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Issue: Champion Annual #1968
Publication Date: January 1968
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Issues: #1968 of 2 Issues
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Publisher: FlagIPC
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Indicia Publisher: Fleetway Publications Ltd.
On Sale Date: 1967
Volume:
Pages: 160
ISBN:
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Price: none entered
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Content Items: 34 (24 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour Covers; Black and white and some colour interors
Dimensions: 19.5 cm x 27.5cm
Paper Stock: Heavy paper
Binding: Hardcover
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Genres: sports
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Britain's Champions

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Genres: non-fiction, sports
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Disclose Notes: Illustrations of various British sports champions with a bit of text about each person.
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Contents

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Phantom Viking [Olaf Larsen]; students; spies
First Line: Seems a small place to have an airfield, sir!
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Just Joking

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Have a laugh with these amusing jokes.
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Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): Jet Jordan
Character(s): Jet Jordan; Bluey Watkins; flying doctor; Bill Penn; spies (villains)
First Line: Red Bisons - look out!
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Courage of a Champion

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Genres: sports, war
Character(s): John Shaw
First Line: The bony knuckles thudded into his jaw for the tenth time and the tall, sixteen year-old village lad went crashing down on the turf.
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Genres: drama, humorous
Feature(s): Jinks
Character(s): Jinks; nephews; Betty
First Line: Winter! Snow! Ah, it brings back a few childhood memories!
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Inky Moore - Newshound

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Inky Moore; Cyril Slurry; Mr. Henry Wiggins; Bert and Sam (window cleaners); Slippery Sam (villain)
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Von Stern's Evil Plan

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Genres: war
Character(s): Major Tony Clements; Captain Freddy Drummond-Pryce; Trooper Snodgrass; Professor Fritz Klaus (villain); General Von Stern (villain); Dr. Karl Schmidt (villain)
First Line: It was August, 1945, two months after the Nazis had surrendered to the Allies, following six years of bitter war.
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The Wild West - Then and Now!

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Genres: non-fiction, western
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The Black Pirate (Part One)

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Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): The Black Pirate [Richard Fairfax]; Anaca; Jeremy Hawke; Don Diego (villain)
First Line: Another Spanish ship is on her way to the bottom, captain!
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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Lofty Lightyear
Character(s): Lofty Lightyear; Little Fiddling Fire Service
First Line: I'd like to go racing about on one of those machines!
Synopsis: Lofty joins the fire service.
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Hovercraft

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Genres: aviation, war
Feature(s): Battler Britton
Character(s): Wing Commander Battler Britton; General-Oberst Klaus Fleischer (villain)
First Line: Bob Lawson's been hit, sir!
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Mike Mooney - Space Detective

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Inspector Mike Mooney; Sgt. Shamus Short; Rayner; Clint (prospector); Stone (prospector); Jinxies (alien reatures); Arnold (prospector, villain)
First Line: "Keep your wits about you, sergeant," warned Mike Mooney!
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The Captive of Coruna

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Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): John Strongbow; Eduardo; Baron Donati; Count Grazzano (villain)
First Line: If he is still alive he will drown, unless I pull him clear of the tide.
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dr. Hans Bartok; The Bartok Brotherhood (clones); The Sons of Ying (villains)
First Line: A warning light flashed.
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Penciller(s): Douglas Maxted
Inker(s): Douglas Maxted
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Genres: sports
Feature(s): Spider Webb - the Scrapper from the Scrap-Yard
Character(s): Spider Webb; Fred Flie; Ron Woods; Professor Makepiece; Bert Sloan (villain); Larry Baldwin (villain)
First Line: The boxing fans were on their feet yelling in excitement...
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Jest for Fun

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Genres: humorous
First Line: here's a further selection of jokes, specially chosen to give you a really good laugh.
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South Seas Mystery

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Character(s): Mike Cooley; Dan Grant; foreign agents (villains)
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The Dare-Devil Brands

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Genres: sports
Character(s): Mickey Brand; Roger Brand; Max Gale
First Line: Micky, that Panther team truck's out of control!
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Disclose Notes: The Brands appeared in the feature The Knights of Konigsfeld but this story is unconnected to that one.
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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Cosmic Nick - the Clot from Outer Space
Character(s): Cosmic Nick; Anthony; Anthony's friends; policeman
First Line: Hullo, Anthony! I've come down to earth for a short visit!
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Feature(s): The Phantom Viking
Character(s): The Phantom Viking [Olaf Larsen]; students; The Mighty Hercules (villain); The Two Astros (villains)
First Line: The circus is pitched a mile beyond the town, Mr. Larsen...
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The Black Pirate (Part Two)

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Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): The Black Pirate [Richard Fairfax]; Anaca; Jeremy Hawke; Don Diego (villain)
First Line: Move, you English curs!
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It's Plane Sailing!

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Booster Manion; Pluto Pimm; Dexter; Nosey Perris; Squid Spanswick; Science Master
First Line: We'll study cosmic rays, radiation and other phenomona in actual space conditions and also get used to working out there.
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Jungle Battle

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Genres: war
Character(s): Bill Taylor; "Kiwi" Blake; Balak; Lal Singh; Japanese soldiers (enemy)
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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Lofty Lightyear
Character(s): Lofty Lightyear; film crew
First Line: Jumping Jupiter! That flying saucer's after me again!
Synopsis: Lofty tries playing a creature from outer space in a movie.
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Toughest Troops in the World

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The Outlaw Boy Who Won an Empire!

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Genres: biography, non-fiction
Synopsis: Biography of Genghis Khan.
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Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Hunters Without Guns
Character(s): Steve Hunter; Alison Hunter; Tim Hunter; Malleson (villain)
First Line: Big game photographer Steve Hunter - the :"Hunter without guns", as he was known throughout a large part of Africa - was puzzled.
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Genres: drama, humorous
Feature(s): Jinks
Character(s): Jinks; Betty; Jinks' nephews
First Line: It's nice of you to take us for a picnic, Jinks...
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Genres: sports
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