce C. Windo (1920)
Deaths:
J.R. Monsell (1952); James Herbert (2013)
Notable Events:
Terror Keep newspaper strip ended in 1937.
Inaugural Ally Sloper Award held at Comics 101 on this day in 1976.
Patty's Hours of Agony: A Reconstruction of the Life of Patty Hearst newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1976.
Raymond Briggs was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 2005.
The Royal Mail released World of Comics, a set of ten first class stamps bearing the likeness of Dennis the Menace, Dan Dare, and Judge Dredd among others, alongside the titles they appeared in, in 2012.
Brainstorm! The Art of Bryan Talbot began, at The Muse, 269 Portobello Rd., London, in 2014.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Thursday, February 28, 2019
On This Day: 28 Feb
Anderson, PSI Division: Fear the Darkness by Mitchel Scanlon. (Black Library; Feb 2006) ISBN-10: 1 84416 326 1.
Thrill Power Overload by David Bishop. (2007)
The Adventures of Luther Arkwright by Bryan Talbot. (Big Finish Productions Ltd.; 2005)
First Appearances:
Moses Rayker (Sergeant Rayker) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #232 (03 Mar 1979).
Births:
Sir John Tenniel (1820); Thomas Maybank (1869); Jim Baikie (1940); Barry Fantoni (1940); Philip Reeve (1966)
Deaths:
Salomon van Abbé (1955); Charles Edmund Brock (1938)
Notable Events:
The funeral of Charles William Shirley Brooks took place, at Kensal Green Cemetary, London, in 1876.
Donald and Mickey was set to be launched by IPC in 1972, though its' actual appearance was delayed by power cuts crippling the country.
An exhibition of 1800s comic art began at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1974.
The first episode of Spitting Image broadcast on ITV in 1984. Co-created by Roger Law and Peter Fluck, it would launch multiple spin-off media.
The Fosdyke Saga newspaper strip ended in 1985.
The Larks newspaper strip ended in 1985.
2000 A.D. held a 25th Anniversary Party at Ministry of Sound in London in 2002.
Thrill Power Overload by David Bishop. (2007)
The Adventures of Luther Arkwright by Bryan Talbot. (Big Finish Productions Ltd.; 2005)
First Appearances:
Moses Rayker (Sergeant Rayker) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #232 (03 Mar 1979).
Births:
Sir John Tenniel (1820); Thomas Maybank (1869); Jim Baikie (1940); Barry Fantoni (1940); Philip Reeve (1966)
Deaths:
Salomon van Abbé (1955); Charles Edmund Brock (1938)
Notable Events:
The funeral of Charles William Shirley Brooks took place, at Kensal Green Cemetary, London, in 1876.
Donald and Mickey was set to be launched by IPC in 1972, though its' actual appearance was delayed by power cuts crippling the country.
An exhibition of 1800s comic art began at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1974.
The first episode of Spitting Image broadcast on ITV in 1984. Co-created by Roger Law and Peter Fluck, it would launch multiple spin-off media.
The Fosdyke Saga newspaper strip ended in 1985.
The Larks newspaper strip ended in 1985.
2000 A.D. held a 25th Anniversary Party at Ministry of Sound in London in 2002.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
On This Day: 26 Feb
Doctor Who Comic (Titan Comics) #01 (2015)
First Appearances:
Judge Dredd in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 2 (05 Mar 1977).
Births:
John Cassell (Jack) Morrow (1872); F.H. Townsend (1868); Steve Bell (1951); Enrique Alcatena (1957)
Deaths:
Charles Folkard (1963)
Notable Events:
William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody born in 1846. Tales of his adventures (both real and imagined) would continue long after his death.
The Greens newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1987.
Cardiff International Comic Expo began, at Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel, in 2011.
Alice's Adventures in Comics-Land panel took place at the British Library, London, in 2016, with Paul Gravett, Chie Kutsuwada and Bryan Talbot in attendance.
First Appearances:
Judge Dredd in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 2 (05 Mar 1977).
Births:
John Cassell (Jack) Morrow (1872); F.H. Townsend (1868); Steve Bell (1951); Enrique Alcatena (1957)
Deaths:
Charles Folkard (1963)
Notable Events:
William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody born in 1846. Tales of his adventures (both real and imagined) would continue long after his death.
The Greens newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1987.
Cardiff International Comic Expo began, at Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel, in 2011.
Alice's Adventures in Comics-Land panel took place at the British Library, London, in 2016, with Paul Gravett, Chie Kutsuwada and Bryan Talbot in attendance.
Saturday, February 9, 2019
On This Day: 09 Feb
Action (IPC Magazines Ltd.) vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Bullet (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Hammer Horror (Marvel Comics UK Ltd.) #01 (Mar 1995).
2000 AD's Greatest: Celebrating Forty Years of 2000 A.D. (Rebellion; 2017).
The Wild Side: A Cartoon Collection of Footballing Animals by Steve English. (Summersdale; 2017) ISBN-13: 978-1-84953-979-1
Judge Dredd: Every Empire Falls by Michael Carroll, Paul Davidson, Colin Macneil, Henry Flint, PJ Holden & Carlos Ezquerra. (Rebellion; Feb 2017) ISBN 978-1781-08531-8
Adventureman by Jamie McDonald. (Summersdale; 2017) ISBN-13: 978-1-84953-969-2.
Thrill Power Overload - Revised and Expanded by David Bishop and Karl Stock. (Rebellion; Feb 2017) ISBN 978-1781-08522-6
First Appearances:
Action Mouse in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Jack Barron (Blackjack) in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Mike Carter (The Running Man) in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
The Coffin Sub in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Dredger in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Major Kurt Hellman (Hellman of Hammer Force) in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Hook Jaw in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Alec Shaw (Play Till You Drop!) in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Dan Walker (Sport's Not For Losers!) in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Births:
Harry Hargreaves (1922); Haro Hodson (Haro; 1923); The Reverend Robert Lionel Fanthorpe (1935); Suzy Varty (1949)
Notable Events:
The Times published an apology for Barry Fantoni's caricature of Terry-Thomas in 1965.
The Fink Brothers' single Mutants in Mega-City One entered the UK charts at #75 in 1985. It would continue to chart for a further three weeks.
Brett Ewins appeared before Uxbridge Magistrates Court charged with GBH with intent, and remanded on custody, in 2012.
Bullet (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Hammer Horror (Marvel Comics UK Ltd.) #01 (Mar 1995).
2000 AD's Greatest: Celebrating Forty Years of 2000 A.D. (Rebellion; 2017).
The Wild Side: A Cartoon Collection of Footballing Animals by Steve English. (Summersdale; 2017) ISBN-13: 978-1-84953-979-1
Judge Dredd: Every Empire Falls by Michael Carroll, Paul Davidson, Colin Macneil, Henry Flint, PJ Holden & Carlos Ezquerra. (Rebellion; Feb 2017) ISBN 978-1781-08531-8
Adventureman by Jamie McDonald. (Summersdale; 2017) ISBN-13: 978-1-84953-969-2.
Thrill Power Overload - Revised and Expanded by David Bishop and Karl Stock. (Rebellion; Feb 2017) ISBN 978-1781-08522-6
First Appearances:
Action Mouse in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Jack Barron (Blackjack) in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Mike Carter (The Running Man) in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
The Coffin Sub in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Dredger in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Major Kurt Hellman (Hellman of Hammer Force) in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Hook Jaw in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Alec Shaw (Play Till You Drop!) in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Dan Walker (Sport's Not For Losers!) in Action vol.1 #01 (14 Feb 1976).
Births:
Harry Hargreaves (1922); Haro Hodson (Haro; 1923); The Reverend Robert Lionel Fanthorpe (1935); Suzy Varty (1949)
Notable Events:
The Times published an apology for Barry Fantoni's caricature of Terry-Thomas in 1965.
The Fink Brothers' single Mutants in Mega-City One entered the UK charts at #75 in 1985. It would continue to chart for a further three weeks.
Brett Ewins appeared before Uxbridge Magistrates Court charged with GBH with intent, and remanded on custody, in 2012.
Friday, February 1, 2019
On This Day: 01 Feb
Smash! (Odhams Press Ltd.) #01 (05 Feb 1966).
Tammy (IPC Magazines, Ltd.) #01 (06 Feb 1971).
Star Wars Weekly (Marvel Comics International Inc.) #01 (08 Feb 1978).
Judge Dredd: The Final Cut by Matthew Smith. (Black Flame; Feb 2005) ISBN-10: 1844161358.
