Within the pages of these titles, legends were born, but for every hot shot hamish there were dozens of other footballing heroes, and this book tells their stories, too. Comic books from the 70s, 80s and 90s do you remember. The first appearance of the famous hotshot british comics. Hotshot longstaff starring frickley athletics ashley longstaff as legendary 70s roy of the roversstyle netbuster, hot shot hamish.
Synopsis hot shot hamish is one of britains alltime most popular football comic heroes. Hot shot left tiger when it merged with roy of the rovers in 1985. The comic was launched under the editorship of derek birnage on 11 september 1954, under the name tiger the sport and adventure picture story weekly, and featured predominantly sporting strips. Chapter two, war and peace, spanning the years 19141922, is an early highlight. Both are amongst the best remembered football characters from the golden age of british boys comics. The hebridean giant who first starred in tiger combined gymnastic grace with the subtlety of a. Limited edition adam riches, tim parker book number. Hardback remember roy of the rovers, scorcher, score n roar or hot shot hamish.
Some strips remained though, and after 194 issues it merged into victor. Hot shot hamish followed gentle hebridean giant hamish balfour, the man with the most powerful shot in the world, and began its days in scorcher in august 1973, before relocating to tiger when the two titles merged. Roy of the rovers comicseries albion british comics. Comic book hero by former comics editor barrie tomlinson out on 1st september 2017 tells the story behind the production of comics. We take a look through the archive of roy of the rovers, footballs comicbook role. As roy of the rovers returns to high street book stores in a 64page special. Hot shot hamish debuted in scorchers august 25th 1973 issue. Roy of the rovers is a longrunning strip about the life and times of footballer roy race of melchester rovers. Jun 5, 2019 this pin was discovered by kiloy pasomsouk.
The first appearance of the famous hotshot buy here. The first appearance of the famous hot shot buy here. Football may regret lost values of roy race and the comic book heroes. Comics ukmy youthhot shotscomic character baddieschildhood memoriesnostalgiacomic booksretro.
Roy of the rovers comic wikipedia republished wiki 2. Hot shot hamish the story of gentle giant hamish balfour, the man with the most powerful shot in the world, who played for princes park under manager ian mcwhacker. The comic was relaunched as a monthly in september 1993, but finally closed in march 1995, after a further 19 issues. This will be a constant work in progress so let me know if anything should be added to the this top thread and we can possibly build a reference page and. Comics ukmy youthhot shotscomic characterbaddieschildhood memoriesnostalgiacomic booksretro. Martyn hands wrote in to say that he has just been to a reunion of the royton and crompton school 39 years after leaving school. Hotshot hamish balfour was a gigantic 6 foot 10 inches tall footballer. The comic also featured such cartoon footballing heroes as hot shot hamish, billys boots and mikes mini men, all of whom earned a place in the hearts of. If you have even a passing interest in comics history and comic art, this is the book for you. Football may regret lost values of roy race and the comic. Both strips were written by fred baker and usually drawn by julio schiaffino hot shot hamish followed gentle hebridean giant hamish balfour, the man with the most powerful shot in the world, and began its days in sco.
Hotshot hamish is georginas hottest new cover band. Both strips were written by fred baker and usually drawn by julio schiaffino. The scottish comic book apprciation thread of everything. Hot shot hamish and mighty mouse were two popular british footballthemed comic strips, which later merged, and which appeared in various publications from the 1970s to the 1990s. Hot shot hamish and mighty mouse british comics compilations. Hot shot hamish and mighty mouse were two popular british footballthemed comic strips, which later merged together, and which appeared in v. Hot shot hamish and mighty mouse hey kids comics wiki. Adam riches footballs comic book heroes vault of evil.
Although these comics are no longer in circulation, they still generate a huge level of interest among boys and men of all ages, and the culture of the comic book hero continues. Top of the morning to yourself macmillan dictionary blog. Hamish balfour was a good natured giant of a man 610 from one of the hebrides islands off the. On this day, 12 october 1974 i recently read real roy of the rovers stuff, the football comics memoir of barrie tomlinson who was editor of tiger at the time of its merger with scorcher and score. Hot shot hamish and mighty mouse merged when hamish was. I remember learning och aye the noo and similar caricatured scottishisms from the hot shot hamish comic strip in roy of the rovers. Hamish balfour hot shot hamish 1975 the hebridean giant who first starred in tiger combined gymnastic grace with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. Three veteran players putting their collective styles into a wide range of upbeat cover songs. Once the two strips were appearing in the same comic, they were eventually merged to form hot shot hamish and mighty mouse later. Roy graduated to his own weekly title, roy of the rovers. Scifu, a fluorescent allages hiphop space opera comic book, is lot of. Supermac och bullen hotshot hamish and mighty mouse i original, brittisk fotbollsserie av fred baker och julio schiaffino som bildades pa 1980talet genom.
