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THE ROVER STORY LIST 1941 - 1961

Following is a list of story titles for The Rover, I have listed titles from 1941 to 1961 when The Rover merged with Adventure to form Rover and Adventure.

(See Rover and Adventure list to continue the story titles).

The list starts with the January 4th issue and here is the list of stories featured in that issue:

THE DO-OR-DIE DIXONS

STEEL FINGER STARK

THE ARAB AVENGER OUT WEST!

THE BOXER FROM THE JUNGLE

 

1941

 

 

Jan 4th

10 Wks 977 – 986

TWELVE INVISIBLE TEACHERS

Jan 4th

13 Wks 977 – 989

SMASH THE NAZI FIRE

Jan 25th

7 Wks 980 - 986

SAFARI SUTTON

Feb 15th

16 Wks 983 – 998

ROUGH RIDERS OF THE PAMPAS

Mar 1st

15 Wks 985 – 999

THE PHANTOM FLYER

Mar 15th

9 Wks 987 - 995

THE SIGN OF THE GREEN EAGLE

Mar 15th

11 Wks 987- 997

THERE’S MAGIC IN THEM PILLS

Apr 5th

20 Wks 990 - 1009

A MESSAGE TO RAS OMO

May 17th

16 Wks 996 – 1011

THE SCHOOL IN THE GRIP OF A GANGSTER

May 24th

15 Wks 997 - 1011

MAJOR JEPSON FAILED ONCE

Jun 7th

20 Wks 999 – 1018

THE BOYS OF THE DRY-LAND DREADNOUGHT

Jun 14th

12 Wks 1000 – 1011

THE TWELVE RIDDLES OF THE UNIVERSE

Aug 23rd

21 Wks 1010 - 1030

VENGEANCE VOYAGE

Sep 6th

12 Wks 1012 – 1023

THE EARS THAT BEAT THE BOMBERS

Sep 6th

16 Wks 1012 – 1027

THE VALLEY OF THE DUELS

Sep 6th

14 Wks 1012 - 1025

THE BLITZ KIDS

Dec 6th

8 Wks 1019- 1026

THE DRAGON-GOD OF DAVARK

1942

 

 

Feb 14th

12 Wks 1024 – 1035

THE CAVE-MAN COSHER

Mar 14th

12 Wks 1026 – 1037

THE SHELL-FIRE GAZETTE

Mar 28th

9 Wks 1027 - 1035

THE CAMP OF BROKEN MEN

Apr 11th

11 Wks 1028 – 1038

12 DAYS TO SAVE BRITAIN

May 9th

10 Wks 1030 – 1035, 1037 - 1040

THE TRAIL OF THE BOY WITH A 1000 TONGUES

Aug 1st

9 Wks 1036 - 1044

THE MAGICAL MAN IN THE 4th PLATOON

Aug 1st

9 Wks 1036- 1044

THE TERROR THAT TRAILED VON LANZBERG

Aug 29th

6 Wks 1038 - 1043

THE CONVOY OF GHOST SHIPS

Sep 5th

12 Wks 1039 – 1050

THEY FLOAT THROUGH THE AIR

Oct 10th

18 Wks 1041 - 1058

THE MAN WITH THE 20-FOOT STRIDE

Oct 24th

5 Wks 1042 – 1046

THE CLEFT SKULL

Nov 21st

10 Wks 1069 - 1078

THE LAUGHING PIRATE

Dec 5th

6 Wks 1045 - 1050

RAIDERS FROM THE DEPTH

Dec 26th

9 Wks 1047 - 1055

THE HUMAN BLOODHOUND

1943

 

 

Feb 20th

8 Wks 1051 – 1058

RUBBER FACE

Feb 20th

8 Wks 1051 – 1058

THE BLACK VICAR

Mar 8th

10 Wks 1052 - 1061

THE GHOST VOICE SPEAKS

May 1st

9 Wks 1056 – 1064

LONDON’S BURNING

Jun 12th

10 Wks 1059 - 1068

LEAP-ALONG LARRY

Jun 12th

6 Wks 1059 - 1064

THE STATUE OF SCALPER RANKIN

Jun 12th

12 Wks 1059 - 1070

THE MAN THEY COULDN’T HOLD

Jul 24th

6 Wks 1062 - 1067

THE TARGET FOR TOMORROW

Sep 4th

8 Wks 1065 – 1072

THE SPY WHO LAUGHS

Sep 4th

8 Wks 1065 - 1072

THE SILENT SWORDSMAN

Oct 16th

10 Wks 1068 – 1077

THE MIDNIGHT MARKSMAN

Oct 30th

10 Wks 1069 - 1078

THE DEATHLESS SQUADRON

Nov 27th

15 Wks 1071 - 1085

THE PUNCH FROM THE DEAD

Dec 25th

18 Wks 1073 - 1090

COME AWAY, THE UNITED!

Dec 25th

11 Wks 1073 - 1083

NO PRISON HOLDS JAMESON

1944

 

 

Mar 4th

14 Wks 1100 – 1113

THE PURPLE PLANET NEEDS AIR

Mar 18th

7 Wks 1106 – 1112

MORGYN THE MIGHTY

May 27th

8 Wks 1112 - 1119

THE SIGN WE FEAR

Jun 24th

7 Wks 1113 – 1119

DESK No 7 AT LADFORD SCHOOL

Jul 22nd

8 Wks 1113 - 1120

THE SQUADRON OF NAMELESS FLYERS

Sep 2nd

27 Wks 1119 - 1145

THE HUMAN BLOODHOUND AGAIN

Sep 16th

10 Wks 1092 - 1099

THE VALLEY OF THE SWORDS

Dec 23rd

8 Wks 1099 - 1106

THE FORGOTTEN SCHOOL

1945

 

 

