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 1953. Stopped in 1960 after 312 issues after having been first retitled TV Fun and Romance in Pictures, and later TV Fan.

The issues contain various action and humour stories featuring numerous programs known from television. Examples are Calling Z.9, Jack Warner, Max Bygraves, Sally Ann Howes, The Traveller's Tales, and Wagon Train.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTERS

None.

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 2 random issues)

#1 - 1953
#279 - 1959

 

 

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