List of Eagle comic strips
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This is a list of comic strips printed within the pages of Eagle
, a seminal British children's comic first published from 1950 to 1969, and then in a relaunched format from 1982 to 1994.
Reprinted from 2000 AD
Eagle (comic)
Eagle was a seminal British children's comic, first published from 1950 to 1969, and then in a relaunched format from 1982 to 1994. It was founded by Marcus Morris, an Anglican vicar from Lancashire. Morris edited a parish magazine called The Anvil, but felt that the church was not communicating...
, a seminal British children's comic first published from 1950 to 1969, and then in a relaunched format from 1982 to 1994.
Adventure
- "The Beast of Loch Craggon", illustrated by John McLuskyJohn McLuskyJohn McLusky is a former comics artist best known as the original artist of the comic strip featuring Ian Fleming's James Bond.-Biography:...
(1962-64) - "Blackbow the Cheyenne", written by Ted CowanTed CowanTed Cowan, being the best known familiar name of Edward George Cowan, is a British comic book writer.His early career included working as a laboratory assistant prior to World War II when he enlisted firstly in the Royal Air Force and subsequently in the British Army where he was a dispatch rider...
and illustrated by Victor de la Fuente, Frank Humphris, Don LawrenceDon LawrenceDonald Southam Lawrence was a British comic book artist and author.Lawrence is best known for his comic strips The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire in the British weeklies Ranger and Look and Learn and the Storm series, first published in the Dutch weekly Eppo... - "Can You Catch a Crook?'" illustrated by Victor de la Fuente, Paul TrevillionPaul TrevillionPaul Trevillion is a highly acclaimed British comic/sports artist, whose career spans fifty years.Born in Tottenham , Trevillion, while still at school, produced artwork for publications like Eagle , TV21 and Roy of the Rovers...
- "Dan DareDan DareDan Dare is a British science fiction comic hero, created by illustrator Frank Hampson who also wrote the first stories, that is, the Venus and Red Moon stories, and a complete storyline for Operation Saturn...
", by Frank Hampson and others, 1950-1969 - "Danger Unlimited", illustrated by Martin AitchisonMartin AitchisonMartin Aitchison was an illustrator for the Eagle comic from 1952 to 1963, and then one of the main illustrators for Ladybird Books from 1963 to 1990....
, 1962-63 - "The Devil's Henchmen", illustrated by Frank Humphris
- "For Bravery", written by Geoffrey Bond and illustrated by Cyril Holloway
- "Fraser of AfricaFraser of AfricaFraser of Africa is a comic strip that ran one page a week in full colour in the British comic Eagle in 1960-61, written by George Beardmore and illustrated by Frank Bellamy...
", written by George Beardmore and illustrated by Frank BellamyFrank BellamyFrank Bellamy was a British comics artist, best known for his work on the Eagle comic, for which he illustrated Heros the Spartan and Fraser of Africa. He reworked its flagship Dan Dare strip.... - "The Guinea Pig", written by Willie Patterson, Tom TullyTom TullyTom Tully was an American actor.-Biography:Born in Durango, Colorado, Thomas Kane Tulley served in the United States Navy, was a private pilot and worked as junior reporter for the Denver Post before going into acting because he felt the pay was better. Tully started out on stage before eventually...
, David Motton, Bob Bartholomew, Frederick Smith, Alfred Wallace, illustrated by Colin Andrew, Gerald Haylock, Brian Lewis - "Heros the Spartan", written by Tom TullyTom TullyTom Tully was an American actor.-Biography:Born in Durango, Colorado, Thomas Kane Tulley served in the United States Navy, was a private pilot and worked as junior reporter for the Denver Post before going into acting because he felt the pay was better. Tully started out on stage before eventually...
, illustrated by Frank BellamyFrank BellamyFrank Bellamy was a British comics artist, best known for his work on the Eagle comic, for which he illustrated Heros the Spartan and Fraser of Africa. He reworked its flagship Dan Dare strip....
