Close Menu
    Books & Comics

    Rover, The

    1 Min Read

    This boys’ story paper from DC Thomson was launched on 4 March 1922.

    It absorbed Adventure in 1961 and The Wizard in 1963, before finally folding in January 1973.

    Regular comic strips included:

    • Alf Tupper, the Tough of the Track
    • The Barrow Boy from Mars
    • The Big Fellow
    • The Big Tree
    • The Dixie Drummer
    • I Flew with Braddock – the sergeant pilot VC was still fighting the Second World War in the 1960s
    • Johnny Gurkha – a tooth and nail warrior: “We are a peaceful people, sahib, and the quickest way to live in peace is to kill our enemies”
    • The Lincolnshire Poacher
    • Pony Express
    • The ‘Tec Nobody Knows
    • V for Vengeance

    You May Also Like

    • Candy and Andy
      Candy and Andy       In 1966, at the height of the popularity of his "Supermarionation" TV shows, Gerry Anderson developed…
    • partworks
      Part-Works/Weekly Collections       Has anybody on the planet ever collected a full set of these collections which went on forever…
    • Australasian Post
      Australasian Post       The Australasian Post (commonly known as the "Aussie Post") was Australia's longest-running continuously published weekly picture…
    • Juke Magazine (1975 - 1992)
      Juke Magazine (1975 - 1992)       Three months after Sydney-based RAM (Rock Australia Magazine) got underway in 1975 with editor Anthony O'Grady,…
    • richardallen000
      Richard Allen Books       For any kid attending a British comprehensive school between 1971 and 1977, Richard Allen's Skinhead books were required…
    • goset000
      Go-Set       The Australian music magazine Go-Set was launched in February 1966 by Phillip Frazer, a quietly spoken,…
    • Fabulous 208/Fab 208 (1964 - 1980)
      Fabulous 208/Fab 208 (1964 - 1980)       First published as Fabulous in January 1964 (with The Beatles on the cover) and aimed squarely…
    • Beatles Book, The
      Beatles Book, The       First published in August 1963, The Beatles Book was the official magazine devoted to the Fab Four,…

    Share.

    Comments are closed.