British Comic Characters

[sixtyten]

Re: British Comic Characters

Hi - I am new to this - found you today whilst searching for an old memory. Can anyone remember a strip about little torpedoe shaped robots (red or blue) controlled by purple aliens who had invaded Britain. They had paralysing ray guns and were called something like vanaks, or vanarks or something like that - and may have been in Sparky in the 60's?

That was "The year of the Vanaks" from Sparky comic circa 65/66

[Aidanagain]

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Could never get into war,battle or horror comics meself - graduated straight from the Dandy to Roy of the Rovers.
Back in '70s rural Ireland, comics weren't easy to come by. only when my parents went to town did I get one & that'd be every few weeks. Cousins of mine who lived in far-away exotic Dublin would call every summer, bringing with them months' worth of Whizzer&Chips, Buster (that's how I developed a crush on Disappearing Trix), Hotspur, etc.
A comic that seemed way ahead of its time - a Viz for 70s kids - & got nowhere was Krazy. Far racier than its competitors , as was Cheeky, a spin-off.

[rossobantam]

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I started our on 'Shiver & Shake' in the early 70's, then in March 1975 'Battle' came out & I was hooked.

Johny Red
The Sarge
Darkies Mob
Rat Pack
and, the greatest strip ever (IMHO)...Charley's War..stunning artwork, wonderful historically accurate stories

here's a link...
http://fanboy.frothersunite.com/battle.html
(also has links to other sites incl 'Action'...Hookjaw, Kids Rule OK...before the censors got hold of it!; and 'Scream' )

[rossobantam]

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ok guys..



Also..'General Jumbos Army'..a wee biy with an Army of Toy soldiers and aradio controlled box thing that he used to control them to do cool things!! I SO wanted to be him when I was wee but..my Airfix and Timpo soldiers never moved..awwww! ;0(..

Rab

like you I soooo loved that strip..didn't his granfather invent them for him?
I remember the destroyer he made..the lad could sit in it amidships & take it out on the water..what comic was he in now?????

[amnesiac5]

Re: British Comic Characters

Hi - I am new to this - found you today whilst searching for an old memory. Can anyone remember a strip about little torpedoe shaped robots (red or blue) controlled by purple aliens who had invaded Britain. They had paralysing ray guns and were called something like vanaks, or vanarks or something like that - and may have been in Sparky in the 60's?

[Oggy]

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The metal fish rings a bell, and can even picture it too, but not what it was called.

[pedro]

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Spring Heeled Jack- kid with springs in his heels to get him out of trouble......still pondering on the metal fish though???? it will come

[Oggy]

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Yep not sure what, who that was though, sound like one of the many British heroes we had:

1. Black Sapper - Man in a Mole, drilling machine.
2. Nick Jolly - Highwayman brough into the present with a robotic horse.
3. Red Star Robinson and his robotic butler Mr Thrice.
4. Captain Hornet.

[pedro]

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Hi
just caught up with this thread which has brought back some memories. I actually have many of my old annuals Victor hotspur valiant etc in the attic must look them out for some of the characters mentioned.
I also noted on the news last week an article on some guys who have invented a "submarine" which swims & acts like a dolphin. Wasn't there a character in one of these old comics with a similar machine?( and I dont mean Billy the Fish)

[Oggy]

I used to love Krazy comic, the forerunner of Cheeky where he was part of the Krazy gang.

[Oggy]

Think Cheeky just fizzled out.....

[Aidan]

What became of Cheeky, he looked like the Next Big Thing when he left Krazy & had a comic of his own ?
Strange too that the Beano and Dandy outlived all the glossier and 'cooler' IPC comics like Buster, Whizzer&Chips, Whoopee, etc.

[Oggy]

Kindest regards kind Sir.

[OrangeCremolaFoam]

Hi Oggy!!!

Nice one mate..cheers!!!

regards

Rab ;0)

[Oggy]

Hi Rab

The film i think you're on about is At the Earths Core, with Doug McClure and Peter Cushing, kool film, the comic strip was called Invasion I think. 13th floor was in Scream I think, not sure about Hells Highway. I'll start a link then mate, hope me and you and others can rejog our memories.