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The Vigilant (comics)
The Vigilant are a British superhero team who appear in comics published by Rebellion Developments. The team is mainly made up of updated versions of extant IPC/Fleetway Publications characters that are now owned by Rebellion, mixed with some original characters. Creation Having successfully purchased the long-running British comic '' 2000 AD'' from Egmont Publishing in 2000, Rebellion expanded their rights to other IPC/Fleetway Publications characters in 2016, buying the library for post-1970 characters and stories from Egmont. Rebellion planned to use the properties in both the ''Treasury of British Comics'' series of reprint collections and original material. The original strips had largely inhabited their own separate fictional universes when originally published, even when part of the same anthology titles. However, similar to the 2005 WildStorm series ''Albion'', Rebellion decided to create material featuring characters crossing over in what was dubbed the "Rebellion-vers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steel Commando
The Steel Commando is a British comic character, appearing in strips published by IPC Magazines. Created by Frank S. Pepper, the character first appeared in the first issue of the short-lived boys' weekly adventure anthology comic '' Thunder'', dated 17 October 1970. After ''Thunder'' ended in March 1971 the strip continued in ''Lion'' until 1974. The character is a robotic soldier fighting for the British Army in World War II; due to a programming error the mechanical man will only obey the orders of layabout Private Ernest 'Excused Boots' Bates. Creation ''Thunder'' was one of several new titles devised by IPC Magazines between 1969 and 1971. An all-new line-up of strips was devised for the new comic, including Adam Eterno and Black Max. "The Steel Commando" was created by the experienced Frank S. Pepper, who had a long history with IPC and its predecessors Amalgamated Press and Fleetway Publications, beginning with "Rockfist Rogan" for '' The Champion'' in 1937 before crea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |