Nikki (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #01 (23 Feb 1985).
Comic Relief Comic (Fleetway Publications; 1991).
Judge Dredd: Wetworks by Dave Stone. (Virgin Publishing; Feb 1995) ISBN-10: 0352329750.
First Appearances:
Sergeant Mike Mason (Hit and Run!) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #126 (19 Feb 1977).
Fludd (The Dead) in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 510 (21 Feb 1987).
Births:
John Worsley (1919); Carol Baker (1938); Warren Ellis (1968); Ron Wilson
Deaths:
Norman Pett (1960); Alfred Mazure (1974); Sheridan Morley (2007); Brett Ewins (2015); Mick O'Connor (2015)
Notable Events:
Ernest Howard Shepard was made an acting captain in the Royal Garrison Artillery, while second-in-command of a siege battery, in 1917.
Liquidators were appointed for The Cardal Publishing Company Limited in 1951.
The Comic Relief Comic went on sale in 1991. Uniting characters from a number of companies (from television as well as comics), for the first (and, predictably, last) time in the name of charity. Things didn't exactly go to plan, and a hoped-for second printing wasn't made available for Comic Relief's big day.
The Commando website was officially launched in 2011, with information on the hardware featured in each issue along with other interactive elements.
Facebook suspended the official Viz page in 2016, only to reinstate it later in the day with a halfhearted apology.
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Saturday, February 16, 2019
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.
Monday, January 14, 2019
On This Day: 14 Jan
Treasure #01 (19 Jan 1963).
Pow! (Odhams) #01 (21 Jan 1967).
Spike (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #01 (22 Jan 1983)
Numbercruncher by Si Spurrier & P.J. Holden. (Titan Books; Jan 2014) ISBN-13: 978-1782760047.
Solid State Tank Girl by Alan Martin & Warwick Johnson-Cadwell. (Titan Books; Jan 2014) ISBN-13: 978-1782760030.
First Appearances:
Dare-a-Day Davy in Pow! #01 (21 Jan 1967).
The Dolls of St. Dominics in Pow! #01 (21 Jan 1967).
Wee Willie Haggis, the Spy from Skye in Pow! #01 (21 Jan 1967).
Sergeant Pilot Nick Ryder, Jungle Pilot in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #69 (17 Jan 1976).
The Bleak Street Bunch in Spike #01 (22 Jan 1983).
Squadron Leader 'Lucky' Layton in Spike #01 (22 Jan 1983).
Ticker Tait in Spike #01 (22 Jan 1983).
Births:
Anton Lock (1893); Ken Bulmer (1921); Mario Cubbino (1930); Colin Wyatt (1939); Frazer Irving
Deaths:
Arthur William à Beckett (1909)
Notable Events:
Leslie Illingworth's Daily Mail cartoon, published in 1944, attained immortality when found in the ruins of Hitler's
Chancellery.
Gerard Hoffnung was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 1957.
Television adverts promoting the launch of Look and Learn were broadcast on British television in 1961.
Michael Moorcock underwent emergency exploratory surgery in 2002 to remove blood clots.
Brett Ewins received a serious head injury from police officers during an altercation at his home in 2012.
Colin Wyatt's The Jet–Set books had an official launch at the Just Imagine Bookshop in Chelmsford in 2012. Profits from the books raise money for the Born Free Foundation animal charity.
The première of Kingsman: The Secret Service took place in London in 2015.
Pow! (Odhams) #01 (21 Jan 1967).
Spike (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #01 (22 Jan 1983)
Numbercruncher by Si Spurrier & P.J. Holden. (Titan Books; Jan 2014) ISBN-13: 978-1782760047.
Solid State Tank Girl by Alan Martin & Warwick Johnson-Cadwell. (Titan Books; Jan 2014) ISBN-13: 978-1782760030.
First Appearances:
Dare-a-Day Davy in Pow! #01 (21 Jan 1967).
The Dolls of St. Dominics in Pow! #01 (21 Jan 1967).
Wee Willie Haggis, the Spy from Skye in Pow! #01 (21 Jan 1967).
Sergeant Pilot Nick Ryder, Jungle Pilot in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #69 (17 Jan 1976).
The Bleak Street Bunch in Spike #01 (22 Jan 1983).
Squadron Leader 'Lucky' Layton in Spike #01 (22 Jan 1983).
Ticker Tait in Spike #01 (22 Jan 1983).
Births:
Anton Lock (1893); Ken Bulmer (1921); Mario Cubbino (1930); Colin Wyatt (1939); Frazer Irving
Deaths:
Arthur William à Beckett (1909)
Notable Events:
Leslie Illingworth's Daily Mail cartoon, published in 1944, attained immortality when found in the ruins of Hitler's
Chancellery.
Gerard Hoffnung was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 1957.
Television adverts promoting the launch of Look and Learn were broadcast on British television in 1961.
Michael Moorcock underwent emergency exploratory surgery in 2002 to remove blood clots.
Brett Ewins received a serious head injury from police officers during an altercation at his home in 2012.