First Appearances:
Bad Penny in Smash! (Odhams) #01 (05 Feb 1966).
Births:
Keith Watson (1935)
Deaths:
George Cruikshank (1878); L. Bruce Mayne (1968); Godfrey Douglas Giles (1941); Harry Parlett (1971); Bill Holroyd (2000); Ernest Dudley (2006); Shirley Bellwood (2016)
Notable Events:
Peter Fluck and Roger Law were castaways on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 1987.
The Royal Mail released Greeting Stamps - Messages, a set of ten first class stamps bearing the likeness of Dan Dare, Rupert Bear and Biggles among others, in 1994. Released alongside the stamps were envelope stickers with comic-book iconography.
A statue of newspaper strip character GI Bride (from Lobey Dosser), sculpted by Ranald MacColl, was unveiled in Glasgow in 2011.
Tammy (IPC Magazines, Ltd.) #01 (06 Feb 1971).
Star Wars Weekly (Marvel Comics International Inc.) #01 (08 Feb 1978).
Judge Dredd: The Final Cut by Matthew Smith. (Black Flame; Feb 2005) ISBN-10: 1844161358.
First Appearances:
Bad Penny in Smash! (Odhams) #01 (05 Feb 1966).
Births:
Keith Watson (1935)
Deaths:
George Cruikshank (1878); L. Bruce Mayne (1968); Godfrey Douglas Giles (1941); Harry Parlett (1971); Bill Holroyd (2000); Ernest Dudley (2006); Shirley Bellwood (2016)
Notable Events:
Peter Fluck and Roger Law were castaways on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 1987.
The Royal Mail released Greeting Stamps - Messages, a set of ten first class stamps bearing the likeness of Dan Dare, Rupert Bear and Biggles among others, in 1994. Released alongside the stamps were envelope stickers with comic-book iconography.
A statue of newspaper strip character GI Bride (from Lobey Dosser), sculpted by Ranald MacColl, was unveiled in Glasgow in 2011.
Thursday, January 31, 2019
On This Day: 31 Jan
The Man Who Searched For Fear by Bill Lacey. (Bear Alley Books) GN (2014) ISBN-13: 9781907081736
V For Vendetta novelisation by Steve Moore, based on the screenplay by The Wachowski Brothers. (Pocket Books; 2006) ISBN-13: 978-1416516996
Durham Red: Manticore Reborn by Peter J. Evans. (Black Flame; Jan 2006) ISBN-10: 1 84416 323 7
Judge Dredd: Crime Chronicles - Double Zero by James Swallow. (Big Finish Productions; 2010)
Births:
Clive Hudson (1926); Grant Morrison (1960).
Deaths:
Morley Adams (1954)
Notable Events:
The Marvel Family #89 became the last Captain Marvel related title to be published by L. Miller & Son, Ltd. in 1954.
V For Vendetta novelisation by Steve Moore, based on the screenplay by The Wachowski Brothers. (Pocket Books; 2006) ISBN-13: 978-1416516996
Durham Red: Manticore Reborn by Peter J. Evans. (Black Flame; Jan 2006) ISBN-10: 1 84416 323 7
Judge Dredd: Crime Chronicles - Double Zero by James Swallow. (Big Finish Productions; 2010)
Births:
Clive Hudson (1926); Grant Morrison (1960).
Deaths:
Morley Adams (1954)
Notable Events:
The Marvel Family #89 became the last Captain Marvel related title to be published by L. Miller & Son, Ltd. in 1954.
Monday, January 28, 2019
On This Day: 28 Jan
The Loner (Fleetway Publications) #01 (1991)
First Appearances:
Judge Anderson in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 150 (02 Feb 1980)
Births:
Mary Tourtel (1874); Hunt Emerson (1952)
Deaths:
Jerry Siegel (1996)
Notable Events:
Rupert Murdoch tweeted an apology, for the Gerald Scarfe cartoon published the previous day, in 2013.
First Appearances:
Judge Anderson in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 150 (02 Feb 1980)
Births:
Mary Tourtel (1874); Hunt Emerson (1952)
Deaths:
Jerry Siegel (1996)
Notable Events:
Rupert Murdoch tweeted an apology, for the Gerald Scarfe cartoon published the previous day, in 2013.
