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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

 

1948

 

 

Jan 3rd

9Wks 1191 – 1199

THE FIGHTER WITH THE STOLEN FACE

Mar 13th

10Wks 1198 – 1207

MYSTERY IN CLASS 5

Mar 27th

1Wk 1200

THREE SOMERSAULTS IN SUCCESSION (Complete story)

Apr 10th

7Wks 1201 – 1207

THE MAKING OF PETER CRAY

Apr 17th

8Wks 1202 – 1209

THE MEMORY MAN

May 8th

14Wks 1204 – 1217

IT’S WICKETS THAT COUNT

Jun 12th

11Wks 1208 - 1218

THE SECRET OF JAMIESON’S SCHOOLDAYS

Jun 19th

8Wks 1209 - 1216

THE FLYING FIRES FROM NOWHERE

MR. X STORIES (Complete Horror and Mystery stories) 8Wks as listed below.

Aug 3rd

1210

THE HOUSE OF HORRORS

 

1211

THE MENACE CAME AT MIDNIGHT

 

1212

THE CLUTCHING HANDS

 

1213

THE BEETLE BATTALION

 

1214

THE SEA OF FEARFUL NIGHTS

 

1215

THE NIGHT WHISTLER

 

1216

THE INVISIBLE HAND

 

1217

THE K.O. FROM THE BLACK BOX

MORGYN THE MIGHTY (Complete stories) 6Wks as listed below

Sep 4th

1217

WHERE SPIDERS RULE

 

1218

THE EYE OF THE SUN GOD

 

1219

FISTS RULE THE RIVER

 

1220

FANGS OF THE FATAL FIVE

 

1221

THE WHIRLING WHEELS OF TIBET

 

1222

THE STONE MAN WALKED

Sep 11th

9Wks 1218 – 1226

RIP MAGEE

Sep 11th

24Wks 1218 – 1241

FOOTBALL IS MY JOB (Nick Smith and Arnold Tabbs play for Hardstoke City).

Sep 25th

14Wks 1219 – 1232

BEHIND THE INVISIBLE WALL

Oct 30th

12Wks 1223 - 1234

THE DOG STAR PATROL

Dec 4th

12Wks 1227 - 1238

RETURN OF THE WONDER MAN (H.K. Rodd investigates the world’s weather)

1949

 

 

THE TALKING ROCK STORIES (Complete stories about a man in green) 10Wks as listed below.

Jan 29th

1233

THREE ARROWS AT MIDNIGHT

 

1234

THE SURENESS OF A SHERWOOD BOW

 

1235

THE SIX SILENT ARROWS

 

1236

CHALLENGER OF THE BOW

 

1237

FIVE SECONDS TO SAFETY

 

1238

THE VENGEANCE OF THE ROCK

 

1239

THE ARCHER WITH THE TREMBLING HANDS

 

1240

THE GHOST WITH A GRIN

 

1241

THE BATTLE OF THE BOWS

 

1242

ROBIN HOOD’S DEAD DOUBLE

Feb 19th

9Wks 1235 - 1243

SUICIDE SQUAD

Mar 26th

10Wks 1239 - 1248

BIG MAC’S FIVE SHADOWS

Apr 16th

8Wks 1242 - 1249

THE HITTER FROM THE HILLS (Cricket story)

Apr 23rd

8Wks 1243 - 1250

THE RULE OF THE GUN

Apr 30th

32Wks 1244 - 1275

THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK (1st Series) First appearance of Alf Tupper

Jun 4th

13Wks 1249 - 1261

THE ‘TEC NOBODY KNOWS (1st Series) with John Martin of the Ghost Squad

Jun 11th

10Wks 1250 - 1259

IT’S FIELDING THAT COUNTS (Rob Hickson’s third series)

Jun 18th

11Wks 1251 - 1261

THE BLUE FLASH

Aug 20th

5Wks 1260 - 1264

NICK SMITH’S RAGGED ROVERS (Nick is player/manager of Kingsbury Rovers)

Sep 3rd

8Wks 1262 - 1269

THE LAST OF THE DOONES

Sep 3rd

12Wks 1262 - 1273

EXPERIMENT ‘X’

Sep 24th

1Wk 1265

NICK SMITH’S ROVERS

Oct 1st

20Wks 1266 - 1285

NICK SMITH BUILDS A TEAM

Oct 29th

10 Wks 1270 - 1279

THE SONGS OF THE BEAVER MAN

Nov 26th

9Wks 1274 - 1282

THE ‘TEC NOBODY KNOWS (2nd Series) New cases for John Martin

Dec 10th

12Wks 1276 - 1287

THE 99 DEADLY DAYS

1950

 

 

Jan 7th

6Wks  1280 - 1285

TOM KING STORIES A hunter in the Canadian backwoods.

