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Jane Bond
Jane Bond is a British comic character who has appeared in the strip "Jane Bond - Secret Agent", published by Fleetway Publications and IPC Magazines. The character, a globetrotting secret agent, first appeared in the girls' anthology title ''Tina'' on 25 February 1967, drawn by Mike Hubbard. After ''Tina'' was cancelled "Jane Bond - Secret Agent" continued in the merged '' Princess Tina'' until 1970. Despite the character's name, Jane Bond has no affiliation with either James Bond or Jane. Creation When Fleetway Publications was created by the Mirror Group's acquisition of Amalgamated Press they acquired several girls' comics, and new management added '' Princess''. Fleetway's main rival DC Thomson also had several successful titles, and launched the more adventurous ''Mandy'' in January 1967 to strong sales. Fleetway policy at the time was to respond to competitors' titles with a similar themed version of their own, and work was started on an answer to ''Mandy'' in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess (comics)
''Princess'' was a weekly British magazine for girls, published from 30 January 1960 to 16 September 1967 by Fleetway Publications. The publication featured a mix of articles, features, and comic strips. (About one-quarter of each issue was comics.) True to its name, ''Princess'' featured a serial called ''Famous Royal Daughters'' by Marjorie Coryn and illustrated by John Millar Watt. Writers whose work was abridged in ''Princess'' included Joan Aiken, John Wyndham, Enid Blyton, Sylvia Thorpe, J. R. R. Tolkien, P. L. Travers, T. H. White, and Noel Streatfeild. Other contributors to ''Princess'' included David Attenborough, Scott Goodall, Pat Smythe, H. M. Brock, and Tom Kerr. Covers of ''Princess'' always featured a single photograph or illustration, never a comics story. A second ''Princess'' series was published by IPC Magazines in 1983–1984. Early issues featured Diana, Princess of Wales, on the cover. Publication history 1960-1967 series ''Princess'' launched 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |