The Champions from Joe 90 Top Secret (1969) - Compiled and edited by H. C.

The Champions comic strip ran in the British weekly comic Joe 90: Top Secret

 (published by City Magazines in co-operation with Century 21) from

 its debut issue on January 18, 1969, until the comic's 

cancellation with issue #34 on September 6, 1969.

Overview of the Comic Strip

• Source Material: Based on the ITC live-action sci-fi/espionage 

television series

The Champions, which followed three UN-style secret agents

 (working for W.I.N. — the World Intelligent Network) who 

gained superior physical and mental abilities

 after a plane crash in the Himalayas.

• The Characters: The core trio featured in the adaptations and stories include:

• Craig Stirling (played on TV by Stuart Damon)

• Sharron Macready (played by Alexandra Bastedo / "Alexandra Pasta")

• Richard Barrett (played by William Gaunt)

• Artwork: The strip was illustrated in its early run by comic artist Jon Davis 

(who handled the first three issues), alongside other British comic creators of the era.

• Format: Joe 90: Top Secret was a 20-page tabloid-style comic featuring 

photogravure printing, where The Champions shared space alongside other TV 

tie-in strips like Joe 90, Land of the Giants, and Star Trek.

• Annuals: The characters also appeared in text and strip stories (such a

s "How Nemesis Began" and "World Intelligent Network") 

in the contemporaneous Joe 90 Top Secret Comic Annuals.

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111 pages

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Merlo the Magician from Boy's World - Compiled and edited by H. C.

Merlo the Magician was a popular adventure feature in the British 

weekly boys' comic Boy's World, which launched

 in January 1963 by Odhams Press.

Character & Concept

• Double Life: Merlo was both an internationally famous stage magician 
and a top-secret Interpol agent.
• Missions: He used his mastery of illusion, sleight of hand, and 
stagecraft to combat high-powered criminal syndicates and fantastic threats.

Merlo the Magician

A spy created by Harry Harrison, Merlo the Magician
was originally intended to be named Merlin, until
someone higher up in Boys' World's management
decided it needed changed. Initially he appeared in a
twelve part text story, The Spell of Magic (Boys'
World #11-23), before transitioning to a comic strip.
Harrison wrote the first two Merlo comic strips, Men
Without Faces (Boys' World #24-43) and The Army
of Crime (Boys' World #44-vol.2 #17), before
handing over to another writer for the remaining two
stories, Danger in the Desert (Boys' World #18-27)
and Operation Rescue (Boys' World #28-40). All
parts had art by Garcia Pizarro. Merlo retumed in the
Boys' World Annuals with four stories: 1964's Smash
and Grab; 1965's Death in Venice, 1966's Payroll
Raid, and 1967's Man Overboard.

114 pages

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/b/boysworld.htm

https://harryharrison.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/merlo-the-magician/ 

Compiled and edited by H. C. 

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

this magnificent compilation.

Halloween 2026 !! Haunted Tales 08 - Compiled and edited by H. C.

  9 terrifying tales await you inside!

CONTENTS

3. TOMB OF ICE  Pencils & Inks : ???

13. THE MUMMY'S EVIL EYES  Pencils & Inks : Enrique Cristóbal

19. THE DEVIL COLLECTS  Pencils & Inks : ???

25. MASK OF THE MONSTER  Pencils & Inks :   Iger Shop

31. HAIR YEE-EEEE  Script: Bruce Hamilton

Pencils: Steve Ditko ? (breakdowns, layouts)

Sy Moskowitz ? (signed as SS)

Inks: Sy Moskowitz ? (signed as SS)

37. VAMPIRE  Pencils & Inks :  ???

44. EXIT THE LONE GHOST  Pencils & Inks : Iger Shop

51. FATAL HORROR  Pencils : ???

56. HELL BELOW  Pencils & Inks : Iger Shop

We thank H.C. for scaring us with the nightmares in

 this new series: Horror Tales

Halloween 2026 !!  Sweet nightmares!!

The Mindstealers from The Crunch (1979) - Compiled and edited by H. C.

 The Mindstealers from The Crunch 

Original Publication:  The Crunch, D.C. Thomson, 1979 Series

(serialized from #13 April 14, 1979, to #19 May 26, 1979)

Unidentified authors

30 pages

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Battler Britton and the Menace of The M-Men & the Sword of Ram-Ka from Knockout (1962-1963) - Compiled and edited by H. C.

 "The Menace of the 'M' Men" and "The Sword of Ram-Ka" are two classic, serialized comic storylines featuring the iconic British World War II flying ace, Wing Commander Robert "Battler" Britton. 

Originally published in the UK weekly comic magazine Knockout during the early 1960s, these specific adventures represent a unique "purple patch" for the character, where his traditional realistic military exploits dipped into more fantastic, pulp-adventure territory. 

1. The Menace of the "M" Men

• Original Publication: Knockout (serialized from November 3, 1962, to January 5, 1963). 
• Plot Details: Shifting away from standard historical dogfights, this story leans into sci-fi and speculative pulp elements. Battler Britton encounters a bizarre, advanced threat dubbed the "M-Men," which involves robotic or mechanical monstrosities ("La menace des robots"). 
• Collected Editions: This 27 pages story was later reformatted and reprinted in the Valiant Annual 1969 under the title Battler Britton Fighting Ace. 

2. Battler Britton and the Sword of Ram-Ka

• Original Publication: Knockout (serialized from #12 January 1963 to #16 February 1963).
• Plot Details: In another departure from gritty historical realism, this adventure sends the RAF hero on an exotic, high-stakes quest centered around a legendary artifact—the Sword of Ram-Ka.
• Collected Editions: The story was famously repackaged and reprinted in the Valiant Annual 1970. 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battler_Britton

https://www.letsgocommando.co.uk/battler-britton-fighting-ace-of-land-sea-and-air/

https://www.comics.org/series/61203/

 http://www.encyclo-bd.fr/encyclocs/Imperia/battler/battler2/battler2.html

47 pages

Bonus and additional information BY LUIS MIGUEL

These two adventures ran from Knockout 1236 to Knockout 1251, 
the last issue of this comics weekly magazine

 before its merger with Valiant.

In the original compilation there were missing the first three pages.

 I've included them in this new one.

Compiled and edited by H. C. 

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

this magnificent compilation.

Megax the Warrior from Spike (1983) - Compiled and edited by H. C.

Art : Isidre Monés

 "Megax the Warrior" was a British comic strip published in the weekly 
boys' anthology Spike by DC Thomson 

between August and December 1983 (issues #30 to #46).

• Concept: It was created as DC Thomson’s sci-fi/fantasy answer to popular 

barbarian-style heroes like Sláine.
• Setting: It followed adventures set in a distant land stranded in time 

with a medieval yet fantastical atmosphere.
• Publication History: Spike ran for 67 total issues from 

January 1983 to April 1984 before merging into Champ.

The original creators of Megax the Warrior are currently unknown.

In the British comic industry of that era—particularly with DC Thomson 

publications like Spike—it was standard editorial practice not 

to credit the writers or artists in the magazine. 

Because of this anonymity, comic historians and reference 

databases (such as the British Comic Companion) have not been able

 to identify the specific creative team behind Megax's adventures in Braxas.

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In France, Megax the Warrior was published in the review En Garde! (Mon Journal) 

issues 89 to 92 (april 1985 - january 1986) (reported by Doc Mars)

https://bdmagexhumator.blogspot.com/2025/10/megax-warrior.html

Spike No. 46, dated 3 December 1983.

 Megax the Warrior cover, artist unknown

54 Pages

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this magnificent compilation.