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Kids Rule O.K.
"Kids Rule O.K." is a British comics, British comic science fiction adventure story published in the weekly anthology ''Action (comics), Action'' from 11 September to 16 October 1976 by IPC Magazines. The strip concerns a near-future environmental disaster which kills off 90 percent of the world's adult population, leaving Britain under the control of roaming gangs of teenagers. "Kids Rule O.K." was published at the height of the British Tabloid journalism, tabloid press-led moral panic over the contents of ''Action'', and further stoked the outcry. As a result, the comic was suspended from publication after 16 October 1976, with just seven episodes of "Kids Rule O.K." published. When the sanitised ''Action'' returned to publication in December 1976 the strip was not continued. Creation IPC Magazines' new ''Action (comics), Action'' comic had already drawn critical articles in the likes of ''The Sun (United Kingdom)#AIDS and homophobia, The Sun'', ''Evening Standard'' and ''Dai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action (comics)
''Action'' was a controversial weekly British children's anthology comic that was published by IPC Magazines, starting on 14 February 1976, until November 1977. Concerns over the comic's violent content saw it withdrawn from sale on 16 October 1976. It then reappeared the following month, in a toned-down form, and continued publication until 12 November 1977, at which point it was merged with ''Battle Picture Weekly''. Despite its short lifespan, ''Action'' was highly influential on the British comics scene, and was a direct forerunner of the long-running '' 2000 AD''. Publication history The comic was devised in 1975 by freelance writer/editor Pat Mills, at the request of publishing house IPC. It was intended to reflect the changing social and political times of the late 1970s, and to compete with DC Thomson's war-themed ''Warlord'' title. ''Warlord'' was a new type of British boys adventure comic, focusing largely on military action, with tougher heroes and storylines than h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |