BRITISH
COMICS
THE
ROVER STORY LIST 1948 - 1961
Following is a list of story
titles for The Rover, I have listed titles from 1948 to 1961 when The Rover
merged with Adventure to form Rover and Adventure. (See Rover and Adventure
list to continue the story titles).
The list starts with the January
3rd issue and here is the list of stories featured in that issue:
IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT (3rd Series)
SWOP SWANSON STORIES (Complete
stories each week)
VENGEANCE ON FOUR LEGS
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1948 |
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Jan 3rd |
9Wks 1191 – 1199 |
THE FIGHTER WITH THE STOLEN FACE |
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Mar 13th |
10Wks 1198 – 1207 |
MYSTERY IN CLASS 5 |
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Mar 27th |
1Wk 1200 |
THREE SOMERSAULTS IN SUCCESSION (Complete story) |
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Apr 10th |
7Wks 1201 – 1207 |
THE MAKING OF PETER CRAY |
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Apr 17th |
8Wks 1202 – 1209 |
THE MEMORY MAN |
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May 8th |
14Wks 1204 – 1217 |
IT’S WICKETS THAT COUNT |
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Jun 12th |
11Wks 1208 - 1218 |
THE SECRET OF JAMIESON’S SCHOOLDAYS |
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Jun 19th |
8Wks 1209 - 1216 |
THE FLYING FIRES FROM NOWHERE |
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MR. X STORIES (Complete Horror and Mystery stories) 8Wks
as listed below. |
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Aug 3rd |
1210 |
THE HOUSE OF HORRORS |
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1211 |
THE MENACE CAME AT |
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1212 |
THE CLUTCHING HANDS |
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1213 |
THE BEETLE BATTALION |
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1214 |
THE SEA OF FEARFUL NIGHTS |
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1215 |
THE NIGHT WHISTLER |
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1216 |
THE INVISIBLE HAND |
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1217 |
THE K.O. FROM THE BLACK BOX |
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MORGYN THE MIGHTY (Complete stories) 6Wks as listed below |
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Sep 4th |
1217 |
WHERE SPIDERS RULE |
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1218 |
THE EYE OF THE SUN GOD |
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1219 |
FISTS RULE THE RIVER |
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1220 |
FANGS OF THE FATAL FIVE |
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1221 |
THE WHIRLING WHEELS OF |
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1222 |
THE STONE MAN WALKED |
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Sep 11th |
9Wks 1218 – 1226 |
RIP MAGEE |
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Sep 11th |
24Wks 1218 – 1241 |
FOOTBALL IS MY JOB (Nick Smith and |
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Sep 25th |
14Wks 1219 – 1232 |
BEHIND THE INVISIBLE WALL |
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Oct 30th |
12Wks 1223 - 1234 |
THE DOG STAR PATROL |
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Dec 4th |
12Wks 1227 - 1238 |
RETURN OF THE WONDER MAN (H.K. Rodd investigates the
world’s weather) |
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1949 |
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THE TALKING ROCK STORIES (Complete stories about a man in
green) 10Wks as listed below. |
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Jan 29th |
1233 |
THREE ARROWS AT |
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1234 |
THE SURENESS OF A SHERWOOD BOW |
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1235 |
THE SIX SILENT ARROWS |
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1236 |
CHALLENGER OF THE BOW |
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1237 |
FIVE SECONDS TO SAFETY |
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1238 |
THE VENGEANCE OF THE ROCK |
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1239 |
THE ARCHER WITH THE TREMBLING HANDS |
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1240 |
THE GHOST WITH A GRIN |
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1241 |
THE |
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1242 |
ROBIN HOOD’S DEAD DOUBLE |
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Feb 19th |
9Wks 1235 - 1243 |
SUICIDE SQUAD |
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Mar 26th |
10Wks 1239 - 1248 |
BIG MAC’S FIVE SHADOWS |
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Apr 16th |
8Wks 1242 - 1249 |
THE HITTER FROM THE HILLS (Cricket story) |
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Apr 23rd |
8Wks 1243 - 1250 |
THE RULE OF THE GUN |
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Apr 30th |
32Wks 1244 - 1275 |
THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK (1st Series) First appearance of
Alf Tupper |
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Jun 4th |
13Wks 1249 - 1261 |
THE ‘TEC NOBODY KNOWS (1st Series) with John Martin of
the Ghost Squad |
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Jun 11th |
10Wks 1250 - 1259 |
IT’S FIELDING THAT COUNTS (Rob Hickson’s third series) |
