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Brian's Brain by Bert van de Put and later Barrie Mitchell,
ran in Smash! from issues 1-15 (5 Feb 66 to 14 May 66),
and then returned for issues 93-162 (11 Nov 67 - 8 Mar 69)
Featuring two schoolboys: the eponymous Brian Kingsley
and his friend Duffy Rolls.
Brian possesses an electronic
brain resembling a human skull which he carries about in a box.
It can communicate with him telepathically,
glowing when active; and it can control the actions
of animals if they are within a few yards,
which is the limit of its brain-wave transmissions.
"Near the end of January 1966, the first issue of a new
comic went on sale in British newsagents - SMASH!
Cover-dated February 5th, it featured a mix of traditional
humour and adventure strips, and was a sister publication
to WHAM!, published by ODHAMS PRESS. In April of that year,
POW! was launched, but out of the three of them, Smash!
was the longest-lasting,
managing a relatively impressive five years.
One of the best-remembered strips was BRIAN'S BRAIN,
featuring the adventures of BRIAN KINGSLEY, a schoolboy
who owned an electronic brain shaped like a skull, which
he carried around in a box. Bizarre indeed, but it proved
popular with the readers at the time. Just to give all you
Criv-ites a taste of what you may've missed,
here, for your eyes only, are the first
two instalments of Brian's Brain."
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164 Pages
Compiled and edited by H. C.
We thank H. C. for his courtesy in offering our reader
this magnificent compilation.
