Roy of the Rovers: The Best of the 1950s: Volume 1
Published on 25. July 2019
Book
Hardback
96 pages
978-1-78108-717-6 (ISBN)
Description
THE BIRTH OF AN ICON! Relive the best Roy of the Rovers stories from the 1950s in this exciting anthology of reprinted classic strips, celebrating over 65 years of the iconic football comic.
Roy Race is only a schoolboy - but the scouts from the mighty Melchester Rovers have spotted his talent, and now he's on his way to a career as professional footballer! But how will Roy settle into the ranks at Rovers? Can he deal with the competition, the pressure, and the fan's expectations? One thing's for certain: if he's going to become a club legend, he better get his scoring boots on... The legend begins here! An icon of British comics and sporting history is born, with his origin presented in glorious hardback for the first time!
Roy Race is only a schoolboy - but the scouts from the mighty Melchester Rovers have spotted his talent, and now he's on his way to a career as professional footballer! But how will Roy settle into the ranks at Rovers? Can he deal with the competition, the pressure, and the fan's expectations? One thing's for certain: if he's going to become a club legend, he better get his scoring boots on... The legend begins here! An icon of British comics and sporting history is born, with his origin presented in glorious hardback for the first time!
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 281 mm
Width: 214 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
854 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78108-717-6 (9781781087176)
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Persons
Frank Pepper was a comics writer born in Ilford, North London. Originally working for newspapers and magazines, he began selling stories to the various boys story papers in the 1930's, including Rockfist Rogan in Champion, which he created (under the pseudonym Hal Wilton) in 1937 and wrote for the next 22 years. Other pseudonyms used by Pepper included John Marshall, Mark Grimshaw, John Morion and Rupert Hall.