Eagle - 14th March 1964

Recently (here) I looked at a 'pay copy' of an Eagle annual, well here's something very similar - a pay copy of a 1964 issue of Eagle

art by Keith Watson; script by David Motton

art by Gerald Palmer

script by J. Edgar; art by Paul Trevillion

pistol artwork by John Batchelor; fishing script by WD Keal; other script by Dinah Lawrence

Script by George Beardmore; art by Ron Embleton

Script & artwork by Grestock & Marsh (might be an art agency rather than a pair of contributors)

artwork by Frank Humphris; script b EG Cowan

Girl novels - part 1

Once Hulton Press had launched Eagle, and then Girl, they wasted no time cashing in on their new creations. A vast amount of merchandise (much of which was Dan Dare related) was generated by companies who purchased licences from Hulton Press. Some of the other items, such as the annuals an assorted character spin-off novels, were kept 'in house'.

Here are scans of the covers of the first 4 spin-off novels that Hulton produced for Girl, note the distinctive yellow dust wrapper, this still makes the titles stand out on the shelves even today.

Gala Performance is from 1956, Country holiday is from 1957 - both are by George Beardmore.

The  Dutch stamp mystery was first published in 1956 and then reprinted in 1957; the missing scientist was also from 1957. Both titles are written by Valerie Hastings.

ABC film review - December 1952

As it says on the cover "...a very happy Christmas from four associated British lovelies...Valerie Cotton, Veronica Hurst, Susan Stephen and Yvonne Furneaux"

This month we have Riders of the Range (again) from Eagle magazine

 Robbie and the tame stag, from Girl magazine (story by George Beardmore and art by Roy Newby)

and on the back cover Mario Lanza

ABC film review - July 1952

From July 1952

 The PC49 strip is by the classic team of Alan Stranks (script) and art by John Worsley

 Script by George Beardmore, art by "BG" who is actually Bernard Greenbaum