On This Day: 08 Jan

Look-In (Independent Television Publications Ltd.) vol.1 #01 (09 Jan 1971).
Topper and Buzz (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #?? (1975).
Avengers Unconquered (Panini Publishing) #01 (04 Feb 2009).

First Appearances:

Major Eazy in Battle Picture Weekly (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #[45] (10 Jan 1976).
Harry Angel (Angel) in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 95 (13 Jan 1979).

Births:

Lilli Ursula Barbara Victoria Davidson (Victoria; 1915)

Character Births:

Robert Neal Cassady McDowell (Zenith; 1968) according to press released by his agent.

Notable Events:

Smash Hits (EMAP National Publications Ltd.) Vol.3 #01 (08 Jan 1981 - 21 Jan 1981) brought The Nutty Boys comic to the attention of those who might have missed the title's presence.
ZZZap! The Television Comic began its first series in 1993.
Revolutionary War: Alpha (Marvel) #01 (Jan 2014) released in the US, heralding a (brief) return to print for Marvel UK characters.

On This Day: 13 Nov

First Appearances:

Squadron Leader 'Big' Dave Chandler (Y for Yellow Squadron) in Battle Picture Weekly (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #[37] (15 Nov 1975).
Commander Jordan Knight (Destroyer!) in Battle Picture Weekly (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #[37] (15 Nov 1975).
Brigadier-General Frank Merrill (Merrill's Marauders) in Battle Picture Weekly (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #[37] (15 Nov 1975).

Births:

John Byam Liston Shaw (1872); George William Wakefield (1887)

Deaths:

Rowland Emett (1990)

Notable Events:

The first Hoffnung Music Festival took place at the Royal Festival Hall, London in 1956.
Stan Lee continued his signing tour at Forbidden Planet, 129 Middlewalk, Broadmarsh Centre, Nottingham, in 1991.
Judge Dredd graced the cover of Time Out () #1108 (13 Nov 1991-20 Nov 1991).

There will be images, for example the Time Out cover, in the full version. These should be considered, after all, sneak peeks rather than completed pages.

Battle Picture Weekly

08 Mar 1975 - 16 Oct 1976 (85 issues)

IPC Magazines Ltd.

 01  (08 Mar 1975; cover price 6p) Free combat stickers of World War II. D-Day Dawson, Lofty's One-Man Luftwaffe, The Flight of the Golden Hinde, Battle Honours, Day of the Eagle, The Bootneck Boy, Rat Pack and The Terror Behind the Bamboo Curtain begin.

 02  (15 Mar 1975) Free full-color 30"x20" Battle poster.

 03  (22 Mar 1975) 20 free Battle Swap Cards (of a set of 80). Free cut-out Battle Book of War Heroes, part one.

[04] (29 Mar 1975) Free cut-out Battle Book of War Heroes, part two.

[05] (05 Apr 1975) Free cut-out Battle Book of War Heroes, part three.

[06] (12 Apr 1975) Free cut-out Battle Book of War Heroes, part four.

[07] (19 Apr 1975)

[08] (26 Apr 1975)

[09] (03 May 1975) 'You're a Commando' quiz.

[10] (10 May 1975)

[11] (17 May 1975)

[12] (24 May 1975)

[13] (31 May 1975) Coward's Brand on Bradley and The Fortrose Falcon begin. Full-color Battle Game, part one.

[14] (07 Jun 1975) The Death's Head Dossier begins. Full-color Battle Game, part two.

[15] (14 Jun 1975) Full-color Battle Game, part three.

[16] (21 Jun 1975) Full-color Battle Game, part four.

[17] (28 Jun 1975) Battle Game assembly instructions, cards, markers and rules.

[18] (05 Jul 1975) Battle Master Plan, parts one and two.

[19] (12 Jul 1975) 'You're a Fighter Pilot' quiz. Battle Master Plan, part three.

[20] (19 Jul 1975) King of the Yanks begins. Holocaust at Pearl Harbour photo feature. Battle Master Plan, part four.

[21] (26 Jul 1975) 'You Are a Submarine Commander' quiz. Battle Master Plan, part five.

[22] (02 Aug 1975) El Alamein photo feature. Battle Master Plan, part six.

[23] (09 Aug 1975) Battle Master Plan, part seven.

[24] (16 Aug 1975) They Can't Stop Bullet! begins. 'You Are a Bomber Pilot' quiz. Battle Master Plan, part eight.

[25] (23 Aug 1975) Return of the Eagle begins. Battle Master Plan, part nine.

