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I started with Eagle in 1958 as an eight year old. Occasionally, as I was footy-mad, I added Victor and Tiger to my reading material. My enjoyment of Eagle tailed off in 1962 after most of my favourite characters (Jack O'Lantern, Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion etc) disappeared from its page...

I'm not quite sure how poor old Tom has gone from a retiring wallflower to a self-obsessed megalomaniac in just a few posts. It could well be that he was entirely justified in feeling badly treated by IPC - he certainly wouldn't be the first! :? Incidentally, has anyone got the 'Heros' book? (I'm s...

I had a couple of late 50s EAGLE volumes bound some 18 months ago, to try to preserve them for another few decades. The local bookbinder who made them up recommended a maximum of 26 issues per book as any more put too much stress on the spine. The binding cost me £25 per book.

I seem to recall that Paul Trevillion did some work for "Eagle" in the early 60s - illustrating the weekly strip "Can You Catch a Crook?".

Many thanks - much appreciated

When I viewed the recent (highly entertaining) full strip about the island folk who spared the blushes of the home country, I noticed that from the 5th June 1971 issue the art changed. From the heavy lines and depth of image (a bit of the Spanish school?), we now had the rather odd art of the DC Tho...