Jan 6th

14 Wks 1100 – 1113

THE SECRET HISTORY OF KID MILLER

Feb 3rd

10 Wks 1102 – 1111

THE PUPIL EVERY SCHOOL WANTED

Feb 17th

6 Wks 1103 – 1108

THE MENACE FROM THE MUD

Apr 14th

6 Wks 1107 – 1112

A METEOR BROUGHT THE WHITE PERILS

May 12th

10 Wks 1109 - 1118

THE RAGGED ELEVEN

Jun 23rd

8 Wks 1112 - 1119

THE MIGHTY ATOM (First Series)

Jul 7th

7 Wks 1113 – 1119

THE SWASTIKA CAST A SHADOW

Jul 7th

8 Wks 1113 - 1120

OUR SCHOOL IS HARDWORK HALL

Sep 29th

27 Wks 1119 - 1145

IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT (First Series)

Oct 13th

10 Wks 1120 - 1129

FLIPPER FEET

Oct 13th

3 Wks 1120 - 1122

THE ARM-CHAIR SHERIFF

Oct 13th

12 Wks 1120 - 1131

THE SCHOOL WITHOUT SWOTS

Oct 27th

8 Wks 1121 - 1128

THE MIGHTY ATOM (Second Series)

Nov 24th

2 Wks 1123 - 1124

TANA – THE WOLF DOG (First Series)

Dec 22nd

10 Wks 1125 - 1134

THE BIG TREE

1946

 

 

Feb 16th

9 Wks 1129 – 1137

TANA – THE WOLF DOG (Second Series)

Mar 2nd

16 Wks 1130 – 1145

THE FIERY ISLAND IN THE NORTH SEA

Mar 30th

13 Wks 1132 – 1144

THE WONDER MAN (First Series)

May 11th

13 Wks 1135 – 1146

THE WHISPERING SHADOW

Jun 22nd

10 Wks 1138 - 1147

BULLWHIP HANK – THE HOSS BOSS

Sep 28th

27 Wks 1145 - 1171

THE WONDER MAN

Oct 12th

15 Wks 1146 - 1160

MORGYN THE MIGHTY

Oct 26th

11 Wks 1147 - 1157

JAKE’S GIANT KILLERS Football story with Jake Pimm of Brimpton United F.C.

Oct 26th

1 Wk 1147

OLD HUSKIES NEVER DIE (Complete Story)

Nov 9th

13 Wks 1148 - 1160

THE TOUGH EGG FROM WAY BACK Wild Clint Denton, King of the Cowboys.

SMILING MORN STORIES (Complete Stories)  8 Wks as listed below.

Nov 23rd

1149

MY GUNS IS MY BEST FRIEND

 

1150

YOU CAN’T SHOOT A SHADOW!

 

1151

YOU SHOULDA SEEN THE PANCAKE PANIC!

 

1152

TWAS CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE BUNKHOUSE

 

1153

BULLETS CAN’T TURN CORNERS

 

1154

SIX LOVELY BLACK EYES

 

1155

TIME STOPS FOR NO GUY

 

1156

THE BIG BANG GANG

1947

 

 

Feb 8th

5 Wks 1157 – 1161

THE WORLD’S WORST VENTRILOQUIST Meet Mr. Bunn.

Feb 15th

8 Wks 1158 – 1165

IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT (Second Series) Football with Nick Smith.

Mar 29th

10 Wks 1161 – 1170

SON OF THE LOST CHAMPION Boxing story.

Apr 12th

13 Wks 1162 – 1174

THE PERILOUS DAYS OF THE BLACK CLOUD A cloud that leaves blindness heads for England.

May 17th

12 Wks 1166 – 1177

IT’S RUNS THAT COUNT (First Series) Rob Hickson of Highshire C.C.

Jul 5th

8 Wks 1171 – 1178

THE GREEN CROWN Ancient Greek Olympic Games.

Jul 12th

8 Wks 1172 - 1179

BLAZE – PONY OF THE WELSH PEAKS Story of Blaze the Welsh Mountain Pony.

Aug 9th

14 Wks 1175 - 1188

THE CHAMPION NOBODY KNEW Pearson the fighter who astounds the boxing world.

Sep 6th

11 Wks 1178 - 1188

THE TERRORS DIVE AT NIGHT Invasion of Vampire bats in Moore Springs.

Sep 13th

12 Wks 1179 - 1190

THE BALANCING BOY Exploits of a lad with an amazing sense of balance.

Sep 27th

23 Wks 1180 - 1203

IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT (Third Series) Nick Smith returns.

SWOP SWANSON STORIES (Complete stories) 12 Wks as listed below.

Dec 20th

1189

THE JUNGLE OF JUNK

 

1190

THE OUTSIZE OUTLAW

 

1191

BATTLE OF THE BONESHAKERS

 

1192

THE TICK-TOCK TRAP

 

1193

THE CAST-IRON COWBOY

 

1194

PHANTOM OF THE FIRES

 

1195

DRIVE SLOW – OR DIE QUICK!

 

1196

IF THAT’S A DONKEY I’M AN ASS!

 

1197

THE BLACK FLOOD

 

1198

THE VALLEY OF THIRST

 

1199

THE TRAIL OF SUDDEN DEATH

 

1200

THE FERRY-BOAT IN THE FOREST

Dec 20th

9 Wks 1189 - 1197

VENGEANCE ON FOUR LEGS Story of Police dog ‘Chum’.

1948

 

 

Jan 3rd

9 Wks 1191 – 1199

THE FIGHTER WITH THE STOLEN FACE

Mar 13th

10 Wks 1198 – 1207

MYSTERY IN CLASS 5 Story of the Rajah of Bangar school days at Brimpton.

Mar 27th

1 Wk 1200

THREE SOMERSAULTS IN SUCCESSION (Complete story)

Apr 10th

7 Wks 1201 – 1207

THE MAKING OF PETER CRAY Learning to be a newspaper reporter.

Apr 17th

8 Wks 1202 – 1209

THE MEMORY MAN Helps the British team in the 1936 Olympics.

May 8th

14 Wks 1204 – 1217

IT’S WICKETS THAT COUNT Rob Hickson Highshire’s crack batsman.

Jun 12th

11 Wks 1208 - 1218

THE SECRET OF JAMIESON’S SCHOOLDAYS Manor school adventures.

Jun 19th

8 Wks 1209 - 1216

THE FLYING FIRES FROM NOWHERE Terrifying cones of flame flash across the skies of Britain.

MR. X STORIES (Complete Horror and Mystery stories) 8 Wks as listed below.

Aug 3rd

1210

THE HOUSE OF HORRORS

 

1211

THE MENACE CAME AT MIDNIGHT

 

1212

THE CLUTCHING HANDS

 

1213

THE BEETLE BATTALION

 

1214

THE SEA OF FEARFUL NIGHTS

 

1215

THE NIGHT WHISTLER

 

1216

THE INVISIBLE HAND

 

1217

THE K.O. FROM THE BLACK BOX

MORGYN THE MIGHTY (Complete stories) 6 Wks as listed below

Sep 4th

1217

WHERE SPIDERS RULE

 

1218

THE EYE OF THE SUN GOD

 

1219

FISTS RULE THE RIVER

 

1220

FANGS OF THE FATAL FIVE

 

1221

THE WHIRLING WHEELS OF TIBET

 

1222

THE STONE MAN WALKED

Sep 11th

9 Wks 1218 – 1226

RIP MAGEE Ice hockey action.

Sep 11th

24 Wks 1218 – 1241

FOOTBALL IS MY JOB (Nick Smith and Arnold Tabbs play for Hardstoke City).

Sep 25th

14 Wks 1219 – 1232

BEHIND THE INVISIBLE WALL

Oct 30th

12 Wks 1223 - 1234

THE DOG STAR PATROL

Dec 4th

12 Wks 1227 - 1238

RETURN OF THE WONDER MAN (H.K. Rodd investigates the world’s weather)

1949

 

 

THE TALKING ROCK STORIES (Complete stories about a man in green) 10 Wks as listed below.

Jan 29th

1233

THREE ARROWS AT MIDNIGHT

 

1234

THE SURENESS OF A SHERWOOD BOW

 

1235

THE SIX SILENT ARROWS

 

1236

CHALLENGER OF THE BOW

 

1237

FIVE SECONDS TO SAFETY

 

1238

THE VENGEANCE OF THE ROCK

 

1239

THE ARCHER WITH THE TREMBLING HANDS

 

1240

THE GHOST WITH A GRIN

 

1241

THE BATTLE OF THE BOWS

 

1242

ROBIN HOOD’S DEAD DOUBLE

Feb 19th

9 Wks 1235 - 1243

SUICIDE SQUAD

Mar 26th

10 Wks 1239 - 1248

BIG MAC’S FIVE SHADOWS

Apr 16th

8 Wks 1242 - 1249

THE HITTER FROM THE HILLS (Cricket story)

Apr 23rd

8 Wks 1243 - 1250

THE RULE OF THE GUN

Apr 30th

32 Wks 1244 - 1275

THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK (1st Series) First appearance of Alf Tupper

Jun 4th

13 Wks 1249 - 1261

THE ‘TEC NOBODY KNOWS (1st Series) with John Martin of the Ghost Squad

Jun 11th

10 Wks 1250 - 1259

IT’S FIELDING THAT COUNTS (Rob Hickson’s third series)

Jun 18th

11 Wks 1251 - 1261

THE BLUE FLASH

Aug 20th

5 Wks 1260 - 1264

NICK SMITH’S RAGGED ROVERS (Nick is player/manager of Kingsbury Rovers)

Sep 3rd

8 Wks 1262 - 1269

THE LAST OF THE DOONES

Sep 3rd

12 Wks 1262 - 1273

EXPERIMENT ‘X’

Sep 24th

1 Wk 1265

NICK SMITH’S ROVERS

Oct 1st

20 Wks 1266 - 1285

NICK SMITH BUILDS A TEAM

Oct 29th

10 Wks 1270 - 1279

THE SONGS OF THE BEAVER MAN

Nov 26th

9 Wks 1274 - 1282

THE ‘TEC NOBODY KNOWS (2nd Series) New cases for John Martin

Dec 10th

12 Wks 1276 - 1287

THE 99 DEADLY DAYS

1950

 

 

Jan 7th

6 Wks  1280 - 1285

TOM KING STORIES A hunter in the Canadian backwoods.

Jan 28th 

30 Wks  1283 - 1312

PONY EXPRESS First series of J.A. Slade & Wal Loader.

Feb 18th

9 Wks  1286 - 1294

THE WONDER MAN (4TH Series) Last series about H.K. Rodd.

Feb 18th

10 Wks 1286 - 1295

IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT

Mar  4th

6 Wks  1288 - 1293

THE SHADOW SERGEANT HAS NO STRIPES

Apr 15th

12 Wks  1294 - 1305

THICK-EAR DONOVAN The new teacher in Moose Springs, North-West Canada.

Apr 22nd

30 Wks  1295 - 1324

THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK (2ND series) Alf Tupper works for Greystone Aviation.

Mar  4th

6 Wks  1288 - 1293

THE SHADOW SERGEANT HAS NO STRIPES

Apr 15th

12 Wks  1294 - 1305

THICK-EAR DONOVAN The new teacher in Moose Springs, North-West Canada.

Apr 22nd

30 Wks  1295 - 1324

THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK (2ND series) Alf Tupper works for Greystone Aviation.

Apr 29th

16 Wks  1296 - 1311

THE NAMELESS ONE Rob Higson discovers Len Hamlet.

Jul 8th

8 Wks  1306 - 1313

THE MENACE IN PIT 19 Cragsbank Colliery is invaded by giant moles.

Aug 19th

12 Wks  1312 - 1323

DELIBERATE DANIEL Story of Daniel Carson gunfighter.

Aug 26th

15 Wks  1313 - 1327

THE PHANTOM FLYER Hoodoo Hart First World War flying ace.

Sep 2nd

1 Wk    1314

THE DOG STAR PATROL Complete story about Captain.

Sep 9th

1 Wk    1315

THICK-EAR DONOVAN Complete story.

Sep 16th

6 Wks  1316 - 1321

IT’S TEAMWORK THAT COUNTS Sixth series Nick has a new chairman.

