Valiant #8 March 1969
(8th March, 1969)

IPC, 1964 Series
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Price
7 [0-0-7 GBP]
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Every Monday
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
IPC Magazines Ltd.
Editing
Leonard Matthews

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Is It True / cover / 1 page (report information)

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...That a world champion boxer fought in the prize ring for 18 years without even sustaining a black eye?
Genre
sport
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Captain Hurricane / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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During 1943, Britain was sending supply convoys to Russia, via the Arctic Circle.
Genre
war
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Captain Hurricane; Maggot Malone; Swanby; British sailors; German airforce and navy (villains)

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The Nutts / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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When a hot cinder dropped on the carpet Ches Nutt realised the danger
Genre
humour
Characters
Nutt family; neighbour; firemen

[It's Super It's Sensational It's Stupendous] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The Time Travellers Witnessed a Fantastic Duel - A Mechanical Scorpion Versus a Robot Caterpillar!] (Table of Contents: 4)

Kelly's Eye / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Francisco Solano López
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Francisco Solano López
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Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Tim Kelly; Dr. Diamond; future humans

The Curse of Graveways Abbey (Table of Contents: 5)

Sexton Blake / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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detective-mystery
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Sexton Blake; Tinker; Pedro (dog)

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Mytek the Mighty / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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The cops will never sort out this traffic snarl up!
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adventure
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Mytek (robot); Professor Boyce; Dirk Mason

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Raven on the Wing / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Quite a little masterpiece, eh, Silver?
Genre
sport
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Raven; Baldy Hagan; Jo Hagan; Sir Mortimer Child-Beale; Joe Silver (villain); Frank Lassiter (villain)

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It's All Yours / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Letters and jokes from M. Harrison, K. Pope, A. Chaffey, M. Motwell and M. Pledger. Also a few ads for stamp collections.

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The Steel Claw / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Tom Tully
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Jesús Blasco
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Jesús Blasco
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It worked! The Quiz-Master has shown me the only safe route
Genre
spy
Characters
Louis Crandell; Blackie Morris; The Quiz-Master (villain)

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River of Fire / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Our last hope is gone! This is the end!
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adventure
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Chris Carron; Luis Rodriquez; Jose Maldoma

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The House of Dolmann / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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I programmed Togo and Raider to tie up the robbers aboard the train, my children
Genre
adventure
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Dolmann; Trailer; Togo; Raider; Metallo; train crew; passengers; guards; police; train robbers (villains)

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Bluebottle and Basher / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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I'd better keep a sharp look-out for thieving villains!
Genre
humour; crime
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Airport security officer; P.C. Bluebottle; Basher (villain); Basher's nephew (villain)

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Billy Bunter / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Ron Clark
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Reg Parlett
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Reg Parlett
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Bunter got an idea from a television play
Genre
humour; children
Characters
Billy Bunter; Jones Minor; other students; Mr. Quelch; farmer

[Who Was the Greatest Wayfinder of Them All?] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1.5 pages (report information)

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The Crows / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Spring is near, so the plants will be sprouting!
Genre
humour; animal
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Ma Crow; Pa Crow; Junior; Farmer

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The Wild Wonders / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Hurry, Charlie!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Rick Wild; Charlie Wild; Mike Flynn; Inspector Mark Cannon; The Running Man (villain); Kudeku (villain)

[Still Only 1D] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Return of the Shrinker / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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It's going to be dangerous walking among those sheep!
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adventure
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Squadron Leader Flint; Sergeant Slake; villagers

[Calling All W.I.N. Agents] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["...That a world champion boxer fought in the prize ring for 18 years without even sustaining a black eye?"]
    Is It True
  2. 1. ["During 1943, Britain was sending supply convoys to Russia, via the Arctic Circle."]
    Captain Hurricane
  3. 2. ["When a hot cinder dropped on the carpet Ches Nutt realised the danger"]
    The Nutts
  4. 3. [It's Super It's Sensational It's Stupendous]
  5. 4. [The Time Travellers Witnessed a Fantastic Duel - A Mechanical Scorpion Versus a Robot Caterpillar!]
    Kelly's Eye
  6. 5. The Curse of Graveways Abbey
    Sexton Blake
  7. 6. ["The cops will never sort out this traffic snarl up!"]
    Mytek the Mighty
  8. 7. ["Quite a little masterpiece, eh, Silver?"]
    Raven on the Wing
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    It's All Yours
  10. 9. ["It worked! The Quiz-Master has shown me the only safe route"]
    The Steel Claw
  11. 10. ["Our last hope is gone! This is the end!"]
    River of Fire
  12. 11. ["I programmed Togo and Raider to tie up the robbers aboard the train, my children"]
    The House of Dolmann
  13. 12. ["I'd better keep a sharp look-out for thieving villains!"]
    Bluebottle and Basher
  14. 13. ["Bunter got an idea from a television play"]
    Billy Bunter
  15. 14. [Who Was the Greatest Wayfinder of Them All?]
  16. 15. ["Spring is near, so the plants will be sprouting!"]
    The Crows
  17. 16. ["Hurry, Charlie!"]
    The Wild Wonders
  18. 17. [Still Only 1D]
  19. 18. ["It's going to be dangerous walking among those sheep!"]
    Return of the Shrinker
  20. 19. [Calling All W.I.N. Agents]
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