, Luis BermejoLuis BermejoLuis Bermejo , is a Spanish illustrator and comics artist known for his work published in Spain, Italy, Great Britain, and the United States... - "Home of the Wanderers", illustrated by Brian Lewis
- "The Iron Man", illustrated by Gerry EmbletonGerry EmbletonGerry Embleton is an Anglo-Swiss artist, born in London. He is the brother of Ron Embleton.-Career:Embleton began as a comic strip artist, and worked on TV Century 21 in the 1960s. He later began working in children's educational illustrations and then advertising. He also paints landscapes and was...
, Martin Salvador - "Jack O'Lantern", written by George Beardmore and illustrated by Robert AytonRobert Ayton (artist)Robert Norton Ayton was a British comics artist and illustrator who worked for the Eagle and Ladybird Books.He was born in London and educated at the Harrow School of Art, and may also have attended the Central School of Art and Design and Hammersmith School of Art...
and Cecil Langley DoughtyCecil Langley DoughtyCecil Langley Doughty was a British comics artist and illustrator, best known for his work in the comic Knockout and the educational weekly Look and Learn.-Life:...
, 1955-1959 - "Johnny Frog", illustrated by Ron EmbletonRon EmbletonRonald Sydney Embleton was a British comics artist and illustrator whose work was much admired by fans and editors alike...
- "Knights of the Road", written by J. H. G. Freeman and illustrated by Gerald Haylock, 1960-62
- "Luck of the LegionLuck of the LegionLuck of the Legion was a strip cartoon in the Eagle, written by Geoffrey Bond and illustrated by Martin Aitchison, that ran from 1952 to 1961....
", written by Geoffrey Bond and illustrated by Martin AitchisonMartin AitchisonMartin Aitchison was an illustrator for the Eagle comic from 1952 to 1963, and then one of the main illustrators for Ladybird Books from 1963 to 1990....
, 1952-1961 - "Mann of Battle", illustrated by Brian Lewis
- "Marvel of MI5", written by David Cameron and illustrated by Paddy Nevin
- "P.C. 49", written by Alan Stranks and illustrated by John Worsley
- "Riders of the Range", written by Charles ChiltonCharles ChiltonCharles Chilton MBE is a BBC radio presenter, a writer and a producer. Born in Bloomsbury in London, England, he never knew his father - who was killed during World War I - and when he was six his mother died as a result of having a botched abortion, so he was raised by his grandmother. He was...
and illustrated by Jack Daniel, Angus Scott, Frank Humphris, Giorgio Bellavitis, Brian Lewis, Ferdinando TacconiFerdinando TacconiFredinando Tacconi was an Italian comics artist.Tacconi was born in Milan. He earned a degree in Applied Arts from Castello Sforzesco...
1950-62 - "Sky Buccaneers", illustrated by José OrtizJosé Ortiz (comics)José Ortiz Moya is a Spanish comics artist, best known for several collaborations with Antonio Segura, such as the series Hombre.-Biography:...
- "Smokeman", written by Ted CowanTed CowanTed Cowan, being the best known familiar name of Edward George Cowan, is a British comic book writer.His early career included working as a laboratory assistant prior to World War II when he enlisted firstly in the Royal Air Force and subsequently in the British Army where he was a dispatch rider...
and illustrated by José OrtizJosé Ortiz (comics)José Ortiz Moya is a Spanish comics artist, best known for several collaborations with Antonio Segura, such as the series Hombre.-Biography:... - "Storm NelsonStorm NelsonStorm Nelson, was a character in the eponymous strip in the British comic, Eagle.A former officer of the Royal Navy, Commander Nelson owned the ship Silver Spray, part of the Silver Fleet...
", illustrated by Richard JenningsRichard Jennings (comics)-Biography:Richard E. Jennings was born in Hampstead, England on 20 May 1921. In 1937 he won a free place to the Central School of Arts, London. After 2 years his studies were interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War, during which he served in the Air/Sea Rescue service of the Royal Air...
and Giorgio Bellavitis - "Tommy Walls", illustrated by Frank Hampson, Harold Johns, John Worsley, Richard JenningsRichard Jennings (comics)-Biography:Richard E. Jennings was born in Hampstead, England on 20 May 1921. In 1937 he won a free place to the Central School of Arts, London. After 2 years his studies were interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War, during which he served in the Air/Sea Rescue service of the Royal Air...
