New Spaceways Comic Annual #1

T.V. Boardman & Co., Ltd.

United Kingdom

Published
Christmas 1954
Page count
154
Cover price
[none?]
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/11751

Credits

Editing
T. V. Boardman, editor

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Show/hide Cover Untitled (Swift Morgan) Cover, 2 pages

Featuring

Feature
Swift Morgan
Genre
Science fiction
Characters
Swift Morgan

Credits

Art
Denis McLoughlin, painter
Text
Dennis McLoughlin, letterer

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Also printed
United States
The New Spaceways Comic Annual (Boardman Books, 2014) (March 2014)
Untitled [New Spaceways Comic Annual #1]
Printed in
The Comic Art of Denis McLoughlin (Boardman Books, 2007 series) #1 (April 2007)

Notes

Painting repeats on the back cover.

Show/hide 1. Adventures of Zip O'Daly Rocket-Ship Pilot (Zip O'Daly) Comic story, 11.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Zip O'Daly
Genre
Science fiction
Characters
Zip O'Daly; Paula; Zuko; Stavod

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

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Also printed
United States
The New Spaceways Comic Annual (Boardman Books, 2014) (March 2014)
Adventures of Zip O'Daly Rocket-Ship Pilot

Synopsis

Zip and crew help the rebels defeat the Venians.

Show/hide 2. Planets of our Solar System Text article, 0.5 pages

Credits

Writing
, author
Text
, typeset

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Also printed
United States
The New Spaceways Comic Annual (Boardman Books, 2014) (March 2014)
Planets of our Solar System

Synopsis

Information on Mercury, Venus and Mars.

Show/hide 3. Swift Morgan and the Flying Saucers (Swift Morgan) Comic story, 11.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Swift Morgan
Genre
Science fiction
Characters
Swift Morgan; Silver; Dwight Mooney; Hank Cranshaw; Captain Maroc; Staren; Emperor Meturas

Credits

Writing
Colin McLoughlin, scripter
Art
Denis McLoughlin, penciller
 
Denis McLoughlin, inker
Colours
Denis McLoughlin, colourist
Text
Denis McLoughlin, letterer

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Also printed
United States
The New Spaceways Comic Annual (Boardman Books, 2014) (March 2014)
Swift Morgan and the Flying Saucers
Original
Swift Morgan (T. V. Boardman, 1948 series) #30 (August 1950)

Synopsis

Silver is kidnapped by Martians.

Show/hide 4. Planets of our Solar System Text article, 0.5 pages

Credits

Writing
, author
Text
, typeset

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Also printed
United States
The New Spaceways Comic Annual (Boardman Books, 2014) (March 2014)
Planets of our Solar System
Printed in
Lurid Little Nightmare Makers (Boardman Books, 2014 series) #4 (2015)

Synopsis

Information on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

Show/hide 5. Swift Morgan and the Menace of the Red Mists (Swift Morgan) Text story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Swift Morgan
Genre
Science fiction

Credits

Writing
James Hart, author
Art
, line art
Text
, typeset

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Also printed
United States
The New Spaceways Comic Annual (Boardman Books, 2014) (March 2014)
Swift Morgan and the Menace of the Red Mists
Show/hide 6. The Surrender of Eric Falcon (Eric Falcon) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
Eric Falcon
Genre
Adventure; historical
Characters
Eric Falcon; Fortuna; Captain Hawke

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Sid Greene, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Al Grenet, original Editor [as Alfred Grenet]

Reprint history

First print
United States
Buccaneers (Quality, 1950 series) #25 (January 1951)
The Surrender of Eric Falcon!
Also printed
United States
The New Spaceways Comic Annual (Boardman Books, 2014) (March 2014)
The Surrender of Eric Falcon

Synopsis

Eric rescues Fortuna from Captain Hawke.

Show/hide 7. Untitled (Chop Chop) Comic story, 4 pages

"I see by your hand that danger will befall you today!"

Featuring

Feature
Chop Chop
Genre
Adventure; Humour; war
Characters
Chop Chop

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Matt Baker, penciller
 
, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
, original Editor

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First print
United States
Blackhawk (Quality, 1944 series) #37 (February 1951)
I see by your hand that danger will befall you today!
Also printed
United States
The New Spaceways Comic Annual (Boardman Books, 2014) (March 2014)
Untitled

Synopsis

Chop Chop has his fortune read.

Show/hide 8. The Unexpected Experiment Text story, 11 pages

Featuring

Genre
Science fiction

Credits

Writing
Martin Frazer, author
Art
, line art
Text
, typeset

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Also printed
United States
The New Spaceways Comic Annual (Boardman Books, 2014) (March 2014)
The Unexpected Experiment

Synopsis

Boys shrink themselves.

