Saturday 17 November 2018

Fleetway Super Library: Fantastic Series, Stupendous Series, Secret Agent Series, Front Line Series



Publication Dates: 1967 to 1968
Color:       Colour cover; Black and White interiors 
Binding:  Softcover 
Publishing Format:  Was ongoing 
Pages :   132         Indicia frequency:    ?


Fantastic Series

Publication Dates: January 1967 – January 1967
Number of Issues Published: 2 (#1 – #2)
Pages: 132  Indicia Frequency:  ?

Continued in Fleetway Super Library Stupendous series Fleetway Publications, 1967 series#3

Authors

Script
    Jerry Siegel    Jerry Siegel    Alessandro Biffignandi 
Pencils
Aldo Marculetta,  Alessandro Biffignandi,  Carlo Jacono (signed),  Carlos Cruz
Inks
    Aldo Marculetta, Alessandro Biffignandi, Carlo Jacono (signed), Carlos Cruz
Colors
    Carlo Jacono (signed) 


Stupendous Series

Publication Dates: February 1967 – January 1968
Number of Issues Published: 24 (#3 – #26)
Pages: 132  Indicia Frequency:  ?

Tracking:
numbering continues from Fleetway Super Library Fantastic Series (IPC, 1967 series) #2

Authors

Script
    Donne Avenell,    David MortonScript
    Ken Mennell
 Pencils
    Carlo Jacono (painted), Jesús Blasco, Giorgio Trevisan, Carlos Cruz,
 Francisco Cueto,  Aldo Marcuzzi, 
Inks
    Carlo Jacono (painted), Jesús Blasco, Giorgio Trevisan, Carlos Cruz, 
 Aldo Marcuzzi, Francisco Cueto, 
Colors
    Carlo Jacono (painted)


Secret Agent Series

Publication Dates: January 1967 – January 1968
Number of Issues Published: 26 (#1 – #26)

Script  ?  Pencils ?  Inks ?  Letters ?
Front Line Series

Publication Dates:   January 1967 - January 1968 
Number of Issues Published:    26 (#1 - #26)
Pages: 132  Indicia Frequency:  ?


Script  ?  Pencils ?  Inks ?  Letters ?



Fleetway Super Library was a comic published by Fleetway from 1967 to 1968. 
As its title suggests it followed the picture library format, albeit on a chunkier scale than usual:
 each issue was 
132 pages long, containing a 122-page main story alongside back-up material 
such as a quiz or reprints of humour strips.
The Fleetway Super Library series was itself split into three smaller series, each with two protagonists. Stupendous, which was called Fantastic during the first month 
of its existence, 


followed the exploits of the Steel Claw (from Valiant) and the Spider (from Lion);
 the military-themed Front Line starred Maddock’s Marauders and 
Top-Sergeant Ironside
both of whom would migrate to Battle Picture Library following the demise of Super Library; 
and finally Secret Agent told the stories of Johnny Nero and the Lion hero Barracuda.
Super Library was not long-lived: it ended in January 1968 after a total of 78 issues, 
26 for each sub-series. 
Steve Holland has argued that it could 
be regarded as Britain’s first series of graphic novels.





Fleetway Super Library Fantastic Series #1 - #2 Complete Series
Fleetway Super Library Front Line Series #01 - #26   Numbers 1-4, 7 ,9, 11, 13-15 & 17-19 are missing
Fleetway Super Library Secret Agent Series #01 - #26   Numbers  4, 6, 8, 10, 11 &  20 are missing
Fleetway Super Library Stupendous Series #03 - #26  Complete Series

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7 comments:

  1. Thank you very much!! Happy New Year. George

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  2. Thanks a lot!
    You are giving us the chance to read a jewel!
    Alfredo

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