Sep 16th

15 Wks  1316 - 1330

THE SHARK RIPPERS Pearl divers on a south sea island.

Oct 28th

8 Wks  1322 - 1329

THE UNSOLVED MYSTERY OF THE LOST FOOTBALLERS Football players disappear.

Nov 11th

11 Wks  1324 - 1334

KID COYOTE The story of a boy who’s been taught to dodge death from any missile.

Nov 18th

12 Wks  1325 - 1336

THE PONY EXPRESS RUNS AGAIN Second series of J.A. Slade & Wal Loader.

Dec 9th

4 Wks  1328 - 1331

THE ‘TEC NOBODY KNOWS (3rd series) More John Martin Cases.

Dec 23rd

11 Wks  1330 - 1340

THE SON OF THE LOST CENTRE-FORWARD

Dec 30th

10 Wks  1331 - 1340

THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK (3rd series) Alf works for plumber Charlie Chipping.

1951

 

 

Jan 6th

43 Wks  1332 - 1374

SQUADRON X A squadron is formed to perform special missions.

Jan 27th

8 Wks  1335 - 1342

THE SCHOOL IN THE SCARLET FOG A school is moved to another planet.

Feb 10th

12 Wks  1337 - 1348

THE LAST DAYS OF A GUNMAN Third series of J.A. Slade & Wal Loader.

Mar 10th

10 Wks  1341 - 1350

IT’S TEAMWORK THAT COUNTS First Continuation of the sixth series.

Mar 24th

7 Wks  1343 - 1349

VENGEANCE WITH A SMILE Egyptian Mummy’s revenge.

Apr 21st

8 Wks  1347 - 1354

THE LAP EATER Story of speedway rider Skid Wild.

May   5th

12 Wks  1349 - 1360

THE DOT-DASH GUNFIGHTER

May 12th

12 Wks  1350 - 1361

THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK (4th series) Alf’s in motor racing working for Cougar cars.

May 19th

14 Wks  1351 - 1364

IT’S RUNS THAT COUNT – and the quicker you get ‘em the better fifth series.

Jun 16th

10 Wks  1355 - 1364

MORGYN THE MIGHTY

Jul 28th

1 Wk     1361

THE ‘TEC NOBODY KNOWS  A John Martin complete story.

Aug  4th

12 Wks   1362 - 1373

THE ARMY OF THE FLAMES  Earth is threatened from space.

Aug 11th

1 Wk     1363

THE ‘TEC NOBODY KNOWS  A John Martin complete story.

Aug 18th

7 Wks  1364 - 1370

THE CLENCHED FIST

Aug 25th

15 Wks  1365 - 1379

IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT  Seventh series with Nick Smith.

Aug 25th

12 Wks  1365 - 1376

THE FIRST FIGHTS OF J.A. SLADE Fourth series with the fearless gunman.

Oct 6th

12 Wks  1371 - 1382

THE RED SANDS OF KARA KOTA

Oct 27th

12 Wks  1374 - 1385

MORGYN THE MIGHTY Morgyn battles with Capus.

Nov 3rd

6 Wks  1375 - 1380

KEEPER OF THE BRANDS

Nov 17th

12 Wks  1377 - 1388

THE SPIDER OF THE SPEEDWAYS

Dec 15th

11 Wks  1381 - 1391

NIGHT FIGHTERS Sequel to SQUADRON X

Dec 15th

9 Wks  1381 - 1389

THE MOUNTAIN MOVED A mountain in a Welsh village, turns out to be a monster.

1952

 

 

Jan 19th

16 Wks  1386 - 1401

ME AND MY TWO FISTS Boxing story. Don Gibbons tells his own story.

Feb   9th

18 Wks  1389 - 1406

THE PURPLE PLANET This Picture Story appeared on the back page.

Feb   9th

8 Wks  1389 - 1396

THE ORPHAN OF THE SHORT GRASS The western adventures of Sandy Mannering.

Feb 16th

8 Wks 1390 - 1397

CAN YOU BLAME HIM? Horse racing adventure with jockey Tim Duggan.

Feb 16th

14 Wks 1390 - 1403

IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT Continuation of seventh series with Nick Smith.

Mar 1st

10 Wks  1392 - 1401

THE START OF MY DESPERATE BAYS by J.A. Slade.

Mar 29th

11 Wks 1396 - 1406

THE BIG FELLOW Third in the SQUADRON X series.

Apr 12th

13 Wks 1398 - 1410

THE WONDER MAN Repeat of first series.

May 10th

14 Wks 1402 - 1415

THE BLACK STREAK

May 10th

12 Wks  1402 - 1413

RODEO RIDER The return of  Sandy Mannering.

May 24th

20 Wks  1404 - 1423

THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK Fifth series. Alf works at the Brassingford Locomotive works.

Jun 14th

9 Wks  1407 - 1415

WILD BILL HICKOK

Jun 14th

7 Wks  1407 - 1413

MORGYN THE MIGHTY

Jul 12th

7 Wks  1411 - 1417

9 MYSTERY KILLERS

Aug 2nd

7 Wks  1414 - 1444

I FLEW WITH BRADDOCK (First series) With Matt Braddock and George Bourne.

Aug 2nd

31 Wks  1414 - 1419

THE SPEEDMAN WITH THE CRIMSON MASK

Aug 16th

6 Wks  1416 - 1442

IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT  Repeat of the first series.

Aug 30th

27 Wks 1418 - 1429

ONE – TWO – AND BULLETS FLEW!  The story of One-Two-Darg gunfighter.

Sep 13th

14 Wks  1420 - 1433

RAIDERS FROM THE RED PLANET

Nov 22nd

6 Wks  1430 - 1435

“BEE” FOR BARMY

Dec 20th

10 Wks  1434 - 1443

TRAIL BOSS Third series with Sandy Mannering.

Dec 20th

22 Wks  1434 - 1455

THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK Sixth series. Alf goes on a U.S. tour.

