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| The artist who drew the Dick Turpin strip in this issue and the next was New Zealand born John McNamara (1918-2001). For the Amalgamated Press in London he worked mainly on their Thriller Comics/Picture Library series. Between 1953 and 1956 he drew seven titles and contributed to an eight. (A fuller account of his career can be found on https://book palace.com/acatalog/ArtistsBiographies.html#BIOGM.) I love Hugh NcNeill's work, but he produced an awful lot of Dick Turpin pages. McNamara began so well on this 15-part serial that it's a pity he couldn't complete it. |
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| Curious that this 1953 publication would use photos of Robert Taylor from the 1941 film "Billy the Kid." It's not like Taylor was closely identified with the role. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | 20 June, 1953 | Price: 3d [0-0-3 GBP] | Pages: 1 |
| Notes | Advertisement for free 3D spectacles to view picture on back page. |
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| Credits | Inks: Septimus E Scott |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Billy the Kid |
| Notes | Advertisement for free 3D spectacles to view picture on back page. |
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| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Billy the Kid; Dick Dawson |
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| Comic Story | MacDonald of the Canadian Mounties (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Duncan MacDonald; Johnny Pierce; Konah |
| Notes | Movie adaptation with Tyrone Power. Part 1 of 10 |
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| Comic Story | The House of a Hundred Locks (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Quill, the lawyer of the late Sir John Craven, an old friend of Dick's, finds him in The Spaniards inn on Hampstead Heath. He begs Dick to ride to Shadow Grange in Yorkshire, where he believes Mary Craven is being held captive for her inheritance. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Dick Turpin [Captain Palmer]; Moll Moonlight; Samuel Quill; Mary Craven; The Jackal |
| Notes | The usual artist was Hugh McNeill. This was a temporary change. Part 1 of 15 |
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| Comic Story | For Sherwood and Liberty (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Robin Hood |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Robin Hood |
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| Text Story | Wild Bill Hickok to the Rescue (1.5 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Wild Bill Hickok; Buffalo Bill; Texas Jack |
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| Featuring | Billy the Kid |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photographer) | Inks:? (photographer) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Billy the Kid |
| Notes | Announcement of Billy the Kid's Book of Cowboys and Indians free with next issue. |
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| Cartoon | The Joker's Fun Page |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Jokes sent in by readers for a small prize, illustrated. |
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| Illustration | 3D photograph of Alan Ladd |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photographer) | Inks:? (photographer) | Colors:? (photographer) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Alan Ladd |
| Notes | First of a series of 3D photographs. |
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