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Eagle

From masthead for Eagle comic, logo by Berthold Wolpe, 1953
Publisher Hulton Press
IPC Magazines
Schedule Weekly
Format Comics anthology
Publication date 14 April 1950 to 26 April 1969
1982 to 1994

The Eagle was a British weekly comic, which ran in two main incarnations over the period of 1950 to 1994 (with accompanying annuals). Berthold Ludwig Wolpe OBE ( October 29, 1905 &ndash July 5 1989) was a German Typeface designer and teacher Edward Hulton (1869-1925 was a British Newspaper Publisher and Thoroughbred racehorse owner IPC Media is one of the United Kingdom 's leading consumer Magazine and digital publisher with a large portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year Comics anthologies collect works in the medium of Comics that are too short for standalone publication Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in European publications Quatre aventures de Spirou et Fantasio by André Franquin, Dupuis Eagle Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events Year overall Steve Gerber sues Marvel over rights to his character Howard the Duck, and brings out his own Destroyer Duck Events January Avengers West Coast reaches its last issue at number 102 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A British comic is a periodical published in the United Kingdom that contains comic strips European publications Quatre aventures de Spirou et Fantasio by André Franquin, Dupuis Eagle Events January Avengers West Coast reaches its last issue at number 102 It is strongly associated with its flagship character, Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future, (created and illustrated by Frank Hampson in the earlier photogravure format), doing battle against the Mekon and other interplanetary foes. Dan Dare is a classic British Science fiction comic hero created by illustrator Frank Hampson. A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing Cartoons Traditionally much of this work was and still is humorous and is intended primarily for entertainment purposes Frank Hampson ( 21 December 1918 &ndash 8 July 1985) was an Illustrator and is best known for being the creator and artist Photogravure is an intaglio Printmaking process initially developed in the 1830s by Henry Fox Talbot in England and Nicéphore Niépce in For other uses see Mekon. The Mekon (of Mekonta was the arch-enemy of the British Comic book hero Dan Dare, first A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is

In the gender gap tradition of the Amalgamated Press's weekly story papers dating from the 1920s, Magnet for boys, Schoolgirls Own for girls, followed post-war by comics such as Lion, Tiger {boys} and School Friend {girls}, the Eagle and Girl (1951 – 1964), clearly aimed at different markets. Tiger was a British Comic magazine. The comic was launched under the editorship of Derek Birnage on the 11 September 1954, under European publications Il y a un sorcier à Champignac by André Franquin with Jean Darc, Dupuis U See also: 1963 in comics, other events of 1964, 1965 in comics, 1960s in comics and the List of years in comics Publications

Contents

Original version

Cover to Eagle's original version, dated 12 October 1963, art by Keith Watson
Cover to Eagle's original version, dated 12 October 1963, art by Keith Watson

The Eagle was the creation of the Reverend Marcus Morris, then vicar of St James' church, Southport, Lancashire, who intended it as a Christian antidote to what he saw as the bad influence of American comics during the post-war period. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. See also: 1962 in comics, other events of 1963, 1964 in comics, 1960s in comics and the List of years in comics Publications The Reverend John Marcus Harston Morris OBE, ( 25 April 1915 &ndash 16 March 1989) known as Marcus Morris, Southport is a seaside town on the Irish Sea coast situated within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in England, UK. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An American comic book is a small Magazine originating in the United States and containing a Narrative in the Comics form He strove to produce high quality, inspirational literature unlike any existing at the time, involving the work of teams of graphic artists such as Frank Hampson and Frank Bellamy - even creating mockups of spaceships to use as reference for Dan Dare. Frank Hampson ( 21 December 1918 &ndash 8 July 1985) was an Illustrator and is best known for being the creator and artist Frank Bellamy ( 21 May 1917 &ndash 5 July 1976) was a British Comics artist best known for his work on the Eagle The Eagle and its sister papers Girl, Swift and Robin were designed by renowned typographer Ruari McLean, and were read by millions throughout the 1950s and 1960s. John David Ruari McLean CBE, DSC ( June 10, 1917 – March 27, 2006) was a leading British typographic designer The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Eagle was one of the most popular comics in British history, selling just under 1 million copies per week. The word million In standard English, the -lli- in million is pronounced with an l-sound followed by a

The studio first used by the Eagle team was in a former bakehouse in Botanic Road, Southport, Lancashire, and the town's Botanic Gardens Museum has a display about the town's part in the Eagle story. Southport is a seaside town on the Irish Sea coast situated within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in England, UK.