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Jun 18th |
11Wks 1251 - 1261 |
THE BLUE FLASH |
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Aug 20th |
5Wks 1260 - 1264 |
NICK SMITH’S RAGGED ROVERS (Nick is player/manager of
Kingsbury Rovers) |
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Sep 3rd |
8Wks 1262 - 1269 |
THE LAST OF THE DOONES |
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Sep 3rd |
12Wks 1262 - 1273 |
EXPERIMENT ‘X’ |
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Sep 24th |
1Wk 1265 |
NICK SMITH’S ROVERS |
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Oct 1st |
20Wks 1266 - 1285 |
NICK SMITH BUILDS A TEAM |
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Oct 29th |
10 Wks 1270 - 1279 |
THE SONGS OF THE BEAVER MAN |
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Nov 26th |
9Wks 1274 - 1282 |
THE ‘TEC NOBODY KNOWS (2nd Series) New cases for John
Martin |
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Dec 10th |
12Wks 1276 - 1287 |
THE 99 DEADLY DAYS |
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1950 |
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Jan 7th |
6Wks 1280 - 1285 |
TOM KING STORIES A hunter in the Canadian backwoods. |
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Jan 28th |
30Wks 1283 - 1312 |
PONY EXPRESS First series of J.A. Slade & Wal Loader. |
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Feb 18th |
9Wks 1286 - 1294 |
THE WONDER MAN (4TH Series) Last series about
H.K. Rodd. |
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Feb 18th |
10Wks 1286 - 1295 |
IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT |
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Mar 4th |
6Wks 1288 - 1293 |
THE SHADOW SERGEANT HAS NO STRIPES |
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Apr 15th |
12Wks 1294 - 1305 |
THICK-EAR DONOVAN The new teacher in Moose Springs,
North-West |
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Apr 22nd |
30Wks 1295 - 1324 |
THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK (2ND series) Alf Tupper
works for Greystone Aviation. |
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Apr 29th |
16Wks 1296 - 1311 |
THE NAMELESS ONE Rob Higson discovers Len Hamlet. |
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Jul 8th |
8Wks 1306 - 1313 |
THE MENACE IN PIT 19 Cragsbank Colliery is invaded by
giant moles. |
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Aug 19th |
12Wks 1312 - 1323 |
DELIBERATE DANIEL Story of Daniel Carson gunfighter. |
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Aug 26th |
15Wks 1313 - 1327 |
THE PHANTOM FLYER Hoodoo Hart First World War flying ace. |
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Sep 2nd |
1Wk 1314 |
THE DOG STAR PATROL Complete story about Captain. |
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Sep 9th |
1Wk 1315 |
THICK-EAR DONOVAN Complete story. |
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Sep 16th |
6Wks 1316 - 1321 |
IT’S TEAMWORK THAT COUNTS Sixth series Nick has a new
chairman. |
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Sep 16th |
15Wks 1316 - 1330 |
THE SHARK RIPPERS Pearl divers on a south sea island. |
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Oct 28th |
8Wks 1322 - 1329 |
THE UNSOLVED MYSTERY OF THE LOST FOOTBALLERS Football
players disappear. |
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Nov 11th |
11Wks 1324 - 1334 |
KID COYOTE The story of a boy who’s been taught to dodge
death from any missile. |
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Nov 18th |
12Wks 1325 - 1336 |
THE PONY EXPRESS RUNS AGAIN Second series of J.A. Slade
& Wal Loader. |
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Dec 9th |
4Wks 1328 - 1331 |
THE ‘TEC NOBODY KNOWS (3rd series) More John
Martin Cases. |
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Dec 23rd |
11Wks 1330 - 1340 |
THE SON OF THE LOST CENTRE-FORWARD |
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Dec 30th |
10Wks 1331 - 1340 |
THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK (3rd series) Alf works
for plumber Charlie Chipping. |
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1951 |
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Jan 6th |
43Wks 1332 - 1374 |
SQUADRON X A squadron is formed to perform special
missions. |
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Jan 27th |
8Wks 1335 - 1342 |
THE SCHOOL IN THE SCARLET FOG A school is moved to
another planet. |
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Feb 10th |
12Wks 1337 - 1348 |
THE LAST DAYS OF A GUNMAN Third series of J.A. Slade
& Wal Loader. |
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Mar 10th |
10Wks 1341 - 1350 |
IT’S TEAMWORK THAT COUNTS First Continuation of the sixth
series. |
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Mar 24th |
7Wks 1343 - 1349 |
VENGEANCE WITH A SMILE Egyptian Mummy’s revenge. |
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Apr 21st |
8Wks 1347 - 1354 |
THE LAP EATER Story of speedway rider Skid Wild. |
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May 5th |
12Wks 1349 - 1360 |
THE DOT-DASH GUNFIGHTER |
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May 12th |
12Wks 1350 - 1361 |
THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK (4th series) Alf’s in
motor racing working for Cougar cars. |
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May 19th |
14Wks 1351 - 1364 |
IT’S RUNS THAT COUNT – and the quicker you get ‘em the
better fifth series. |
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Jun 16th |
10Wks 1355 - 1364 |
MORGYN THE MIGHTY |
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Jul 28th |
1Wk 1361 |
THE ‘TEC NOBODY KNOWS
A John Martin complete story. |
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Aug 4th |
12Wks 1362 - 1373 |
THE ARMY OF THE FLAMES
Earth is threatened from space. |
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Aug 11th |
1Wk 1363 |
THE ‘TEC NOBODY KNOWS
A John Martin complete story. |
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Aug 18th |
7Wks 1364 - 1370 |
THE CLENCHED FIST |
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Aug 25th |
15Wks 1365 - 1379 |
IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT
Seventh series with Nick Smith. |
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Aug 25th |
12Wks 1365 - 1376 |
THE FIRST FIGHTS OF J.A. SLADE Fourth series with the
fearless gunman. |
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Oct 6th |
12Wks 1371 - 1382 |
THE RED SANDS OF KARA |
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Oct 27th |
12Wks 1374 - 1385 |
MORGYN THE MIGHTY Morgyn battles with Capus. |
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Nov 3rd |
6Wks 1375 - 1380 |
KEEPER OF THE BRANDS |
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Nov 17th |
12Wks 1377 - 1388 |
THE SPIDER OF THE SPEEDWAYS |
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Dec 15th |
11Wks 1381 - 1391 |
NIGHT FIGHTERS Sequel to SQUADRON X |
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Dec 15th |
9Wks 1381 - 1389 |
THE MOUNTAIN MOVED A mountain in a Welsh village, turns
out to be a monster. |
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1952 |
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Jan 19th |
16Wks 1386 - 1401 |
ME AND MY TWO FISTS Boxing story. Don Gibbons tells his
own story. |
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Feb 9th |
18Wks 1389 - 1406 |
THE PURPLE PLANET This Picture Story appeared on the back
page. |
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Feb 9th |
8Wks 1389 - 1396 |
THE ORPHAN OF THE SHORT GRASS The western adventures of
Sandy Mannering. |
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Feb 16th |
8Wks 1390 - 1397 |
CAN YOU BLAME HIM? Horse racing adventure with jockey Tim
Duggan. |
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Feb 16th |
14Wks 1390 - 1403 |
IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT Continuation of seventh series with
Nick Smith. |
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Mar 1st |
10Wks 1392 - 1401 |
THE START OF MY DESPERATE BAYS by J.A. Slade. |
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Mar 29th |
11Wks 1396 - 1406 |
THE BIG FELLOW Third in the SQUADRON X series. |
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Apr 12th |
13Wks 1398 - 1410 |
THE WONDER MAN Repeat of first series. |
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May 10th |
14Wks 1402 - 1415 |
THE BLACK STREAK |
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May 10th |
12Wks 1402 - 1413 |
RODEO RIDER The return of
Sandy Mannering. |
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May 24th |
20Wks 1404 - 1423 |
THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK Fifth series. Alf works at the
Brassingford Locomotive works. |
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Jun 14th |
9Wks 1407 - 1415 |
WILD BILL HICKOK |
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Jun 14th |
7Wks 1407 - 1413 |
MORGYN THE MIGHTY |
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Jul 12th |
7Wks 1411 - 1417 |
9 MYSTERY KILLERS |
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Aug 2nd |
7Wks 1414 - 1444 |
I FLEW WITH BRADDOCK (First series) With Matt Braddock
and George Bourne. |
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Aug 2nd |
31Wks 1414 - 1419 |
THE SPEEDMAN WITH THE CRIMSON MASK |
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Aug 16th |
6Wks 1416 - 1442 |
IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT
Repeat of the first series. |
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Aug 30th |
27Wks 1418 - 1429 |
ONE – TWO – AND BULLETS FLEW! The story of One-Two-Darg gunfighter. |
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Sep 13th |
14Wks 1420 - 1433 |
RAIDERS FROM THE RED PLANET |
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Nov 22nd |
6Wks 1430 - 1435 |
“BEE” FOR BARMY |
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Dec 20th |
10Wks 1434 - 1443 |
TRAIL BOSS Third series with Sandy Mannering. |
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Dec 20th |
22Wks 1434 - 1455 |
THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK Sixth series. Alf goes on a |
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1953 |
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Jan 3rd |
14Wks 1436 - 1449 |
TOM SAYERS, THE BOXER FROM |
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Feb 28th |
13Wks 1444 - 1456 |
RETURN FROM MARS Mitch Fane
returns from Mars to rid Earth of the invading Sarrians. |
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Feb 28th |
8Wks 1444 - 1451 |
IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT Repeat
of second series with Nick Smith. |
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Feb 28th |
