The Rover and Adventure Story Titles List

BRITISH COMICS

THE ROVER AND ADVENTURE STORY LIST 1961 - 1963

Following is a list of story titles for Rover and Adventure. Rover and Adventure started with the first issue January 21st 1961 and continued with that title until October 12th 1963 (a total of 143 issues). Then for five weeks the title reverted back to Rover, before merging with Wizard to form Rover and Wizard. This list is up to November 16th 1963 (a total of 148 issues).

Below is a list of stories for the first issue.

THE VALLEY OF ITCHY TRIGGERS (Continued from The Rover)

WALLY BRAND – FOOTBALL’S FIERY MAN (Continued from The Rover)

THE EYES OF GUNNER WEST (The Big Story)

THE BOSS OF E-BOAT ALLEY (Picture Story)

FAMOUS FIGHTERS No. 1 JIM DRISCOLL (Picture Story)

BRITAIN’S FOOTBALL CLUBS No. 1: TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (Picture Story)

EPIC RACES No. 1 THE MILE (Picture Story)

There were picture stories in each issue, but these are not listed.

1961
Jan 21st^-Mar 25th	10Wks	FLIGHT OF THE BLUE CONDOR Steve Clarke goes to the Amazon to find the Blue Condor.
Jan 21st^-May 13th	17Wks	BRADDOCK THE BOMBER 1942, Braddock bombs heavy water plant in Norway.
Jan 21st ^-May 27th	19Wks	THE BENNY TAYLOR STORY Story of a young boxer.
Mar 4th^-May 20th	12Wks	MULLIGAN’S MISFITS Miles ‘Mad’ Mulligan leads a platoon during the Second World War.
Apr 1st^-Jul 8th	17Wks	THE GOLD BADGE OF COURAGE Royal Marine story with Harry Clint.
Apr 29th^-Aug 19th	17Wks	THE ASTONISHING STORY OF KNOBBY LAMBERT – THE WORLD’S NO. 2 MILER
May 20th^-Aug 19th	14Wks	TEN MEN – AND CHUCKER LEE Cricket story.
May 27th^-Sep 16th	17Wks	THE SECRET OF H.M.S. WADDLING DUCK
Jun 3rd^-Aug 19th	12Wks	BRADDOCK AND THE BLACK LIGHT Braddock has to solve the secret of the black light.
Jul 15th^-Sep 9th	9Wks	THE SCARLET ARROW Adventure’s with Huck McFee Scout.
Aug 26th^-May 5th	37Wks	WANTED – MEN WITH TWO RIGHT FEET Football action with Wally Brand.
Aug 26th^-Nov 11th	12Wks	KING’S BADGEMAN OF THE COMMANDOS Royal Marine adventures with Harry Clint.
Sep 23rd^- Jan 6th	16Wks	BRADDOCK AND THE CRIMSON DART Braddock’s fight against the V3.
Sep 23rd^- Jan 6th	16Wks	JOHNNY GURKHA War in North Africa 1942.
Sep 23rd^-Nov 25th	10Wks	THE TOWN THAT DIED AT DAWN Western mystery.
Nov 18th^-Jan 27th	11Wks	THE THREAT OF THE THREE-EYED MEN Jack Benson investigates.
Dec 2nd^-Mar 10th	15Wks	THE GREEN BADGE OF DANGER Story involving the Army Intelligence Corps.
1962
Jan 13th^-Jun 9th	22Wks	I BOMBED WITH BRADDOCK Another Matt Braddock adventure with George Bourne.
Jan 13th^-Mar 31st	12Wks	THE DREAD DAYS OF THE PURPLE SCAR Huns and Romans fight each other.
Feb 3rd^-May 12th	15Wks	VENGEANCE TRAIL OF THE APACHE KID
Mar 17th^-May 26th	11Wks	THE THING FROM OUTER SPACE Russian satellite crashes in African jungle.
Apr 7th^-Jun 9th	10Wks	THE LAST MAN OFF THE BEACH Retreat of Dunkirk 1940
May 12th^-Jul 28th	12Wks	GARNETT OF THE Z TANKS Story of Tanks in the First World War.
May 19th^-Jul 21st	10Wks	THE TOUGH TRAIL TO A LIGHTNING DRAW Western adventure.
