tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post5263855611027885256..comments2024-03-26T14:48:19.345+00:00Comments on Lew Stringer Comics: Today's the day!Lew Stringerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13260048632152445875noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post-79077524863592553132014-09-12T00:37:31.251+01:002014-09-12T00:37:31.251+01:00I remember this also - along with others like Red ...I remember this also - along with others like Red Rory of the Eagles, Little White Chief of the Cherokees and Grip - a "Black Bob" type of dog hero. All excellent stuff for us Fifties kids!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976190014658103292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post-35792201028727332482013-07-26T16:51:55.807+01:002013-07-26T16:51:55.807+01:00Possibly, although I'm not sure if The Twiligh...Possibly, although I'm not sure if The Twilight Zone was shown in the UK that early. (I only remember seeing it in the early 1970s, even though the episodes were over 10 years old by then.) Lew Stringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260048632152445875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post-66690036236637269102013-07-26T16:41:30.256+01:002013-07-26T16:41:30.256+01:00Lew, I think the writer had seen the Twilight Zone...Lew, I think the writer had seen the Twilight Zone episode " five characters in search of an exit" and was inspired to come up with that Biffo story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post-89234515601576725612013-07-24T16:48:43.859+01:002013-07-24T16:48:43.859+01:00Superman preceded The Beano a bit, with Action Com...Superman preceded The Beano a bit, with Action Comics No.1 dated June 1938 (and on sale a few months before that). <br /><br />Nick Kelly (Send for Kelly) was in The Topper. Great strip, drawn by George Martin. Lew Stringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260048632152445875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post-2732479499387465412013-07-24T16:47:01.119+01:002013-07-24T16:47:01.119+01:00Characters in danger like that were standard fare ...Characters in danger like that were standard fare in 1960s comics. Sadly adventure strips turned a bit soft a few decades later. Lew Stringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260048632152445875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post-31935068926971597772013-07-24T14:51:23.994+01:002013-07-24T14:51:23.994+01:00Happy birthday! The first Superman comic arrived n...Happy birthday! The first Superman comic arrived not long after so 1938 was a big year for the future of comics. All those DC Thompson comics were great - I remember Nick Kelly and Cedric in either the Beezer or Topper in the early '70s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post-8196361177522000422013-07-24T11:18:49.343+01:002013-07-24T11:18:49.343+01:00No wonder it had a impact..seeing the man drowning...No wonder it had a impact..seeing the man drowning...a boy leaping into a runaway boat about to crash! Wow!<br />Also a great cover as you say..wonder what buster and the policeman will be doing in the scene..Peter Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932925408386855040noreply@blogger.com