British Update: Hold That Tiger! 120+ issues newly added from 1968 to 1976
*Boys’ Adventure & War Comics: The long-running sports-related anthology, Tiger, is restocked this week with more than 120 issues ranging from 1968’s New Year issue (28/12) to the 4th December 1976. For most of this run, the series alternated a handful of popular strips on its front cover; ‘Roy of the Rovers’ took the lead, of course, backed up by racing star and Hurricane-import ‘Skid Solo’, and First American wrestling champ ‘Johnny Cougar’. When Scorcher merged with Tiger, ‘Billy’s Boots’ was added to make it a four-way cover rotation, with ‘Martin’s Marvelous Mini’ (car, not skirt!) replacing Roy on the rota when the latter got his own solo weekly. This run includes the first ‘Tiger & Jet’ merger (5/4/69), and the 15/5/76 edition, wherein Roy of the Rovers finally marries his long-suffering sweetheart!