British Update: Dan Dare, Judge Dredd, Sporting Supermen and more – appraised and indexed
*Magazines/Books About Vintage UK Comics: A diverse selection in this popular and seldom-updated category. From an unknown year – we suspect 1971, but aren’t certain – a copy of Astral, the Official Journal of the International Dan Dare Club, one of the first mags devoted to the Eagle’s space guardian; Dan Dare is also spotlit in the later Phoenix #1, undated but from some point shortly prior to 1990, from internal evidence. From circa 1998 (what is it with these folks not dating stuff?), Class of ’79 #1 focuses on Judge Dredd and other 2000 AD alumni, while the 2006 hardcover Sporting Supermen, by Brendan Gallagher, explores the history and background of iconic characters such as the Tough of the Track, Wilson, Roy Race, Johnny Cougar, Skid Solo and more. Finally, a pair of the coveted CJ Publications indexes by Steve Holland and David Ashford – the Cowboy Comics Library Illustrated Guide, and the Thriller Comics Library Illustrated Guide, from 1993 and 1991 respectively, with a wealth of information on those cult titles.