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Thursday, 14 August 2025

Ghost Patrol from Smash!. Gerry Embleton (1966) - Compiled by Voltaire57

Gerry Embleton (born 1941) is a British artist, born in London. He is best known as an illustrator of military and historic subjects. He has illustrated more than 40 titles for the military publisher Osprey. He is the younger brother of illustrator Ron Embleton.

Career

Embleton began as a comic strip artist, and worked on Look and Learn and TV Century 21 in the 1960s. He created the World War II science fiction strip Phantom Patrol for Odhams Press' Swift in 1962; it was reprinted as The Ghost Patrol in Smash! in 1966.

Embleton was the first artist to work on the new Dan Dare in the revived Eagle, published by IPC Magazines in 1982. This Dan Dare was the original's eponymous great-great-grandson, taking on the mantle of space explorer. Set 200 years after the original story, the first story-arc featured the return of Dan Dare's earliest nemesis, The Mekon.

In 1983, Embleton moved to Switzerland, and later began working in children's educational illustrations and then advertising.

In 1998, he founded a company called Time Machine that works with museums all over the world, specializing in vivid displays with 3D figurines.

Gerry Embleton is a founding member of the Company of Saynt George, a living-history association. His 1995 book The Medieval Soldier, co-authored with Tolkien illustrator John Howe, had a big influence on the living-history hobby as a whole.

He lives in Prêles near Neuchâtel. He also paints landscapes.

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Timmy the Timid Ghost v3 #01 - #26 (1967 - 1986) Complete Series [Charlton Comics Collection]

Publication Dates: October 1967 - January 1986

Number of Issues Published: 26 (#1 - #26)

Color: Color

Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US (#23); Standard Modern Age Us (#24-26)

Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: Was ongoing

Publication Type: magazine

Pages: 36 Indicia Frequency: bimonthly

Notes:

For this new series, the design of Timmy is slightly changed, giving him

a more human appearance.

The last three issues have reprints from the 1956, with the traditional appearance.

Publishing hiatus between #23 (1971) and #24 (1985).

The Golden Gladiator from The Brave and the Bold (1955-1956) - Compiled by Voltaire57

The Complete Series of The Golden Gladiator from The Brave and the Bold

Published in the years 1965-1966

Les tribulations de Marcus Tiberius

1. The Thunder of the Chariots!. Ed Herron, Russ Heath

2. The Sword of Attila. Ed Herron, Russ Heath

3. The Invisible Wall. Ed Herron, Russ Heath

4. The Captive Champion. Robert Kanigher, Russ Heath

5. The Battle of the Pyramid . Bill Finger, Russ Heath

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The Victor (0851-0900) D.C. Thomson, 1961

The Victor

The Victor was a British comic paper published weekly by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The Victor ran for 1,657 issues from 25 January 1961 until it ceased publication on 21 November 1992. Associated with it was the annually published The Victor Book for Boys. This annual was first published in 1964, with the last edition published in 1994. A hardback book, The Best of The Victor, was published in 2010 ready to commemorate the 50th anniversary of this popular adventure comic. The book featured a selection of reprints from the weekly comic....

The Victor (0851-0900)

June 11th, 1977 / May 20th, 1978

BATMAN - A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION PART FOUR - Contributed by Voltaire57

Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book Detective Comics on March 30, 1939. In the DC Universe, Batman is the alias of Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American playboy, philanthropist, and industrialist who resides in the fictional Gotham City.