- "UFO Agent", written by Ted CowanTed CowanTed Cowan, being the best known familiar name of Edward George Cowan, is a British comic book writer.His early career included working as a laboratory assistant prior to World War II when he enlisted firstly in the Royal Air Force and subsequently in the British Army where he was a dispatch rider...
and illustrated by Paul TrevillionPaul TrevillionPaul Trevillion is a highly acclaimed British comic/sports artist, whose career spans fifty years.Born in Tottenham , Trevillion, while still at school, produced artwork for publications like Eagle , TV21 and Roy of the Rovers...
, José OrtizJosé Ortiz (comics)José Ortiz Moya is a Spanish comics artist, best known for several collaborations with Antonio Segura, such as the series Hombre.-Biography:... - "What's His Name?", illustrated by Dudley Pout
Humour
- "Blunderbirds"
- "Captain PugwashCaptain PugwashCaptain Pugwash is a fictional pirate in a series of British children's comic strips and books created by John Ryan. The character's adventures were adapted into a TV series, using cardboard cut-outs filmed in live-action , also called Captain Pugwash, first shown on the BBC in 1957, a later colour...
" by John RyanJohn Ryan (cartoonist)John Gerald Christopher Ryan was a British animator and cartoonist, best known for his character Captain Pugwash. His brother was Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher Columba Ryan.-Biography:Ryan was born in Edinburgh...
, 1950-51 - "Chicko", illustrated by Norman ThelwellNorman ThelwellNorman Thelwell was an English cartoonist well-known for his humorous illustrations of ponies and horses. Born in Birkenhead, as a promising young student from Liverpool College of Art, he soon became a contributor to the satirical magazine Punch in the 1950s, and earned many lasting devotees by...
- "Cornelius Dimworthy"
- "Dimworthy and Co"
- "Harris TweedHarris Tweed (character)Harris Tweed was a character in the comic strip Harris Tweed, Special Agent, later retitled as Harris Tweed - Super Sleuth, which appeared in The Eagle...
" by John RyanJohn Ryan (cartoonist)John Gerald Christopher Ryan was a British animator and cartoonist, best known for his character Captain Pugwash. His brother was Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher Columba Ryan.-Biography:Ryan was born in Edinburgh...
, 1950-62 - "Professor Puff and his dog Wuff"
- "Waldorf & CecilWaldorf & CecilWaldorf and Cecil, were twin characters in the eponymous comic strip in The Eagle.They were portrayed as itinerant tramps, sometimes taking short-term jobs to pay their way. These jobs usually led to comic adventures, from which they quickly moved on. Cecil was portrayed as a young boy and his...
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Literary adaptations
- "The Lost World (Conan Doyle novel)", illustrated by Martin AitchisonMartin AitchisonMartin Aitchison was an illustrator for the Eagle comic from 1952 to 1963, and then one of the main illustrators for Ladybird Books from 1963 to 1990....
- "Hornblower R. N.", illustrated by Martin AitchisonMartin AitchisonMartin Aitchison was an illustrator for the Eagle comic from 1952 to 1963, and then one of the main illustrators for Ladybird Books from 1963 to 1990....
Biography
- "Alfred the Great", illustrated by Norman Williams
- "The Baden-Powell Story", written by Geoffrey Bond (as Alan Jason) and illustrated by Norman Williams, 1954
- "The Golden Man" (Sir Walter Raleigh), written by Marcus Morris and Guy Daniel and illustrated by Robert AytonRobert Ayton (artist)Robert Norton Ayton was a British comics artist and illustrator who worked for the Eagle and Ladybird Books.He was born in London and educated at the Harrow School of Art, and may also have attended the Central School of Art and Design and Hammersmith School of Art...
, 1961 - "The Great Sailor" (Lord NelsonHoratio Nelson, 1st Viscount NelsonHoratio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, KB was a flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his inspirational leadership and superb grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics, which resulted in a number of...
), illustrated by Norman Williams and Robert AytonRobert Ayton (artist)Robert Norton Ayton was a British comics artist and illustrator who worked for the Eagle and Ladybird Books.He was born in London and educated at the Harrow School of Art, and may also have attended the Central School of Art and Design and Hammersmith School of Art...