8Wks 1444 - 1451 |
DANNY RINGO OF THE PONY
EXPRESS Story of the Pony Express. |
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Mar 7th |
22Wks 1445 - 1466 |
I FLEW WITH BRADDOCK Second
series with Matt Braddock and George Bourne. |
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Apr 17th |
10Wks 1450 - 1459 |
MORGYN THE MIGHTY |
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Apr 25th |
12Wks 1452 - 1463 |
IT’S RUNS THAT COUNT Repeat
of first series. |
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Apr 25th |
7Wks 1452 - 1458 |
THE CLUTCHING HAND |
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May 23rd |
10Wks 1456 - 1465 |
JESSE JAMES |
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May 30th |
10Wks 1457 - 1466 |
THE WHITE TROOP |
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Jun 13th |
10Wks 1459 - 1468 |
SPEED IRONS HAVE NO BRAKES! |
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Jun 20th |
13Wks 1460 - 1472 |
THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK
Seventh series. |
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Jul 18th |
8Wks 1464 - 1471 |
THE TRAIL OF LONG SHADOWS |
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Aug 1st |
6Wks 1466 - 1471 |
WHEN THE SCHOOL BELL RINGS |
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Aug 8th |
16Wks 1467 - 1482 |
THE BEE MAN The story of Jim
Saxon and his search for the perfect Bee. |
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Aug 8th |
24Wks 1467 – 1490 |
IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT Repeat
of third series with Nick Smith. |
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Aug 22nd |
1Wk 1469 |
THE ‘TEC NOBODY KNOWS
Complete story. |
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Sep 5th |
1Wk 1471 |
BLAZE – PONY OF THE |
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Sep 12th |
1Wk 1472 |
MORGYN THE MIGHTY Complete
story. |
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Sep 19th |
1Wk 1473 |
HOME IS WHERE THE BOAT IS
Complete story. |
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Sep 19th |
10Wks 1473 - 1482 |
WILD WEEKS WITH BIG FELLA |
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Sep 19th |
11Wks 1473 - 1483 |
LOOK FOR THE SCARLET LIZARD |
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Sep 19th |
11Wks 1473 - 1483 |
BRADDOCK FLEW BY NIGHT Third
series with Matt Braddock. |
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Sep 26th |
17Wks 1474 - 1490 |
THE SHINING FIST |
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Nov 28th |
15Wks 1483 - 1497 |
THE MORTIMERS First series
about Kingsmound Farm and the Mortimer. |
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Dec 5th |
54Wks 1484 - 1537 |
I FLEW WITH BRADDOCK Fourth
series with Matt Braddock. |
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Dec 5th |
12Wks 1484 - 1495 |
MORGYN THE MIGHTY |
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Dec 5th |
8Wks 1484
- 1491 |
THE TRAIL OF THE TWISTED
RATTLESNAKES |
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1954 |
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Jan 23rd |
18Wks 1491 - 1508 |
FOOTBALL IS MY JOB Repeat of fourth series with Nick
Smith. |
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Jan 23rd |
6Wks 1491 - 1496 |
THE FLOATING THING |
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Jan 30th |
6Wks 1492 - 1497 |
THE THREE-HUMPED CAMEL |
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Feb 6th |
13Wks 1493 - 1505 |
ROBIN HOOD |
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Feb 27th |
12Wks 1496 - 1507 |
THE NAME IS LOCKE |
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Mar 6th |
14Wks 1497 - 1510 |
SLADE OF THE PONY EXPRESS Sixth series with J.A. Slade. |
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Mar 13th |
5Wks 1498 - 1502 |
THE END OF THE WORLD |
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Mar 13th |
7Wks 1498 - 1504 |
WHELLSPIN KELLY’S KID |
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Apr 17th |
22Wks 1503 - 1524 |
THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK Eighth series. |
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May 1st |
14Wks 1505 - 1518 |
IT’S RUNS THAT COUNT Repeat of second series. |
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May 8th |
14Wks 1506 - 1519 |
MORGYN THE MIGHTY |
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May 22nd |
14Wks 1508 - 1521 |
THE SWAMP RAT |
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May 29th |
6Wks 1509 - 1514 |
YOU CAN’T STOP THE WIND |
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Jun 12th |
6Wks 1511 - 1516 |
VOICES IN THE |
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Jul 10th |
17Wks 1515 - 1531 |
SANDPORT LIFEBOAT Stories |
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Jul 24th |
11Wks 1517 - 1527 |
THE SIGN OF THE SILVER SWORDS |
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Aug 7th |
11Wks 1519 - 1525 |
HANK BRADY – THE TOP TEAMSTER |
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Aug 14th |
22Wks 1520 - 1541 |
THE WOLF OF BADENOCH |
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Aug 28th |
35Wks 1522 - 1556 |
IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT Repeat of fifth series. |
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Sep 18th |
10Wks 1525 - 1534 |
THE SMASHER Robot story. |
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Sep 25th |
6Wks 1526 - 1531 |
THE |
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Oct 9th |
13Wks 1528 - 1540 |
HE’S BLIND – YET HE’S A BOXER |
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Nov 6th |
6Wks 1532 - 1537 |
THE IDOL THAT LAUGHS |
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Nov 13th |
9Wks 1533 - 1541 |
WILLIE FINDLEY |
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Dec 4th |
6Wks 1536 - 1541 |
THE |
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Dec 18th |
12Wks 1538 - 1549 |
THE DAYS OF THE DINOSAURS Scientists find an underground
land in a Scottish |
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1955 |
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Jan 15th |
49Wks 1542 - 1590 |
I FLEW WITH BRADDOCK Fifth series. |
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Jan 15th |
12Wks 1542 - 1553 |
FOLLOW THAT MAN! Spy story. |
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Jan 15th |
12Wks 1542 - 1553 |
BOWLER-HAT BUCKLEY |
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Jan 22nd |
31Wks 1543 - 1573 |
HE’S IN THE ARMY NOW Ninth series. Alf Tupper is in the Royal Artillery. |
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Jan 29th |
10Wks 1544 - 1553 |
THE SIGN THEY FEARED Picture story. |
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Mar 12th |
8Wks 1550 - 1557 |
THE MENACE COMES ON FRIDAYS |
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Apr 9th |
19Wks 1554 - 1572 |
THE EXPLOITS OF THE PONY EXPRESS |
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Apr 30th |
10Wks 1557 - 1566 |
IT’S FIELDING THAT COUNTS |
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May 7th |
14Wks 1558 - 1571 |
WINGS ON HIS SHOULDER |
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May 14th |
5Wks 1559 - 1563 |
FRED POLLARD Nature stories with bird watcher Fred
Pollard. |
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Jun 18th |
11Wks 1564 - 1574 |
THE GREEN PANTHER |
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Jul 16th |
1Wk 1568 |
THE BEE MAN Complete story. |
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Jul 23rd |
1Wk 1569 |
HANK BRADY Complete story. |
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Jul 30th |
1Wk 1570 |
FRED POLLARD Complete story. |
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Aug 6th |
10Wks 1571 - 1580 |
COMMANDER WADE IN THE |
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Aug 13th |
16Wks 1572 - 1587 |
IT’S TEAMWORK THAT COUNTS Repeat of 1950 - 1951 series. |
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Aug 20th |
10Wks 1573 - 1582 |
SIX MEN HEAR THE WHISPER |
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Aug 27th
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8Wks 1574 - 1581 |
THE SCHOOL |
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Oct 15th |
12Wks 1581 - 1592 |
THE CRIMSON OTTER Search for a Pacific route in |
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Oct 15th |
9Wks 1581 - 1589 |
SERGEANT ALLEN OF THE FIGHTING 15TH |
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Oct 22nd |
12Wks 1582 - 1593 |
THE DEADLY DAYS OF THE CAPSIDS Creatures from space land
in |
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Dec 3rd
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9Wks 1588 - 1596 |
THE SECRET LIFE OF TOM GODDARD Boxing story. |
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Dec 17th |
8Wks 1590 - 1597 |
THE TEACHER AT |
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Dec 24th |
8Wks 1591 - 1598 |
THE BANG BOYS ARE HERE! Second World War story with the
Royal Engineers. |
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1956 |
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Jan 7th |
8Wks 1593 - 1600 |
DOPEY DAN – HE CARRIES THE CAN |
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Feb 4th |
12Wks 1597 - 1608 |
SLADE RIDES ALONE J.A. Slade. |
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Feb 4th |
10Wks 1597 - 1606 |
ESCAPE FROM THE MOON |
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Feb 4th |
31Wks 1597 - 1627 |
I FLEW WITH BRADDOCK |
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Feb 18th |
8Wks 1599 - 1606 |
THE MAN ON THE BEAT Police stories. |
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Mar 3rd |
9Wks 1601 - 1609 |
THE TEAM FROM NOWHERE |
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Apr 14th |
12Wks 1607 - 1618 |
THE CHEQUERED FLAG Don Travers drives a killer racing
car. |
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Apr 14th |
11Wks 1607 - 1617 |
GANGS OF |
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Apr 21st |
7Wks 1608 - 1614 |
VENGEANCE WITH A SMILE Repeat of the 1951 story. |
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Apr 28th |
28Wks 1609 - 1636 |
PONY EXPRESS Repeat of the first series with J.A. Slade
and Wal Loader. |
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May 5th |
18Wks 1610 - 1627 |
CHAINED TO HIS BAT! John Taggart has his cricket bat
chained to his wrist. |
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Jun 9th |
12Wks 1615 - 1626 |
THE DANDY OF THE 99th Second World War story of the
R.E.M.E. |
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Jun 30th |
5Wks 1618 - 1622 |
THE WRIGGLING WRECKER Giant fungus creates havoc
worldwide. |
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Aug 4th |
6Wks 1623 - 1628 |
