BABE Of The DAY - JANE RUSSELL...

Okay, I admit it - I'm in love with

JANE RUSSELL.  Though it's nowhere

near as embarrassing as being a train-

 spotter or a SIDNEY DEVINE fan.

BEOWULF DRAGON SLAYER...

Images copyright DC COMICS

I assume BEOWULF was a belated attempt by DC to mine the 'sword and sorcery' vein dug by MARVEL's CONAN mag, but it only lasted for six issues.  CLAW The UNCONQUERED (see ad) was a similar attempt which lasted twice that, but still lacked the comics longevity of the Cimmerian barbarian.

Beowulf has resurfaced in the DCU in the last few years, but I missed those mags, so can only show you the covers and select internal pages from the first three issues from 1975.  (The first ish is another of those comics that I recall reading while sat on my grandparents red bed-settee on one of our Sunday visits.)

Maybe one day I'll track down the remaining three issues and complete the set, in which case I'll be sure to post the covers on this, the best blog in the depths of my fevered imagination.  Did you buy Beowulf at the time?  Let's hear all about it, chums.  First, however, enjoy the art and ads on view for you.

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(Incidentally, I first saw the '1st DC Issue' blurb on the cover of TARZAN #1 when DC took over publication from GOLD KEY.  However, as far as I'm aware, there never was a prior Beowulf title, so why it didn't just say '1st Issue' I don't know.  Any suggestions?  The blurb also appeared on the covers of other first issues by DC.)

(Update: You can now see all six covers here.  I might add them and the splash pages to the ones below at some stage.

STAIRWAY To SKARO (EARTH BRANCH)...

The DALEKS copyright BBC TV, the Estate of
TERRY NATION, and DALEK Enterprises

Remember that old story about DALEKS not being able to climb stairs?  It was, of course, a lie, as this candid photograph of my Dalek pal gliding up the stairs on his way to bed clearly demonstrates.  The truth is that Daleks only pretended not to be able to climb stairs for the purpose of drama in the BBC TV series Dr. WHO.

They concluded that the most efficient way of conquering the universe was to infiltrate every planet's entertainment broadcasting system and to establish a following amongst viewers , young and old.  TERRY NATION was their agent on Earth, and the Daleks are now all millionaires and known all over the universe as superstars.

See?  That's the way to do interplanetary conquest!  Take note.