DC Thomson bids farewell to Bill Graham

By John Freeman on January 1, 2010

DC Thomson editor Bill Graham

DC Thomson editor Bill Graham – whose credits include Starblazer, Warlord and Spike and had a long and varied career with the Dundee-based company – has just retired.

Previously interviewed by Jeremy Briggs for the site, what we haven’t published before is a picture of him with his lesser-known brother — PC Murdoch from the Oor Wullie strips!

“The story goes that the comics/boys’ papers staff held a PC Murdoch look-a-like competition and he won,” claims Commando editor Calum Laird, who kindly sent us this picture.

“He was, however, the only entrant. And he had no idea the competition was going on!”

downthetubes would like to thank Bill for all the support he’s given this site over the past few years and wish him all the very best for the future.

• Read our 2008 interview by Jeremy Briggs with Bill

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John Freeman

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.