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The Rover was the second of the
‘Big
Five’, first published March 4th 1922 it ran to 1855 issues, with the last
issue (1855) January 14th 1961.
The Rover was merged with Adventure and the first issue
of Rover and Adventure was issued the following week
January 21st 1961, the title ran to 142 issues before reverting to The Rover October 12th 1963 and
then merging with The Wizard issue 148 November
16th 1963.
Rover and Wizard was published the
following week November 23rd 1963 and again it reverted back to The Rover with issue 448 August
16th 1969 and so after nearly 51 years, January 13th 1973 saw the last issue of
The Rover with issue 626.
Below are some of the characters
featured in The Rover:
ALF TUPPER, MATT BRADDOCK, KID LAINE, MORGYN THE MIGHTY,
NICK SMITH, TELEGRAPH TIM, THE WONDER
MAN, THICK-EAR DONOVAN, NICKEL, THE ROBOT BOY, WALLY BRAND.
And the stories:
THE BIG TREE,
PONY EXPRESS, V FOR VENGEANCE, I FLEW WITH BRADDOCK, THE TOUGH OF THE TRACK, THE
DIXIE DRUMMER, THE LINCOLNSHIRE POACHER, THE BARROW BOY FROM MARS, THE BIG
FELLOW, THE ‘TEC NOBODY KNOWS.
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April
1st 1922 |
April
29th 1922 |
May
6th 1922 |
July
15th 1922 |
August
12th 1922 |
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September
9th 1922 |
November
4th 1922 |
December
2nd 1922 |
December
16th 1922 |
January
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September
16th 1933 |
December
26th 1942 |
March
16th 1946 |
December
21st 1946 |
May
14th 1949 |
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1272 |
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June
18th 1922 |
October
22nd 1949 |
November
12th 1949 |
November
4th 1950 |
July
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1712 |
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January
15th 1955 |
February
22nd 1958 |
April
19th 1958 |
May
3rd 1958 |
July
26th 1958 |
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September
6th 1958 |
October
4th 1958 |
November
1st 1958 |
October
24th 1959 |
January
14th 1961 |
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SCHOOL BADGES |
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SCHOOL BADGES first appeared on the front cover of: ‘THE ROVER’ and later the back cover of ‘ROVER AND ADVENTURE’ I have checked my collection of comics and
formulated a list. If you have any information you wish to add please
email me. And between us we could compile a comprehensive
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The Rover Title List 1948
- 1961
The Rover and Adventure Title List 1961 - 1963
The Rover and Wizard Title List 1963 - 1969
Following are a selection of stories featured
in THE ROVER:
ADVENTURE STORIES
THE
ARMY OF THE FLAMES:
Read
about the R.A.F. of the future, its wonder pilots and the amazing aircraft they
use in their death – or glory battle against an enemy that threatens to
obliterate the earth from 5000 miles away in space!
Click here to read the first double episode of The Army of the Flames.
THE
BLUE FLASH:
A man
could freeze to death on a trouble-shooting job. “Sparks” Hendrie knew that,
none better.
This
first episode appeared in the Rover in 1949.
Click here to read the first episode of The Blue Flash.
THE
DUEL OF THE GIANTS:
Two giants
of the iron road fight a tremendous duel to decide a “war” between rival
railway companies.
This
complete story appeared in the Rover in 1957.
Click here to read The Duel of the Giants.
EXPERIMENT
“X”:
British
scientists are preparing to explore new worlds with the help of rockets, but a
strange and sinister peril threatens their project.
This
first episode appeared in the Rover in 1949.
Click here to read the first episode of Experiment “X”.
THE
FLOATING THING:
Where
did this thing come from? What nameless horrors did it contain?
Click here to read the first episode of The Floating Thing.
THE FRIGHTENED YEAR OF THE FIREFLIES:
Click here to read the last episode of The Frightened Year of the Fireflies.
GIPSY JEM OF THE
One man
stood between Jem Hawthorn, the gipsy, and the Championship of England. That
was the champion himself, the famous Ned Crabb.
Click here to read the last episode of Gipsy Jem of the Bow Street Runners.
THE GOLD BADGE OF COURAGE:
The
story of Harry Clint, whose aim is to wear the badge of
Click here to read the first episode of The Gold Badge of Courage.
MORGYN THE MIGHTY:
The
exploits of the world’s strongest man on an island of terror!
Click here to read the first episode of Morgyn the Mighty.
SIX
MEN HEAR THE WHISPER:
The
thrilling story of six men with a strange mission and their only guide is an
unknown voice!
With
Morgyn the Mighty.
Click here to read the first episode of Six men hear the whisper.
THE MOUNTAIN MOVED:
Slim
Garson investigates the mysterious mountain overlooking the Welsh mining
Click here to read the first episode of The Mountain Moved.
THE 99 DEADLY DAYS:
The
Planet Earth is attacked by a strange ray emanating from Nimbis; this ray
causes the Ice Caps of the world to melt. Scientists have 99 days to save Earth
from destruction.
Click here to read the last episode of The 99 Deadly Days.
THE
PERILOUS DAYS OF THE BLACK CLOUD:
A new
horror for the South Coast of England—a cloud that leaves blindness in its wake.
Click here to read the first episode of The Perilous Days of the Black Cloud.
PONY
EXPRESS:
An epic
story of the pony express and two bitter rivals, J.A. Slade & Wal Loader,
who set aside their feud, to get the mails through.
Click here to read the first episode (first series) of Pony Express.
Click here to read the last episode (first series) of Pony Express.
THE
PUZZLE OF THE PURPLE SAND:
Shortly
after the start of the war, a British agent working in a German laboratory
discovered a purple sand which he suspected the Germans were using to
manufacture an explosive of an atomic nature which could win the war.
Click here to read the last episode of The Puzzle of the Purple Sand.
THE
‘TEC NOBODY KNOWS:
John
Martin was a member of the Scotland Yard Ghost Squad and the greatest authority
on missing persons in the country.
Click here to read a complete episode of The ‘Tec Nobody Knows.
TELEGRAPH
TIM:
Read an
episode about No. 229 Timothy B. Grimm, boy messenger.
Click here to read the first episode of Telegraph Tim.
THE
WONDER MAN:
What
lies below
Follow
the amazing adventures of H.K. Rodd as he sets out to answer that intriguing
question!