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Adventure was the first of the ‘Big Five’ with the first issue published September 17th 1921 and ran to 1878 issues.

The boys’ story paper market at the time was dominated by Gem and Magnet with school stories about Billy Bunter, Harry Wharton & Tom Merry.

The success of this publication led to The Rover and The Wizard being published the following year.

The demise of the story papers came in the 1950’s with the publication Eagle, Lion & Tiger these comics had picture strips.

The last issue of Adventure (1878) was published January 14th 1961, when it was merged with The Rover.

Hornet, Valiant & Victor were published in the 1960’s these publication’s featured the story paper heroes like Alf Tupper, Braddock, The Wolf of Kabul & V for Vengeance in picture strips.

 

Below are some of the characters featured:

BALDY HOGAN, BLOCKBUSTER BROWN, DIXON HAWKE, HAPPY HOOKER HARPER, JOE PALOOKA, NICK SWIFT, SOLO SOLOMON,

STRANG THE TERRIBLE, TINY FLANNELFEET.

 

And the stories:

BLACK HAWK LEAD ON THE LONG, LONG TRAIL, FIGHTING HAL OF SHERWOOD, I SHOT HITLER, THE LAST MAN ALIVE,

THE MAN WHO HAUNTED HITLER, THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MANY SECRETS, THE TRAIL OF ZERO THE SILENT, THE YELLOW GHOST.

 

A SELECTION OF ADVENTURE COVERS

17

28

60

337

341

January 7th

1922

March 25th

1922

November 4th

1922

April 14th

1928

May 12th

1928

347

379

416

458

478

June 23rd

1928

February 2nd

1929

October 19th

1929

August 9th

1930

December 27th

1930

1044

1071

1086

1206

1298

December 20th

1941

January 2nd

1943

July 31st

1943

October 18th

1947

December 3rd

1949

1302

1481

1730

1824

1878

December 31st

1949

June 6th

1953

March 15th

1958

January 2nd

1960

January 14th

1961

#1878 January 14th 1961 Last Adventure Issue merged with Rover

Following are a selection of stories featured in ADVENTURE:

BALDY HOGAN – THE BRAINS BEHIND THE TEAM:

Story of Baldy Hogan, the player-manager of Third Division Burhill United.

This first episode appeared in the Adventure 1946.

 

Click here to read the first episode of Baldy Hogan.

 

THE BUBBLE:

The transparent terror that grows – and grows – AND GROWS!

This first episode appeared in the Adventure in 1951.

 

Click here to read the first episode of The Bubble.

 

THE DEAD DETECTIVE’S VENGEANCE:

Who killed Dixon Hawke?.

This first episode appeared in the Adventure in 1944.

 

Click here to read the first episode of The Dead Detective’s Vengeance.

 

HORATIO NELSON, MIDSHIPMITE:

Young Nelson will be a famous Admiral one day - but he has to start the hard way!

This first episode appeared in the Adventure in 1959.

 

Click here to read the first episode of Horatio Nelson, Midshipmite.

 

I SHOT HITLER:

The amazing story of the man who, after World War II, was able to say—I SHOT HITLER

This first episode appeared in the Adventure 1960.

 

Click here to read the first episode of I Shot Hitler.

 

 

VENGEANCE OF THE V:

The adventures of the man of the V campaign.

This first episode appeared in the Adventure in 1942.

 

Click here to read the first episode of Vengeance of the V.

 

 

THE YELLOW GHOST:

The story of an invisible spy!

This first episode appeared in the Adventure in 1943.

 

Click here to read the first episode of The Yellow Ghost.

 

 

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