This first version ran from 14 April 1950 to 26 April 1969, when it merged with Lion. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in European publications Quatre aventures de Spirou et Fantasio by André Franquin, Dupuis Eagle Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Originally published by Hulton Press, it was taken over in 1960 by Odhams, which was renamed Longacre Press. Edward Hulton (1869-1925 was a British Newspaper Publisher and Thoroughbred racehorse owner The following year Odhams was taken over by the Daily Mirror Group (now IPC), who produced Eagle until 1969, during which time the editorial assistants included Max Clifford. The Daily Mirror, often referred to simply as The Mirror, is a British Tabloid daily Newspaper founded in 1903 IPC Media is one of the United Kingdom 's leading consumer Magazine and digital publisher with a large portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year Maxwell Frank Clifford (born 6 April 1943) is an English Publicist.

Strips during the original version included:

The back page of The Eagle was usually devoted to depicting the life story of a (usually) historic character, told in the normal strip format over many months. Luck of the Legion was a strip cartoon in the Eagle. It followed the exploits of the French Foreign Legion in North Africa (then largely Harris Tweed, usually known as Harris Tweed Special Agent and later as Harris Tweed - Super Sleuth, was a character in the The Eagle drawn The name John Ryan can refer to Several recipients of the Victoria Cross in 1857 see John Ryan (VC 1857 in 1863 see John Ryan (VC Storm Nelson, was a character in the The Eagle. A former officer of the Royal Navy, Commander Nelson was in charge (? owned a ship known The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin is a series of Comic strips created by Belgian artist Hergé, the pen name of Georges Remi King Ottokar's Sceptre ( French: Le Sceptre d'Ottokar) is the eighth of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip Captain Pugwash is a fictional pirate in a series of British children's Comic strips, books and animated films The name John Ryan can refer to Several recipients of the Victoria Cross in 1857 see John Ryan (VC 1857 in 1863 see John Ryan (VC Waldorf and Cecil, were twin characters in The Eagle. They were portrayed as itinerant tramps sometimes taking short-term jobs to pay their way These included The Happy Warrior (the life of Winston Churchill), The Shepherd King (the life of the biblical King David), Gordon of Khartoum (the life of General Gordon), Montgomery of Alamein (the life of Lord Montgomery), all drawn by Frank Bellamy; and The Road of Courage (the life of Jesus Christ), drawn by Frank Hampson. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 David, Arabic: داوود or داود dawud, "beloved" was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible Major-General, CB ( 28 January 1833 &ndash 26 January 1885) known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, (məntˈgʌmərɪ əv ˈæləmeɪn Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE)

As well as strips there was heavy factual content, including regular reports from The Eagle's own "Special Correspondent", former war correspondent Macdonald Hastings (father of Max Hastings, the newspaper editor), cutaway drawings of vehicles and machinery (by artists such as L. A war correspondent is a Journalist who covers stories firsthand from a war zone. Macdonald Hastings (1909&ndash 4 October 1982) Journalist, Author and War correspondent. Sir Max Hastings, FRSL (born December 28, 1945) is a British Journalist, editor, Historian and Author Editing Language, Images or Sound through correction condensation organization and other modifications in various media Ashwell Wood, reader contributions, and items of interest such as how to perform magic tricks.

There was also a series of text stories entitled The Three J's, written by Peter Ling, about the adventures of three schoolboy friends whose first names all began with that letter. Peter Ling ( May 27 1926 – September 14 2006) was a British Writer for Television and a Novelist.

A number of 'Eagle Novels' were published by Hulton Press in the late 1950s. These included:

Revived version

Cover to the revived version of Eagle, issue 1
Cover to the revived version of Eagle, issue 1

The Eagle was re-launched by IPC (later Fleetway) on March 27 1982, aiming for the same quality end of the comic-reading market. IPC Media is one of the United Kingdom 's leading consumer Magazine and digital publisher with a large portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year Fleetway, also known as Fleetway Publications and Fleetway Editions, was a publishing company mainly producing comic magazines for the UK. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events Year overall Steve Gerber sues Marvel over rights to his character Howard the Duck, and brings out his own Destroyer Duck The marketplace had matured considerably over the intervening years since the first Eagle, with readers seen as disenchanted by a largely stagnant boy's comic industry. John Purdie had recently revitalised photo stories (photographic-based strips) in Fleetway's girls comics, and this tactic was extended to create the relaunched Eagle's Unique selling point; most of the early strips were produced in photographic form, extending the medium to include science fiction, football and westerns. Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing The Unique Selling Proposition (also Unique Selling Point) is a Marketing concept that was first proposed as a theory to explain a pattern among successful advertising Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West between the years of 1860 and 1900

This second volume ran from March 1982 until January 1994, with several relaunches/incarnations, however the comic had become a monthly anthology by this point with little new material. Events Year overall Steve Gerber sues Marvel over rights to his character Howard the Duck, and brings out his own Destroyer Duck Events January Avengers West Coast reaches its last issue at number 102 ANThology is the first Major label album by Alien Ant Farm released on March 6, 2001 in the USA and March 19

Initial photo-strip incarnation

As stated above, originally many strips were produced in photographic format, and printed on heavy-duty magazine paper. This had the double-edged effect of increasing a strip's visual impact, but not only was it more expensive than producing drawn strips, the medium limited the range of stories, and led to unconvincing action sequences.

