The Black Archer from Tiger and Hurricane (1966 - 1967) - Compiled and edited by H. C.

 The notion of a modern-day Robin Hood type of character isn't new to comics. DC Comics' Green Arrow has been around in one form or another since 1941, (and is now the star of the Arrow TV series) and Marvel's Hawkeye debuted in 1964. With the issue dated 2nd July 1966, Tiger and Hurricane introduced their own version, - The Black Archer.

To be frank, The Black Archer wasn't a very memorable character, but I thought its novelty might interest some of you. Above is the origin story, illustrated by the great Eric Bradbury. 

I only have sporadic issues of Tiger from this period but by the 19th November 1966 issue, The Black Archer had a different artist. The following three pages look like the work of Sandy James to me...

You'll also note that the character has moved away from his original urban vigilante theme into a more fantastic vein, fighting bizarre villains. This was undoubtedly inspired by the success of the Batman TV series. By January 1967, The Black Archer was facing a very peculiar looking character called The Remover...

By now, the artwork was by John Gillatt, another of Fleetway's many top illustrators. Tiger's rotating cover strips meant that it appeared on the front page on at least one occasion (issue dated 18th February 1967)...

As you can see, the scripts were not great, but it was a quirky strip and it featured some very nice artwork so it deserves to be remembered for that at least. If you're interested in seeking it out, The Black Archer ran in Tiger and Hurricane from 2nd July 1966 to 7th October 1967.

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Valley of the Giants from Valiant (1974) - Compiled and edited by H. C.

 

Valley of the Giants

From the Pages of Valiant

Published: 25 May to 10 August 1974

Inspired by the fantastic novel of Arthur Conan Doyle, 

The Lost World which has many adaptations 

in comics and movies.

Artist: Eric Bradbury

On an expedition to Brazil explorer Brett Mason, his family 
and scientist Doctor José Yarga become trapped 

in a strange volcanic valley where dinosaurs still live..

Translated in French in Tipi N° 49 - 50 (nov.1979 - feb. 1980)

  27 Pages

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Is it True? from Valiant (1968-1970) - Compiled and edited by H. C.

From Valiant #9 March 1968  to  Valiant #16 May 1970

Authors : 

Most of the covers were drawn by Mike Western. Eric Bradbury 

also did some of them and Bill Lacey did at

least the 24th January 1970 cover.

                                                                                  

                 Valiant #9 March 1968                                                  Valiant #16 May 1970

                                                                                  

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The Astounding Adventures of Charlie Peace. The Victorian Years from Buster [1964 to 1968] - Compiled and edited by H. C.

The Astounding Adventures of Charlie Peace was a

comic strip in the UK comic Buster, based on the

 real-life exploits of nineteenth-century thief.

Charles Peace, though the first strip appeared

2 July 20, 1964 in Valiant. When it started it was

set in Victorian times, but in an episode published

in January 1968, Charlie was tricked by an inventor

into entering a time machine disguised as a safe,

and transported to modern London. 

The strip wasdrawn by Eric Bradbury (1964-1965).

Written Tom Kerr (1964).

 390 Pages

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Peril Below from the pages of Knockout (1962) Eric Bradbury - Compiled and edited by H. C.

Peril Below from 

Knockout (Amalgamated Press)

from 7th July 1962 [1219] to 3rd November 1962 [1236]

Reprint in Buster (IPC, 1960 series) #8 June 1968 [420] and following

Peril from Below / comic story

Peggy made a desperate bid to climb beyond the monsters reach - but in vain!

Author(s): 

Script: ?

Pencils & Inks: Eric Bradbury

Letters: ?

Genre: adventure; science fiction

Characters:

Peggy Penfold, Dr. Dick Rivers, A giant louse; 'Nicker' Brown...

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 42 Pages

 

Compiled and edited by H. C. 

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