(4th October 1969)
City Magazines; Century 21 Publications,
1969 Series
- Volume
- ?
- Price
- 8D [0-0-8 GBP]
- Pages
- 24
- Indicia Frequency
- Every Wednesday
- On-sale Date
- 1969-10-01
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Century 21 Publishing Ltd & City Magazines Ltd
[no title indexed]
Forward From the Back Streets / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Frank Dexter, chief scout for Kingsdown United, had come to Glasgow to assess the form of a star Scottish player.
- Characters
- Val Hudson; Frank Dexter
[no title indexed]
Land of the Giants / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stranded in the hostile land of the giants after the crash of the spaceship, "Spendthrift"
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Steve Burton; Mark Wilson; Barry Lockridge; Dan Erickson; Valerie Scott; Betty Hamilton; Fitzhugh
[no title indexed]
Joe 90 / comic story / 1.5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Joe 90 and Professor McClaine were visiting an experimental agricultural oasis in the Libyan desert,
- Characters
- Joe 90 [Joe McClaine]; Professor McClaine; Sam Loover
Indexer Notes
Bottom half of second page is an advert for Kraft Dairylea Painting Book obtainable by collecting and sending off three Dairylea lids.
[no title indexed]
The Adventures of Tarzan / comic story / 2.5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Deep in the heart of the African jungle, a titanic struggle was taking place.
- Characters
- Tarzan; Barchak the Mighty (ape); Kublat (ageing king ape)
[no title indexed]
The Kid King / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your Majesty! You can't play football with those peasants!
[no title indexed]
Star Trek / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What the heck's going on, Mr. Spock?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Captain James T. Kirk; Spock; Uhura; Hikaru Sulu
- Reprints
in 
in Mick McManus
The Champs / text article / 0.8 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The most feared man in wrestling today -
- Characters
- Mick McManus (wrestler)
Indexer Notes
Text article with four photos.
Bottom fifth of page is an advert for Scalextric toy racing cars.
[no title indexed]
Meet the Saint / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is Slugger Mack - a very unpleasant fellow.
- Characters
- The Saint [Simon Templar]; Slugger Mack; Mr. Brand (shopkeeper); police constable
[no title indexed]
Laugh-In / cartoon / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Jokes and gag cartoons plus a two panel strip called Stan and Deliver about a newspaper delivery boy.
The eagle
Wilson of the Wild / text article / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Over the past few weeks I've told you about many strange animals and creatures on land and beneath the waves.
Indexer Notes
Wildlife article with illustrations.
Remaining quarter page is titled Top Trio! and is given over to an advert for the 1970 TV Tornado, Joe 90 and TV21 annuals with pictures of the covers. Priced at 12/6d each and with 96 pages.
[no title indexed]
Thunderbirds / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Frank Bellamy (signed)
- Inks
- Frank Bellamy (signed)
- Colors
- Frank Bellamy ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Scientist Melvin Kettle accidentally ignites a vast reservoir of oil under an extinct volcano
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Melvin Kettle; John Tracy; Jeff Tracy; Scott Tracy; Brains; Virgil Tracy; Wade
Francis Lee
Mexico Dossier / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Manchester City's one-man forward line.
- Characters
- Francis Lee
Indexer Notes
Weekly article about the upcoming football world cup in Mexico. This edition concentrates on Francis Lee.
[no title indexed]
I've Got a Sports-Mad Dad / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dad, I've noticed you've won cups and shields for every sport except one...boxing!
Indexer Notes
Dad and very overweight son who are not named. Dad wants son to follow in his sporting footsteps.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Francis Lee of Manchester City and England described as the most exciting new star in World football,"]
Francis Lee -
1.
["Frank Dexter, chief scout for Kingsdown United, had come to Glasgow to assess the form of a star Scottish player."]
Forward From the Back Streets -
2.
["Stranded in the hostile land of the giants after the crash of the spaceship, "Spendthrift""]
Land of the Giants -
3.
["Super colour stamps of soccer stars in action"]
Soccer Stars in Action -
4.
["Joe 90 and Professor McClaine were visiting an experimental agricultural oasis in the Libyan desert,"]
Joe 90 -
5.
["After him! But keep under cover, he must suspect anything!"]
Kit Carter's Clarks Commandos -
6.
["Deep in the heart of the African jungle, a titanic struggle was taking place."]
The Adventures of Tarzan -
7.
["Your Majesty! You can't play football with those peasants!"]
The Kid King -
8.
["What the heck's going on, Mr. Spock?"]
Star Trek -
9.
["Who was the outlaw in the iron mask?"]
Cadbury's chocolate -
10.
Mick McManus
The Champs -
11.
["This is Slugger Mack - a very unpleasant fellow."]
Meet the Saint -
12.
[no title indexed]
Laugh-In -
13.
The eagle
Wilson of the Wild -
14.
["Scientist Melvin Kettle accidentally ignites a vast reservoir of oil under an extinct volcano"]
Thunderbirds -
15.
Francis Lee
Mexico Dossier -
16.
["Dad, I've noticed you've won cups and shields for every sport except one...boxing!"]
I've Got a Sports-Mad Dad -
17.
Horse of the Year Show
Corgi Model Club News -
18.
["With new Action Transfers, you can actually make up your own exciting adventures."]
Letraset Action Transfers
This issue was modified by, among others
- Doug Brain
- Katy Hayhurst
- Gary Henderson
- Stephen Mitchell
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