, 1957 - "The Happy Warrior)" (Winston ChurchillWinston ChurchillSir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
), written by Clifford Makins and illustrated by Frank BellamyFrank BellamyFrank Bellamy was a British comics artist, best known for his work on the Eagle comic, for which he illustrated Heros the Spartan and Fraser of Africa. He reworked its flagship Dan Dare strip.... - "Lincoln of America" , written by Geoffrey Bond (as Alan Jason) and illustrated by Norman Williams, 1955
- "Montgomery of Alamein", written by Clifford Makins and illustrated by Frank BellamyFrank BellamyFrank Bellamy was a British comics artist, best known for his work on the Eagle comic, for which he illustrated Heros the Spartan and Fraser of Africa. He reworked its flagship Dan Dare strip....
- "The Travels of Marco Polo", written by Chad VarahChad VarahReverend Prebendary Edward Chad Varah, CH, CBE was a British Anglican priest. He is best remembered as the founder of The Samaritans, established in 1953 as the world's first crisis hotline organisation, offering non-religious telephone support to those contemplating suicide.-Life:Varah was born...
and illustrated by Frank BellamyFrank BellamyFrank Bellamy was a British comics artist, best known for his work on the Eagle comic, for which he illustrated Heros the Spartan and Fraser of Africa. He reworked its flagship Dan Dare strip.... - "The True Story of St. Vincent de Paul", written by R. B. Saxe and illustrated by Norman Williams
Bible stories
- "The Great Adventurer" (St. Paul), written by Chad VarahChad VarahReverend Prebendary Edward Chad Varah, CH, CBE was a British Anglican priest. He is best remembered as the founder of The Samaritans, established in 1953 as the world's first crisis hotline organisation, offering non-religious telephone support to those contemplating suicide.-Life:Varah was born...
and illustrated by Frank Hampson and Norman Williams - "Mark, The Youngest Disciple" written by Chad VarahChad VarahReverend Prebendary Edward Chad Varah, CH, CBE was a British Anglican priest. He is best remembered as the founder of The Samaritans, established in 1953 as the world's first crisis hotline organisation, offering non-religious telephone support to those contemplating suicide.-Life:Varah was born...
and illustrated by Giorgio Bellavitis - "The Road of Courage" (the life of Christ), written by Marcus Morris and Guy Daniel and illustrated by Frank Hampson and Joan Porter
- "The Shepherd King" (King David), written by Clifford Makins and illustrated by Frank BellamyFrank BellamyFrank Bellamy was a British comics artist, best known for his work on the Eagle comic, for which he illustrated Heros the Spartan and Fraser of Africa. He reworked its flagship Dan Dare strip....
Photo strips
- The CollectorThe Collector (comic strip)The Collector was a comic strip published in the British comic book Eagle, from issue 1 to issue 48 , and occasionally thereafter in annuals or summer specials....
- one-off morality tales based around items owned by The Collector - DoomlordDoomlordDoomlord was a comic strip published in the British comic book Eagle during the 1980s, from Issue 1 on March 27, 1982, and nearly continuously until 1991...
- Eagle's most popular strip, a saga about a shape-changing alien sentencing humanity to death, but being replaced by another alien who served as Earth's protector - Fred- another half-page cartoon featuring a Charlie ChaplinCharlie ChaplinSir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era. He became the most famous film star in the world before the end of World War I...
-type character - The Invisible Boy - about a schoolboy who could turn invisible
- Joe SoapJoe Soap-Slang:"Joe Soap" is British rhyming slang denoting a foolish stooge or scapegoat. Joe being an ordinary person, with Soap as a rhyme for dope. The phrase appeared in a 1943 book of military slang by John Hunt and Alan Pringle: “Joe Soap, the ‘dumb’ or not so intelligent members of the forces...
- a comedy strip about an incompetent private detective - ManixManixManix was both the title and main character of a comic strip serial published in the British comics anthology Eagle. The serial first appeared in issue 24 ....
- an action strip about a robotRobotA robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
secret agentSecret AgentSecret Agent is a British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on two stories in Ashenden: Or the British Agent by W. Somerset Maugham. The film starred John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll, and Robert Young... - Saddle Tramp - a westernWestern (genre)The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
strip featuring a bounty hunterBounty hunterA bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward . Other names, mainly used in the United States, include bail enforcement agent and fugitive recovery agent.-Laws in the U.S.:... - Sgt. StreetwiseSgt. StreetwiseSgt. Streetwise was a photographic comic series published in the British comic book Eagle, from issue 1 to at least issue 78...