THE BLACK PANTHER Jack Johnson, the first black
heavyweight champion of the world. |
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Aug 18th |
15Wks 1625 - 1639 |
IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT Repeat of the first part of the
seventh series. |
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Sep 1st |
10Wks 1627 - 1636 |
WEAPONS OF WAR STORIES |
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Sep 8th |
12Wks 1628 - 1639 |
THE BULLETS OF SNIPER ROARK 1879 and the Zulu wars. |
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Sep 8th |
10Wks 1628 - 1637 |
THE SAILOR WITH WINGS |
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Sep 15th |
13Wks 1629 - 1641 |
THE |
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Nov 10th |
6Wks 1637 - 1642 |
THE MIRACLE MAN FROM MARS |
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Nov 17th |
8Wks 1638 - 1645 |
DUMPY DAN – THE SAUCEPAN MAN The best cook in the British
Army is Dumpy Dan. |
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Nov 17th |
9Wks 1638 - 1646 |
RACE OF A THOUSAND HEADACHES |
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Dec 1st |
9Wks 1640 - 1648 |
THE SCARLET HAWKS |
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Dec 1st |
13Wks 1640 - 1652 |
THE PONY EXPRESS RUNS AGAIN Repeat of second series with
Slade and Loader. |
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1957 |
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Jan 12th |
18Wks 1646 - 1663 |
BORN TO FLY Matt Braddock the early years. |
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Jan 12th |
10Wks 1646 - 1655 |
THE DRAGON’S BREATH Private Ted Carter and his
flame-thrower. |
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Jan 12th |
22Wks 1646 - 1667 |
THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK Tenth series. Alf works for Brassingford Transport Company. |
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Jan 12th |
16Wks 1646 - 1661 |
MORGYN THE MIGHTY Picture story. |
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Jan 19th |
10Wks 1647 - 1658 |
WINGS ON THEIR FEET Stories of the Royal Corps of
Signals. |
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Jan 19th |
8Wks 1647 - 1656 |
THE TALKING DOG Charlie, the talking sheepdog stories. |
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Feb 2nd |
14Wks 1649 - 1662 |
IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT Repeat of the second part of the
seventh series. |
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Mar 2nd |
6Wks 1653 - 1658 |
THE BLACK ROSE OF |
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Mar 23rd |
10Wks 1656 - 1665 |
FLYNN OF THE FIGHTING HORSE DOCTORS Story of the Royal
Army Veterinary Corps. |
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Apr 13th |
10Wks 1659 - 1668 |
THE EGG-BEATER Ace |
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Apr 13th |
12Wks 1659 - 1670 |
THE HOMELESS ONES Wagon train (picture story) with Steve
Larrabee. |
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Apr 13th |
14Wks 1659 - 1672 |
THE BOXER NOBODY KNEW Pearson is a scientist, who becomes
world boxing champion. |
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May 11th |
12Wks 1663 - 1674 |
NICKEL, THE ROBOT SCHOOLBOY Adventures of robot Nickel
Alloy Eeb. |
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May 18th |
22Wks 1664 - 1685 |
BRADDOCK OF THE BOMBERS Matt Braddock, in this
continuation of “BORN TO FLY”. |
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Jun 1st |
10Wks 1666 - 1675 |
GRAPPLING GRANNIE |
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Jun 15th |
12Wks 1668 - 1679 |
KING OF THE KEELBOATS |
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Jun 22nd |
10Wks 1669 - 1678 |
THE BATTLING BULLDOZER |
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Jul 20th |
10Wks 1673 – 1682 |
UGG Caveman takes up wrestling. |
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Aug 10th |
6Wks 1676 - 1681 |
THE EYE IN THE SKY |
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Aug 17th |
15Wks 1677 - 1691 |
ALL OVER THE WORLD IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT Another Nick
Smith adventure. |
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Aug 31st |
10Wks 1679 - 1688 |
WITH DYNAMITE THEY FIGHT |
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Sep 7th |
10Wks 1680 - 1689 |
THE RACING |
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Sep 21st |
16Wks 1682 - 1697 |
ME AND MY TWO FISTS Repeat of the 1952 boxing story. |
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Sep 28th |
7Wks 1683 - 1689 |
THE BARROW BOY FROM MARS Mr Tyzssh tries to sell Martian
food to Earthlings. |
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Oct 19th |
17Wks 1686 - 1702 |
THE ONE-LEGGED CROW Shorty Brown, World War I fighter
ace. |
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Nov 9th |
14Wks 1689 - 1702 |
MEN BEHIND THE WEAPONS Complete war stories. |
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Nov 16th |
13Wks 1690 - 1702 |
THE SILENT SUBMARINE Second World War stories with
Commander Dobson. |
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Nov 16th |
10Wks 1690 - 1699 |
THE REAL WYATT EARP Life story of Wyatt Earp. |
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Nov 30th |
12Wks 1692 - 1703 |
THE FREE-LANCE FUSILIERS |
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Jan 11th |
