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 1939. Stopped in 1963 after 1251 issues, but was revived from 1971 to 1972 (106 issues).

The issues contain several action and humour stories featuring numerous series such as Battler Britton, Davy Crockett, Dick Turpin, Hopalong Cassidy, Patsy and Tim, and Space Family Rollinson.

The title of the series varied during its long run: Knockout, Knock-out, The Knockout, The Knock-out Comic, and Knockout Comic with the latter as the most often used.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTERS

None.

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#1 - 1939
#325 - 1945
#438 - 1947

#654 - 1951
#728 - 1952
#744 - 1953

 

 

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