Roy of the Rovers: 65th Anniversary Special - Couverture rigide

Tomlinson, Barrie; Colquhoun, Joe

 
9781781087381: Roy of the Rovers: 65th Anniversary Special

Synopsis

An incredible and historic hardcover gift-book celebrating 65 years of iconic character, Roy of the Rovers!

In 1954, an unassuming young footballer named Roy Race made his debut for Melchester Rovers in the pages of Tiger. Seven decades later, Roy of the Rovers is a household name and a footballing institution, and Rebellion is celebrating with the Roy of the Rovers 65th Anniversary Special! All the goals and glory from seven decades of iconic football action!

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À propos des auteurs

Barrie Tomlinson is a comics writer and former group editor at IPC Magazines, who has written strips including Death Wish & Turbo Jones for Wildcat. He was also involved with Roy of the Rovers, Teenage Mutants Hero Turtles and Scream!. Barrie wrote the Scorer football strip which appeared in the Daily Mirror, six days a week, for 22 years. He has written two books about his time in comics. Real Roy of the Rovers Stuff is about the work he did as Editor and Group Editor of Roy of the Rovers. Comic Book Hero is all about his work on other comics he edited.

Joe Colquhoun served in the Royal Navy during World War II and won a place at Kingston upon Thames School of Art on his return. His first published work was Carver of the Islands for Jungle Trails in 1951. He worked on a vast range of titles during his thirty-year career in the UK comics industry, including Lion, The Champion, Buster and Battle, on strips such as Legionnaire Terry’s Desert Quest, Roy of the Rovers and Paddy Payne – the adventures of a World War II fighter pilot. He is highly regarded for his work with Battle, including Johnny Red and Charley’s War. Joe sadly died in 1987.

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