Colin Wyatt's The Jet–Set books had an official launch at the Just Imagine Bookshop in Chelmsford in 2012. Profits from the books raise money for the Born Free Foundation animal charity.
The première of Kingsman: The Secret Service took place in London in 2015.
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.
Monday, November 26, 2018
On This Day: 26 Nov
Warlord - Peter Flint Special (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) nn [1976].
Rammie (Comic Football) #01 (2009).
EuroTemps Edited by Alex Stewart & Neil Gaiman. (Penguin; 1992)
First Appearances:
The Urnaks are Coming! in The Victor (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #93 (01 Dec 1962).
Births:
Angus McGill (1927)
Deaths:
Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere (1940)
Notable Events:
London première of The Better 'Ole took place in 1926, starring Syd Chaplin as Old Bill.
Malcolm Muggeridge was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 1956.
Crash magazine ran a sixteen-page feature on the Judge Death computer game, including reprints of the Dredd strip the game was based on, plus a Judge Anderson pin-up by Brett Ewins, in 1987.
Clare in the Community radio series, based on the newspaper strip, began on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
Borders (UK) Limited announced that they had gone into administration in 2009.
Bryan and Mary Talbot attended a signing event at Forbidden Planet, London, in 2014.
Sheffield Comic & Film Fair began in The Showroom, Paternoster Row, Sheffield, in 2016.
Rammie (Comic Football) #01 (2009).
EuroTemps Edited by Alex Stewart & Neil Gaiman. (Penguin; 1992)
First Appearances:
The Urnaks are Coming! in The Victor (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #93 (01 Dec 1962).
Births:
Angus McGill (1927)
Deaths:
Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere (1940)
Notable Events:
London première of The Better 'Ole took place in 1926, starring Syd Chaplin as Old Bill.
Malcolm Muggeridge was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 1956.
Crash magazine ran a sixteen-page feature on the Judge Death computer game, including reprints of the Dredd strip the game was based on, plus a Judge Anderson pin-up by Brett Ewins, in 1987.
Clare in the Community radio series, based on the newspaper strip, began on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
Borders (UK) Limited announced that they had gone into administration in 2009.
Bryan and Mary Talbot attended a signing event at Forbidden Planet, London, in 2014.
Sheffield Comic & Film Fair began in The Showroom, Paternoster Row, Sheffield, in 2016.
Friday, October 5, 2018
On This Day: 05 Oct
The Best of Matt 2017 (Orion; 2017) ISBN-13: 978-1409164630
Births:
Isaac Cruikshank (1764); William Timyn (Tim; 1902); Harry Ross Thomson (roSS; 1938); Clive Barker (1952)
Deaths:
Frank Eric Smith (Trow; 1985); Jack Potter (2014)
Notable Events:
Newsfield Ltd. registered in 1983.
Hardware, regarded as the first film adaptation of a 2000 A.D. property, released in the UK in 1990.
Garth Ennis, Brett Ewins, Glenn Fabry, Myra Hancock, Graham Higgins, David Hine, Alan McKenzie, Mark Millar, Steve Pugh and Kevin Walker attended a joint signing for 2000 A.D. Prog 750, the 2000 A.D. Yearbook 1992 and Judge Dredd Yearbook 1992 in Forbidden Planet, 71 New Oxford Street, London, in 1991.
Alan Grant was among the guests at the Wasted comic launch at Forbidden Planet, Edinburgh, in 2008.
Alan Cowsill, Glenn Dakin and Andy Lanning were on the panel for Revolutionary War at the London Film and Comic Con at the Olympia in 2013. Among other news, Dark Angel, Death's Head, Knights of Pendragon, Motormouth, Super Soldiers and Warheads were to return to print for the first time since the closure of Marvel UK, albeit as US comics.
Births:
Isaac Cruikshank (1764); William Timyn (Tim; 1902); Harry Ross Thomson (roSS; 1938); Clive Barker (1952)
Deaths:
Frank Eric Smith (Trow; 1985); Jack Potter (2014)
Notable Events:
Newsfield Ltd. registered in 1983.
Hardware, regarded as the first film adaptation of a 2000 A.D. property, released in the UK in 1990.
Garth Ennis, Brett Ewins, Glenn Fabry, Myra Hancock, Graham Higgins, David Hine, Alan McKenzie, Mark Millar, Steve Pugh and Kevin Walker attended a joint signing for 2000 A.D. Prog 750, the 2000 A.D. Yearbook 1992 and Judge Dredd Yearbook 1992 in Forbidden Planet, 71 New Oxford Street, London, in 1991.
Alan Grant was among the guests at the Wasted comic launch at Forbidden Planet, Edinburgh, in 2008.
Alan Cowsill, Glenn Dakin and Andy Lanning were on the panel for Revolutionary War at the London Film and Comic Con at the Olympia in 2013. Among other news, Dark Angel, Death's Head, Knights of Pendragon, Motormouth, Super Soldiers and Warheads were to return to print for the first time since the closure of Marvel UK, albeit as US comics.
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