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List Of Eagle Comic Strips
This is a list of comic strips printed within the pages of ''Eagle'', a seminal British children's comic first published from 1950 to 1969 1950–1969 Adventure *" The Beast of Loch Craggon", illustrated by John McLusky (1962–64) *" Blackbow the Cheyenne", written by Ted Cowan and illustrated by Victor de la Fuente, , Don Lawrence *" Can You Catch a Crook?'" illustrated by Victor de la Fuente, Paul Trevillion *" Dan Dare", by Frank Hampson and others, 1950–1969 *" Danger Unlimited", illustrated by Martin Aitchison, 1962–63 *"The Devil's Henchmen", illustrated by *" For Bravery", written by Geoffrey Bond and illustrated by Cyril Holloway *" Fraser of Africa", written by George Beardmore and illustrated by Frank Bellamy *" The Guinea Pig", written by Willie Patterson, Tom Tully, David Motton, Bob Bartholomew, Frederick Smith, Alfred Wallace, illustrated by Colin Andrew, Gerald Haylock, Brian Lewis *"Heros the Spartan", written by Tom Tully, illustrated by Frank Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle (comic)
''Eagle'' was a British children's comics periodical, first published from 1950 to 1969, and then in a relaunched format from 1982 to 1994. It was founded by Marcus Morris, an Anglican vicar from Lancashire. Morris edited a Southport parish magazine called ''The Anvil'', but felt that the church was not communicating its message effectively. Simultaneously disillusioned with contemporary children's literature, he and ''Anvil'' artist Frank Hampson created a dummy comic based on Christian values. Morris proposed the idea to several Fleet Street publishers, with little success, until Hulton Press took it on. Following a huge publicity campaign, the first issue of ''Eagle'' was released in April 1950. Revolutionary in its presentation and content, it was enormously successful; the first issue sold about 900,000 copies. Featured in colour on the front cover was its most recognisable story, '' Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future'', created by Hampson with meticulous attention to detail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Holloway
Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek name Κύριλλος (''Kýrillos''), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek κυριος ('' kýrios'') 'lord'. There are various variant forms of the name ''Cyril'' such as ''Cyrill'', ''Cyrille'', ''Ciril'', ''Kirill'', ''Kiryl'', ''Kirillos'', ''Kuriakose'', '' Kyrylo'', ''Kiril'', ''Kiro'', and ''Kyrill''. It may also refer to: Christian patriarchs or bishops * Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313 – 386), theologian and bishop * Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376 – 444), Patriarch of Alexandria * Cyril the Philosopher (link to ''Saints Cyril and Methodius''), 9th century Greek missionary, co-invented the Slavic alphabet, translated the Bible into Old Church Slavonic * Pope Cyril II of Alexandria reigned 1078–1092 * Greek Patriarch Cyril II of Alexandria reigned in the 12th century * Cyril of Turaw (1130–1182), Belorussian bishop and orthodox saint * Pope Cyril III of Alexa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Lewis (artist)
Brian Moncrieff Lewis (3 June 1929 – 4 December 1978)Steve Holland Bear Alley, 3 June 2008 was a British science fiction illustrator, comics artist, and animator. In the 1950s, he illustrated covers for pulp magazines like ''New Worlds (magazine), New Worlds'', ''Science Fantasy (magazine), Science Fantasy'', and ''Science Fiction Adventures (British magazine), Science Fiction Adventures''. In the 1960s, he drew adventure comic strips for ''Tiger (Fleetway), Tiger'', ''Boys' World'', ''Hurricane'', and ''Eagle (comic), Eagle''. He also used a more cartoony style to draw humor comic strips for ''Wham! (comics), Wham!'', ''Smash! (comics), Smash'', ''Cor!!'', and ''Buster (comics), Buster''. In the 1970s, Lewis focused on comics adaptations of television and horror film properties. Biography Lewis served in the Royal Air Force, and became involved in science fiction fandom in the early 1950s. His first professional illustration was for the ''Radio Times'', and he began contri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Haylock
Gerald is a male Germanic given name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Variants include the English given name Jerrold, the feminine nickname Jeri and the Welsh language Gerallt and Irish language Gearalt. Gerald is less common as a surname. The name is also found in French as Gérald. Geraldine is the feminine equivalent. Given name People with the name Gerald include: Politicians * Gerald Boland, Ireland's longest-serving Minister for Justice * Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States * Gerald Gardiner, Baron Gardiner, Lord Chancellor from 1964 to 1970 * Gerald Häfner, German MEP * Gerald Klug, Austrian politician * Gerald Lascelles (other), several people * Gerald Nabarro, British Conservative politician * Gerald S. McGowan, US Ambassador to Portugal * Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, British diplomat, soldier, and architect Sports * Gerald Asamoah, Ghanaian-born German football player * Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Andrew
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Colin may refer to: * Colin (given name) * Colin (surname) * ''Colin'' (film), a 2008 Cannes film festival zombie movie * Colin (horse) (1905–1932), thoroughbred racehorse * Colin (humpback whale), a humpback whale calf abandoned north of Sydney, Australia, in August 2008 * Colin (river), a river in France * Colin (security robot), in ''Mostly Harmless'' of ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' series by Douglas Adams * Tropical Storm Colin (other) See also *Collin (other) *Kolin (other) *Colyn Colyn is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: * Alexander Colyn (1527–1612), Flemish sculptor * Colyn Fischer (born 1977), American violinist * Simon Colyn (born 2002), Canadian soccer player See also * Colin (given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Wallace (writer)
