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 - November 1952

Here's Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson posing on the front cover of the November 1952 issue of 'ABC film review' - if you look closely you'll see that they both appear to be wearing the same shade of lipstick!

The Luck of the Legions strip is written by the usual eagle creative team of Geoffrey Bond and Martin Aitchison (who only died very recently http://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/in-memoriam-2-martin-aitchison.html)

A strip from Girl - script by Valerie Hastings, art by Bernard Greenbaum. Valerie Hastings wrote two Girl 'spin off' novels - Wendy & Jinx and the Dutch stamp mystery; and Wendy & Jinx and the missing scientist

And here's Richard Attenborough on the back page in a shot from "Father's doing fine" - a rollicking technicolour comedy no less!