- an undercoverUndercoverBeing undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information or to gain the trust of targeted individuals in order to gain information or evidence...
sergeantSergeantSergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
who used disguise to catch criminals - Walk or Die - a survival story about children in a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness
- Thunderbolt and Smokey!Thunderbolt and Smokey!Thunderbolt and Smokey! was a photographic comic series published in the British comic book Eagle, from issue 1 until issue 27 . It was written by Tom Tully, with photography by John Powell...
- about two schoolboys creating their own footballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
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Hand-drawn strips
- Gil Hazzard (Scorpio) - a drawn strip about a 'hard man', with the gimmick of its initial run in Stereoscopic 3D
- Crowe St. Comp - the adventures of a group of comprehensive schoolComprehensive schoolA comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
children - Dan DareDan DareDan Dare is a British science fiction comic hero, created by illustrator Frank Hampson who also wrote the first stories, that is, the Venus and Red Moon stories, and a complete storyline for Operation Saturn...
, initially illustrated by Gerry EmbletonGerry EmbletonGerry Embleton is an Anglo-Swiss artist, born in London. He is the brother of Ron Embleton.-Career:Embleton began as a comic strip artist, and worked on TV Century 21 in the 1960s. He later began working in children's educational illustrations and then advertising. He also paints landscapes and was...
, then Ian KennedyIan Kennedy (comic artist)Ian Kennedy is a UK artist who worked initially for D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, then later for Amalgamated Press-Biography:...
after a brief stint by Oli FreyOli FreyOliver "Oli" Frey is a magazine illustrator and artist who worked on comic strips in the 1970s and 1980s.- Biography :Frey was born in Zurich, Switzerland on 30 June 1948. He grew up fluent in Italian and German...
- notable for being a drawn strip, in lavish colour - ErnieErnie (comic strip)Ernie was a cartoon published in the British comic book Eagle, from the first issue and appearing in most issues thereafter. He was drawn by Dave Follows.Ernie was a fictional eagle, and The Eagle's mascot...
- Eagles mascotMascotThe term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name... - The Fifth Horseman - a drawn strip, initially about the Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseFour Horsemen of the ApocalypseThe Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are described in the last book of the New Testament of the Bible, called the Book of Revelation of Jesus Christ to Saint John the Evangelist at 6:1-8. The chapter tells of a "'book'/'scroll' in God's right hand that is sealed with seven seals"...
, becoming a story about an alienExtraterrestrial lifeExtraterrestrial life is defined as life that does not originate from Earth...
computerComputerA computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
attempting world domination - The Hand - about a freelance photographer who losa es his hand in an accident. When his hand is replaced by dead gangster's, it starts to control him
- The House of Correction - set in a NaziNazismNazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
concentration camp - The House of DaemonThe House of DaemonThe House of Daemon was a comic strip published in the British comic book Eagle, from issue 25 to issue 47 . It was written by Alan Grant and John Wagner, and drawn by José Ortiz....
- a strip involving characters trying to escape a haunted houseHaunted houseA haunted house is a house or other building often perceived as being inhabited by disembodied spirits of the deceased who may have been former residents or were familiar with the property... - Jake's Platoon - set in World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
- The Tower KingThe Tower KingThe Tower King was a comic series published in the British comic book Eagle, from issue 1 to issue 24 .It was written by Alan Hebden and drawn by José Ortiz.-Plot:...
- set in a modern-day LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
reduced to medieval anarchy - The Amstor Computer - a 'story of the week' strip where readers sent in codes that loaded that week's story
- Avenger - a vigilanteVigilanteA vigilante is a private individual who legally or illegally punishes an alleged lawbreaker, or participates in a group which metes out extralegal punishment to an alleged lawbreaker....
with a day job as a teacherTeacherA teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional... - Bloodfang - initially a naturalistic tale relating the life of a Tyrannosaur, who was later captured by time-travelling bounty hunters and shipped to a zoo in the 22nd century
- The Brothers - the tale of twins, one regressed to a 'caveman' state due to an industrial accident, trying to locate their family
- Computer WarriorComputer WarriorComputer Warrior was a comic strip series that debuted in Eagle on 13 April 1985 and ran for another nine years...