Saturday, January 26, 2019
On This Day: 26 Jan
Births:
Flora Klickmann (1867); Kaye Webb (1914); Oliver Passingham (1925); Jules Feiffer (1929); Michael Turner (1929); Bryan Berry (1930); Murray Ball (1939)
Deaths:
John Byam Liston Shaw (1919); Margaret Constance Belsky (1989); Jon Peaty (1991); Bernard Cookson (2016)
Notable Events:
The Fink Brothers appeared on Central Television in 1985, with predictable results.
Judge Dredd newspaper strip began in Metro (free newspaper) in 2004.
Striker newspaper strip resumed in Nuts magazine in 2010.
The Untitled Project uploaded part of a television pilot, based on LogoRobotComics and Brain Damage, in 2010.
The Sunday Post included a free comic examining The Broons family tree in 2014.
Flora Klickmann (1867); Kaye Webb (1914); Oliver Passingham (1925); Jules Feiffer (1929); Michael Turner (1929); Bryan Berry (1930); Murray Ball (1939)
Deaths:
John Byam Liston Shaw (1919); Margaret Constance Belsky (1989); Jon Peaty (1991); Bernard Cookson (2016)
Notable Events:
The Fink Brothers appeared on Central Television in 1985, with predictable results.
Judge Dredd newspaper strip began in Metro (free newspaper) in 2004.
Striker newspaper strip resumed in Nuts magazine in 2010.
The Untitled Project uploaded part of a television pilot, based on LogoRobotComics and Brain Damage, in 2010.
The Sunday Post included a free comic examining The Broons family tree in 2014.
Friday, January 25, 2019
On This Day: 25 Jan
Eagle and Battle (Fleetway Publications) #306 (30 Jan 1988).
The Complete Judge Dredd (Fleetway Publications) #1 (Feb 1992).
Nikolai Dante: The Strangelove Gambit by David Bishop. (Black Flame; Jan 2005) ISBN-10: 1 84416 139 0
Births:
John Dudman (1925)
Deaths:
Guido Buzzelli (1992); Arthur Horner (1997); Bill Ritchie (2010); Mike Peyton (2017)
The Complete Judge Dredd (Fleetway Publications) #1 (Feb 1992).
Nikolai Dante: The Strangelove Gambit by David Bishop. (Black Flame; Jan 2005) ISBN-10: 1 84416 139 0
Births:
John Dudman (1925)
Deaths:
Guido Buzzelli (1992); Arthur Horner (1997); Bill Ritchie (2010); Mike Peyton (2017)
Monday, January 21, 2019
On This Day: 21 Jan
Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection (Hachette Partworks Ltd.) #01 (2015) GN
First Appearances:
Judge Death in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 149 (26 Jan 1980)
Births:
Ernest Shaw (1891); Albert Lock (1893); Martin Sharp (1942)
Deaths:
Martin Honeysett (2015); Alessandro Biffignandi (2017)
Notable Events:
Notorious highwayman Claude Duval was executed at Tyburn in 1670.
Alan Coren was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 1978.
John Freeman's thoughts on the future of Marvel UK, published in 1993, is available online.
A special talk about Oor Wullie's Bucket Trail began Dundee University's Saturday Evening Lecture series in 2017. David Cunningham, chief executive of the ARCHIE Foundation, and Suzanne Scott, artistic coordinator of the trail, were present at the talk, which was chaired by Ellis Watson, CEO of DC Thomson.
First Appearances:
Judge Death in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 149 (26 Jan 1980)
Births:
Ernest Shaw (1891); Albert Lock (1893); Martin Sharp (1942)
Deaths:
Martin Honeysett (2015); Alessandro Biffignandi (2017)
Notable Events:
Notorious highwayman Claude Duval was executed at Tyburn in 1670.
Alan Coren was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 1978.
John Freeman's thoughts on the future of Marvel UK, published in 1993, is available online.
A special talk about Oor Wullie's Bucket Trail began Dundee University's Saturday Evening Lecture series in 2017. David Cunningham, chief executive of the ARCHIE Foundation, and Suzanne Scott, artistic coordinator of the trail, were present at the talk, which was chaired by Ellis Watson, CEO of DC Thomson.
Sunday, January 20, 2019
On This Day: 20 Jan
Music Star (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #01 (1973) *magazine*
Judge Dredd: The Medusa Seed by David Stone. (Virgin Publishing; Jan 1994) ISBN-10: 0 35232 895 9
First Appearances:
Det. Joe Clancy (Clancy and the Man) in The Crunch (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #02 (27 Jan 1979).
