*Boys’ Adventure & War Comics: A surprisingly robust latecomer to D.C. Thomson’s action titles was Scoop, which launched in January 1978 and ran until 1981. This sport-centred weekly offered fare that was a bit off the beaten path, including Jon Stark, Footballer of the Future, and “Killer”, the story of a tennis pro who doubled as a hitman! The first issue is now available, in very nice FN condition for a mere £10.