*Boys’ Adventure & War Comics: After decades of apprenticeship in Tiger, Roy of the Rovers finally won his own series in 1976, previous weeklies like Scorcher having proved that there was a strong market for a single-themed football comic. The very next year, Roy and his teammates at Melchester Rovers got their own Holiday Special, a tradition which continued for more than twelve years. We have eight of Roy’s extra-thick Holiday extravaganzas, from the very first in 1977 to 1985, plus the nostalgic ‘Souvenir Specials’ of 2009 and 2010.