CREATOR

Name: Amalgamated Press* (British comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in 1901 by Alfred Charles William Harmsworth (1865-1922). Ongoing.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Amalgamated in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation has had several imprints over the years of which Fleetway is the most well known.
* Today the corporation is named IPC Media (founded in 1958).

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1929. Stopped in 1941 after 615 issues, but had incorporated the title Sparkler in 1934 (additional 251 issues), and was from 1941 merged with the series titled Jingles (additional 741 issues).

The issues contain several action and humour stories featuring long forgotten series such as Ali Oop, Bob and Betty Britten, Crackers the Pup, Happy Harry and Sister Sue, Strongheart the Magnificent, and Terry and Trixie.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTERS

None.

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 2 random issues)

#436 - 1937
#451 - 1937

 

 

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