Jan 28th 

30Wks  1283 - 1312

PONY EXPRESS First series of J.A. Slade & Wal Loader.

Feb 18th

9Wks  1286 - 1294

THE WONDER MAN (4TH Series) Last series about H.K. Rodd.

Feb 18th

10Wks 1286 - 1295

IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT

Mar  4th

6Wks  1288 - 1293

THE SHADOW SERGEANT HAS NO STRIPES

Apr 15th

12Wks  1294 - 1305

THICK-EAR DONOVAN The new teacher in Moose Springs, North-West Canada.

Apr 22nd

30Wks  1295 - 1324

THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK (2ND series) Alf Tupper works for Greystone Aviation.

Apr 29th

16Wks  1296 - 1311

THE NAMELESS ONE Rob Higson discovers Len Hamlet.

Jul 8th

8Wks  1306 - 1313

THE MENACE IN PIT 19 Cragsbank Colliery is invaded by giant moles.

Aug 19th

12Wks  1312 - 1323

DELIBERATE DANIEL Story of Daniel Carson gunfighter.

Aug 26th

15Wks  1313 - 1327

THE PHANTOM FLYER Hoodoo Hart First World War flying ace.

Sep 2nd

1Wk    1314

THE DOG STAR PATROL Complete story about Captain.

Sep 9th

1Wk    1315

THICK-EAR DONOVAN Complete story.

Sep 16th

6Wks  1316 - 1321

IT’S TEAMWORK THAT COUNTS Sixth series Nick has a new chairman.

Sep 16th

15Wks  1316 - 1330

THE SHARK RIPPERS Pearl divers on a south sea island.

Oct 28th

8Wks  1322 - 1329

THE UNSOLVED MYSTERY OF THE LOST FOOTBALLERS Football players disappear.

Nov 11th

11Wks  1324 - 1334

KID COYOTE The story of a boy who’s been taught to dodge death from any missile.

Nov 18th

12Wks  1325 - 1336

THE PONY EXPRESS RUNS AGAIN Second series of J.A. Slade & Wal Loader.

Dec 9th

4Wks  1328 - 1331

THE ‘TEC NOBODY KNOWS (3rd series) More John Martin Cases.

Dec 23rd

11Wks  1330 - 1340

THE SON OF THE LOST CENTRE-FORWARD

Dec 30th

10Wks  1331 - 1340

THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK (3rd series) Alf works for plumber Charlie Chipping.

1951

 

 

Jan 6th

43Wks  1332 - 1374

SQUADRON X A squadron is formed to perform special missions.

Jan 27th

8Wks  1335 - 1342

THE SCHOOL IN THE SCARLET FOG A school is moved to another planet.

Feb 10th

12Wks  1337 - 1348

THE LAST DAYS OF A GUNMAN Third series of J.A. Slade & Wal Loader.

Mar 10th

10Wks  1341 - 1350

IT’S TEAMWORK THAT COUNTS First Continuation of the sixth series.

Mar 24th

7Wks  1343 - 1349

VENGEANCE WITH A SMILE Egyptian Mummy’s revenge.

Apr 21st

8Wks  1347 - 1354

THE LAP EATER Story of speedway rider Skid Wild.

May   5th

12Wks  1349 - 1360

THE DOT-DASH GUNFIGHTER

May 12th

12Wks  1350 - 1361

THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK (4th series) Alf’s in motor racing working for Cougar cars.

May 19th

14Wks  1351 - 1364

IT’S RUNS THAT COUNT – and the quicker you get ‘em the better fifth series.

Jun 16th

10Wks  1355 - 1364