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 |