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Charlie Peace (comics)
The Astounding Adventures of Charlie Peace was a comic strip in the United Kingdom, UK comic book, comic Buster (comic), ''Buster'', based on the real-life exploits of nineteenth-century thief Charles Peace. The first strip was published on 20 July 1964 in Valiant (comic), ''Valiant'' as a special preview, then ran in ''Buster'' from 27 June 1964 to 15 June 1974. When it started it was set in Victorian era, Victorian times, but in an episode published in January 1968 Charlie was tricked by an inventor into entering a time machine disguised as a safe, and transported to modern London. The strip was drawn by Eric Bradbury (1964–1965), Tom Kerr (1964–1966), Jack Pamby (1965–1974), Alan Philpott (1966), Douglas Maxted (1966), and Anon (1966). The strip's principal artist was Jack Pamby, who drew every issue between August 1966 and June 1974. Later appearances In 2005, Peace was featured in the comic series ''Albion (comics), Albion'' by Alan Moore, Leah Moore and John Reppio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventures Of Charlie Peace
An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme sports. Adventures are often undertaken to create psychological arousal or in order to achieve a greater goal, such as the pursuit of knowledge that can only be obtained by such activities. Motivation Adventurous experiences create psychological arousal, which can be interpreted as negative (e.g. fear) or positive (e.g. flow (psychology), flow). For some people, adventure becomes a major pursuit in and of itself. According to adventurer André Malraux, in his ''Man's Fate'' (1933), "If a man is not ready to risk his life, where is his dignity?". Similarly, Helen Keller stated that "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Outdoor adventurous activities are typically undertaken for the purposes of recreation or wikt:excitement, excite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
