Saturday, 11 April 2026

Flame O' The Forest from Lion (1970) - Compiled and edited by H. C.

 

Lion was always a good solid adventure comic and 
it produced some memorable
 characters such as Robot Archie, The Spider, and The Spellbinder. 
Some strips are less well remembered, but in some cases that was
 due to their short runs not for any lack of quality. 
One such serial was Flame O' The Forest
an excellent strip which ran in three page chapters from Lion 
dated 7th February 1970
to the issue dated 7th November 1970. 
(In addition to Annual 1972 and Annual 1973)


Flame O' The Forest was set in Norman England after
Harold's defeat at Hastings. 
The hooded Saxon hero of the title fought against the invaders
 by using kills including magic tricks and archery. 
For an IPC strip of the time 
it was notable in its body count, with the Flame disposing of evil Baron
 Corbeau's men one by one. (Although any true violence happened off panel.)
 The artwork was by Massimo Belardinelli, several years 
before he'd be drawing Dan Dare, 
Inferno, Meltdown Man and Ace Trucking Co. for 2000AD
Belardinelli often poured a lot of time and energy into his work and 
Flame O' The Forest was no exception; dynamic and crammed
 with detail, dripping with atmosphere.






#20 June 1970                                          #26 September 1970




114 Pages
Compiled and edited by H. C. 

We thank H. C. for his courtesy in offering our reader 
this magnificent compilation.

Thursday, 9 April 2026

Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch #1 – #7 (1956-1957) - Complete Series [Charlton Comics Collection]

 Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch (1975 series)
Published in English (United States) United States
Publication Dates: May 1975 - July 1976
Number of Issues Published: 7 (#1 - #7)
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing
Publication Type: magazine

Authors:

Script:  John Byrne, Joe Gill, Tom DeFalco, 
Pencils: Joe Staton, John Byrne, 
Inks: Joe Staton, John Byrne
Colors: ?
Letters: Joe Staton, John Byrne







Tuesday, 7 April 2026

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN - A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION. PART 03 - Contributed by Jens Terje


  Mandrake the Magician is a syndicated newspaper comic strip, created by Lee Falk 
before he created The Phantom. Mandrake began publication on June 11, 1934. 
Phil Davis soon took over as the strip's illustrator, while Falk continued to script. 
The strip was distributed by King Features Syndicate...



Jens Terje offers us the following files:

Mandrake.(Futuropolis).-.01-04  [French]

Mandrake-Integrale-Soleil-T1-7-[Falk-Davis] [French]

Historias de Mandrake - Lord Cochrane (Chile)  [Spanish]

I Classici del Fumetto di Repubblica 15.MANDRAKE E
L'UOMO MASCHERATO [Italian]

Mandrake - Glenat T1-T5-[French]

Mandrake - L'huomo del misterio 01 [Italian]

Mandrake (Sagedition).-.01-02.-.Au royaume de Magnon.-[French]

Serie Biblioteket 1 Mandrake 1938 (Danish)

Super Fumetti 10.Mandrake  [Italian]







This magnificent contribution by Jens Terje consists of 5 parts, which include 
an exhaustive repertoire of comics related to this popular fictional character.

Many thanks to Jens Terje !!

Sunday, 5 April 2026

The Beetles of Doom from Hotspur (1977) - Compiled and edited by H. C.


The Beetles of Doom

From Hotspur #941 [1977-10-29] - Hotspur 949 [1977-12-24]

This story was originally published in

The New Hotspur #033 (June 4th 1960) – #042 (Aug. 6th 1960) 


Series characters; Kato; Luka; Jang; Jim Thorne; 

Art: Ron Smith









33 Pages
Compiled and edited by H. C. 

We thank H. C. for his courtesy in offering our reader 
this magnificent compilation.


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