British Comic Characters

[Oggy]

To go with my other post of comic titles, how about great British comic characters.

1. The Steel Claw
2. Janus stark
3. Nick Jolly-Highwayman
4. Tough of the Track-Alf Tupper

Again four to start us off

[Aidan]

Howsabout :
Roy of the Rovers
Skid Solo
Martin's Marvellous Mini
Hookjaw
Johnny Cougar
Black Bob
Billy the Cat
Fireball

And as for the humourous ones...

[Oggy]

Forgot martin and his MIni, Skid solo was kool, Fireball? not sure bout that one though.

[foxy]

how about the knumbskulls,billy whizz,beryl the perril,was,nt there a hardman or robot who was in the royal marines,think he was in the lion annual,anyone remember him ?

[Oggy]

Captain Hurricane was in Valiant, or Typhoon Tracey was in Hurricane...?
Judge Dredd
Strontium Dog
The Spider
Little Plum
The Nutts
Rodger The Dodger

[Aidan]

Puss'n'Boots
the Sparky People
Klanky
Spunky ( I kid you not !) and the Spider
Cheeky
Mummy's Boy
the Bumpkin Billionaires
Brassneck
Shiver'n'Shake
Scream Inn
Creepy Car
Thingummy Blob
Odd-Ball
Fuss Pot
Sammy Shrink
Corporal Clott
Jack Silver
Chalky
Faceache
Some Mummies do'ave'Em
Harry's Haunted House
Peter Piper ( who's always welcome at my house - I'll just supply the adult mags )
Ball Boy
Ivor Lott & Tony Broke
Bully Beef & Chips
Mustapha Million
Bewitched Belinda
Little Mo
Jelly Baby
the Banana Bunch
Mickey the Monkey
Gus Gorilla
Tricky Dicky
Colonel Blink
Joker
Sweet-Tooth
Fred the Flop
Belle Tent

...and they say being good at pool is the sign of a misspent youth...

[Oggy]

The Black sapper,
Wilson
Captain Hornet
Codename Warlord
Union Jack Jackson
Mach 1

[Aidan]

If ye ever find Encyclopedia of Comic Characters by the late Denis Gifford, buy it ! Published 1987 so what was missed subsequently wouldn't have been in our time anyway.

[Oggy]

But thats the thing, the koolest comics were from/in the 60's, they had kool comics also, Smash, Knockout, TV21 etc, at least 2000AD's still going strong.

[OrangeCremolaFoam]

Hi guys!!!

Warlord - Captain Cadman of the Fighting 43rd, Sgt.Ryker,Wolverine,Karl Schafft,'Big Willi' Kastner, Kampfgruppe Falken with Heinz Falken..Jake Cassidy Of The Flying Tigers,Sniper Kelly,Killer Kane,Sgt.Bill Hammond and Force Viper,Kurt Stalmann and Iron Annie

Victor - Chell Puddock, Hammer Man, figaro,Braddock V.C.,Morgyn the Mighty,Sniper Dennison,Slade Of the Pony Express,Killer Kennedy R.N.Joe Bones the Human Fly,

Hope that Jogs a few memories...loved those comics...

Rab ;0)

[Oggy]

Victor was kool, used to love the summer specials and the annuals, which I still have a large collection of, you had your moneys worth in those days comics aren't quite the same nowadays are they.

1. Hostspur -The Black Sapper, Red Star Robinson, Nick Jolly Highwayman, King Cobra
2. Hornet - Captain Hornet, Jonah
3. Lion - Robot Archie, Zip Nolan
4. Rover - Though not sure what character it had, but have an annual
5. Victor - Tough of the track, Alf Tupper, Morgan the mighty, Wilson
6. Tiger - Skid Solo, Johnny Cougar
7. Valiant - Captain Hurricane, Adam Eterno, Janus Stark, The Steel Claw, Spellbinder
8. Warlord - Union Jack Jackson
9. Scorcher - Billys Boots, Hot Shot Hamish
10. Jet - Fish Boy
11. Tornado - Wolfie Smith
12. 2000AD - Judge Dredd, Mach One, DR and Quinch
13. Starlord - Strontium Dog
14. Wizard -Again another I recall, but sure of characters or stories
15. Speed - Deathwish

Any more comics, and characters to match? How about someone remembering Rover or Wizard?

[OrangeCremolaFoam]

Great memories mate..you are right, comics just arent the same..

Ive just remembered the short lived 'Scream' comic about 1982..that was great and well scary...

And 'Action' Comic with Hookjaw? lol lol.. loved that...remember secret agent Fireball? and his survial manual and pendant...hee hee..and also when you got the wee medals and snap together planes with victor and Warlord? had almost forgotten them!!!

Rogue Trooper and Strontium Dog were my fav stories from 2000ad alongside Dredd

And was it 'Battle' comic that had 'johnny Red' flying his Hurricane for the Russians and 'Tommy Atkins War'? lol.. not very pc but I remember a form of Commando book called 'all War monthly'...lol (mustve been nothing but War, no football, no alf tupper, just War!!!)..

finally..in the commando books the Germans always said 'For you the War is over..Englander' ..now, does that mean for us Scots the War is NEVER over then and is infact still going on over 60 years later? scary though!!!

all the best...

Rab ;0)

[OrangeCremolaFoam]

ok guys..

what was a story called 'The Great Kat' in? a kid in all black cat suit? was it Hotspur?

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

[Oggy]

Billy the cat? He was the kid in the black suit with what looked like a motor bike helmet on, and his sister (?) Katie, in the Dandy I think and reprinted later in Buddy. Jumbo was either Dandy or Beano again

[OrangeCremolaFoam]

Hi Oggy!!!

Thanks mate, you have a great memory..I only seem to remember music and nonsense from the 70's..80's..lol lol...

Take care..

Rab ;0)