1953

 

 

Jan 3rd

14 Wks  1436 - 1449

TOM SAYERS, THE BOXER FROM BRIGHTON Boxing Biography.

Feb 28th

13 Wks  1444 - 1456

RETURN FROM MARS Mitch Fane returns from Mars to rid Earth of the invading Sarrians.

Feb 28th

8 Wks  1444 - 1451

IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT Repeat of second series with Nick Smith.

Feb 28th

8 Wks  1444 - 1451

DANNY RINGO OF THE PONY EXPRESS Story of the Pony Express.

Mar 7th

22 Wks  1445 - 1466

I FLEW WITH BRADDOCK Second series with Matt Braddock and George Bourne.

Apr 17th

10 Wks  1450 - 1459

MORGYN THE MIGHTY

Apr 25th

12 Wks  1452 - 1463

IT’S RUNS THAT COUNT Repeat of first series.

Apr 25th

7 Wks  1452 - 1458

THE CLUTCHING HAND

May 23rd

10 Wks 1456 - 1465

JESSE JAMES

May 30th

10 Wks  1457 - 1466

THE WHITE TROOP

Jun 13th

10 Wks  1459 - 1468

SPEED IRONS HAVE NO BRAKES!

Jun 20th

13 Wks  1460 - 1472

THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK Seventh series.

Jul 18th

8 Wks  1464 - 1471

THE TRAIL OF LONG SHADOWS

Aug 1st

6 Wks  1466 - 1471

WHEN THE SCHOOL BELL RINGS

Aug 8th

16 Wks  1467 - 1482

THE BEE MAN The story of Jim Saxon and his search for the perfect Bee.

Aug 8th

24 Wks  1467 – 1490

IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT Repeat of third series with Nick Smith.

Aug 22nd

1 Wk   1469

THE ‘TEC NOBODY KNOWS Complete story.

Sep 5th

1 Wk   1471

BLAZE – PONY OF THE WELSH PEAKS Complete story.

Sep 12th

1 Wk   1472

MORGYN THE MIGHTY Complete story.

Sep 19th

1 Wk   1473

HOME IS WHERE THE BOAT IS Complete story.

Sep 19th

10 Wks  1473 - 1482

WILD WEEKS WITH BIG FELLA

Sep 19th

11 Wks  1473 - 1483

LOOK FOR THE SCARLET LIZARD

Sep 19th

11 Wks  1473 - 1483

BRADDOCK FLEW BY NIGHT Third series with Matt Braddock.

Sep 26th

17 Wks  1474 - 1490

THE SHINING FIST

Nov 28th

15 Wks  1483 - 1497

THE MORTIMERS First series about Kingsmound Farm and the Mortimer.

Dec 5th

54 Wks  1484 - 1537

I FLEW WITH BRADDOCK Fourth series with Matt Braddock.

Dec 5th  

12 Wks  1484 - 1495

MORGYN THE MIGHTY

Dec 5th  

8 Wks  1484 - 1491

THE TRAIL OF THE TWISTED RATTLESNAKES

1954

 

 

Jan 23rd

18 Wks  1491 - 1508

FOOTBALL IS MY JOB Repeat of fourth series with Nick Smith.

Jan 23rd

6 Wks  1491 - 1496

THE FLOATING THING

Jan 30th

6 Wks  1492 - 1497

THE THREE-HUMPED CAMEL

Feb 6th

13 Wks 1493 - 1505

ROBIN HOOD

Feb 27th

12 Wks 1496 - 1507

THE NAME IS LOCKE

Mar 6th

14 Wks  1497 - 1510

SLADE OF THE PONY EXPRESS Sixth series with J.A. Slade.

Mar 13th

5 Wks  1498 - 1502

THE END OF THE WORLD

Mar 13th

7 Wks  1498 - 1504

WHELLSPIN KELLY’S KID

Apr 17th

22 Wks 1503 - 1524

THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK Eighth series.

May 1st

14 Wks  1505 - 1518

IT’S RUNS THAT COUNT Repeat of second series.

May 8th

14 Wks  1506 - 1519

MORGYN THE MIGHTY

May 22nd

14 Wks 1508 - 1521

THE SWAMP RAT

May 29th

6 Wks 1509 - 1514

YOU CAN’T STOP THE WIND

Jun 12th

6 Wks  1511 - 1516

VOICES IN THE SILENT SEA

Jul 10th

17 Wks  1515 - 1531

SANDPORT LIFEBOAT Stories

Jul 24th

11 Wks  1517 - 1527

THE SIGN OF THE SILVER SWORDS

Aug 7th

11 Wks  1519 - 1525

HANK BRADY – THE TOP TEAMSTER

Aug 14th

22 Wks  1520 - 1541

THE WOLF OF BADENOCH

Aug 28th

35 Wks  1522 - 1556

IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT Repeat of fifth series.

Sep 18th

10 Wks  1525 - 1534

THE SMASHER Robot story.

Sep 25th  

6 Wks  1526 - 1531

THE ISLAND OF WHIRRING WINGS

Oct 9th

13 Wks  1528 - 1540

HE’S BLIND – YET HE’S A BOXER

Nov 6th

6 Wks   1532 - 1537

THE IDOL THAT LAUGHS

Nov 13th

9 Wks   1533 - 1541

WILLIE FINDLEY

Dec 4th

6 Wks   1536 - 1541

THE SCHOOL OF SPUR AND SADDLE

Dec 18th

12 Wks   1538 - 1549

THE DAYS OF THE DINOSAURS Scientists find an underground land in a Scottish Loch.

1955

 

 

Jan 15th

49 Wks  1542 - 1590

I FLEW WITH BRADDOCK Fifth series.

Jan 15th

12 Wks  1542 - 1553

FOLLOW THAT MAN! Spy story.

Jan 15th

12 Wks  1542 - 1553

BOWLER-HAT BUCKLEY

Jan 22nd

31 Wks 1543 - 1573

HE’S IN THE ARMY NOW Ninth series. Alf  Tupper is in the Royal Artillery.

Jan 29th

10 Wks  1544 - 1553

THE SIGN THEY FEARED Picture story.