D.A.D.D. - Dial A Dawn Destructor in Eagle and Tiger (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #201 (25 Jan 1986).
Births:
Mike Peyton (1921); John McLusky (1923); Selim Jehan "Eddy" Shah (1944)
Deaths:
Mike Dickinson (2017); John Watkiss (2017); Bob Wakelin (2018)
Notable Events:
The first episode of Supergran, based on the books by Forrest Wilson, was broadcast on ITV in 1985.
A DVD of the Captain Pugwash animated series was presented with copies of The Sunday Times in 2008.
Judge Dredd: The Medusa Seed by David Stone. (Virgin Publishing; Jan 1994) ISBN-10: 0 35232 895 9
First Appearances:
Det. Joe Clancy (Clancy and the Man) in The Crunch (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #02 (27 Jan 1979).
D.A.D.D. - Dial A Dawn Destructor in Eagle and Tiger (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #201 (25 Jan 1986).
Births:
Mike Peyton (1921); John McLusky (1923); Selim Jehan "Eddy" Shah (1944)
Deaths:
Mike Dickinson (2017); John Watkiss (2017); Bob Wakelin (2018)
Notable Events:
The first episode of Supergran, based on the books by Forrest Wilson, was broadcast on ITV in 1985.
A DVD of the Captain Pugwash animated series was presented with copies of The Sunday Times in 2008.
Saturday, January 12, 2019
On This Day: 12 Jan
The Crunch (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #01 (20 Jan 1979).
Cadet Anderson: Teenage Kyx by Alan Grant, Carlos Ezquerra, Patrick Goddard & Steve Yeowell. (Rebellion; Jan 2017) ISBN 978-1781-08539-4.
The Complete Scarlet Traces volume 1 by Ian Edginton & D'Israeli (Rebellion; Jan 2017) ISBN 978-1781-08501-1
Judge Dredd: Psykogeddon by Dave Stone. (Black Flame; Jan 2006) ISBN-13: 9781849971003.
First Appearances:
Ross Harper (Who Killed Cassidy?) in The Crunch #01 (20 Jan 1979).
Bearpaw Jay, The Mantracker in The Crunch #01 (20 Jan 1979).
Doctor Kyser (The Kyser Experiment) in The Crunch #01 (20 Jan 1979).
Mike Preston (The Walking Bombs) in The Crunch #01 (20 Jan 1979).
Mark Sabor (Arena) in The Crunch #01 (20 Jan 1979).
Durham Red in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 505 (17 Jan 1987).
Births:
Jack Greenall (1905); Angus Scott (1909); Juan Jesús García Alvarez (Xuasus; 1968)
Deaths:
Florence Anderson (1972); Richard Hook (2010); Tony Harding (2014)
Notable Events:
The Schoolboys' Own Exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, London, ended in 1952. Eagle was represented by a Dan Dare Rifle Range, with the best shot of the day qualifying for a specially-made B.S.A. air rifle. The best of these was awarded the Eagle Marksman of the Year trophy by Marcus Morris.
Ronald Searle was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 1959.
Cadet Anderson: Teenage Kyx by Alan Grant, Carlos Ezquerra, Patrick Goddard & Steve Yeowell. (Rebellion; Jan 2017) ISBN 978-1781-08539-4.
The Complete Scarlet Traces volume 1 by Ian Edginton & D'Israeli (Rebellion; Jan 2017) ISBN 978-1781-08501-1
Judge Dredd: Psykogeddon by Dave Stone. (Black Flame; Jan 2006) ISBN-13: 9781849971003.
First Appearances:
Ross Harper (Who Killed Cassidy?) in The Crunch #01 (20 Jan 1979).
Bearpaw Jay, The Mantracker in The Crunch #01 (20 Jan 1979).
Doctor Kyser (The Kyser Experiment) in The Crunch #01 (20 Jan 1979).
Mike Preston (The Walking Bombs) in The Crunch #01 (20 Jan 1979).
Mark Sabor (Arena) in The Crunch #01 (20 Jan 1979).
Durham Red in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 505 (17 Jan 1987).
