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Sunday, 21 July 2024

It's Goals That Count from The Hornet (1964) - Juan Giralt. Compiled by Verso

Publisher D.C. Thomson & Co.

Creators Juan Giralt and other unknown artists
Character Type Human

First Appearance The Hornet #65 (Dec 5th, 1964)

ultimate appearance The Hornet #493 (February 17th.1973)

Appears in 130 issues

NICK SMITH, the famous international inside-left, had just been

transferred from his old club, Stonebury Arsenal,to Chidsea.

Chidsea were in the doldrums as usual. In the previous four

seasons,they had just missed relegation from the First Division

and, once more, they were in the danger zone. They had some fine

players but had never been able to click as a team. Nick had been

brought fo the club to see if he could inject some life into

the dispirited team.

The Hornet #65 (Dec 5th, 1964)

The Hornet #493 (February 17th.1973) pages 005-007

390 pages

Material from The Hornet

Many thanks to Verso

Pebbles & Bamm Bamm (#01-#36) 1972-1976 Complete Series [Charlton Comics Collection]

Publisher : Charlton

Publication Dates: February 1972 - December 1976

Number of Issues Published: 36 (#01-#36)

Color: Color

Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US

Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: Was ongoing

Pages: 36 Indicia Frequency: every six weeks

Confirmed indicia titles:

#1, 13-15, 18-19, 21-23: PEBBLES AND BAMM BAMM.

#2-12, 24-36: PEBBLES AND BAMM-BAMM.

#16-17: PEBBLES & BAMM BAMM.

#20: PEBBLES.

Cover title for all issues: TEEN-AGE PEBBLES AND BAMM-BAMM.

Notes

Based on the Hanna-Barbera characters.

Author:

Pencils, Inks & Letters: Frank Roberge.

William Wilson from The Hornet (1964) - Ripoll . Compiled by Verso

Publisher D.C. Thomson & Co.

Creators:

Written by ??

Drawn by Edmundo Fernández Ripoll "Edmond" (Main Artist)

Character Type Human

First Appearance The Hornet #53 (Sept 12th, 1964)

ultimate appearance The Hornet #648 (Mar. 9th.1974)

(last issue of the Hornet)

Series continued in The Hotspur 14th Feb. 1976 (852 - 874) until 17 Jul 76.

Appears in 225 issues

NICK SMITH, the famous international inside-left, had just been
transferred from his old club, Stonebury Arsenal,to Chidsea.
Chidsea were in the doldrums as usual. In the previous four

seasons,they had just missed relegation from the First Division
and, once more, they were in the danger zone. They had some fine
players but had never been able to click as a team. Nick had been
brought fo the club to see if he could inject some life into
the dispirited team.

Cover The Hornet #53 (Sept 12th, 1964)

The Hornet #53 (Sept 12th, 1964) p. 02

Cover The Hornet #180 (Feb 18th, 1967)

The Hornet #648 (Mar. 9th.1974) pages 26, 27 & 28

675 pages
Material from The Hornet
Many thanks to Verso

The Victor (0101-0150) D.C. Thomson, 1961

The Victor

The Victor was a British comic paper published weekly by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The Victor ran for 1,657 issues from 25 January 1961 until it ceased publication on 21 November 1992. Associated with it was the annually published The Victor Book for Boys. This annual was first published in 1964, with the last edition published in 1994. A hardback book, The Best of The Victor, was published in 2010 ready to commemorate the 50th anniversary of this popular adventure comic. The book featured a selection of reprints from the weekly comic....

The Victor (0101-0150)

January 26th, 1963 / January 04, 1964

Captain Hornet from The Hornet (1972) - José Ortiz. Compiled by Verso

Publisher D.C. Thomson & Co.
Artists: Antonio Garcia, Edmundo Fernández Ripoll "Edmond" ,

Jim Watson, José Ortiz Moya (José Ortiz)
Character Type Human

First Appearance The Hornet #475 (October 14th, 1972)

ultimate appearance The Hornet #647 (Jan. 31st.1976)

Appears in 121 issues

Story published subsequently in Captain Hornet (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #01-50 (France)

Captain Hornet is an intelligent gadget user who flies around in a wasp-like machine of his own invention that he calls "The Hoverer". This remote-controlled machine can shoot out a highly effective paralyzing ray as well as crush, pick up, or delicately manipulate objects with its six retractable legs.

When not in the Hoverer Captain Hornet regularly carries a variety of gadgets, he has an emergency Jet-Pack, X-Ray Goggles that allow him to see through objects, and sticky pads that let him climb walls.

https://comicvine.gamespot.com/captain-hornet/4005-107080/