UPDATED: Adventure stories for boys

This is a recent acquisition...

(first published 1967, 2nd impression 1968), hardback, 360 pages, sort of A5 sized and one in a series of similarly titled books.

why? Well, I was intrigued by the acknowledgements which clearly states that the material had all first been published in Eagle and Boys' World

The 2 titles had merged together on 10th October 1964 but I wondered if the text stories had first appeared in Eagle and Boys' World separately OR if they's appeared in the combined title? The stories are...

1). The Crime wave - Fielden Hughes

2). The speed kings - Robert Bateman

3). Adventure incorporated - James Kenner

4). Spell of magic - Harry Harrison

5). The ship that vanished - Odhams Press, 1963

6). High quest - Odhams Press, 1963

7). Hoodoo on the rangers - Odhams Press, 1964

8). A man's job - Odhams Press, 1964

A look at page 159 of this book...

...helped me put some dates to the stories above...

The ship that vanished ran in Boys' World volume 1 issue 1 to issue 10 [26/01/63 to 30/03/63]

Spell of magic then ran from (volume 1) issue 11 to issue 23 [06/04/63 to 29/06/63]

The speed kings then ran to (volume 1) issue 34 [06/07/63 to 14/09/63]

Adventure incorporated then ran to issue to (volume 1) issue 48 [21/09/63 to 21/12/63]

Hoodoo on the rangers then ran from (volume 1) issue 49 to volume 2  issue 13 [28/12/63 to 28/03/64]

A man's job then ran to (volume 2) issue 17 [04/04/64 to 25/04/64]

So that leaves The crime wave and High quest as stories to identify - I'm sure they're not in Boys' World but I can't find them in Eagle either - a mystery!

UPDATE: friend of the blog Norman Boyd has let me know that High quest ran in Eagle 14/10 (09/03/63) to 14/17 (27/04/63)...

...a quick comparison of the text shows that it has been re-written slightly for the book version but it's definitely the same story. Thanks Norman!

So that leaves The crime wave story to find - it must be in Eagle somewhere!

Adventure stories for boys

This is a recent acquisition...

(first published 1967, 2nd impression 1968), hardback, 360 pages, sort of A5 sized and one in a series of similarly titled books.

why? Well, I was intrigued by the acknowledgements which clearly states that the material had all first been published in Eagle and Boys' World

The 2 titles had merged together on 10th October 1964 but I wondered if the text stories had first appeared in Eagle and Boys' World separately OR if they's appeared in the combined title? The stories are...

1). The Crime wave - Fielden Hughes

2). The speed kings - Robert Bateman

3). Adventure incorporated - James Kenner

4). Spell of magic - Harry Harrison

5). The ship that vanished - Odhams Press, 1963

6). High quest - Odhams Press, 1963

7). Hoodoo on the rangers - Odhams Press, 1964

8). A man's job - Odhams Press, 1964

A look at page 159 of this book...

...helped me put some dates to the stories above...

The ship that vanished ran in Boys' World volume 1 issue 1 to issue 10 [26/01/63 to 30/03/63]

Spell of magic then ran from (volume 1) issue 11 to issue 23 [06/04/63 to 29/06/63]

The speed kings then ran to (volume 1) issue 34 [06/07/63 to 14/09/63]

Adventure incorporated then ran to issue to (volume 1) issue 48 [21/09/63 to 21/12/63]

Hoodoo on the rangers then ran from (volume 1) issue 49 to volume 2  issue 13 [28/12/63 to 28/03/64]

A man's job then ran to (volume 2) issue 17 [04/04/64 to 25/04/64]

So that leaves The crime wave and High quest as stories to identify - I'm sure they're not in Boys' World but I can't find them in Eagle either - a mystery!

Complete 'Wrath of the Gods' to be re-printed

Book Palace books have announced (here) that next Summer they'll be re-printing the complete Wrath of the Gods by Ron Embleton and John M Burns and Frank Bellamy's Ghost World in one huge volume.

All the Embleton and Burns double-page spreads will be printed as deluxe fold-outs in this monster full colour volume.

This sounds mouth-watering! A complete reprint of Wrath is regularly cited as being one of the reprints fans of vintage British comics say they'd most like to see and now, next Summer, they can!

Christmas has come early!

A page from Brett Million and the Ghost World strip by Frank Bellamy

The Stainless Steel rat is unleashed!

A while ago (here) I looked at the old Eagle comic reprints of The Stainless Steel Rat comic strip from 2000AD

As it says on the website...

Long out of print, the adaptation of Harry Harrison's science-fiction classic by Kelvin Gosnell and Carlos Ezquerra is back in a gorgeous new edition!

James Bolivar diGriz aka 'The Stainless Steel Rat' is many things, including a con man, a thief and a member of an elite law-enforcement agency known as the Special Corps. After escaping the corps, the Rat crosses paths with the beautiful but deadly Angelina. Like Jim diGriz she is also a master criminal, albeit a lot more ruthless. They are a match made in hell!

After marrying Angelina, the Rat has to travel through time to stop a master criminal meddling with the past and then later help overthrown an evil President by running for the job himself!

A classic from 2000 AD's first 'golden age', Stainless Steel Rat is a must-read for fans of Harrison or old school sci-fi action with bold characters and a wry twist of humour, complemented by Ezquerra's dynamic and inimitable artwork.

This brand new edition includes, for the first time, the stunning colour centre spreads as they originally appeared in 2000 AD.

You can order the standard version here on the 2000AD shop for £19.99 (plus postage)

Or you can order the webshop exclusive here for £25 (plus postage)

STOP PRESS: this edition has now sold out! already! you can no longer pre-order it! boo!