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Sunday 17 March 2024

2000 AD #2141 - #2150 Rebellion

  Publisher:  Rebellion

Publication Dates10 October 2001 - present
Number of Issues Published: 1051 (#1263 - #2313)
Color: colour with some stories in black and white; colour cover.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; white interior pages
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Publication Type: magazine
Page: 32        Indicia Frequency: Every Wednesday


Notes
numbering continues from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1996 series) #1204.
Under license from Rebellion.
Merged after #85 into 2000 AD and Starlord
Merged after #126 into 2000 AD and Tornado
Numbering continues with #178 from 2000 AD and Tornado
Numbering continues with 2000 AD (Fleetway Publications, 1987 series) 
#536 - #1013
Numbering continues with 2000 AD (Egmont UK, 2000 series) #1014 - #1204
Numbering continues with 2000 AD (Egmont UK, 2000 series) #1205
Numbering continues with 2000 AD (Rebellion, 2001 series) #1263


2000 AD #2141 - #2150  Rebellion

Publication Dates:   24 July 2019 / 125 September 2019 









Wednesday 13 March 2024

The Body Snatchers from Misty (1979-1980) Jay Over & María Barrera - Compiled by A. Wallace

 The Body Snatchers  

 Written by Jay Over, Drawn by María Barrera

Misty  No. 92 (1979-11-10)  /  Misty  No. 101 (1980-01-12) 

Episodes: 10

Translations/Reprints: The Best of Misty Monthly #4

Nancy Perkins is making a belated return to boarding school after an illness and immediately notices strange things happening. Her taxi is crossed by a teacher, 
who looks scared out of his wits and in a dreadful state before he disappears into a storm. Yet Nancy later sees him at school, looking perfectly normal and doesn’t know what she is talking about. Certain pupils and teachers act out of character – as if they were imposters. A pupil disappears without explanation. Nancy sees a procession of pupils and teachers heading off to Broughty Manor in the dead of night, although the headmistress has just put that place strictly out of bounds and has reminded the pupils about it twelve dozen times already. We soon learn that these people are the henchmen of “the master”, there is something non-human about their eyes, and they have some sort of affinity with plants. Realising Nancy is noticing too much, “the master” orders them to kidnap her and bring her to his lair at Broughty Manor... 

40 pages & 2 covers 

 Material from Misty 1979-11-10 / 1980-01-12








Compiled by A. Wallace 

Sunday 10 March 2024

"Red" Scarlet and the Siege of Stowford from Buster Holiday Fun Special (1969) - Patrick Nicolle

 

"Red" Scarlet and the Siege of Stowford 


During the middle ages, and in the absence of

King Richard, Prince John Was

seeking to overthrow

loyal followers of the crown,

such as Sir Guy de Travers and

his gallant people of Stowford

—who included young “red”

scarlet and owen the bowman.


New year's eve was a time of joy, however,

and most of the villagers made merry...


"Red" Scarlet and the Siege of Stowford from Buster Holiday Fun Special (1969)

First appeared in Knockout, January 4 - March 01 1958

as  "Ginger"and the Siege of Stowford


Scan:  Petomantis 


Wednesday 6 March 2024

Super Detective Library (#01 - #154) 1953 - 1959. Amalgamated Press / Super Detective Picture Library (#155 - #188) 1959 - 1961. IPC [Missing #98, 122 & 172]


Super Detective Library
Amalgamated Press, 1953 Series
Published in English (United Kingdom)  United Kingdom

Publication Dates:  March 1953 - 1959 ?
Number of Issues Published:
154 (#01 - #154)
Color:
Colour cover; Black and white interior
Dimensions:  Digest
Paper Stock:  Glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding:  Squarebound
Publishing Format:  Was ongoing
Publication Type:  magazine
 Pages 68        Indicia Frequency The first Thursday in each month

Tracking:
numbering continues in Super Detective Picture Library (IPC, 1959 series)

Notes:

Exact change remains to be documented.
Investigate where the title and publisher changed from Super Detective Library
 (Amalgamated, 1953 series) to 
Super Detective Picture Library (Fleetway, 1959 series). Check #153-155.

Authors: 

Script:  ?, Victor Canning 
Pencils:  ?,  Reg Bunn, Ron Embleton
Inks:  ?,   Reg Bunn, Ron Embleton
Letters:    ?



Super Detective Picture Library
IPC, 1959 Series
Published in English (United Kingdom)  United Kingdom

Publication Dates:
1959 - [January 2] 1961
Number of Issues Published:
34 (#155 - #188)
Color:
Colour cover; Black and white interior
Dimensions:  Digest
Paper Stock:  Glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding:  Squarebound
Publishing Format:  Was ongoing
Publication Type:  magazine
 Pages 68      Indicia Frequency ?

Tracking:
numbering continues from Super Detective Library (Amalgamated Press, 1953 series)

Note:
Exact change remains to be documented.

Notes:
Investigate where the title and publisher changed from Super Detective Library (Amalgamated) to Super Detective Picture Library (Fleetway). Check #153-155.

Authors: 

Script:  ?, Victor Canning 
Pencils:  ?, Ron Turner
Inks:  ?,   Ron Turner
Letters:    ?






Super Detective Library was a picture library published by Amalgamated Press
then Fleetway, from 1953 to 1960.

It originally focused on characters from existing detective stories across literature
 (The Saint, Bulldog Drummond, Fu Manchu), radio (Dick Barton)
 and film (Harry Lime 
of The Third Man fame).

From relatively early on the comic also dabbled in science fiction. Issue 14 introduced a new character, Rod Collins - Special Agent in Space; shortly after this came stories such as Kidnapped by Martians (issue 23) and Revolt on Venus (issue 35).

Issue 37, with its story "Crime Rides the Spaceways", introduced a longer-lasting spacefaring detective named Rick Random. Although the science fiction stories accounted for a surprisingly large chunk of the comic's output during this time, there was still time for more traditional detectives: Sherlock Holmes made his debut in issue 65. Around the same time the comic also introduced Inspector Chafik of the Baghdad Police and the female detective Lesley Shane; these two emerged, alongside Rick Random, as the comic's main characters.

Later, the comic begun to rely heavily on reprints of the American strip Rip Kirby, the original characters - aside from Rick Random - being sidelined in the process.
Reprints of the British newspaper strip Buck Ryan also began appearing towards the end
 of the comic's life, along with John Steel, a character who also appeared in
Thriller Picture Library.



Super Detective Library was a digest sized, 68 page comic with painted covers and black and white interiors that ran from 1953 to 1960 and appeared twice a month.

It featured a rotating roster of detective and science fiction stories from English, Canadian and American artists and writers, and an artistic and writing style that you don’t see anymore.

Most issues were original stories and art, however they would from time to time fill the S.D.L. with reprints of newspaper strips such as America’s Rip Kirby.






The following numbers: # 98, 122 & 172  have not yet been digitized





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