BRITAIN'S 'SMASH!'-ING SUPERHERO - The TERRIFIC TRI-MAN...

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Straight from the SMASH! Annual for 1971 comes TRI-MAN, Britain's answer to SPIDER-MAN - who, as he had only a short run in the weekly, was obviously not the answer anyone was looking for.  When Smash! ditched the MARVEL reprints in early 1969, there were seemingly numerous complaints, resulting in fictional office boy MIKE (editor GIL PAGE) appealing to the readers to give the comic's new direction a chance.  However, it would appear that Tri-Man was an attempt to appease those who missed the U.S. superheroes, and perhaps even the brand-new U.K. superhero contents of the '71 POW! Annual were also created specifically for this purpose.  (Though they were never seen again.)

However, all that was yesterday; for today, let's enjoy RON TURNER's 5 page action-packed adventure of the titanic teenager!  He may not have been in Spidey's league, but he at least gave it a try, man!  (Winner of the worst pun of the year award!)  

Here he has a different coloured costume and looks more like a middle-aged man than a teenager

WELL LOOKEE HERE NOW - PART TWO OF THE CURSE OF THE KA...

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Okay, you begged, pleaded, cajoled, threatened and even bullied me into giving in and presenting part two of THE KURSE OF THE KA from the SMASH! Annual for 1968, published by ODHAMS PRESS.  Happy now?

BABE Of The DAY - NICOLA BRYANT...

Today's Babe is naughty but nice NICOLA

BRYANT - definitely DOCTOR WHO's sexiest-

ever female companion.  Disagree?  Hah!  Then

obviously your girlfriend must be a bloke!