tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post3956524420428997864..comments2024-03-29T08:31:38.748+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: March 9th, 1977 - Marvel UK, 40 years ago this week.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-45319646613316223202017-03-10T18:09:37.033+00:002017-03-10T18:09:37.033+00:00I remember being very prejudiced against, "Fu...I remember being very prejudiced against, "Fury." I did genuinely feel quite annoyed every time I saw an advert for it, like I felt it had no right to exist in any world that I inhabited. In my defence, I would point out that I was a teenager, and teenagers are strange creatures.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-82402830438803245802017-03-10T10:30:02.023+00:002017-03-10T10:30:02.023+00:00Not so sure about Powerman being that hidden away ...Not so sure about Powerman being that hidden away in Dave - and Brian Bolland's - past, Aggy; once they'd made an impression on the other side of the Atlantic, Eclipse repackaged the original Nigerian strips for a US reprint. <br />You have to wonder what American punters made of it, especially as it followed soon after the first issue of the same publishers repackaged Miracleman...<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-76975837206648352042017-03-10T02:20:41.736+00:002017-03-10T02:20:41.736+00:00I've read that Neil Tennant wanted a proper Br...I've read that Neil Tennant wanted a proper British war comic with home-grown strips about British soldiers but he had to settle for Sgt. Fury reprints. I bought one issue of 'Fury' out of curiosity but I don't remember what else was in it besides the Fury strip. Let's not forget that 'Fury' lasted for about 25 issues which was longer than the Savage Sword Of Conan weekly !! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-58025593664458679192017-03-10T00:12:38.465+00:002017-03-10T00:12:38.465+00:00I recall the free model plane, in Fury, being a bi...I recall the free model plane, in Fury, being a bit of a let down, although the gift in issue two was quite good, from memory. I guess we'll find out in two weeks time. I'd previously read the ghost of hammerhead story in the original US issue, which was brought into school by a visiting student from Canada. It was this week's Spiderman, therefore, which revealed the terrible truth that the under-sized Marvel All-colour comics weren't reprints after all! <br /><br />DWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-27256145272043084052017-03-09T23:59:30.448+00:002017-03-09T23:59:30.448+00:00Yeah pretty sure you are right Anonymous. Although...Yeah pretty sure you are right Anonymous. Although I did once get Dave to sign a copy of Powerman 1 a 1975 British produced for distribution in Nigeria comic. I can guarantee that is hidden on his CV lower than Fury!Aggynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-90749556183830362122017-03-09T22:13:07.639+00:002017-03-09T22:13:07.639+00:00Hey, its the first issue of Fury. Oh dear.
Somethi...Hey, its the first issue of Fury. Oh dear.<br />Something of an irony that it has what must be the best cover artwork specially commissioned for a Marvel UK mag up to this point. Dave Gibbons, no less.<br />Bet Fury 1 comes a fair bit lower down on his CV than Watchmen.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com