FABULOUS FLASHBACK: VALIANT - The FIRST ISSUE (A RAMPAGIN' REPOST)...

Copyright REBELLION

VALIANT #1, cover-dated October 6th, 1962, was an anthology title published by FLEETWAY PUBLICATIONS which managed an impressive 14 year run before being merged into BATTLE PICTURE WEEKLY in 1976.  In its time, it had consumed quite a few comics itself, including KNOCKOUT, SMASH!, TV21, LION, and VULCAN.

Some of the famous strips featured in its pages over the years were CAPTAIN HURRICANE, The STEEL CLAW, KELLY'S EYE, MYTEK The MIGHTY, The HOUSE Of DOLMANN, The CROWS, The NUTTS, and BILLY BUNTER.

Here, for your reading pleasure, are just a few of the strips from the very first issue. Keep your eyes peeled for the final issue, coming up in a future post.

HARRIS FOWLER AND THE SAINT... (Updated)

There's an advert on television at the moment for a personal injury solicitor called HARRIS FOWLER, and it looks very much as if it may have been filmed on the same outdoor set at ELSTREE STUDIOS where The SAINT's home (and other places) was located in the 1960s TV series starring ROGER MOORE.  It doubled as more than one street in the show (and probably others, like The BARON, etc.), with the facades being 'dressed up' a little as the plot required, and the camera angle varying.

Sometimes the right-hand side of the street was made up to look like houses, shops, or offices - or even a combination.  In fact, sometimes it was even meant to be a street in another country, and shop signs and window posters were in the relevant language.  If it is the same set, it's somewhat amazing that it's still in use after all this time, eh?  Watch out for the ad and see if you agree.  If it's not the same street, it's very like it.  (The screen-grabs seen here are from two different Saint episodes.)

Oh, lookee here.  I managed to get some screen-grabs of the ad.  Okay, on closer inspection and in direct comparison, it's not exactly the same, but similar enough, and perhaps it's been altered somewhat and brought up to date over the intervening years. What's your opinion, Criv-ites? The Saint's street - or just one that coincidentally looks a bit the same?  The comment section awaits.

(And waits, and waits, and waits...)

BABE Of The DAY - AYSHEA BROUGH...

And here's yet another palpitating pic

of alluring AYSHEA BROUGH from LIFT

OFF and UFO TV fame to warm the cockles of

your hearts, cavortin' Crivs everywhere.  It might

only be black and white, but it can still brighten up

our day, eh?  (I wonder what happened to her two

chums, OLLIE and FRED?  Anyone out there

 in the vast wilds of Bloggerland know?)

REMEMBER, REMEMBER, The FIFTH Of - WHAT MONTH IS IT AGAIN...?

Copyright REBELLION

As promised, Criv-ites, here's the second and last part of the Chips section from WHIZZER & CHIPS #3 from way back in 1969 - a staggering 50 years ago.  Those of you with a printer who want to enter into the spirit of things should click on the mask at the foot of this post, click again for optimum size, then print it out to adorn your Guy with it.  And if any ladies wish to interpret 'Guy' as their hubbies or boyfriends than that's fine with me.