Roy of the Rovers Archives: v. 1
Published on 1. January 2019
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-84576-949-9 (ISBN)
Description
He's back! Britain's most famous fantasy footballer, Roy Race, makes his long-awaited return, in this first of a series of spectacular archive volumes collecting all of Roy's thrilling escapades from the very beginning!Rarely seen, never collected, these are the original Roy of the Rovers tales, lovingly restored and presented in beautiful dustjacketed hardbacks. The first of a highly collectible library, this debut volume also sports fascinating features on the genesis and history of Roy, along with commentary, checklists and an exclusive introduction.As featured in the recent BBC 'Comics Britannia' documentaries, it follows Roy and Melchester Rovers through this, his debut 1954/'55 season!
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
colour comic strip
Dimensions
Height: 296 mm
Width: 220 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84576-949-9 (9781845769499)
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Persons
Tom Tully is a British comics writer who has worked on countless strips including The Steel Claw, Kelly's Eye, Heros the Spartan, Dan Dare and Johnny Red. Derek Birnage is a former editor of Tiger who allegedly worked with Bobby Charlton on his Roy of the Rovers scripts. Joe Colquhoun is the highly renowned illustrator of Johnny Red and Charley's War. Paul Trevillion is perhaps the finest sports illustrator ever to come from the UK.