CREATOR

Name: IPC Media* (British comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in 1958 by Cecil Harmsworth King (1901-). Ongoing.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under IPC in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation was purchased from Amalgamated Press.
* Started under the name International Publishing Corporation.

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1976*. Stopped in 1993 after 853 issues.

The series' title character is Roy Race, who is a football player and manager for the fictional British team Melchester Rovers. The issues are filled with football related stories and articles, but they primarily follow Race's many experiences both inside and outside numerous football stadions.

* Initially, the series started in 1953 in Tiger.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTER


Roy Race

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues.)
The series was not numbered thus the examples are identified by issue dates.

19760925
19761030
19761106

19770115
19770212
19770226

 

 

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