Your Comic Collection

[rossobantam]

Re: Your Comic Collection

oh oh oh found 'em all!

these compilation/specials were published as 'Red Dagger'.

The 2 barking dogs /footy story was 'Cast Iron Bill', from Wizard 1973



There are 30 in total, published 1979-1983 .......link here with dates, front cover photo, and the comics that the stories originated from :


Red Dagger: Issue by Issue

background to series (there was a girls' equivalent...Lucky Charm):
http://www.downthetubes.net/features...ger/index.html

[weetoon]

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some more info on the 'specials' you mention, queried a few years ago on a different forum:

"Does anyone remember reading an special edition Alf tupper story about him running and working for the Kilimanjaro Railway company, the book itself was about A4 in size and about 60-70 pages long.
It was part of a series of special one off comics, there were other stories in the series featuring different Characters none of whom I can remember but I can remember the stories which were as follows.
Man inherits a Sky Scraper in New York, but runs into trouble with a Giant Octopus in the basement and the Mafia (!!)

Sniper in Greece (I think) 2nd world war, hides out in a village with his platoon, SS find evidence and kill the Villagers, sniper takes outhis revenge on a loan mission and kills all the Germans.

Young promising footballer, wrong side of the tracks

Young promising Boxer also from the wrong side of the tracks.

Goalkeeper, famed for never conceding a goal, took two dogs with him who sat by either goalpost and used to bark to indicate which way the ball was going.

There maybe more, but I've been trying for ages to find out what these books were called and even if I can still get them"

They sound familiar and delighted to finally find out I did not make it up.

Thank you.

[rossobantam]

Re: Your Comic Collection

some more info on the 'specials' you mention, queried a few years ago on a different forum:

"Does anyone remember reading an special edition Alf tupper story about him running and working for the Kilimanjaro Railway company, the book itself was about A4 in size and about 60-70 pages long.
It was part of a series of special one off comics, there were other stories in the series featuring different Characters none of whom I can remember but I can remember the stories which were as follows.
Man inherits a Sky Scraper in New York, but runs into trouble with a Giant Octopus in the basement and the Mafia (!!)

Sniper in Greece (I think) 2nd world war, hides out in a village with his platoon, SS find evidence and kill the Villagers, sniper takes outhis revenge on a loan mission and kills all the Germans.

Young promising footballer, wrong side of the tracks

Young promising Boxer also from the wrong side of the tracks.

Goalkeeper, famed for never conceding a goal, took two dogs with him who sat by either goalpost and used to bark to indicate which way the ball was going.

There maybe more, but I've been trying for ages to find out what these books were called and even if I can still get them"

[weetoon]

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Dave

Thanks for the information and the link.

The goalkeeper had the dogs at each post and they would bark to let him know what side to dive think he went back to working on a farm after one season.

Morgan the mighty special I am sure involved an Indian Prince draining the power of strong men so he could rule. He drained Morgan down to a six stone weakling but of course he recovered and eventually helped overthrow him by lifting some heavy stone.

Seem to remember there were four specials each dedicated soley to the one character.

[rossobantam]

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......
Can anyone confirm if there was a Morgan the Mighty, Alf Tucker and a goalie with 2 dogs who never let in a goal cannot remember the name specials or am I just imagining them.

hmm 3rd one I'll need to think about...

Morgyn the Mighty aka 'The Strongest Man in The World' started out in The Rover comic, 1951, then moved to Victor IIRC....I'll have to dig out a few of my comics.

Alf TUPPER in "Tough of the Track" was a key Victor story 1960s through to the 80's....most episodes involved Alf getting into a scrape, doing a spot of welding, having some fish & chips, but still managing to get to the race on time AND win it
(eg I remember one where he ate a piece of steak that was meant for a greyhound. Steak was laced with sleeping powder so as to 'nobble' the dog....hence Alf fell asleep; almost misses his race.
He makes it, and wins of course , then falls asleep on the track just past the finish line )

He'd actually started out though much much earlier, in The Rover comic, from 1949 through to his move to the new comic Victor in 1961

Vic Whittle's fab site has his first stories : (scroll down to sports section:
Rover Page

There's even a website dedicated to Alf ! (complete with a lovely Radio4 piece on him featuring 'live' commentary on some of his races...It also has the strip of Alf's last race at the Barcelona Olympics 1982)
Alf Tupper - Tough of the Track

Dave

[weetoon]

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Just before Xmas seen someone wearing a Judge Dredd t-shirt and brought back memories so had a look on e-bay. Ended up buying the annuals from 1980 to 1990 much to the wife and teenage daughters amusement. So started looking at the comics but even I could not justify to myself never mind the wife buying them all again.