Alfred Russel Wallace (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) was a British natural history, naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator. He is best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural selection. His 1858 paper on the subject was published that year On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties; and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection, alongside extracts from Charles Darwin's earlier writings on the topic. It spurred Darwin to set aside the Natural Selection (manuscript), "big species book" he was drafting, and quickly write an Abstract (summary), abstract of it, published in 1859 as ''On the Origin of Species''. Wallace did extensive fieldwork, first in the Amazon River basin. He then did fieldwork in the Malay Archipelago, where he identified the faunal divide now termed the Wallace Line, which separates the Indonesian archipelago into two distinct parts: a western port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Smith (writer)
Fred, Frederic, or Frederick Smith may refer to: In literature *Frederick Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead (1907–1975), British peer and biographer *Frederick Smith, 3rd Earl of Birkenhead (1936–1985), British peer and author * Frederick E. Smith (1919–2012), British author * Frederick M. Smith (1874–1946), American religious leader and author In music * Frederic Jacobs Smith (1882–1932), co-founder of Carrie Jacobs-Bond & Son * Fred Sledge Smith (1933–2005), American R&B songwriter and record producer *Fred Smith (bassist) (born 1948), American bass guitarist best known for his work with Blondie and Television *Fred "Sonic" Smith (1948–1994), American guitarist with the MC5 * Iain Campbell Smith or Fred Smith, Australian folk singer/songwriter and comedian In politics *F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead (Frederick Edwin Smith, 1872–1930), British Conservative statesman; Attorney-General, Lord Chancellor * Fred Smith (Arkansas politician), former professional basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Bartholomew
Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to: Places *Mount Bob, New York, United States *Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica People, fictional characters, and named animals *Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Bob (surname) *Bob (dog), a dog that received the Dickin Medal for bravery in World War II *Bob the Railway Dog, a part of South Australian Railways folklore Television, games, and radio * ''Bob'' (TV series), an American comedy series starring Bob Newhart * ''B.O.B.'' (video game), a side-scrolling shooter *Bob FM, on-air brand of a number of FM radio stations in North America Music Musicians and groups *B.o.B (born 1988), American rapper and record producer *Bob (band), a British indie pop band *The Bobs, an American a cappella group *Boyz on Block, a British pop supergroup Songs * "B.O.B" (song), by OutKast * "Bob" ("Weird Al" Yankovic song), from the 2003 album ''Poodle Hat'' by "Weird Al" Yankovic *"Bob", a song from the album ''Brighter Than Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Motton
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Tully (writer)
Tom Tully (died 2013) was a noted British comic writer, mostly of sports and action-adventure stories. He was the longest-running writer of the popular football-themed strip ''Roy of the Rovers'', which he wrote for much of Roy Race's playing career until the weekly comic closed in 1993. Other notable strips penned by Tully included '' The Steel Claw'', '' The House of Dolmann'', '' The Incredible Adventures of Janus Stark'', ''The Leopard from Lime Street'', '' The Robo Machines'', and '' Harlem Heroes''. During his three-decade career, Tully wrote exclusively for what became known as the IPC line of publishers: Amalgamated Press/Odhams/ Longacre Press/Fleetway/IPC Magazines. Biography Tom Tully was born in Glasgow, but grew up in Reading, Berkshire (where he became a supporter of Newcastle United). He worked as a telephone operator for the Royal Air Force as part of his national service. After a series of civil service jobs and earning a diploma in writing for children, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Patterson (writer)
''Jeff Hawke'' was a British science fiction comic strip created by Sydney Jordan. It was published in the ''Daily Express'' from 15 February 1955 to 18 April 1974, by which point Jordan had "written or co-written and drawn 6,474 episodes." Despite its obscurity in English-speaking countries, it is often regarded as one of the most important science fiction comics ever released, especially in Italy and Scandinavian countries. Publication history Sydney Jordan was a graduate of the Aeronautical Technical School in Reading, Berkshire, Reading. He long sought to draw a fantastic comic where he could exploit his skills in drawing aeroplanes. In 1955 he met Eric Souster and Jim Gilbert in London, two friends with whom he had served in the Royal Air Force, R.A.F. Together they created the character of Jeff Hawke. At first Jeff Hawke, presented as an ex-R.A.F. pilot (just like Jordan) was a rather ordinary, Flash Gordon-like heroic character. The plots were centred on ordinary adventure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guinea Pig (comic Strip)
The Guinea Pig may refer to: * ''The Guinea Pig'' (play), of 1929 by Preston Sturges * ''The Guinea Pig'' (Chetham-Strode), a 1946 play by Warren Chetham-Strode * ''The Guinea Pig'' (film), a 1948 British film starring Richard Attenborough * ''The Guinea Pig'' (comic strip), within the ''Eagle Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, j ...'' comic, from 1965 to 1969 * ''The Guinea Pigs'', a novel by Ludvik Vaculik * ''Guinea Pig'' (film series), a series of seven controversial 1980s Japanese exploitation gore-horror films {{DEFAULTSORT:Guinea Pig, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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