On This Day: 06 Apr

Eagle Monthly (Fleetway Publications) #[473] (May 1991) [monthly frequency began]

The Official Comic Book Price Guide for Great Britain 1991/1992 by Duncan McAlpine. (PGP; 1991]

First Appearances:

Corporal Bill Davy (Sign of the Skull in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #133 (09 Apr 1977).

Births:

Charles Folkard (1878); Hayden Scott–Baron (Dock; 1980)

Notable Events:

A signing session for the The Official Comic Book Price Guide for Great Britain took place at the Virgin Mega Store, Oxford Street, London in 1991. Among others, Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons, Rian Hughes and David Lloyd were in attendance.
The Mail on Sunday gave away a copy of The Beano with the paper in 2014.
The Great British Graphic Novel exhibition began, at the Cartoon Museum, London, in 2016.

On This Day: 23 Mar

TV Fun (Fleetway Publications) #01 (23 Mar 1988-05 Apr 1988)

Freestyle BMX (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #01 (1984) *magazine*

First Appearances:

Sergeant Rob Hunter (Hunter) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #133 (26 Mar 1977).

Births:

Patten Wilson (1969); Julius Stafford Baker, Jr. (1904); Sam Fair (1909)

Notable Events:

The Pet Shop Boys featured in a Smash Hits interview, looking back at Neil Tennant's career, in 1988.
The Glasgow UK Comic Art Convention took place in 1991, with winners of the UK Comic Art Awards being announced by Penguin.
Dave Gibbons became the first artist to be featured in a Superstar Evening by the Cartoon Art Trust in 1996.
The Warren Ellis–scripted Hostile Waters computer game, by Rage Games Limited, was released by Interplay in 2001.
Stanley McMurtry was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 2008.

On This Day: 13 Feb

Fantastic (Odhams) #01 (18 Feb 1967)
Countdown (Polystyle Publications Ltd.) #01 (20 Feb 1971)

Kingsman: The Secret Service Original Motion Picture Score by Henry Jackman & Matthew Margeson (2015)

First Appearances:

The Missing Link in Fantastic #01 (18 Feb 1967).
Countdown in Countdown #01 (20 Feb 1971).
Colony Earth! in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 52 (18 Feb 1978).
Burt Anders (Wolverine) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #282 (16 Feb 1980).
Joe Bunce (Wolverine) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #282 (16 Feb 1980).
'Posh' Keeley (Wolverine) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #282 (16 Feb 1980).
Chuck Lennon (Wolverine) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #282 (16 Feb 1980).
Sgt. Pierre Revelle (Wolverine) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #282 (16 Feb 1980).
Fritz Muller (The Best of Enemies) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #282 (16 Feb 1980).
Sgt. Tom Wilson (The Best of Enemies) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #282 (16 Feb 1980).
Bob Trent (The Brothers) in Eagle (IPC Magazines Ltd.) vol.20? #100 (18 Feb 1984).
Peter Trent (The Brothers) in Eagle (IPC Magazines Ltd.) vol.20? #100 (18 Feb 1984).
Cathy Biltmore (News-Team) in Eagle (IPC Magazines Ltd.) vol.20? #100 (18 Feb 1984).
Dex Donovan (News-Team) in Eagle (IPC Magazines Ltd.) vol.20? #100 (18 Feb 1984).
Kurt Goppel (News-Team) in Eagle (IPC Magazines Ltd.) vol.20? #100 (18 Feb 1984).
Jerry Maddox (News-Team) in Eagle (IPC Magazines Ltd.) vol.20? #100 (18 Feb 1984).

Births:

Frank Reynolds (1876); Robert Stewart Sherriffs (1906); Anthony Tollin (1952)

Deaths:

Ron Embleton (1988); W. Howard Baker (1991); Gordon Bell (2014); Dave Holmes (2017)

Notable Events:

The Sunday Dispatch published Comics that Bring Horror to the Nursery, a piece by Marcus Morris regarding imported horror comics in 1949.
The first episode of The Sitcom Trials, created by Kev F. Sutherland, broadcast on ITV in 2003.
Modesty Blaise: The Silver Mistress radio adaptation began on the "15 Minute Drama" slot on BBC Radio 4 in 2017, starring the voices of Daphne Alexander, Paul Bazely, and Ian McNeice. The series ran for five fifteen minute episodes.

On This Day: 22 Jan

First Appearances:

Drake of E-Boat Alley in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #18 (25 Jan 1975).
The Stuarts of Stalingrad in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #18 (25 Jan 1975).
Gunner Kite The Soldier and the Samurai! in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #179 (25 Jan 1978).
Lieutenant Moto The Soldier and the Samurai! in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #179 (25 Jan 1978).
Storm Force in Battle (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #?? (?? Jan 1987).
Bix Barton, Master of the Rum and Uncanny in 2000 A.D Prog 663 (27 Jan 1990).

Births:

Walter Bell (1893); Kimon Evan Marengo (KEM; 1904)

Deaths:

Carlo Pellegrini (Ape; 1889); Patten Wilson (1934)

Notable Events:

Romeo Brown newspaper strip ended in 1962.
The first episode of the original television series Stan Lee's Lucky Man broadcast on Sky 1 in 2016.

On This Day: 04 Jan

First Appearances:

Sgt. Blane (The Hunted) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #172 (07 Jan 1978).
Charley Bourne (Charley's War) in Battle Action (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #200 (1979).
Glory Rider in Battle Action (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #200 (1979).
H.M.S. Nightshade in Battle Action (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #200 (1979).

