Battler Britton Holiday Special (1979) war comic old vintage rare collectable
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Battler Britton Holiday Special (1979) war comic old vintage rare collectable
The comic is in very good condition as per the photos has a cover price of 35p and has 192 pages. Battler Britton is a British comics character created by Mike Butterworth and Geoff Campion. He first appeared in Amalgamated Press' Sun in 1956, and later featured in Knockout, and the long-running digest titles Thriller Picture Library, Air Ace Picture Library, and War Picture Library.
Battler Britton first appeared in Amalgamated Press' Sun #362 (January 14, 1956) (Sun was acquired by AP from rival publisher J. B. Allen).[4] Mike Butterworth wrote early episodes of Battler Britton, which were illustrated by Geoff Campion; later artwork was provided by Gianluigi Coppola,[5] Hugo Pratt, Francisco Solano López, Ian Kennedy, Pat Nicolle, and Graham Coton.
Battler Britton became the Sun cover feature with issue #490 (June 28, 1958), and from April to September 1959 the publication carried the tagline Battler Britton's Own Weekly. Sun merged with Lion in 1959, as Amalgamated Press was acquired by what became IPC/Fleetway. After appearing in Sun, Battler Britton was featured on the cover of Fleetway's Knockout in 19601961. The Battler Britton strip was later a mainstay of Thriller Picture Library, Air Ace Picture Library, and War Picture Library. He later appeared in The Champion, Valiant, and a couple of Valiant annuals, and the Battler Britton Picture Library Holiday Special, published annually from 1977 to 1984.