*Boys’ Adventure & War Comics: Launched in 1963 in the wake of the success of Victor, Hornet followed its elder brother’s formula of sport, war and adventure stories, with a lot of ‘true life’ tales of heroism, and had a respectable run up until early 1976, when it merged with its stablemate Hotspur. Popular strips include ageless athlete ‘Wilson’; sporting polymath ‘Bouncing Bernard Briggs’; and ‘The Swamp Rat’, a muscular tattooed gentleman who ran around the jungle in a pair of cut-off shorts terrorising the invading Japanese with his mongoose. As you would. This week, we have three consecutive issues of Hornet from 1973, each with its ‘All-Star Banner’ ( tall n’skinny poster, basically) featuring sports players and other media stars of the era. All are VG with Free Gift VG, the gift/posters displaying only very minor edge wear from long-term storage, but never having been pinned up.
PICTURED: HORNET
#526 VG WITH FREE GIFT VG £20 SOLD
#527 VG WITH FREE GIFT VG £20 SOLD
#528 VG WITH FREE GIFT VG £20 SOLD