Births:
Jack Greenall (1905); Angus Scott (1909); Juan Jesús García Alvarez (Xuasus; 1968)
Deaths:
Florence Anderson (1972); Richard Hook (2010); Tony Harding (2014)
Notable Events:
The Schoolboys' Own Exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, London, ended in 1952. Eagle was represented by a Dan Dare Rifle Range, with the best shot of the day qualifying for a specially-made B.S.A. air rifle. The best of these was awarded the Eagle Marksman of the Year trophy by Marcus Morris.
Ronald Searle was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 1959.
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
On This Day: 09 Jan
Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgement on Gotham (Fleetway Editions) Newsstand Edition (1992).
Look and Learn - The Best of the Classic Children's Magazine (Look and Learn Magazine Ltd.) #01 (2006).
First Appearances:
Frank Hart, The Visible Man in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 47 (14 Jan 1978).
Sugarman in Amstrad Action (Future Publishing) #05 (Feb 1986).
Births:
Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (1811); George Machin (1893); John Barradale Melhuish (Mel; 1893); Tony Harding (1942); Gary James (1978)
Deaths:
Warwick Reynolds, Sr. (1896); Peter Cook (1995); Ed "Stewpot" Stewart (2016)
Notable Events:
Ian Hislop was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 1994.
Pip, Squeak and Wilfred newspaper strip reprints ended in 1999.
Escape Books Limited incorporate in 2009, becoming company #06787433.
Look and Learn - The Best of the Classic Children's Magazine (Look and Learn Magazine Ltd.) #01 (2006).
First Appearances:
Frank Hart, The Visible Man in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 47 (14 Jan 1978).
Sugarman in Amstrad Action (Future Publishing) #05 (Feb 1986).
Births:
Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (1811); George Machin (1893); John Barradale Melhuish (Mel; 1893); Tony Harding (1942); Gary James (1978)
Deaths:
Warwick Reynolds, Sr. (1896); Peter Cook (1995); Ed "Stewpot" Stewart (2016)
Notable Events:
Ian Hislop was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 1994.
Pip, Squeak and Wilfred newspaper strip reprints ended in 1999.
Escape Books Limited incorporate in 2009, becoming company #06787433.
Monday, December 31, 2018
On This Day: 31 Dec
Judge Dredd: Crime Chronicles - The Devil's Playground by Jonathan Clements. (Big Finish Productions; 2009)
Births:
Alfred Taylor (1889); Patricia Lamburn (1925); Dave Westaway (1946); Tom Morton (1955)
Deaths:
Maurice Dodd (2005)
Notable Events:
The Schoolboys' Own Exhibition began at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, London, in 1951. Eagle was represented by a Dan Dare Rifle Range, with the best shot of the day qualifying for a specially-made B.S.A. air rifle.
The Schoolboys' Own Exhibition began at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, London, in 1952. Eagle took a 40' stand (the largest in the exhibition) in order to show off all the products based on characters from the comic. For added effect, the stand was in the form of Dan Dare's spaceship. Brian Reece and Wilfred Pickles were there for the grand opening.
The AAARGH! comic exhibition, organised by Michael Kustow, began at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in 1971. It was the first serious exhibition of comic art in the UK.
Due to family ill-health, Mike Conroy was forced to close Maya Merchandising (an offshoot of The Edge of Forever), which ceased trading on this day in 1982. The Perfect Mailing Company took over existing orders
Happy Birthday Broons! was broadcast on BBC One Scotland in 2006.
Just Dandy, a celebration of The Dandy, was broadcast on BBC One Scotland in 2012.
Births:
Alfred Taylor (1889); Patricia Lamburn (1925); Dave Westaway (1946); Tom Morton (1955)
Deaths:
Maurice Dodd (2005)
Notable Events:
The Schoolboys' Own Exhibition began at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, London, in 1951. Eagle was represented by a Dan Dare Rifle Range, with the best shot of the day qualifying for a specially-made B.S.A. air rifle.
The Schoolboys' Own Exhibition began at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, London, in 1952. Eagle took a 40' stand (the largest in the exhibition) in order to show off all the products based on characters from the comic. For added effect, the stand was in the form of Dan Dare's spaceship. Brian Reece and Wilfred Pickles were there for the grand opening.
The AAARGH! comic exhibition, organised by Michael Kustow, began at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in 1971. It was the first serious exhibition of comic art in the UK.