, initially known as Ultimate Warrior - a popular and long-lived strip featuring a boy who could play computer games for real using a 'real life code' - Comrade Bronski - yet another incarnation of the 'hard man' formula, this time with the central character as a member of the KGBKGBThe KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
rooting out internal corruption - D.A.D.D. - Dial A Dawn Destructor, a group of rock stars, Dawn Destruction, who solved crimes during the night
- Detective Zed - a humorous strip about a robot detective in 22nd century LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
- Dolebusters - a strip about three young would-be entrepreneurEntrepreneurAn entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
s who will do anything for ready cash - The Fists of Danny Pike - about an amateur boxer overcoming adversity to become world champion
- Ghost SquadGhost SquadGhost Squad and Ghost Squad: Evolution are light gun rail shooter arcade game developed and published by Sega. A home version of the original Ghost Squad was developed for Nintendo's Wii game console.-Ghost Squad :...
- a spin off of Death Wish, about a squad of ghost detectives - Ghostworld
- The Hard Men (comic strip), also known as Clovis and Chowdhary - generic 'hard men' strip about two MI5MI5The Security Service, commonly known as MI5 , is the United Kingdom's internal counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of its core intelligence machinery alongside the Secret Intelligence Service focused on foreign threats, Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence...
agents blackmailed into performing secret missions - Kid Cops - a science fictionScience fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
strip where, as all future wars are fought on the MoonMoonThe Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
, EarthEarthEarth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
is largely deserted and children must become the policePoliceThe police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force... - Legend of the Linkits - a toyToyA toy is any object that can be used for play. Toys are associated commonly with children and pets. Playing with toys is often thought to be an enjoyable means of training the young for life in human society. Different materials are used to make toys enjoyable and cuddly to both young and old...
merchandising tie-in, about a war of robots built from building blocks similar to MeccanoMeccanoMeccano is a model construction system comprising re-usable metal strips, plates, angle girders, wheels, axles and gears, with nuts and bolts to connect the pieces. It enables the building of working models and mechanical devices....
or LegoLegoLego is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears, minifigures and various other parts... - Manta ForceManta ForceManta Force was a toyline produced by Bluebird Plc in the 1980s. MANTA was an acronym for Multiple-Air-Naval-Terrain-Assault Force, which referred to both the "good guys" and their spacecraft, searching the galaxy for a "New Earth". Their foe was called Viper Squad, who traveled in a spacecraft...
- a toy merchandising tie-in, about a group of space colonists who end up in a civil war on their new home. The strip was notable for the colony ship/toy appearing roughly the size of a supermarketSupermarketA supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
yet supposedly containing thousands of troops, tanks and equipment stowed away for the duration of its voyage - M.A.S.K.M.A.S.K.M.A.S.K. is an animated television series directed by several uncredited Japanese studios, KK C&D Asia, Studio Juno, Studio World, Ashi Production , and produced by the French-American DIC Enterprises, Inc and also the toyline of the same name sold by Kenner.-History:A total of 75...
- a toy merchandising tie-in, about the members of MASK fighting their arch-enemies VENOM with the aid of hi-tech masks and transforming combat vehicles - News Team - a group of investigative reporters undertaking adventures in war-torn countries and similarly dangerous locations
- RoadblastersRoadBlastersRoadBlasters is an arcade game released by Atari Games in 1987. In RoadBlasters, the player must navigate a sports car through 50 different rally races, getting to the finish line before running out of fuel.-Object of the game:...
- a toy merchandising tie-in, about organised racing across an entire planet - Robo MachinesRobo Machines (comic)The Robo Machines was a comic serial which ran in Eagle from 10 November 1984 to 27 July 1985. It was based on the Bandai toyline of the same name, the British version of Gobots.-Background:...
- a toy merchandising tie-in, about the battle of good and evil by sentientSentienceSentience is the ability to feel, perceive or be conscious, or to have subjective experiences. Eighteenth century philosophers used the concept to distinguish the ability to think from the ability to feel . In modern western philosophy, sentience is the ability to have sensations or experiences...
shapeshifting robots, similar to Transformers, but based on Bandai's British version of GobotsGobotsGobots was a line of transforming robot toys produced by Tonka from 1983 to 1987, similar to Transformers. In 1991, the Gobots range was acquired from Tonka Inc. by Hasbro.-History:...