Births:

Edward Linley Sambourne (1844); Eduardo Teixeira Coelho (1919); Eric Bradbury (1921); Ramsey Campbell (1946); Chris Bullivant Sr. (1947); David Roach (1965); Chris Weston (1969)

Deaths:

Charles Keene (1891); Grenfell 'Gren' Jones (2007)

Notable Events:

The first David Low cartoon appeared in print in the UK in The Manchester Guardian in 1915, a reprint of a cartoon from The Sydney Bulletin printed the previous year.
A creditor's meeting for Dark They Were & Golden Eyed was held in 1982. Malcolm Edwards, one of the expert valuers, cited £100,000 in unsecured debts.
Dez Skinn's Quality Communications, Limited was registered in 1982.
The final issue of Buster (cover dated 04 Jan 2000) in 2000 marked the end of Fleetway's humor titles.
David Fickling Comics Limited incorporated in 2011, becoming company no. 07481057.

On This Day: 23 Dec

The Steel Claw: The Vanishing Man by Ken Bulmer & Jesús Blasco. (Titan Books Ltd.; 2005)

First Appearances:

Roback's Raiders in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #379 (26 Oct 1981).

Births:

Francesc Masip (1941)

Deaths:

José Ortiz (2013)

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.

On This Day: 06 Dec

Warlord and Bullet (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #220 (09 Dec 1978).

Grandville: Bete Noir (2013)

Births:

Reg Carter (1886); Bruce Angrave (1912); Nick Park (1958); Robin Riggs (1961); Paul Jenkins (1965); Noel Clarke (1975)

Deaths:

Jane star Christabel Leighton–Porter (2000); Lesley Hatch (2014)

Notable Events:

Little Willie, the first British tank, was completed in 1915. The name derived from William Kerridge Haselden's cartoons of Kaiser Wilhelm and his son, The Crown Prince.
A Trip into the Future newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1924.

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.

On This Day: 17 Nov

Battle-Action (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #142 (19 Nov 1977).
Roy of the Rovers Winter Special (Fleetway Publications; 1989].
DC Comics Showcase: Harley Quinn (Titan Comics) #01 (Nov 2016)

Judge Dredd: Silencer by David Bishop. (Virgin Publishing; 1994) ISBN-10: 0352329602.

First Appearances:

Sgt. Pete Coker (Coker's Commandos) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #426 (20 Nov 1982).

Births:

Benjamin Edwin Minns (1863); Hector Breeze (1928); Don Lawrence (1928); Peter Cook (1937); Jonathan Ross (1960)

Notable Events:

The Sun newspaper was redesigned in 1969, with Paul Rigby's cartoons appearing prominently.
Bear newspaper strip began in The Sun in 1969.
Punch 150th Anniversary Exhibition ended, at the Royal Festival Hall, London, in 1991.
The inaugural British Comic Awards took place during the Thought Bubble convention in 2012.
The first episode of Frank Sidebottom's Proper Telly Show in B/W broadcast on Channel M in 2006.
A cartoon by Stanley McMurtry in The Daily Mail depicting immigrants, published in 2015, was criticised for its links to Nazi propaganda imagery. The newspaper denied any wrongdoing... Naturally.

On This Day: 16 Oct

Red Dagger (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #01 (Twisty) (Oct 1979).
Red Dagger (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #02 (Tough of the Track) (Oct 1979).
Marvel Legends (Panini) vol.2 #01 (12 Nov 2014)

Judge Dredd: Apocalypse War by Paul Powell, based on the original scripts by John Wagner & Alan Grant (Random House; 1995)
From Hell - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Trevor Jones (2001)

First Appearances:

Albert Ross (The Cap that Carlo Wore) in The Victor (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #35 (21 Oct 1961).
Charles Ross (The Cap that Carlo Wore) in The Victor (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #35 (21 Oct 1961).
Trapper Fraser (Fraser's Vow) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #578 (19 Oct 1985).

Births:

Edward Ardizzone (1900)

Deaths:

John R. Mason (1986); Angus McGill (2015)

Notable Events:

Jacqueline Wilson was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 2005.
The British International Comic Show began in Thinktank, Millennium Point, in Birmingham, in 2010.
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival began, in Kendal, Cumbria, in 2015.

On This Day: 10 Oct

School Fun (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #01 (15 Oct 1983).
AARGH! (Artists Against Rampant Government Homophobia) #nn (Mad Love; 1988).
Stingray (Fleetway) #01 (10 Oct 1992-23 Oct 1992).
Marvel Heroes (Panini) #01 (Nov 2008).

First Appearances:

B'Ware Caretaker in School Fun #01 (15 Oct 1983).
Coronation Street School in School Fun #01 (15 Oct 1983).
Creepy Crawler in School Fun #01 (15 Oct 1983).
E.T.T. - Extra Terrestrial Teacher in School Fun #01 (15 Oct 1983).
Grange Hill Juniors in School Fun #01 (15 Oct 1983).
School Belle in School Fun #01 (15 Oct 1983).
Schoolditz in School Fun #01 (15 Oct 1983).
Softy Sir in School Fun #01 (15 Oct 1983).
Teachers United in School Fun #01 (15 Oct 1983).
Time Bus in School Fun #01 (15 Oct 1983).
Walt Teaser in School Fun #01 (15 Oct 1983).
Young Arfur in School Fun #01 (15 Oct 1983).
Wulf Stolberg (Stolberg in Battle) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #525 (13 Oct 1984).

Births:

Helen Jacobs (1888); Leonard Matthews (1914); Peter Bellingham (Scooter McKenzie; 1967)

Deaths:

Les Gibbard (2010); Paul Brazier (2016)

Notable Events:

Jane newspaper strip ended in 1959.
Dennis Publishing Limited incorporated in 1973.
Hercules animated film, with designs by Gerald Scarfe, released in the UK in 1997.
€urobo££o©ks! exhibition began at the Cartoon Gallery in London in 2007.