*Boys’ Adventure & War Comics: For this week’s British #1 spotlight, we turn to a classic from 1962: the very first issue of Valiant, the anthology which re-invented the adventure weekly for a modern audience, and prompted makeovers in its stablemates Lion and Tiger. Featuring the debuts of Captain Hurricane (much less comedic than he became in later years) and the anti-hero Steel Claw, as well as long-running comedy series The Nutts, this was the foundation of a fifteen-year run. A genuine milestone in the British comics field, setting the template for myriad rivals and successors. This very acceptable copy is clean and generally structurally sound (apart from a 3 cm lower spine cover split).  No pen or pencil marks, just slight yellowing at the edges and  a spot of rust at the staples with no migration.
PICTURED: VALIANT #1 4/10/62 VG £80 SOLD