Roy of the Rovers: The Best of the 1950s (Volume 1) (Roy of the Rovers - Classics, Band 1) - Hardcover

Pepper, Frank; Colquhoun, Joe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781087172 ISBN 13: 9781781087176

Verlag: Rebellion Publishing Ltd., 2019

Inhaltsangabe

THE BIRTH OF AN ICON! Relive the best Roy of the Rovers stories from the 1950s in this exciting anthology of reprinted classic strips, celebrating over 65 years of the iconic football comic.

Roy Race is only a schoolboy - but the scouts from the mighty Melchester Rovers have spotted his talent, and now he's on his way to a career as professional footballer! But how will Roy settle into the ranks at Rovers? Can he deal with the competition, the pressure, and the fan's expectations? One thing's for certain: if he's going to become a club legend, he better get his scoring boots on... The legend begins here! An icon of British comics and sporting history is born, with his origin presented in glorious hardback for the first time!

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Frank Pepper had a lengthy career writing for British comics. From the 1930s onwards he wrote for a wide variety of story papers including The Champion, Knockout, and The Comet. He is best known as the creator of Roy of the Rovers for Tiger and Captain Condor for Lion. Other well-known strips he worked on include The Spellbinder and Dan Dare. He died in 1988.

Joe Colquhoun served in the Royal Navy during World War II and won a place at Kingston upon Thames School of Art on his return. His first published work was Carver of the Islands for Jungle Trails in 1951. He worked on a vast range of titles during his thirty-year career in the UK comics industry, including Lion, The Champion, Buster and Battle, on strips such as Legionnaire Terry’s Desert Quest, Roy of the Rovers and Paddy Payne – the adventures of a World War II fighter pilot. He is highly regarded for his work with Battle, including Johnny Red and Charley’s War. Joe sadly died in 1987.

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Celebrate 65 years of the greatest football comic ever!

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Rebellion Publishing Ltd.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1781087172
• ISBN 13: 9781781087176
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 96
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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