Due to family ill-health, Mike Conroy was forced to close Maya Merchandising (an offshoot of The Edge of Forever), which ceased trading on this day in 1982. The Perfect Mailing Company took over existing orders
Happy Birthday Broons! was broadcast on BBC One Scotland in 2006.
Just Dandy, a celebration of The Dandy, was broadcast on BBC One Scotland in 2012.
Saturday, December 29, 2018
On This Day: 29 Dec
Births:
David Nixon (1919); E.W. Hildick (1925); Dave McKean (1963)
Deaths:
Don Lawrence (2003); Robert A. Monkhouse (2003); Tony Greig (2012); Jim Baikie (2017)
Notable Events:
Dan Doofer newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1945.
BBC Radio 4 broadcast a 30-minute program featuring Dan Dare and Judge Dredd in 1991. Garth Ennis, Rian Hughes and John Wagner added their thoughts.
The Bogie Man television movie, based on the comic by Alan Grant, John Wagner & Robin Smith, was broadcast in 1992.
J.H. Batchelor awarded M.B.E. for "services to Illustration" as part of the Queen's New Year Honours list in 2012.
David Nixon (1919); E.W. Hildick (1925); Dave McKean (1963)
Deaths:
Don Lawrence (2003); Robert A. Monkhouse (2003); Tony Greig (2012); Jim Baikie (2017)
Notable Events:
Dan Doofer newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1945.
BBC Radio 4 broadcast a 30-minute program featuring Dan Dare and Judge Dredd in 1991. Garth Ennis, Rian Hughes and John Wagner added their thoughts.
The Bogie Man television movie, based on the comic by Alan Grant, John Wagner & Robin Smith, was broadcast in 1992.
J.H. Batchelor awarded M.B.E. for "services to Illustration" as part of the Queen's New Year Honours list in 2012.
Friday, December 21, 2018
On This Day: 21 Dec
Births:
Frank Hampson (1918); Jim Cawthorn (1929); Mick Bunnage (1958); Oliver Preston (1962)
Notable Events:
Judge Dredd made a personal appearance at Nostalgia & Comics, 14-16 Smallbrook, Queensway, Birmingham, in 1990.
Frank Hampson (1918); Jim Cawthorn (1929); Mick Bunnage (1958); Oliver Preston (1962)
Notable Events:
Judge Dredd made a personal appearance at Nostalgia & Comics, 14-16 Smallbrook, Queensway, Birmingham, in 1990.
Saturday, December 15, 2018
On This Day: 15 Dec
First Appearances:
Sergeant Joe Bannon (Death Wish) in Valiant (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #[???] (20 Dec 1975).
Det. Jack McBane, One-Eyed Jack in Valiant (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #[???] (20 Dec 1975).
Al Bestardi (Al's Baby) in Judge Dredd The Megazine (Fleetway Publications) vol.1 #4 (Jan 1991).
Births:
Kody Chamberlain (1972)
Notable Events:
The Who Sell Out record released in 1967, with a cover by Roger Law.
A sneak-preview of the Batman computer game was featured on the cover-mounted cassette with Crash #60 (Jan 1989).
The Non–Savvy, Non–Commuter by Asia Alfasi displayed in Piccadilly Circus Underground station in 2006, as part of the "Think Cities" project which celebrated 100 years of the Piccadilly Line.
Bananaman musical began a limited run at the Southwark Playhouse, Newington Causeway, London, in 2017.
Sergeant Joe Bannon (Death Wish) in Valiant (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #[???] (20 Dec 1975).
Det. Jack McBane, One-Eyed Jack in Valiant (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #[???] (20 Dec 1975).
Al Bestardi (Al's Baby) in Judge Dredd The Megazine (Fleetway Publications) vol.1 #4 (Jan 1991).
Births:
Kody Chamberlain (1972)
Notable Events:
The Who Sell Out record released in 1967, with a cover by Roger Law.
A sneak-preview of the Batman computer game was featured on the cover-mounted cassette with Crash #60 (Jan 1989).
The Non–Savvy, Non–Commuter by Asia Alfasi displayed in Piccadilly Circus Underground station in 2006, as part of the "Think Cities" project which celebrated 100 years of the Piccadilly Line.
Bananaman musical began a limited run at the Southwark Playhouse, Newington Causeway, London, in 2017.
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
On This Day: 11 Dec
First Appearances:
Keepers of the Sun Stone in The Victor (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #43 (16 Dec 1961).