Mar 12th

8 Wks  1550 - 1557

THE MENACE COMES ON FRIDAYS

Apr 9th

19 Wks  1554 - 1572

THE EXPLOITS OF THE PONY EXPRESS

Apr 30th

10 Wks  1557 - 1566

IT’S FIELDING THAT COUNTS

May 7th

14 Wks  1558 - 1571

WINGS ON HIS SHOULDER

May 14th

5 Wks  1559 - 1563

FRED POLLARD Nature stories with bird watcher Fred Pollard.

Jun 18th

11 Wks  1564 - 1574

THE GREEN PANTHER

Jul 16th

1 Wk    1568

THE BEE MAN Complete story.

Jul 23rd

1 Wk    1569

HANK BRADY Complete story.

Jul 30th

1 Wk     1570

FRED POLLARD Complete story.

Aug 6th

10 Wks  1571 - 1580

COMMANDER WADE IN THE SEA OF SECRETS Submarine adventure.

Aug 13th

16 Wks  1572 - 1587

IT’S TEAMWORK THAT COUNTS Repeat of 1950 - 1951 series.

Aug 20th

10 Wks  1573 - 1582

SIX MEN HEAR THE WHISPER

Aug 27th 

8 Wks  1574 - 1581

THE SCHOOL BELL RINGS AT BATTY GREEN

Oct 15th

12 Wks  1581 - 1592

THE CRIMSON OTTER Search for a Pacific route in Canada.

Oct 15th  

9 Wks  1581 - 1589

SERGEANT ALLEN OF THE FIGHTING 15TH

Oct 22nd

12 Wks  1582 - 1593

THE DEADLY DAYS OF THE CAPSIDS Creatures from space land in Great Britain.

Dec 3rd  

9 Wks   1588 - 1596

THE SECRET LIFE OF TOM GODDARD Boxing story.

Dec 17th

8 Wks   1590 - 1597

THE TEACHER AT GUNSMOKE ACADEMY

Dec 24th

8 Wks   1591 - 1598

THE BANG BOYS ARE HERE! Second World War story with the Royal Engineers.

1956

 

 

Jan 7th

8 Wks  1593 - 1600

DOPEY DAN – HE CARRIES THE CAN

Feb 4th

12 Wks  1597 - 1608

SLADE RIDES ALONE J.A. Slade.

Feb 4th

10 Wks  1597 - 1606

ESCAPE FROM THE MOON

Feb 4th

31Wks  1597 - 1627

I FLEW WITH BRADDOCK

Feb 18th

8 Wks  1599 - 1606

THE MAN ON THE BEAT Police stories.

Mar 3rd

9 Wks  1601 - 1609

THE TEAM FROM NOWHERE

Apr 14th

12 Wks 1607 - 1618

THE CHEQUERED FLAG Don Travers drives a killer racing car.

Apr 14th

11 Wks 1607 - 1617

GANGS OF SOHO

Apr 21st

7 Wks 1608 - 1614

VENGEANCE WITH A SMILE Repeat of the 1951 story.

Apr 28th

28 Wks 1609 - 1636

PONY EXPRESS Repeat of the first series with J.A. Slade and Wal Loader.

May 5th

18 Wks 1610 - 1627

CHAINED TO HIS BAT! John Taggart has his cricket bat chained to his wrist.

Jun 9th

12 Wks 1615 - 1626

THE DANDY OF THE 99th Second World War story of the R.E.M.E.

Jun 30th

5 Wks 1618 - 1622

THE WRIGGLING WRECKER Giant fungus creates havoc worldwide.

Aug 4th

6 Wks  1623 - 1628

THE BLACK PANTHER Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion of the world.

Aug 18th

15 Wks  1625 - 1639

IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT Repeat of the first part of the seventh series.

Sep 1st

10 Wks   1627 - 1636

WEAPONS OF WAR STORIES

Sep 8th

12 Wks   1628 - 1639

THE BULLETS OF SNIPER ROARK 1879 and the Zulu wars.

Sep 8th

10 Wks   1628 - 1637

THE SAILOR WITH WINGS

Sep 15th

13 Wks   1629 - 1641

THE ISLAND IN U-BOAT ALLEY Sea monster story.

Nov 10th

6 Wks   1637 - 1642

THE MIRACLE MAN FROM MARS

Nov 17th

8 Wks   1638 - 1645

DUMPY DAN – THE SAUCEPAN MAN The best cook in the British Army is Dumpy Dan.

Nov 17th

9 Wks   1638 - 1646

RACE OF A THOUSAND HEADACHES

Dec 1st

9 Wks   1640 - 1648

THE SCARLET HAWKS

Dec 1st

13 Wks   1640 - 1652

THE PONY EXPRESS RUNS AGAIN Repeat of second series with Slade and Loader.

1957

 

 

Jan 12th

18 Wks   1646 - 1663

BORN TO FLY Matt Braddock the early years.

Jan 12th

10 Wks   1646 - 1655

THE DRAGON’S BREATH Private Ted Carter and his flame-thrower.

Jan 12th

22 Wks   1646 - 1667

THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK Tenth series. Alf  works for Brassingford Transport Company.

Jan 12th

16 Wks   1646 - 1661

MORGYN THE MIGHTY Picture story.

Jan 19th

10 Wks   1647 - 1658

WINGS ON THEIR FEET Stories of the Royal Corps of Signals.

Jan 19th

8 Wks   1647 - 1656

THE TALKING DOG Charlie, the talking sheepdog stories.

Feb 2nd

14 Wks   1649 - 1662

IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT Repeat of the second part of the seventh series.

Mar 2nd

6 Wks   1653 - 1658

THE BLACK ROSE OF LHASA The Black Lamas are the guardians of the black rose.

Mar 23rd

10 Wks  1656 - 1665

FLYNN OF THE FIGHTING HORSE DOCTORS Story of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps.

Apr 13th

10 Wks  1659 - 1668

THE EGG-BEATER Ace Brandon is a helicopter pilot.

