Eagle #v14#4
(26 January 1962)

Longacre Press, 1959 Series
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Volume
14
Price
6d [0-0-6 GBP]
Pages
20
Indicia Frequency
every Wednesday
On-sale Date
1963-01-23
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
?
Brand
?
Editing
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Kings of the road / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (painting) (signed as Cross)
Inks
? (painting) (signed as Cross)
Colors
? (painting) (signed as Cross)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; sport

Indexer Notes

Painting of Tony Brooks driving the Vanwall in which he won the Italian Grand Prix in 1958. Story inside.

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Home of the Wanderers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Brian Lewis
Inks
Brian Lewis
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's there! Good old Dave!
Genre
drama; sport
Characters
Dave Corbin; Andy Andrews; Bill Warren (team manager); Steve Brady (team captain)

Indexer Notes

Dave Corbin is a pop singer and footballer.

Flying Colours (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Hornblower R.N. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
?
Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
So far, so good, Mister Bush!
Genre
adventure; historical; military
Characters
Captain Horatio Hornblower; Lieutenant Bush; Coxwain Brown

Indexer Notes

Instalment of an adaptation of the novel by C.S. Forester.

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

Royal Navy / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

College of Knowledge / text article / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Contrary to popular belief, a spider is not an insect.
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Facts about Spiders, Turkeys and Bank Holidays with two illustrations. Top half of right side of page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.125 page (report information)

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

Eagle book of Britain's Fighting Services / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.125 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Mann of battle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Brian Lewis
Inks
Brian Lewis
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The nazi tried for a shot at point-blank range.
Genre
war
Characters
Captain Peter Mann; Slogger Bates (his batman); Gregg

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Can you catch a crook? / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Víctor de la Fuente ?
Inks
Víctor de la Fuente ?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
One morning last summer, the Manningham C.I.D. office phone rang urgently...
Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Sergeant Dave Bruce; Bill

Indexer Notes

A "spot the clues" strip.

Part Two - Test Flight (Table of Contents: 9)

Runway 13 / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
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Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The pilot's voice just stopped.
Genre
aviation; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Rudge (chief accident investigator); Keith Hazard (his assistant)

Island of Darkness [Part 14] (Table of Contents: 10)

Heros the Spartan / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Bellamy (signed)
Inks
Frank Bellamy (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Eager for battle, the Cretans formed up into solid lines and marched towards the watching enemy...
Genre
historical; war
Characters
Heros; Paxas

Indexer Notes

Episode 14 (of 19).

Tri-ang's Television Competition (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Tri-ang / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

King's of the road / text article / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
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Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dental Surgeon Tony Brooks had his first race at Goodwood in 1952,
Genre
non-fiction; sport
Characters
Tony Brooks (photo)

Indexer Notes

Cover article.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Aurora / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The men followed their rescuers up the shaft that would lead them from their spaceship...
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Dan Dare; Digby; Newcome; Mumper

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

Quiz Corner / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Five illustrated quiz questions with answers upside-down at bottom.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Kellogg's / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Are You the 'Queen's ' Captain type? (Table of Contents: 17)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A captain of one of the famous 'Queen' liners is at times the loneliest man in the world,

Indexer Notes

Article about the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary liners.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

XYZ cars / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Reg Parlett
Inks
Reg Parlett
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Calling 'U' for useless!
Genre
humour; crime
Characters
Lord Loot; two 'U' for Useless squad car cops.

Indexer Notes

Two useless squad car cops. A parody on the British TV series Z-cars.

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

Lego / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Fidosaurus the prehistoric poodle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Reg Parlett
Inks
Reg Parlett
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I want to have a ride on Fido, uncle!
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical
Characters
Fido; uncle; his wife; nephew; his mum

Indexer Notes

Caveman based strip.

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

Boys' World / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Vickers VA-3 Hovercraft (Table of Contents: 22)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gerald Palmer (signed as GERALD PALMER)
Inks
Gerald Palmer (signed as GERALD PALMER)
Colors
Gerald Palmer (signed as GERALD PALMER)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In 1962, British United Airways, using the Vickers VA-3, started the first commercial hovercraft service in the world.

Indexer Notes

Cutaway illustration of the hovercraft with key to numbered parts and history.

Back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Kings of the road
  2. 1. ["It's there! Good old Dave!"]
    Home of the Wanderers
  3. 2. Flying Colours
    Captain Hornblower R.N.
  4. 3. ["He's writing back from Sarawak - and he's only 17"]
    Royal Navy
  5. 4. ["Contrary to popular belief, a spider is not an insect."]
    College of Knowledge
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Eagle book of Britain's Fighting Services
  8. 7. ["The nazi tried for a shot at point-blank range."]
    Mann of battle
  9. 8. ["One morning last summer, the Manningham C.I.D. office phone rang urgently..."]
    Can you catch a crook?
  10. 9. Part Two - Test Flight
    Runway 13
  11. 10. Island of Darkness [Part 14]
    Heros the Spartan
  12. 11. Tri-ang's Television Competition
    Tri-ang
  13. 12. ["Dental Surgeon Tony Brooks had his first race at Goodwood in 1952,"]
    King's of the road
  14. 13. ["4 new Aurora model kits"]
    Aurora
  15. 14. ["The men followed their rescuers up the shaft that would lead them from their spaceship..."]
    Dan Dare
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Quiz Corner
  17. 16. ["Free - a super badge to wear - for every friend of Yogi Bear!"]
    Kellogg's
  18. 17. Are You the 'Queen's ' Captain type?
  19. 18. ["Calling 'U' for useless!"]
    XYZ cars
  20. 19. ["You never run out of new things to do"]
    Lego
  21. 20. ["I want to have a ride on Fido, uncle!"]
    Fidosaurus the prehistoric poodle
  22. 21. ["The wonderful new weekly for all boys"]
    Boys' World
  23. 22. Vickers VA-3 Hovercraft
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