Eagle #17 April 1982 [4]
(17 April 1982)

IPC, 1982 Series
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Price
0.20 GBP
Pages
32
Indicia Frequency
weekly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
IPC Magazines Ltd.
Editing
Dave Hunt (editor)

Issue Notes

Cover title: Eagle.

Dan Dare Heads for a Mekon Earth! (Table of Contents)

Dan Dare / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Eagle Hotline / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Dave Hunt
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Ernie / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Dave Follows
Pencils
Dave Follows
Inks
Dave Follows
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's tea-time
Genre
humour; animal
Characters
Ernie; Buzby

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Thunderbolt & Smokey / photo story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Tully
Pencils
John Powell (Photography)
Inks
John Powell (Photography)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We've got to try and rebuild the team!
Genre
children; sport
Characters
Colin 'Thunderfoot' Dexter; Leo 'Smokey' Beckles; Mr. Ferris; Hannibal Scoons; Gordon Kemp; Johnny Stringer; Mr. Hurst

Dateline: 5th May, 1980 (Table of Contents: 4)

Caught by the Camera / text article / 0.34 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; history

A Real Sport (Table of Contents: 5)

Kids Are Tough / text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Eagle Sweet Talk / text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Beans, eggs and oranges.
Genre
non-fiction

Dick Turpin (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Niki Lauda the Hero Returns (Table of Contents: 8)

Eagle Interview / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
biography

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Doomlord / photo story / 3.5 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Grant
Pencils
Gary Compton (photography)
Inks
Gary Compton (photography)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You humans have seen too much to be allowed to live!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Doomlord (villain); Howard Harvey

1950 Eagle Mini Booklet Part 2 (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Argentina (Table of Contents: 11)

Eagle's World Cup Countdown / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
sport

[April 10th-16th 1980] (Table of Contents: 12)

Daley's Diary / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Daley Thompson
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
?
Genre
sport

Return of the Mekon (Table of Contents: 13)

Dan Dare / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner; Pat Mills
Pencils
Gerry Embleton
Inks
Gerry Embleton
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dan Dare; Joe Robinson; The Mekon (villain)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Sgt. Streetwise / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Finley-Day
Pencils
Dave Watts (photography)
Inks
Dave Watts (photography)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Disguised as painters, the notorious Trigger-Fast Mob, had forced their way into a High Street bank
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Detective-Sergeant Wise; Superintendant George Wise; Mrs. Pratt; Trigger-Fast Mob (villains)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

The Tower King / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Hebden
Pencils
José Ortiz
Inks
José Ortiz
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let go of me, you goons...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Mick Tempest; Lord Spencer; Tube Rats (villains)
Reprints

[Squadron Leaders] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Eagle of the Oilfields (Table of Contents: 17)

Eagle Data File / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Plane & Tank Battle Game Watch (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Eagle Special Offer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Brothers & Sisters / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Red Fingers (Table of Contents: 20)

The Collector / photo story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Brian Burrell
Pencils
Sven Arnstein (photography)
Inks
Sven Arnstein (photography)
Letters
?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
The Collector; Percy; Humphrey; plant

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Read Mike Read / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Lenny Henry
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Suddenly I've got birds on the brain!
Genre
humour

Feet First! (Table of Contents: 22)

Shopwatch / text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Big Daddy (Table of Contents: 23)

Personality Plus / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
biography; sport
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Dan Dare Heads for a Mekon Earth!
    Dan Dare
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Eagle Hotline
  3. 2. ["It's tea-time"]
    Ernie
  4. 3. ["We've got to try and rebuild the team!"]
    Thunderbolt & Smokey
  5. 4. Dateline: 5th May, 1980
    Caught by the Camera
  6. 5. A Real Sport
    Kids Are Tough
  7. 6. ["Beans, eggs and oranges."]
    Eagle Sweet Talk
  8. 7. Dick Turpin
  9. 8. Niki Lauda the Hero Returns
    Eagle Interview
  10. 9. ["You humans have seen too much to be allowed to live!"]
    Doomlord
  11. 10. 1950 Eagle Mini Booklet Part 2
  12. 11. Argentina
    Eagle's World Cup Countdown
  13. 12. [April 10th-16th 1980]
    Daley's Diary
  14. 13. Return of the Mekon
    Dan Dare
  15. 14. ["Disguised as painters, the notorious Trigger-Fast Mob, had forced their way into a High Street bank"]
    Sgt. Streetwise
  16. 15. ["Let go of me, you goons..."]
    The Tower King
  17. 16. [Squadron Leaders]
  18. 17. Eagle of the Oilfields
    Eagle Data File
  19. 18. Plane & Tank Battle Game Watch
    Eagle Special Offer
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Brothers & Sisters
  21. 20. Red Fingers
    The Collector
  22. 21. ["Suddenly I've got birds on the brain!"]
    Read Mike Read
  23. 22. Feet First!
    Shopwatch
  24. 23. Big Daddy
    Personality Plus
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