Dez Skinn characterised this period as "Photo strips and action stories are an ill-met pairing. Derek "Dez" Skinn is a British Comic book and Magazine editor and author of number of books on comics No extremes, no tension. Just embarrassed amateur actors (ie office staff) wearing silly expressions and even sillier masks. "[1]

The strips were accompanied by factual articles, cartoons, and reader contributions similarly to the first volume.

Strips during this period included:

Revert to drawn format

With issue 79 (dated September 24 1983), Eagle reverted to a more traditional drawn-strip format, which allowed the use of cheaper paper stock, and also gave the strips more creative freedom. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial The House of Daemon was a Comic strip published in the British Comic book Eagle, from issue 25 (dated September 11 A haunted house is defined as a house that is believed to be a center for Supernatural occurrences or Paranormal phenomena World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Joe Soap was a Photographic Comic series published in the British Comic book Eagle, from issue 12 (dated A private investigator or private detective (often shortened to PI or private eye) is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake Manix was both the title and main character of a Comic strip serial published in the British Comics anthology Eagle A robot is a mechanical or Virtual Artificial agent In practice it is usually an electro-mechanical system which by its appearance or movements Saddle Tramp was a Fictional Photographic Comic strip published in the British Comic book Eagle, The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. A bounty hunter captures Fugitives for a monetary reward ( bounty) Sgt Streetwise was a Photographic Comic series published in the British Comic book Eagle, from issue 1 Being 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 Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries police forces and other uniformed organizations around the world Thunderbolt and Smokey! was a Photographic Comic series published in the British Comic book Eagle, from Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Tower King was a Comic series published in the British Comic book Eagle, from issue 1 (dated March London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Some existing photo-strips continued in the drawn format, and the non-strip elements were largely removed. This was Eagle's most stable and successful period; although in 1987 a mini-relaunch occurred, as the comic's size and paper stock was again changed (resembling the original incarnation) and several strips were replaced.

During this period, Eagle absorbed several other titles:

The original Eagle merged into Lion, which then was absorbed by Valiant, which in turn merged into Battle. Scream! was a British weekly comic anthology with a horror theme running from March 24 1984 until Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Events Year overall January Alan Moore takes over Swamp Thing at issue #20 a run which would turn Tiger was a British Comic magazine. The comic was launched under the editorship of Derek Birnage on the 11 September 1954, under Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Battle Picture Weekly, at various time also known as Battle Action Force, Battle and Battle with Storm Force Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Events January February March April May June The Evolutionary War crossover event in MASK was an Animated television series directed by three uncredited Japanese studios KK C&D Asia, Studio World, Ashi Production Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events January February March April May June The Evolutionary War crossover event in Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events January Invasion! crossover event in DC Comics February March April May June So the January 1988 merger brought things full circle.

Original strips during this period included:

Strips reprinted from the back catalogue of Eagle's sister title, 2000 AD included:

Strips absorbed from Scream! included:

Strips absorbed from Tiger included:

Strips absorbed from Battle included:

Strips absorbed from M.A.S.K. included:

Strips absorbed from Wildcat included:

Glossy relaunch

With the issue dated May 5 1990, Eagle relaunched yet again due to falling sales caused by the changing market. The Thirteenth Floor was a story originally published in the British horror comic Scream! from March 24 Billy's Boots was a popular British Comic strip by writer Fred Baker and artist John Gillatt later continued by Mike Western Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered A feral organism is one that has escaped from Domestication and returned partly or wholly to its wild state Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas characterised by low growing vegetation on Acidic soils Star Rider is a Laserdisc based arcade Video game created by Computer Creations and Williams in 1984. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 BMX ( Bicycle Motocross) is a form of Cycling on specially designed bicycles which usually have 20 inch wheels New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous An eyepatch is a small patch that is worn in front of one eye Charley's War is a British Comic strip written by Pat Mills and drawn by Joe Colquhoun. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending A fighter pilot is a military aviator trained to engage other aircraft and typically pilots a Fighter aircraft. Action Force was a range of Comic book characters and Action figures initially based on Action Man. MASK was an Animated television series directed by three uncredited Japanese studios KK C&D Asia, Studio World, Ashi Production Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John The relaunched comic contained fewer strips, all in colour, with large amounts of celebrity and pop music-related content. A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure

Strips during this period included:

Monthly anthology

In May 1991, Eagle moved to a monthly anthology format after being unable to shore up sales. Events January February March April X-Force debuts in New Mutants vol There was very little new content, consisting mostly of reprinted Eagle strips. Publication eventually ceased in January 1994. Events January Avengers West Coast reaches its last issue at number 102

Notes

  1. ^ Skinn, Dez. Dez Skinn on photo strips. Comics International.

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