. - Shadow (comic strip) - a strip about a wandering police dog, similar to LassieLassieLassie is a fictional collie dog character created by Eric Knight in a short story expanded to novel length called Lassie Come-Home. Published in 1940, the novel was filmed by MGM in 1943 as Lassie Come Home with a dog named Pal playing Lassie. Pal then appeared with the stage name "Lassie" in six...
but with more violence - Soup Squad - a secret division of Scotland YardScotland YardScotland Yard is a metonym for the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service of London, UK. It derives from the location of the original Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place, which had a rear entrance on a street called Great Scotland Yard. The Scotland Yard entrance became...
dedicated to investigating supernaturalSupernaturalThe supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...
crimes - S.O.S. - a strip from the back catalogue of Battle about a group of crack undercover soldiers, continued with new material
- Survival - a science fictionScience fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
strip about a group of children struggling to survive in a world where every adult has died of plaguePandemicA pandemic is an epidemic of infectious disease that is spreading through human populations across a large region; for instance multiple continents, or even worldwide. A widespread endemic disease that is stable in terms of how many people are getting sick from it is not a pandemic...
. The strip is remarkably similar to Kids Rule O.K., which got its parent comic Action banned due to its continual and senseless violence - Timespell
- Toys of Doom - a sequelSequelA sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
of a frequently-reprinted multi-part horror strip originally seen in BusterBuster (comic)Buster was a long-running British comic which carried a mixture of humour and adventure strips, although the former increasingly replaced the latter...
in 1966, involving toyToyA toy is any object that can be used for play. Toys are associated commonly with children and pets. Playing with toys is often thought to be an enjoyable means of training the young for life in human society. Different materials are used to make toys enjoyable and cuddly to both young and old...
s that could be controlled similarly to General JumboGeneral JumboGeneral Jumbo was a fictional character in a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano, originally drawn by Paddy Brennan....
Reprinted from 2000 AD2000 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...
- Ant Wars - an action strip involving battle with enormously mutated South AmericaSouth AmericaSouth America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
n ants - M.A.C.H. 1M.A.C.H. 1M.A.C.H. 1 was a comic strip that ran in the British science fiction comic 2000 AD. The strip was created by writer Pat Mills and illustrator Enio...
- an action strip about a British super-agent - M.A.C.H. Zero - a prequelPrequelA prequel is a work that supplements a previously completed one, and has an earlier time setting.The widely recognized term was a 20th-century neologism, and a portmanteau from pre- and sequel...
to M.A.C.H.1
Absorbed from Scream!
- The Thirteenth FloorThe Thirteenth Floor (comic strip)The Thirteenth Floor was a story originally published in the British horror comic Scream! from March 24, 1984, and also in Eagle when Scream! was absorbed into it. It was written by "Ian Holland", a combined pseudonym of Alan Grant and John Wagner, and drawn by José Ortiz.Originally, The Thirteenth...
- The Monster
Absorbed from Tiger
- Billy's BootsBilly's BootsBilly's Boots was a popular British comic strip by writer Fred Baker and artist John Gillatt, later continued by Mike Western. There was an earlier, humour series called Billy's Boots, written and drawn by Frank Purcell, which appeared in Tiger between 1961 and 1963, with a similar premise to this...
- about a boy footballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
er who owned the boots of the legendary Dead-Shot Keen, which made him an unbeatable player - Death Wish - about disfigured race driver Blake Edmonds, who undertook extremely dangerous adventures and stunts as he felt he had nothing to lose
- Golden Boy - an extremely gifted athlete who grew up in a feralFeralA feral organism is one that has changed from being domesticated to being wild or untamed. In the case of plants it is a movement from cultivated to uncultivated or controlled to volunteer. The introduction of feral animals or plants to their non-native regions, like any introduced species, may...
state on isolated moorlandMoorlandMoorland or moor is a type of habitat, in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome, found in upland areas, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils and heavy fog... - Star RiderStar RiderStar Rider is a laserdisc based arcade video game created by Computer Creations and Williams in 1984. The object of the game is to steer a motorcycle type vehicle in a race around a track in various surrealistic settings. The tracks themselves and the background graphics were actually video played...
