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: 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.