Eagle Annual: The Best of the 1950s Comic

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a b c Vince, Alan (1978), "Frank Bellamy and the Dan Dare Strip", 2000AD' Sci-fi Special, IPC Magazines, pp.48–49 David Roach" Techno- OK, That all seems clear enough that they weren't Howarth. It would have been weird him moonlighting over at Odhams. Do we know for certain that the 65 isn't Bellamy? The painting style is very like his. That said, the Dare book is painted in a very similar style as well, though the drawing underneath is nothing like Bellamy . The 65 is a big favourite of mine- I think it's a stunning cover. It has to be readily conceded, this Dan Dare illustration is especially difficult to attribute. While I’d take a Conroy, Mike (2002), 500 great comicbook action heroes (illustrateded.), London: Collins & Brown, ISBN 978-1-84411-004-9 Along with IPC's entire comics line, Eagle was sold to Robert Maxwell in 1987. [60] Although not as successful as its predecessor, over 500issues were published. A change to a monthly anthology caused by falling sales was a portent of the comic's future. Toward the end of its life issues contained reprints of earlier work, including reprints of stories from other comics, such as M.A.C.H.1 from 2000 AD and Charley's War from Battle. There were also new Dan Dare stories written by Tom Tully and illustrated by David Pugh. The relaunched Eagle was dropped in 1994. [57] [61] Mergers with other comics [ edit ]

Bazley, Lewis (10 August 2009), Dave Gibbons on Watchmen, The Incredibles and digital art, inthenews.co.uk, archived from the original on 30 March 2012 , retrieved 19 June 2010 Sabin, Roger (1993), Adult comics: an introduction (illustrateded.), London: Taylor & Francis, ISBN 978-0-415-04419-6 Eagle continued to be published through the 1960s, under a succession of editors (Morris was succeeded by his deputy, Clifford Makins). Regular changes in emphasis, including an increasing number of features on contemporary music and sport, were not enough to ensure the comic's continued survival. Although in 1961 its circulation was still about 500,000, under IPC, then Eagle 's owners, [nb 11] the comic suffered a drastic fall in quality. The centre spreads were replaced with the historically inaccurate "Last of The Saxon Kings", and letters of complaint poured in to the comic. Within months the comic's circulation fell to 150,000, and continued to drop. [58] By 1966 it was in decline. [51] IPC continued production until the comic's last issue, on 26April 1969, [55] by which time circulation had dwindled to an unprofitable 40,000. [59] Just short of its 1,000th edition, the comic was merged with its rival, IPC's Lion. [24] a b c A Tribute to Frank Hampson 1918–1985, tameside.gov.uk, 12 September 2007 , retrieved 24 June 2010

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As a teenager Hampson had taught himself how to draw, and had enrolled at art school in 1938. He was called up for war service in 1939, and in 1940 was evacuated from Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo. [10] Evans, Janet (1998), "What's in the picture?: responding to illustrations in picture books", Early Childhood Education Series, London: Sage, ISBN 978-1-85396-379-7 The comic was heavily publicised before its release; copies were mailed direct to several hundred thousand people who worked with children, and a "Hunt the Eagle" scheme was launched, whereby large papier-mâché golden eagles were set on top of several Humber Hawk cars, and toured across the UK. Those who spotted an eagle were offered tokens worth 3d, which could be exchanged at newsagents for a free copy of Eagle. [28] [29] Over the last few years he has been browsing around numerous second-hand book shops re-creating his collection and also buying the newer volumes which he did not have the first time around. As he did, he discovered there were many companion annuals, which he has begun to collect.

Sources disagree on the precise date on which Hampson left the comic, and therefore this article remains ambiguous on the subject.Gill, Alan (8 August 1989), How Eagle brought Christianity to the newsstands, The Sydney Morning Herald, p.14 , retrieved 25 June 2010 The above illustration shows the spaceship, the fins on the trousers and the connecting line to the ship that are all featured on the 1965 Annual cover. I'm not suggesting the Annual art is by Watson but his art is obviously the inspiration for the cover whoever drew it! And it's gorgeous too! great deal of convincing that it’s Frank himself – you’re one of the few people who will understand? – the Learn illustration of Captain James Cook’s coming ashore. Forgive me for assuming nobody else has asked

Techno Delic" That's what I mean - an original Frank Bellamy is very distinctive in terms of figure dynamics, and he also had a very distinctive way of drawing 'space'. That has neither of those qualities. Hulton Press was renamed Longacre Press, after being taken over in 1960 by Odhams Press, which itself was bought soon after by the Daily Mirror Group (now IPC). [55]Amidst a takeover of the periodical's publisher and a series of acrimonious disputes, Morris left in 1959; Hampson followed shortly thereafter. Although Eagle continued in various forms, a perceived lowering of editorial standards preceded plummeting sales, and it was eventually subsumed by its rival, Lion, in 1969. [5] Eagle was relaunched in 1982 and ran for over 500issues before being dropped by its publisher in 1994. The Eagle Annual Number 1 was launched in 1951 for the year 1952, building on the success of the comic which had been launched in the April of the previous year. Ian reveals he was born too late in the 1950’s to enjoy the Eagle Annual when first published, so his introduction to them was as a set of hand-me-down copies from an older cousin. Sanders, J. (2021) King's Reach: John Sanders' 25 Years at the Top of Comics Oxford: Rebellion, p. 100 The Anvil was last published in September 1950, by which time its production costs had forced its new owners to cease production. [21]

You'll notice Howarth has extended the drawing somewhat which in itself is interesting. I also wrote to Steve Penny to ask if he knew anything more but have not to date received a reply and am awaiting a reply from Barrie Linklater. I read them from cover to cover time and time again,” he reveals, “then when I thought I had had enough of them I passed them onwards again to another delighted recipient. Ramsden, John (January 1998), "Refocusing 'The People's War': British War Films of the 1950s", Journal of Contemporary History, Sage Publications, Ltd, hosted at jstor.org, 33 (1): 35–63, doi: 10.1177/003200949803300103, JSTOR 260996, S2CID 220066711

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Steve Holland" With regards the Eagle and Dan Dare covers: I wonder if they could have been painted by someone like Barrie R. Linklater?