[26] (30 Aug 1975) Battle Master Plan, part ten.

[27] (06 Sep 1975) Sergeant Without Stripes begins. 'You Are a Spy' quiz. Battle Master Plan, part eleven.

[28] (13 Sep 1975) Battle Master Plan, part twelve.

[29] (20 Sep 1975) Battle Master Plan, part 13.

[30] (27 Sep 1975) Battle Diary: Glorious Defeat. Battle Master Plan, part 14.

[31] (04 Oct 1975) Battle Diary: Doodlebug! Battle Master Plan, part 15.

[32] (11 Oct 1975) Battle Diary: City That Crushed an Army. Battle Master Plan, part 16.

[33] (18 Oct 1975) Battle Diary: Daylight Attack. Battle Master Plan, part 17. Battle With the Men in Green photo-feature.

[34] (25 Oct 1975) Battle Diary: The Battle of Leyte Gulf. Battle Master Plan, part 18.

[35] (01 Nov 1975) Battle Diary: Suicide Attack! Battle Master Plan, part 19.

[36] (08 Nov 1975) Battle Diary: Sink The Tirpitz! Battle Master Plan, part 20.

[37] (15 Nov 1975) Fighting Men of WWII wall chart, part one. Merrill's Marauders, Destroyer, Great Escapes and Y for Yellow Squadron begin. Be a Battle Spy cut-out SOE ID papers.

[38] (22 Nov 1975) Fighting Men of WWII wall chart, part two. German Luger cutaway full-color pin-up.

[39] (29 Nov 1975) Fighting Men of WWII wall chart, part three. Super Spotters' Sky Spy Wheel cut-out feature.

[40] (06 Dec 1975) Fighting Men of WWII wall chart, part four. Battle Diary: Disasters... And Success!. Rat Pack dog tags and lapels cut-out feature.

[41] (13 Dec 1975) Dog Fight! board game.

[42] (20 Dec 1975) 'You Are a Prisoner!' quiz. Mike Nelson's Top Secret Code World feature.

[43] (27 Dec 1975) Battle Diary: Blitzkrieg 1944!. Rat Pack Action Mobile cut-out feature.

[44] (03 Jan 1976; cover price becomes 7p) Battle Diary: New Year Nightmare. Battle Year 1976 calendar, part one.

[45] (10 Jan 1976) Major Eazy and Iron Cross of Courage begin. Battle Year 1976 calendar, part two. Battle Diary: Running Fight in the Med!

[46] (17 Jan 1976)

[47] (24 Jan 1976) Battle Diary: Anzio. Secret Agent Spy Signs feature.

[48] (31 Jan 1976) Battle Diary: Silencing The Hun. Make Your Own Fab Fleep cut-out feature.

[49] (07 Feb 1976) Modern Masterpiece: Vosper-Thornycroft Patrol Boat. Battle Diary: Battle in the Channel.

[50] (14 Feb 1976) Ryan's Revenge begins. Battle Diary: Rescue From a Prison-Ship! SOE Calling Cards cut-out feature.

[51] (21 Feb 1976) Cold Steele begins.

[52] (28 Feb 1976) Battle Diary: Attack At Bruneval. 'You Are a Rifleman at Arnheim' quiz. Battle Searchlight game.

[53] (06 Mar 1976) Battle Diary: Escape Under the Waves! You're in the Driving Seat Of a Chieftan Tank schematic.

[54] (13 Mar 1976) Final Task complete strip. Battle Diary: 'Grand Slam' Attack. 'You Command a Commando' quiz. Battle Picture Weekly File cut-out feature.

[55] (20 Mar 1976) The Eagle Flies East begins. Battle Diary: Cruel End for a Hero. 'You Command the British Fleet at the Battle Of The River Plate' quiz. Battle Armoured Fighting Vehicles War Wheel cut-out feature.

[56] (27 Mar 1976) Battle Diary: Rommel Retreats!

[57] (03 Apr 1976) The Team that Went to War and Fighter from the Sky begin. Battle file on Commandos cut-out, part one.

[58] (10 Apr 1976) Battle Modern Master Plan: Jaguar Supersonic Strike Fighter cutaway. Battle file on Commandos cut-out, part two.

[59] (17 Apr 1976) Battle Diary: Rooftop Attack. Battle Modern Master Plan: H.M.S. Amazon Type 21 Frigate. Battle file on Commandos cut-out, part three.