The Secret Quest of Tiger Shaw in The Victor (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #43 (16 Dec 1961).
Births:
René Bull (1872); John Buscema (1927); Peter Firmin (1928); David William Boutland (1938)
Deaths:
F.H. Townsend (1920); Willie Rushton (1996)
Notable Events:
The Daily Mirror demonstrated their fact-checking skills by calling Judge Dredd an American comic-book character in a 1991 article.
The first episode of Black Mirror, co-written by Charlie Brooker, was broadcast on Channel 4 in 2011.
The short film Nothing to Declare, written by Frank Quitely, was funded through IndieGoGo in 2016.
Keepers of the Sun Stone in The Victor (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #43 (16 Dec 1961).
The Secret Quest of Tiger Shaw in The Victor (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #43 (16 Dec 1961).
Births:
René Bull (1872); John Buscema (1927); Peter Firmin (1928); David William Boutland (1938)
Deaths:
F.H. Townsend (1920); Willie Rushton (1996)
Notable Events:
The Daily Mirror demonstrated their fact-checking skills by calling Judge Dredd an American comic-book character in a 1991 article.
The first episode of Black Mirror, co-written by Charlie Brooker, was broadcast on Channel 4 in 2011.
The short film Nothing to Declare, written by Frank Quitely, was funded through IndieGoGo in 2016.
Saturday, December 8, 2018
On This Day: 08 Dec
Frontline UK (Bear Alley Books) GN (Dec 2014) ISBN-13: 9781907081767
First Appearances:
Lt. Dave Wilson (The Bombhunters) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #116 (11 Dec 1976).
Mike Hobson (Hobson's Quest) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #429 (11 Dec 1982).
Bad Company in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 500 (13 Dec 1986).
Births:
Tom Browne (1870); George William Smith (Gus; 1915); Les Barton (1923); David Myers (1925); Brett Ewins (1955)
Deaths:
Richard Newton (1798); Oliver Postgate (2008)
Notable Events:
Opening night of Any Old Thing, at the London Pavillion, in 1918. Written by Bruce Bairnsfather.
The feature film Press for Time released in the UK in 1966, based on the novel by Angus McGill.
Derek Fullarton was found dead at his home in Smart's Lane, Epping Forest, Essex, in 1968.
The Sunday Times featured a retrospective of Judge Dredd in the weekend section in 1991.
First Appearances:
Lt. Dave Wilson (The Bombhunters) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #116 (11 Dec 1976).
Mike Hobson (Hobson's Quest) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #429 (11 Dec 1982).
Bad Company in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 500 (13 Dec 1986).
Births:
Tom Browne (1870); George William Smith (Gus; 1915); Les Barton (1923); David Myers (1925); Brett Ewins (1955)
Deaths:
Richard Newton (1798); Oliver Postgate (2008)
Notable Events:
Opening night of Any Old Thing, at the London Pavillion, in 1918. Written by Bruce Bairnsfather.
The feature film Press for Time released in the UK in 1966, based on the novel by Angus McGill.
Derek Fullarton was found dead at his home in Smart's Lane, Epping Forest, Essex, in 1968.
The Sunday Times featured a retrospective of Judge Dredd in the weekend section in 1991.
Friday, December 7, 2018
On This Day: 07 Dec
Births:
Freddie Adkins (1894); Barry Kitson (1957); Lee Brimmicombe-Wood (1963)
Notable Events:
The first issue of Viz was collected from the printers in 1979.
Willie Rushton hosted the ninth episode of Friday Night, Saturday Morning, on BBC 2, in 1979.
John Wagner, Alan Grant and Simon Bisley attended a Judge Dredd/Batman: Judgement on Gotham signing at Virgin Megastore, Marble Arch, London, in 1991.
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD released on DVD in 2015.
Freddie Adkins (1894); Barry Kitson (1957); Lee Brimmicombe-Wood (1963)
Notable Events:
The first issue of Viz was collected from the printers in 1979.
Willie Rushton hosted the ninth episode of Friday Night, Saturday Morning, on BBC 2, in 1979.
John Wagner, Alan Grant and Simon Bisley attended a Judge Dredd/Batman: Judgement on Gotham signing at Virgin Megastore, Marble Arch, London, in 1991.
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD released on DVD in 2015.
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