There would possibly perchance be no longer quite a form of festive cloth in this difficulty of Eagle for 1964 nonetheless I’ve stumbled on relatively to existing you. Adventure comics mostly shunned festive topics in their reviews because it can perhaps throw an awkward procedure into the serials that can perhaps observe compelled. Some Dan Dare serials managed it (comparable to the first one in 1950) nonetheless they didn’t effort with this episode. Dramatic art work by Keith Watson, even supposing focusing on quite a form of discontinuance united statesand silhouettes. Aloof, it couldn’t be easy turning out work of that quality per week so we will forgive him slicing corners to meet time nick-off dates.
The Pop Decide of the Week centered on “Christmas Greetings from the Stars”, whole with autographs. I did a fast Google search and they observe convincing compared to proper autographs. I agree with Max Clifford worked for Odhams on the time so or no longer it’s likely he arranged this.
Reg Parlett’s Fidosaurus the Prehistoric Poodle would possibly perchance well observe familiar. It turned into once reprinted a number of years later in Buster as Pongo the Prehistorioc Pooch! Christmas in the Stone Age? OK, some Christmas traditions are nicked from Pagan beliefs nonetheless right here’s stretching it. Aloof, if we are able to neutral pick up that a dinosaur dog existed similtaneously human beings then reality has already sailed. 🙂
Can You Gain A Crook? Well, can you? Undercover agent while you would possibly perchance well also order the clue in this Christmas story illustrated by Paul Trevillion…
At last, a pleasing colour cutaway by L. Ashwell Wood, depicting London’s hidden railway for the Royal Mail. (This existing day a tourist enchantment.)
There’ll be another retrospective of a bygone Christmas comic almost immediately!
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