5Wks 1698 – 1702
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JOHNNY WAS THERE! |
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Jan 25th |
10Wks 1700 - 1709 |
THE RIGHT HAND GUN OF WYATT EARP Continuation of Wyatt
Earp story. |
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Feb 15th |
15Wks 1703 - 1717 |
THE FRIGHTENED YEAR OF THE FIREFLY |
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Feb 15th |
6Wks 1703 - 1708 |
THE PUZZLE OF THE PURPLE SAND |
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Feb 15th |
12Wks 1703 - 1714
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GIPSY JEM OF THE |
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Feb 22nd |
31Wks 1704 - 1734 |
I FLEW WITH BRADDOCK Repeat of the first series. |
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Mar 1st |
14Wks 1705 - 1718 |
IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT Nick Smith adventure. |
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Mar 29th |
10Wks 1709 - 1718 |
THE |
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Apr 5th |
31Wks 1710 - 1740 |
THE EARLY DAYS OF THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK Repeat of first
series. |
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May 10th |
12Wks 1715 - 1740 |
THE SHADOW SHIP OF |
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May 10th |
17Wks 1715 - 1731 |
KIDNAPPED Picture story of the famous novel. |
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May 31st |
15Wks 1718 - 1732 |
MORGYN THE MIGHTY |
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Jun 7th |
12Wks 1719 -
1730 |
CASES FROM INSPECTOR JELLICOE’S WEE BLACK BOOK Detective
stories. |
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Jun 7th |
13Wks 1719 -
1731 |
THE WONDER FROM THE WESTERN ISLES Repeat of the first
series about H.K. Rodd. |
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Aug 2nd |
10Wks 1727 - 1736 |
WHO’S GOING TO BE SECOND? Motor racing. Return of Wilbur
and Mack Rogers. |
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Aug 30th |
6Wks 1731 - 1736 |
CHARLIE THE CHALLENGER Charlie Smith just cannot refuse
any challenger. |
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Sep 6th |
10Wks 1732 - 1741 |
GRIZZLY ADAMS Story of hunter John Capen Adams. |
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Sep 13th |
17Wks 1733 - 1749 |
THE SATURDAY WONDERS Printed in The Wizard as ‘THE RED
RANGERS’. |
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Oct 11th |
22Wks 1737 - 1758 |
I FLEW WITH BRADDOCK Repeat of the second series |
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Oct 11th |
13Wks 1737 - 1749 |
KID LAINE – THE |
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Oct 11th |
14Wks 1737 - 1750 |
THE CLENCHED FIST The story of Wally Pitt. Different
story to the 1951 title in The Rover. |
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Nov 8th |
12Wks 1741 - 1752 |
DEADLINE DAN – THE HEADLINE MAN Stories with sports
writer Dan Flett. |
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Nov 15th |
9Wks 1742 - 1750 |
CUSTER DIED WITH ALL HIS MEN |
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Jan 17th |
15Wks 1751 - 1765 |
THE BATTLER FROM THE BACKSTREETS Story of boxer Billy
Gregg. |
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Jan 17th |
17Wks 1751 - 1767 |
THE HALF-BACK NOBODY KNEW Football story of Rory Grant. |
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Jan 17th |
9Wks 1751 - 1759 |
THE RETURN OF THE |
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Jan 17th |
16Wks 1751 - 1766 |
TORPEDOES AWAY! The year 2000. War adventures with
nuclear submarine ‘Hunter’. |
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Jan 31st |
10Wks 1753 - 1762 |
THE SLOWEST GUN IN THE WEST Complete stories of Daniel
Carson. |
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Mar 14th |
6Wks 1759 - 1764 |
THE SPY IN THE SKY |
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Mar 21st |
3Wks 1759 - 1762 |
EMERGENCY SQUAD |
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Apr 11th |
28Wks 1763 - 1790 |
BRADDOCK AND THE SECRET WEAPON More adventures with Matt
Braddock. |
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Apr 11th |
30Wks 1763 - 1792 |
TUPPER, THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK Repeat of second series. |
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Apr 25th |
10Wks 1765 - 1774 |
SNOWSHOE THOMSON |
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May 2nd |
14Wks 1766 - 1779 |
GET THE RUNS – GET ‘EM QUICK! Repeat of ‘IT’S RUNS THAT
COUNT’. |
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May 9th |
12Wks 1767 -
1778 |
THE FACE AT THE WINDOW Les Rilston has murdered Roger
Ashington. |
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May 16th |
7Wks 1768 - 1774 |
TIGER SHARKS DON’T |
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Jun 13th |
1Wk 1772 |
THE TEAM OF SHADOWS Complete ‘Scarlet Hawke’ football
story. |
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Jul 4th |
16Wks 1775 - 1790 |
DIGGER JOE – THE TOUGH EGG FROM ‘WAY BACK First World War
story. |
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Jul 4th |
16Wks 1775 - 1790 |
KEEP ‘EM SPINNING |
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Aug 1st |
12Wks 1779 - 1790 |
THE BOYHOOD OF MIKE FINN |
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Aug 22nd |