[60] (24 Apr 1976) Battle Diary: Fire at Four Miles Up! Battle Modern Master Plan: Wellington Hovercraft. Battle file on Commandos cut-out, part four.

[61] (01 May 1976) Battle Diary: Battle of the Coral Sea! Battle Modern Master Plan: Scorpion light tank.

[62] (08 May 1976) Battle Diary: Into Berlin... and the End. Battle Modern Master Plan: Lynx AH Mk.1 helicopter.

[63] (15 May 1976) Battle Diary: Gibson's Daring Dam Busters. Battle Modern Master Plan: H.M.S. Sheffield.

[64] (22 May 1976) Battle Diary: Skydrop Over Crete. Battle Modern Master Plan: Mikoyan MiG-21.

[65] (29 May 1976) Hold Hill 109 begins. Battle Diary: They Lived to Fight Another Day! Battle Modern Master Plan: H.M.S. Valiant.

[66] (05 Jun 1976) Battle Diary: D-Day 1944. Battle Modern Master Plan: BTR-60PK Armoured Personnel Carrier.

[67] (12 Jun 1976) Battle Modern Master Plan: Harrier Jump Jet.

[68] (19 Jun 1976) Battle Diary: The Nazi's Strike East! Battle Modern Master Plan: H.M.S. Leander.

[69] (26 Jun 1976)

[70] (03 Jul 1976)

[71] (10 Jul 1976) Rattling Rommel begins. Battle Diary: On a Wing and a Prayer!

[72] (17 Jul 1976) Battle Modern Master Plan: Grumman F14 Tomcat.

[73] (24 Jul 1976) Battle Modern Master Plan: The Chieftain.

[74] (31 Jul 1976) Battle Diary: XE3 Attacks! Battle Modern Master Plan: Hawker Siddeley Nimrod.

[75] (07 Aug 1976) Battle Diary: The Bomb that Crushed Japan. Battle Modern Master Plan: 120mm Wombat / Skyspy.

[76] (14 Aug 1976) Darkie's Mob, The Eagle Must Die!, Yellow Jack, Operation Shark and The Unknown Soldier begin. The Deadly Tommy Gun pull-out full-color poster, part one. Weird Weapons of War feature.

[77] (21 Aug 1976) The Deadly Tommy Gun pull-out full-color poster, part two. Weird Weapons of War feature.

[78] (28 Aug 1976) The Deadly Tommy Gun pull-out full-color poster, part three. Battle Diary of the War cut-out, part one.

[79] (04 Sep 1976) The Deadly Tommy Gun pull-out full-color poster, part four. Battle Diary of the War cut-out, part two.

[80] (11 Sep 1976)

[81] (18 Sep 1976) Great Men - Great Guns: Winston Churchill / King George VI.

[82] (25 Sep 1976) Great Men - Great Guns: General George S. Patton / Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.

[83] (02 Oct 1976) Great Men - Great Guns: Brigadier-General Frank Merrill / Captain Roger Donlan.

[84] (09 Oct 1976) Great Men - Great Guns: Stanford Tuck / Guy Gibson / Sgt. John Kenneally, V.C.

[85] (16 Oct 1976) Great Men - Great Guns: Sergeant Alvin York / Audie Murphy.

Becomes Battle Picture Weekly And Valiant.

On This Day: 21 Oct

Battle Picture Weekly and Valiant (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #[86] (23 Oct 1976)

Zenith: Phase One (Rebellion; 2014)
Private Eye Annual 2016 edited by Ian Hislop. (Private Eye Productions Ltd.; 2016) ISBN-13: 978-1901784640.

Judge Dredd: Dreddlocked by Stephen Marley. (Virgin Publishing; Oct 1993) ISBN-10: 0 35232 875 4.

Births:

Arthur Wallis Mills (1876); Geoffrey Boycott (1940); Janet Ahlberg (1944); Diego Jourdan (1977)

Deaths:

Jesús Blasco (1995); Dave Gibson (2015)

Notable Events:

The Elvis Presley Story newspaper strip ended in 1977.
Alf Omega Potter began work on his first comic, based on Marvel characters, in 1978, at the age of thirteen.
Artists Dave Gibbons and Lee Sullivan attended a Doctor Who Magazine tenth anniversary, signing held at The Cafe Munchen, St. Giles High Street, London, in 1989. Also in attendance was Target cover artist Alister Pearson.
Eddie Gorecki and Jonathan Stanesby scaled the Royal Courts of Justice dressed as Batman and Robin in 2003.