Apr 13th

12 Wks  1659 - 1670

THE HOMELESS ONES Wagon train (picture story) with Steve Larrabee.

Apr 13th

14 Wks  1659 - 1672

THE BOXER NOBODY KNEW Pearson is a scientist, who becomes world boxing champion.

May 11th

12 Wks  1663 - 1674

NICKEL, THE ROBOT SCHOOLBOY Adventures of robot Nickel Alloy Eeb.

May 18th

22 Wks  1664 - 1685

BRADDOCK OF THE BOMBERS Matt Braddock, in this continuation of “BORN TO FLY”.

Jun 1st

10 Wks  1666 - 1675

GRAPPLING GRANNIE

Jun 15th

12 Wks  1668 - 1679

KING OF THE KEELBOATS

Jun 22nd

10 Wks  1669 - 1678

THE BATTLING BULLDOZER

Jul 20th

10 Wks  1673 – 1682

UGG Caveman takes up wrestling.

Aug 10th

6 Wks   1676 - 1681

THE EYE IN THE SKY

Aug 17th

15 Wks  1677 - 1691

ALL OVER THE WORLD IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT Another Nick Smith adventure.

Aug 31st

10 Wks  1679 - 1688

WITH DYNAMITE THEY FIGHT

Sep 7th

10 Wks   1680 - 1689

THE RACING ROGERS Motor racing story with Wilbur and Mack Rogers.

Sep 21st

16 Wks   1682 - 1697

ME AND MY TWO FISTS Repeat of the 1952 boxing story.

Sep 28th

7 Wks   1683 - 1689

THE BARROW BOY FROM MARS Mr Tyzssh tries to sell Martian food to Earthlings.

Oct 19th

17 Wks   1686 - 1702

THE ONE-LEGGED CROW Shorty Brown, World War I fighter ace.

Nov 9th

14 Wks   1689 - 1702

MEN BEHIND THE WEAPONS Complete war stories.

Nov 16th

13 Wks   1690 - 1702

THE SILENT SUBMARINE Second World War stories with Commander Dobson.

Nov 16th

10 Wks   1690 - 1699

THE REAL WYATT EARP Life story of Wyatt Earp.

Nov 30th

12 Wks   1692 - 1703

THE FREE-LANCE FUSILIERS

1958

 

 

Jan 11th 

5 Wks    1698 – 1702

JOHNNY WAS THERE!

Jan 25th

10 Wks   1700 - 1709

THE RIGHT HAND GUN OF WYATT EARP Continuation of Wyatt Earp story.

Feb 15th

15 Wks   1703 - 1717

THE FRIGHTENED YEAR OF THE FIREFLY Britain is attacked by an Eastern power.

Feb 15th

6 Wks   1703 - 1708

THE PUZZLE OF THE PURPLE SAND

Feb 15th

12 Wks   1703 - 1714

GIPSY JEM OF THE BOW STREET RUNNERS Police story.

Feb 22nd

31 Wks   1704 - 1734

I FLEW WITH BRADDOCK Repeat of the first series.

Mar 1st

14 Wks   1705 - 1718

IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT Nick Smith adventure.

Mar 29th

10 Wks  1709 - 1718

THE LINCOLNSHIRE POACHER

Apr 5th

31 Wks  1710 - 1740

THE EARLY DAYS OF THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK Repeat of first series.

May 10th

12 Wks  1715 - 1740

THE SHADOW SHIP OF VALLETTA

May 10th

17 Wks  1715 - 1731

KIDNAPPED Picture story of the famous novel.

May 31st

15 Wks  1718 - 1732

MORGYN THE MIGHTY

Jun 7th

12 Wks  1719 - 1730 

CASES FROM INSPECTOR JELLICOE’S WEE BLACK BOOK Detective stories.

Jun 7th

13 Wks  1719 - 1731 

THE WONDER FROM THE WESTERN ISLES Repeat of the first series about H.K. Rodd.

Aug 2nd

10 Wks  1727 - 1736

WHO’S GOING TO BE SECOND? Motor racing. Return of Wilbur and Mack Rogers.

Aug 30th 

6 Wks   1731 - 1736

CHARLIE THE CHALLENGER Charlie Smith just cannot refuse any challenger.

Sep 6th

10 Wks   1732 - 1741

GRIZZLY ADAMS Story of hunter John Capen Adams.

Sep 13th

17 Wks  1733 - 1749

THE SATURDAY WONDERS Printed in The Wizard as ‘THE RED RANGERS’.

Oct 11th

22 Wks  1737 - 1758

I FLEW WITH BRADDOCK Repeat of the second series

Oct 11th

13 Wks  1737 - 1749

KID LAINE – THE DIXIE DRUMMER Jazz story with Kid Laine.

Oct 11th

14 Wks  1737 - 1750

THE CLENCHED FIST The story of Wally Pitt. Different story to the 1951 title in The Rover.

Nov 8th

12 Wks   1741 - 1752

DEADLINE DAN – THE HEADLINE MAN Stories with sports writer Dan Flett.

Nov 15th

9 Wks   1742 - 1750

CUSTER DIED WITH ALL HIS MEN Battle of Little Big Horn.

1959

 

 

Jan 17th

15 Wks   1751 - 1765

THE BATTLER FROM THE BACKSTREETS Story of boxer Billy Gregg.

Jan 17th

17 Wks   1751 - 1767

THE HALF-BACK NOBODY KNEW Football story of Rory Grant.

Jan 17th

9 Wks   1751 - 1759

THE RETURN OF THE DIXIE DRUMMER More Kid Laine stories.

Jan 17th

16 Wks   1751 - 1766

TORPEDOES AWAY! The year 2000. War adventures with nuclear submarine ‘Hunter’.

Jan 31st

10 Wks   1753 - 1762

THE SLOWEST GUN IN THE WEST Complete stories of Daniel Carson.

Mar 14th

6 Wks    1759 - 1764

THE SPY IN THE SKY

Mar 21st

3 Wks    1759 - 1762

EMERGENCY SQUAD

Apr 11th

28 Wks  1763 - 1790

BRADDOCK AND THE SECRET WEAPON More adventures with Matt Braddock.