39Wks 1782 - 1820 |
THE BALL OF FIRE Football story and the first appearance
of Wally Brand in The Rover. |
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Oct 24th |
10Wks 1791 - 1800 |
COME AND GET IT Western adventure. An Englishman cooks
for cowboys. |
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Oct 24th |
12Wks 1791 - 1802 |
KING OF THE DINGOES Meet Jim Collier – Dingo hunter. |
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Oct 24th |
14Wks 1791 - 1804 |
SLINGER WOOD – WIDE AND WILY Naval story. |
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Oct 24th |
14Wks 1791 - 1804 |
BRADDOCK AND THE RED DAGGERS 1945 adventure with Matt
Braddock. |
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Nov 7th |
12Wks 1793 – 1804 |
THE BALD-HEADED KANGEROO The story of heavyweight
champion Bob Fitzsimmons. |
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Jan2nd |
6Wks 1801 - 1806 |
THE TRAIL OF THE FLASH FIVERS |
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Jan 30th |
12Wks 1805 - 1816 |
BRADDOCK AND THE WOLVES OF WAR Braddock fights the last
Germans. |
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Jan 30th |
15Wks 1805 - 1819 |
THE BIG BLACK BOMB R.A.F. rescue team and their quest to
find an atomic bomb. |
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Jan 30th |
12Wks 1805 - 1816 |
THE LAST DAYS OF A GUNNIE The Repeat of ‘The Last Days of
a Gunman’ from 1951. |
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Jan 30th |
10Wks 1805 - 1814 |
WHEN THE OCTOPUS CAME Terror strikes the English coast. |
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Feb 13th |
14Wks 1807 - 1820 |
THE LIGHT BLUE STREAK |
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Feb 20th |
5Wks 1808 - 1812 |
THE MORTIMERS |
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Feb 27th |
12Wks 1809 - 1820 |
THE FISTS THEY FEARED Story of boxing legend John L.
Sullivan. |
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Apr 2nd |
8Wks 1814 - 1821 |
MASTER OF THE HORSE |
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Apr 23rd |
8Wks 1817 - 1824 |
CARTER MAKES ‘EM SMARTER Tom Carter, animal trainer. |
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Apr 23rd |
9Wks 1817 - 1825 |
A.B. BRUFF – HE KNOWS HIS STUFF Adventures of Bottleneck
Bruff during the last war. |
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Apr 30th |
4Wks 1818 - 1821 |
THE MORTIMERS Further farming stories. |
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May 21st |
10Wks 1821 - 1830 |
SERGEANT SIXTY – SKYWAY COP Frank Martin of the Skyway
Patrol. |
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May 21st |
25Wks 1821 - 1845 |
BRADDOCK AND THE BIG BAD WULF Matt Braddock adventures. |
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May 21st |
13Wks 1821 - 1833 |
THE 8-FOOT STRIDE Hurdling with |
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May 21st |
14Wks 1821 - 1834 |
DRAKE, HE WAS A |
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May 28th |
8Wks 1822 - 1829 |
BARNDOOR BEN Ben Brisbane wants to win the Young Farmers
competition. |
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Jun 18th |
12Wks 1825 - 1836 |
KEELBOAT CAIN OF |
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Jun 25th |
12Wks 1826 - 1837 |
THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK Repeat of fourth series. |
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Jun 25th |
11Wks 1826 - 1836 |
JAKE’S GIANT KILLERS Non-league football club wins the
F.A. Cup. |
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Jul 16th |
1Wk 1829 |
THE MORTIMERS Complete farming story. |
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Jul 23rd |
17Wks 1830 - 1846 |
THE GOLDEN GLOVE |
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Jul 30th |
20Wks 1831 - 1850 |
THE DIGGERS WERE THERE |
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Aug 20th |
22Wks 1834 - 1855 |
ME AND MY TWO GUNS |
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Aug 27th |
8Wks 1835 – 1842 |
BIG BEN BLOGGS – EXTRA SPECIAL AGENT |
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Sep 10th |
10Wks 1837 - 1846 |
THE SHINY NINTH |
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Oct 1st |
8Wks 1840 - 1847 |
BOMB SQUAD |
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Oct 22nd |
8Wks 1843 - 1850 |
STEALER TAYLOR AND THE FORTY THIEVES |
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Nov 12th |
10Wks 1846 - 1855 |
THE SAILOR WITH WINGS |
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Nov 19th |
6Wks 1847 - 1852 |
THE SECRET |
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Nov 26th |
8Wks 1848 - 1855 |
MEN BEHIND THE WEAPONS |
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Nov 26th |
8Wks 1848 - 1855 |
JAKE THE JAILBREAKER |
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Dec 17th |
5Wks 1851 - 1855 |
BLACK BART THE BANDIT |
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Dec 24th |
10Wks 1852 - R/A |
THE |
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Dec 31st |
17Wks 1853 - R/A |
WALLY BRAND – FOOTBALL’S FIERY MAN Continues in the new
Rover and Adventure. |
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So ends the Rover story, the
story continues with the first issue of Rover and Adventure |
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Vic Whittle 2005 |
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