Posted in nonleague footballers as comic book characters, uncategorized leave a comment. Hot shot hamish was a gigantic 6 foot 10 inches tall footballer from one of the hebrides islands off the coast of scotland who became a footballer renouned. Oneeyed jack was a comic strip in british comic valiant from december 1975 to october 1976, and then later in battle picture weekly. Both strips were written by fred baker and usually. Roy of the rovers online read download ebook pdf, epub. In 2008 a hot shot hamish annual was released, reprinting some of hot shots past stories. Denizen of the deep was a black and white comic strip appearing in the british comic book buster between 1968 and 1975, written by scott goodall and drawn by john stokes and others.
Hot shot hamish albion british comics database wiki fandom. The only requirement is that the character first appeared in a comic or comic strip e. Hot shot hamish had a herculean strike that not only ripped the net, it broke the goalposts in the process. Who could well have been brought here by virtue of gagliardi. A run of nearly four years is not to be sniffed at, and scoop was certainly more successful than some of. The strip was created by valiant editor and writer john wagner and artist john cooper.
It was about a tough new york detective called jack mcbane. Your ultimate comic book 5aside football team the42. Hot shot hamish and nipper lawrence every week to hook them in. Such was his prowess hamish eventually won a call up to the scottish national side. For twenty years, the adventures of hamish balfour the gentle giant with the hottest shot in the game appeared in world famous comic strips in scorcher, tiger and roy of the rovers.
The early issues of scoop had a nice balance of strips and features but as i understand it, later issues gave more room to the features, making scoop more like a magazine and perhaps an intended rival to ipcs shoot. Billy followed hotshot to the roy of the rovers comic in 1986, but death wish had a solid run in eagle, lasting until january 1988. Youre right that these stereotyped expressions persist regardless, as though they. The title character is a british boy who was abandoned on a desert island as a baby and survived as a feral child by learning to. Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Having previously been the lead strip in the shortlived hot shot comic, playmaker moved to roy of the rovers upon the merger of the two titles in 1989. In february 1989, the comic merged with the similarly themed hot shot, and was known for a brief time as roy of the rovers and hot shot, but reverted to its original title shortly afterwards. Although roy and melchester rovers had been going since the 50s or 60s, i started reading in the 80s and looked forward to other stories such as billys boots, goalkeeper and hot shot hamish and mighty mouse. Hot shot hamish and mighty mouse were two popular british footballthemed comic strips, which later merged, and which appeared in various publications from.
For twenty years, the adventures of comic strips in scorcher, tiger and roy of the. However, thanks to a chance find at a boot sale it seems that orient or to be more accurate clenton orient had their own star player in the shape of a tibetan monk by the name of sulo. Nonleague footballers as comic book characters the. Footballs comic book heroes by adam riches used very. As with most uk comic strips, neither the writer nor artists were credited. Unlike other strips, hot shot was neither cancelled nor moved to eagle. Marchetti and later barrie mitchell, 11 the story followed andy steel, a prodigious 15yearold midfielder for millside city in the first division. The hebridean giant who first starred in tiger combined gymnastic grace with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. But hamish was a bit of a softie really and had a pet sheep called mcmutton. As a scotsman and someone who loves comic books i thought it would be good to start a thread to chat about, celebrate and discuss all the characters, artists, writers, conventions and basically anything in or to do with this gorgeous country.
When scorcher was cancelled and merged into tiger, hot shot was one of the characters who transferred over to the new title, where he remained a constant fixture for over a decade until tiger was finally cancelled and merged into eagle. Aldgate chapter, have been too engrossed to spare it all but the most cursory peek. Origin hot shot hamish was a gigantic 6 foot 10 inches tall footballer from one of the hebrides islands off the coast of scotland who became a footballer renouned for his hot shot, a. Hot shot hamish is one of britains alltime most popular football comic heroes. Scorcher comic with billys boots, the kangaroo kid and. Hot shot hamish and mighty mouse were two popular british footballthemed comic strips, which later merged together, and which appeared in various publications from the 1970s to the 1990s. It says much for the enduring brilliance of the pan horrors and haunted library publications that, having snagged a copy of footballs comic book heroes on tuesday last spitalfields crypt charity shop. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. The 10 best comic book footballers sport the observer. Tiger, located in mikes uk comic art comic art gallery 1152724.