The latest issue of Eagle Times (Volume 22, Number One) is available now from the Eagle Society.
Spring 2009 contents
- Operation Saturn – but not as we know it. Details of Frank Hampson’s original 1952 story outline for Dan Dare’s fourth adventure, revealed and reviewed
- Heros the Spartan – a review of Eagle‘s popular 1960s sword and sorcery strip, part 2
- By a Hair’s Breadth – artwork by Frank Hampson, from Ranger, 1965
- Prisoners of Space revisited – a new review of the Pilot of the Future’s 5th Eagle adventure
- PC49 and the Case of the Murderous Mouse – part 1 of a new story adaptation
- Edward Beal – more information about the creator the Railway Page that appeared in Eagle‘s dummy second issue
- Rick Random, Space Detective – a review of Prion Books’ recently published collection of 1950s interplanetary adventures
- More memories of Denis Gifford’s Ally Sloper magazine
- “I was there” – part 5, memories of the Society of Strip Illustration Awards Dinner, December 1976
- More Crockett and Krispies – from the series Heroes of the West, drawn by Ron Embleton for Kellogg’s Rice Krispies
- Eagle Autographs – part 4, the artists and storytellers
- Pop Music during Eagle Times – 1964
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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.
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