On This Day: 12 Feb

Baptised in the Blood of Millions by David Britton (Savoy Books; 2001) ISBN-10: 0861301013

First Appearances:

Jack Smythe Soldier Smith) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #21 (15 Feb 1975).
Peter Ryan (Ryan's Revenge) in Battle Picture Weekly (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #[50] (14 Feb 1976).
Angus McBride (The Boat) Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #595 (15 Feb 1986).
Mike Rankin (The Boat) Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #595 (15 Feb 1986).

Deaths:

Betty Roland (1996); E.W. Hildick (2001)

Notable Events:

The Hoffnung Music Festival was revived at the Royal Festival Hall, London in 1988.
Phoo Action, based on Get the Freebies, broadcast on BBC Three in 2008.
Revolutionary War: Death's Head II (Marvel) #01 (Feb 2014) released in the US in 2014.

On This Day: 28 Oct

Doctor Who: Conversion (Titan Comics; 2015)

The Life and Times of Death's Head (Marvel Comics Ltd.) tpb (1990)
Kids Alive! 125 (Shield Books; 2006) ISBN-13: 978-0854127535

Births:

Malcolm Douglas (1954); Joel Meadows (1972)

Deaths:

James Walker (1984); James Edward Anthony Tyler (Tony Tyler; 2006)

Notable Events:

"Ullo!" (also known as Carry on Sergeant) began a run at New Oxford Theatre in 1925.
Television animation The Adventures Of Rupert Bear premièred on ITV in 1969, with one of the catchiest theme tunes ever heard.
The book launch for The Viz Bumper Book Of Shite at Porchester Hall, London, a number of C–list celebrities in attendance, took place in 1993. It – predictably and hilariously – ended rather badly...
David Austin's last cartoon appeared in The Guardian in 2005.