Jeff Hawke’s Cosmos 4.3

By John Freeman on June 2, 2008

The latest issue of Jeff hawke’s Cosmos is now out.

The magazine (exclusive Sydney Jordan painted cover artwork shown left) has bulked up for this issue, pushing the page count up to 80 A4 pages and going perfect bound.

The issue contains the following three complete Jeff Hawke stories:

• ‘Here be Tygers’ (Daily Express 08/10/71-01/02/72 but incomplete, completed in Staburst and others in 1978)

• ‘SOS’ (Daily Express 09/12/69-10/03/70)

• ‘Rescue Party’ (Daily Express 11/3/70-01/07/70)

All strips are accompanied by Duncan Lunan’s comprehensive notes placing strips in historical and literary context. In addition, Andrew Darlington continues his look at 1950’s space heores by considering Ron Turner’s ‘Space Ace’.
The editor can be contacted at:
The Jeff Hawke Club, 6 The Close, Alwoodley, Leeds, LS17 7RD
Please enclose an sae for a reply, or you can email him at: jeffhawke@billybee.plus.com
Subscription rates are as follows:
£18.50 for 3 issue (UK)
Overseas members: £28 air mail, or 38 euro’s, IBAN payment £28, paypal payment £30
and there’s always http://www.jeffhawke.com/

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.