Had a look on the 2000ad website with a view to trying to read them online but no joy as I believe that would be a cheaper option.

Also was a member of the Warlord and Bullet clubs and had the wallets and the badges. Remember being devastated when we had a leak in the roof and they got ruined along with my Victor, Hotspur and Roy of the Rovers.

Can anyone confirm if there was a Morgan the Mighty, Alf Tucker and a goalie with 2 dogs who never let in a goal cannot remember the name specials or am I just imagining them.

[Marine Boy]

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Lovely to be reminded about 'Shiver & Shake' and 'Cheeky', which I'd completely forgotten.

When I was very young, I collected 'Pippin'. Then through the seventies, it was 'Look-In', which I suppose is not strictly speaking a comic. I think I must have had pretty much every issue from that decade but they were dumped in a big clear-out in about 1980. Terrible shame.

My brother collected a football comic - (or once again, was it a magazine?) - called 'Goal'.

[Flash Gordon]

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used to get the Beano religeously I remember the day when I got a load of classic annuals at the WI. Also got Whizzer and Chips, and Topper (not from the the WI, from releys.)
Loved OOR Willie.

[Emettman]

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Originally Posted by Emettman
"Tales of the Trigan Empire" (the best thing in "Look and Learn") by a mile.

I had the graphic novel that collected all those. It was basically a retelling of the myths and history of the Roman Empire in space, wasn't it?

A lot borrowed from Greek and Roman myth and history, with technology tacked on. One of the better Sword and Spaceship fantasies, with superb artwork.
Unfortunately both the hardback books offered only edited-down versions of some of the stories. It was a massive series. More recently a good number have been republished in limited editions with high price tags.

[ridski]

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only thing I really collected was 2000ad

It's funny, I started reading 2000AD when it came out and then switched to Tornado. When 2000AD merged with Tornado, I thought they had bought out the comic and wouldn't buy 2000AD for ages in protest. Of course I eventually got over that, especially when Rogue Trooper started, and then Slaine kept me buying it into the early 90s.

Of the "funnies" comics, I liked Beano, didn't care too much for Dandy, but loved Cheeky for some reason. Especially the gloomy girl with the cloud constantly following her around raining on her head. Guess I was into goth chicks at an early age...

"Tales of the Trigan Empire" (the best thing in "Look and Learn") by a mile.

I had the graphic novel that collected all those. It was basically a retelling of the myths and history of the Roman Empire in space, wasn't it?

[AndyGranda]

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'Kung Fu Monthly' and 'Combat' magazines in the 70's.

'OOr Wullie' and ' The Broons' each alternating every Christmastime.

Do you get 'OOr Wullie and Broons' in you neck of the woods anyone???

[rossobantam]

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Hi fellas
I also used to have some judge dredd. Not many, but they were really good. Didn't the writer have Clint Eastwood in mind?

There was a 'Clint Eastwood' character in Battle....Major Eazy
MajorEazy

Although he's also compared to James Coburn in that great war film 'Cross of Iron'..remember that?

[frame]

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Used to have lots of Whizzer and Chips and Cor,would like to read one again just out of curiosity,still get Viz now and again

[Flash Gordon]

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Anyway,
I still have a small collection in a desk draw.
Alan Moore: Watchmen, V, Miricleman, Captain Britain (GN)
Gaiman: Sandmans (2)
Knightfall - great Batman two-parter

And Ive also got a stack of original "Twisted Tales".

[Flash Gordon]

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Hi fellas
I also used to have some judge dredd. Not many, but they were really good. Didn't the writer have Clint Eastwood in mind? (Not Sly, although I've heard they're doing a new one? Film.)

I had a sizable collection once, but I thought I was too mature for comics and sold them.
(This was pretty dumb as I am now less mature than I was then.)

I remember having a load of Punishers - which is now a third film (War Zone). And Daredevils - brilliant.

Thirty or fourty Commandoes.

I sold them to the bloke across the street. He made the papers - don't ask me why