“The Eagle was the best of all Boys magazines ever, first published on 14th April 1950,” Phil enthuses. “I remember well getting my first copy and reading it for 10 years!
“This celebration was held in Southport, the town in Lancashire, UK, where it began its life.”
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as 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.
Categories: Classic British Comics
Don’t Miss Out on Hibernia Comics new Comic Archive – The Editor’s Cut 
In Review: Wrath of the Gods & Ghost World 
Happy Birthday, EAGLE! 75 years old 
Goats in Action, back in April 1977