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Adventure was the first of the ‘Big Five’ with the first issue published September 17th 1921 and ran to 1878 issues.

The boys’ story paper market at the time was dominated by Gem and Magnet with school stories about Billy Bunter, Harry Wharton & Tom Merry.

The success of this publication led to The Rover and The Wizard being published the following year.

The demise of the story papers came in the 1950’s with the publication Eagle, Lion & Tiger these comics had picture strips.

The last issue of Adventure (1878) was published January 14th 1961, when it was merged with The Rover.

Hornet, Valiant & Victor were published in the 1960’s these publication’s featured the story paper heroes like Alf Tupper, Braddock, The Wolf of Kabul & V for Vengeance in picture strips.

Below are some of the characters featured:

BALDY HOGAN, BLOCKBUSTER BROWN, DIXON HAWKE, HAPPY HOOKER HARPER, JOE PALOOKA, NICK SWIFT, SOLO SOLOMON,

STRANG THE TERRIBLE, TINY FLANNELFEET.

And the stories:

BLACK HAWK LEAD ON THE LONG, LONG TRAIL, FIGHTING HAL OF SHERWOOD, I SHOT HITLER, THE LAST MAN ALIVE,

THE MAN WHO HAUNTED HITLER, THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MANY SECRETS, THE TRAIL OF ZERO THE SILENT, THE YELLOW GHOST.

A SELECTION OF ADVENTURE COVERS
17	28	60	337	341
January 7th 1922	March 25th 1922	November 4th 1922	April 14th 1928	May 12th 1928
347	379	416	458	478
June 23rd 1928	February 2nd 1929	October 19th 1929	August 9th 1930	December 27th 1930
1011	1044	1056	1070	1100
March 15th 1941	December 20th 1941	June 6th 1942	December 19th 1942	February 12th 1944
1104	1134	1137	1164	1194
April 8th 1944	June 2nd 1945	July 14th 1945	July 27th 1946	June 28th 1947
1200	1298	1302	1507	1789
August 23rd 1947	December 3rd 1949	December 31st 1949	December 5th 1953	May 2nd 1959

Following are a selection of stories featured in ADVENTURE:

BULL RAIDERS FROM THE RED ORB:

An astral-machine from Red Orb has crashed in Bolt Canyon.

The local ranchers realise that the dead occupants have been rustling their cattle.

Click here to read the first episode of Bull Raiders of the Red Orb.

THE BUBBLE:

The transparent terror that grows – and grows – AND GROWS!

This first episode appeared in the Adventure in 1951.

Click here to read the first episode of The Bubble.

THE CITY THAT FORGOT:

What would happen if everybody in your town suddenly forgot everything they had ever learned.

This first episode appeared in the Adventure in 1951.

Click here to read the first episode of The City That Forgot.

THE DEAD DETECTIVE’S VENGEANCE:

Who killed Dixon Hawke?.

This first episode appeared in the Adventure in 1944.

Click here to read the first episode of The Dead Detective’s Vengeance.

I SHOT HITLER:

The amazing story of the man who, after World War II, was able to say—I SHOT HITLER

This first episode appeared in the Adventure 1960.

Click here to read the first episode of I Shot Hitler.

MARKO THE MIRACLE MAN:

A Dixon Hawke Story.

Click here to read the last episode of Marko the Miracle Man.

S.O.S. FOR STRANG THE TERRIBLE:

Strang the Terrible appeared many times in the Adventure.

This first episode appeared in the Adventure in 1948.

Click here to read the first episode of S.O.S. for Strang the Terrible.

SEVEN IRON CROSSES:

A dying British Secret Service agent manages to scratch the German Panzer Code on seven Iron Crosses.

With his last breath, he informs fellow agent Major Warren Elton.

This first episode appeared in the Adventure in 1946.

Click here to read the first episode of Seven Iron Crosses.

VENGEANCE OF THE V:

The adventures of the man of the V campaign.

This first episode appeared in the Adventure in 1942.

Click here to read the first episode of Vengeance of the V.

THE YELLOW GHOST:

The story of an invisible spy!

This first episode appeared in the Adventure in 1943.

Click here to read the first episode of The Yellow Ghost.

Vic Whittle 2007

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