- an alien who stayed on EarthEarthEarth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
to compete in BMXBMXBicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
championships
Absorbed from Battle
- Charley's WarCharley's WarCharley's War was British comic strip written by Pat Mills and drawn by Joe Colquhoun. It was originally published in Battle Picture Weekly from January 1979 to October 1985-Publishing history:...
- a critically acclaimed, and meticulously researched, fictionalised account of World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... - Johnny Red - a World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
British fighter pilotFighter pilotA fighter pilot is a military aviator trained in air-to-air combat while piloting a fighter aircraft . Fighter pilots undergo specialized training in aerial warfare and dogfighting...
who fights alongside the Russian army - Storm Force - a non-stop action strip about a squad of elite anti-terrorist warriors, inspired by Action ForceAction ForceAction Force was a 1980s range of European action figures initially based on Action Man, and later used to introduce G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toys to European markets...
- Gaunt - set in World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, about an unbalanced 'hard man' given a superhumanly strong artificial hand to replace one lost during torture - One-Eyed Jack - yet another 'hard man' cop, wearing an eyepatch. The series, set in New York, was created by John WagnerJohn WagnerJohn Wagner is a comics writer who was born in Pennsylvania in 1949 and moved to Scotland as a boy. Alongside Pat Mills, Wagner was responsible for revitalising British boys' comics in the 1970s, and has continued to be a leading light in British comics ever since.He is best known for his work on...
and would provide inspiration for Wagner's Judge DreddJudge DreddJudge Joseph Dredd is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazine's longest running . Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner...
.
Absorbed from Wildcat
- Joe Alien
- Kitten Magee
- Loner
- Turbo Jones
- Wildcat Complete
1990 relaunch
- A rebootReboot (continuity)The verb reboot, in media dealing with serial fiction, means to discard much or even all previous continuity in the series and start anew with fresh ideas...
ed Dan Dare, attempting to return to the thematic roots of the character - Beast! - a short-lived horror strip about a demonic creature terrorising a fairgroundFunfairA funfair or simply "fair" is a small to medium sized travelling show primarily composed of stalls and other amusements. Larger fairs such as the permanent fairs of cities and seaside resorts might be called a fairground, although technically this should refer to the land where a fair is...
- The Eagle One-off - another 'story of the week' strip
- Dark Angels - a mature strip about teenaged skateboardSkateboardA skateboard is typically a specially designed plywood board combined with a polyurethane coating used for making smoother slides and stronger durability, used primarily for the activity of skateboarding. The first skateboards to reach public notice came out of the surfing craze of the early 1960s,...
ing vigilanteVigilanteA vigilante is a private individual who legally or illegally punishes an alleged lawbreaker, or participates in a group which metes out extralegal punishment to an alleged lawbreaker....
s - Mask of Evil- another short-lived strip about a maskMaskA mask is an article normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance or entertainment. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practical purposes...
that forced its wearer to commit immoral acts - Mowser
- My Pet Alien
- Rat Trap - a strip about a serial burglar, Dr. Ratty Rat (though exactly what he was a doctor of was never revealed), who looked like a ratRatRats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents of the superfamily Muroidea. "True rats" are members of the genus Rattus, the most important of which to humans are the black rat, Rattus rattus, and the brown rat, Rattus norvegicus...
, with a powerful sonic raspRaspA rasp is a tool used for shaping wood or other material. It consists of a point or the tip, then a long steel bar or the belly, then the heel or bottom, then the tang. The tang is joined to a handle, usually made of plastic or wood. The bar has sharp teeth...
. Readers would send in extravagant plans to trap him (e.g. 'feed him enough chocolateChocolateChocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
so he can't move so you can arrest him'), which would be executed by B.I.F.F.F. (British Institute For Foiling Felonies) but always failed (e.g. he would use his rasp to blow open the doors of the police vanPolice vanA police van is a type of vehicle operated by police forces. Police vans are usually employed for the transportation of prisoners inside a specially adapted cell in the vehicle, or for the rapid transportation of a number of officers to an incident.- History :Early police vans were in the form of...
and escape).