Jun 2nd^-Sep 15th	16Wks	THE SEA WOLF
Jun 16th^-Jul 14th	5Wks	THE GALLOPING GEESE Crop-spraying story.
Jun 16th^-Jul 21st	6Wks	HOT-SPOT SAM AND HIS FIGHTING FLAMES War story.
Jul 21st^-Sep 15th	9Wks	BLOODHOUND BATES – SPY EXTRAORDINARY Spy story.
Jul 28th^-Oct 27th	14Wks	STEEL SHARKS STRIKE BY NIGHT! H.M.S. Sparrow fights the U-Boats.
Jul 28th^-Aug 25th	5Wks	TAIL-END CHARLIE War story.
Aug 4th^-Oct 20th	12Wks	THE WAR OF THE SECOND-BEST GUNS! Action with 524 Independent Field Battery.
Sep 1st^-May 11th	37Wks	THE MYSTERY MAN AT INSIDE-LEFT Another Wally Brand story.
Sep 22nd^-Jan 19th	18Wks	BRADDOCK AND THE WHISPERING DEATH Matt Braddock flies Bristol Beaufighters.
Sep 22nd - Nov 17th	9Wks	ONLY ONE CAME BACK! Adventures in the Antarctic 1899.
Oct 27th^-Jan 26th	14Wks	DESPERATE MEN OF THE SOUTH Tales of Australian law-breakers.
Nov 3rd^-Dec 8th	6Wks	WHITE FANGS OF VENGEANCE Second World War story.
Nov 24th^-Feb 23rd	14Wks	WARRIORS OF THE BLUE WOLF 12th Century action.
Dec15th^-Jan 26th	7Wks	THE SINISTER SEVEN Jimmy Vane is on the trail of seven crooks to clear himself.
1963
Feb 2nd^-Mar 16th	7Wks	THE CLUTCHING TERROR The search for the Tablets of Ziss.
Feb 2nd^-May 4th	14Wks	THE VENGEANCE OF JUBAL SMITH Western adventure.
Feb 2nd^-May 18th	16Wks	THE VULTURE WITH THREE HEADS Bob Laxton’s search for explorer Casper Strang.
Mar 2nd^-Apr 20th	8Wks	THE FIGHTS OF THE FIVE TON GHOST! War adventure with Jum the Giant elephant.
Mar 23rd^-Jun 22nd	14Wks	THE BLACK DEATH Plague threatens Earth.
Apr 27th^-Jul 27th	14Wks	THE FLIPPER MERCHANT DEALS IN DANGER! Story of Todd Hunter frogman.
May 11th^-Jul 6th	9Wks	THE SINISTER SECRET OF THE SILVER SPURS Western adventure.
May 18th^-Jul 6th	8Wks	CAPTAIN STORM 18th Century adventure.
May 25th^-Jul 6th	7Wks	THE LONG, TOUGH FIGHT TO FLY! War story.
Jun 29th^-Sep 14th	12Wks	BEWARE WHERE THE SKY IS GREEN British athletes in British Honduras.
Jul 13th^-Aug 31st	8Wks	THE WINGED DAGGER Adventure’s S.A.S. action in the Aegean Sea 1942.
Jul 13th^-Sep 28th	12Wks	MYSTERY MAN OF THE HAUNTED SWAMP Jeff Willard’s adventure’s in Australia.
Jul 13th^-Sep 28th	12Wks	SILENT ROCK – HE WRESTLES ALLIGATORS! Wrestling Indian chief.
Aug 3rd^-Sep 7th	6Wks	THE CASES OF P.C. SUDDS P.C. Sudds solves various cases.
Sep 7th^-Oct 19th	7Wks	THE TEAM OF THE CRIMSON DRAGON Repeat of ‘The Q Team’ from The Wizard.
Sep 14th^-Nov 16th	10Wks	JIM MADDOX – SCOUT OF THE PLAINS Jim scouts for settlers crossing the American plains.
Sep 21st^-Nov 16th	9Wks	RAGTIME COWBOY DAN Western story in pictures.
Sep 21st^-Nov 9th	8Wks	BLACK LIGHTNING GOES TO WAR! 14th Century adventure.
Oct 5th^- Nov 16th	7Wks	THE SHIP WITH THE BANDAGED MAST! Story of H.M.S. Hunter.
Oct 12th^-Nov 16th	6Wks	CHARLIE THE CHAMP Repeat of Charlie Smith’s adventures from The Rover 1958.
Nov 16th^-Jan 18th	10Wks	THE BLACK SENTRY Gardner Guthrie’s story of the search for the Temple of Semeru.
Nov 16th^-Feb 15th	14Wks	THE GOALS THAT NOBODY CHEERED Repeat Football story with Stan Rankin.
This concludes the story for Rover and Adventure. The story continues with Rover and Wizard.
Vic Whittle 2004