Finn (comics)
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Finn was the hero of a comic strip written by Pat Mills
. He first appeared in British fortnightly anthology comic Crisis in 1989, and later moved to 2000 AD
when Crisis was cancelled in 1991. In Crisis he started as a supporting character called Paul in the strip Third World War, before becoming prominent. In 2000 AD he starred in his own eponym
ous series.
In Third World War it was established that Paul was once a soldier in the British Army stationed in Northern Ireland, but he deserted to become an eco-terrorist fighting to save the planet from multi-national corporations, using the alias "Finn." Third World War started as a relatively down-to-earth story set in 2000, with very little in the way of fantasy or science fiction but that changed as Finn became prominent. In his own strip in 2000 AD it emerged that the leaders of the corporations were in fact powerful aliens, called "Newts." In this strip Finn was a Cornish
mini-cab driver by day, and a white witch
fighting the aliens by night. He used military equipment alongside magical items such as the Hand of Glory
.
After three full-length series, the character was suspended due to concerns that he was too similar to Mills' Sláine
strip, despite many fans' requests for a cross-over story. It has not been revived since.
Pat Mills
Pat Mills, nicknamed 'the godfather of British comics', is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since....
. He first appeared in British fortnightly anthology comic Crisis in 1989, and later moved to 2000 AD
2000 AD (comic)
2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction-oriented comic. As a comics anthology it serialises a number of separate stories each issue and was first published by IPC Magazines in 1977, the first issue dated 26 February. IPC then shifted the title to its Fleetway comics subsidiary which was sold...
when Crisis was cancelled in 1991. In Crisis he started as a supporting character called Paul in the strip Third World War, before becoming prominent. In 2000 AD he starred in his own eponym
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
ous series.
In Third World War it was established that Paul was once a soldier in the British Army stationed in Northern Ireland, but he deserted to become an eco-terrorist fighting to save the planet from multi-national corporations, using the alias "Finn." Third World War started as a relatively down-to-earth story set in 2000, with very little in the way of fantasy or science fiction but that changed as Finn became prominent. In his own strip in 2000 AD it emerged that the leaders of the corporations were in fact powerful aliens, called "Newts." In this strip Finn was a Cornish
Cornish people
The Cornish are a people associated with Cornwall, a county and Duchy in the south-west of the United Kingdom that is seen in some respects as distinct from England, having more in common with the other Celtic parts of the United Kingdom such as Wales, as well as with other Celtic nations in Europe...
mini-cab driver by day, and a white witch
White witch
White witch and good witch are qualifying terms in English used to distinguish practitioners of folk magic for benevolent purposes from practitioners of malevolent witchcraft...
fighting the aliens by night. He used military equipment alongside magical items such as the Hand of Glory
Hand of Glory
The Hand of Glory is the dried and pickled hand of a man who has been hanged, often specified as being the left hand, or else, if the man were hanged for murder, the hand that "did the deed."...
.
After three full-length series, the character was suspended due to concerns that he was too similar to Mills' Sláine
Sláine (comics)
Sláine is a comic hero from the pages of 2000 AD - one of Britain's most popular comic books.Sláine is a barbarian fantasy adventure series based on Celtic myths and stories which first appeared in 1983, written by Pat Mills and initially drawn by his then wife, Angela Kincaid. Most of the early...
strip, despite many fans' requests for a cross-over story. It has not been revived since.