Apr 11th

30 Wks  1763 - 1792

TUPPER, THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK Repeat of second series.

Apr 25th

10 Wks  1765 - 1774

SNOWSHOE THOMSON

May 2nd

14 Wks   1766 - 1779

GET THE RUNS – GET ‘EM QUICK! Repeat of ‘IT’S RUNS THAT COUNT’.

May 9th

12 Wks    1767 - 1778

THE FACE AT THE WINDOW Les Rilston has murdered Roger Ashington.

May 16th

7 Wks    1768 - 1774

TIGER SHARKS DON’T TALK South Sea adventure with Hurricane Vestry.

Jun 13th

1 Wk     1772

THE TEAM OF SHADOWS Complete ‘Scarlet Hawke’ football story.

Jul 4th

16 Wks   1775 - 1790

DIGGER JOE – THE TOUGH EGG FROM ‘WAY BACK First World War story.

Jul 4th

16 Wks   1775 - 1790

KEEP ‘EM SPINNING

Aug 1st

12 Wks   1779 - 1790

THE BOYHOOD OF MIKE FINN

Aug 22nd

39 Wks 1782 - 1820

THE BALL OF FIRE Football story and the first appearance of Wally Brand in The Rover.

Oct 24th

10 Wks  1791 - 1800

COME AND GET IT Western adventure. An Englishman cooks for cowboys.

Oct 24th

12 Wks  1791 - 1802

KING OF THE DINGOES Meet Jim Collier – Dingo hunter.

Oct 24th

14 Wks  1791 - 1804

SLINGER WOOD – WIDE AND WILY Naval story.

Oct 24th

14 Wks  1791 - 1804

BRADDOCK AND THE RED DAGGERS 1945 adventure with Matt Braddock.

Nov 7th

12 Wks   1793 – 1804

THE BALD-HEADED KANGEROO The story of heavyweight champion Bob Fitzsimmons.

1960

 

 

Jan 30th

12 Wks   1805 - 1816

BRADDOCK AND THE WOLVES OF WAR Braddock fights the last Germans.

Jan 30th

15 Wks   1805 - 1819

THE BIG BLACK BOMB R.A.F. rescue team and their quest to find an atomic bomb.

Jan 30th

12 Wks   1805 - 1816

THE LAST DAYS OF A GUNNIE The Repeat of ‘The Last Days of a Gunman’ from 1951.

Jan 30th

10 Wks   1805 - 1814

WHEN THE OCTOPUS CAME Terror strikes the English coast.

Feb 13th

14 Wks   1807 - 1820

THE LIGHT BLUE STREAK

Feb 20th

5 Wks   1808 - 1812

THE MORTIMERS

Feb 27th

12 Wks    1809 - 1820

THE FISTS THEY FEARED Story of boxing legend John L. Sullivan.

Apr 2nd

8 Wks    1814 - 1821

MASTER OF THE HORSE

Apr 23rd

8 Wks    1817 - 1824

CARTER MAKES ‘EM SMARTER Tom Carter, animal trainer.

Apr 23rd

9 Wks    1817 - 1825

A.B. BRUFF – HE KNOWS HIS STUFF Adventures of Bottleneck Bruff during the last war.

Apr 30th

4 Wks    1818 - 1821

THE MORTIMERS Further farming stories.

May 21st

10 Wks  1821 - 1830

SERGEANT SIXTY – SKYWAY COP Frank Martin of the Skyway Patrol.

May 21st

25 Wks  1821 - 1845

BRADDOCK AND THE BIG BAD WULF Matt Braddock adventures.

May 21st

13 Wks  1821 - 1833

THE 8-FOOT STRIDE Hurdling with Cambridge University athlete Piers Mornington.

May 21st

14 Wks  1821 - 1834

DRAKE, HE WAS A DEVON MAN The story of Sir Frances Drake.

May 28th

8 Wks   1822 - 1829

BARNDOOR BEN Ben Brisbane wants to win the Young Farmers competition.

Jun 18th

12 Wks   1825 - 1836

KEELBOAT CAIN OF RATTLER RIVER

Jun 25th

12 Wks   1826 - 1837

THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK Repeat of fourth series.

Jun 25th

11 Wks   1826 - 1836

JAKE’S GIANT KILLERS Non-league football club wins the F.A. Cup.

Jul 16th

1 Wk     1829

THE MORTIMERS Complete farming story.

Jul 23rd

17 Wks  1830 - 1846

THE GOLDEN GLOVE

Jul 30th

20 Wks  1831 - 1850

THE DIGGERS WERE THERE

Aug 20th

22 Wks   1834 - 1855

ME AND MY TWO GUNS

Aug 27th

8 Wks   1835 – 1842

BIG BEN BLOGGS – EXTRA SPECIAL AGENT

Sep 10th

10 Wks   1837 - 1846

THE SHINY NINTH

Oct 1st

8 Wks   1840 - 1847

BOMB SQUAD

Oct 22nd

8 Wks   1843 - 1850

STEALER TAYLOR AND THE FORTY THIEVES

Nov 12th

10 Wks   1846 - 1855

THE SAILOR WITH WINGS

Nov 19th

6 Wks   1847 - 1852

THE SECRET MISSION OF H.M.S. RUSTBUCKET

Nov 26th

8 Wks   1848 - 1855

MEN BEHIND THE WEAPONS

Nov 26th 

8 Wks   1848 - 1855

JAKE THE JAILBREAKER

Dec 17th

5 Wks   1851 - 1855

BLACK BART THE BANDIT

Dec 24th

10 Wks   1852 -  R/A

THE VALLEY OF ITCHY TRIGGERS Continues in the new Rover and Adventure.

Dec 31st

17 Wks   1853 -  R/A

WALLY BRAND – FOOTBALL’S FIERY MAN Continues in the new Rover and Adventure.

So ends the Rover story, the story continues with the first issue of Rover and Adventure January 21st 1961.

Vic Whittle 2010