Show/hide 9. Untitled (Plastic Man) Comic story, 8 pages

"Her name was Grandma Crookes. . ."

Featuring

Feature
Plastic Man
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Plastic Man; Woozy Winks

Credits

Writing
Jack Cole, scripter
Art
Jack Cole, penciller
 
, inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Editing
, original Editor

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First print
United States
Plastic Man (Quality, 1943 series) #30 (July 1951)
Untitled [Grandma Crookes]
Also printed
Australia
Buck Rogers (Southdown Press, 1947? series) #171 ([March 1953?])
Untitled [Grandma Crookes]

Synopsis

Plastic Man outwits cross-dressing crook.

Show/hide 10. Crimson Vengeance (The Whip) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Whip
Genre
Western-Frontier
Characters
The Whip; Pedro Gonzalez

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Reed Crandall, penciller
 
, inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Editing
, original Editor

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First print
United States
Crack Western (Quality, 1949 series) #70 (January 1951)
Crimson Vengeance
Also printed
New Zealand (Aotearoa)
Adventure Comics (Times, 1951?) ([1951?])
Crimson Vengeance
 
Australia
Crack Western (Red Circle, 1950 series) #6 (March 1951) —Adventure Comics
Crimson Vengeance!
 
United States
Best of the West (AC, 1998 series) #16 ([November] 2000)
Crimson Vengeance
 
United States
The New Spaceways Comic Annual (Boardman Books, 2014) (March 2014)
Crimson Vengeance

Synopsis

When a teenagers parents are gunned down while travelling west he is saved by Pedro and taught how to handle a whip. When he turns 17 he goes looking for his parent's murderers.

Notes

Origin of the Whip.

Show/hide 11. Full Moon Monster (Doll Man) Comic story, 11 pages

Featuring

Feature
Doll Man
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Doll Man

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Editing
, original Editor

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First print
United States
Doll Man (Quality, 1941 series) #34 (June 1951)
The Full Moon Monster

Synopsis

Doll Man battles a werewolf.

Show/hide 12. King of Corpse Cay (Corsair Queen) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
Corsair Queen
Genre
Historical
Characters
Corsair Queen [Lila Evans]; Monk; Captain Rex

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Editing
, original Editor

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First print
United States
Buccaneers (Quality, 1950 series) #26 (March 1951)
King of Corpse Cay!
Also printed
United States
The New Spaceways Comic Annual (Boardman Books, 2014) (March 2014)
King of Corpse Cay

Synopsis

The Corsair Queen defeats a pirate town.

Show/hide 13. Swift Morgan and the Ancient Egyptians (Swift Morgan) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Swift Morgan
Genre
Science fiction
Characters
Swift Morgan; Silver

Credits

Writing
Denis McLoughlin, scripter
Art
Denis McLoughlin, penciller
 
Denis McLoughlin, inker
Colours
Denis McLoughlin, colourist
Text
Denis McLoughlin, letterer

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Also printed
United States
The New Spaceways Comic Annual (Boardman Books, 2014) (March 2014)
Swift Morgan and the Ancient Egyptians
Printed in
Lurid Little Nightmare Makers (Boardman Books, 2014 series) #4 (2015)
Original
Swift Morgan (T. V. Boardman, 1948 series) #6 (July 1948)

Synopsis

Swift and Silver travel in time to ancient Egypt.

Show/hide 14. Roy Carson Strikes Again (Roy Carson) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Roy Carson
Genre
Crime
Characters
Roy Carson; Silk

Credits

Writing
Colin McLoughlin, scripter
Art
Denis McLoughlin, penciller
 
Denis McLoughlin, inker
Colours
Denis McLoughlin, colourist
Text
Denis McLoughlin, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
United States
The New Spaceways Comic Annual (Boardman Books, 2014) (March 2014)
Roy Carson Strikes Again
Original
Roy Carson (T. V. Boardman, 1948 series) #5 (June 1948)

Synopsis

Roy Carson battles the Black Marketeer Gang.

Show/hide 15. Destination Venus (Jimmy Marsden) Text story, 11 pages

Featuring

Feature
Jimmy Marsden
Genre
Science fiction
Characters
Jimmy Marsden

Credits

Writing
Jacques Pendower, author
Art
, line art
 
Connolly, penciller
Text
, typeset

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Also printed
United States
The New Spaceways Comic Annual (Boardman Books, 2014) (March 2014)
Destination Venus

Synopsis

Alpha Two goes to Venus.

Show/hide 16. Swift Morgan and the Pirates of Space (Swift Morgan) Text story, 11 pages

Featuring

Feature
Swift Morgan
Genre
Science fiction
Characters
Swift Morgan; Silver

Credits

Writing
James Hart, author
Art
, line art
Text
, typeset

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Also printed
United States
The New Spaceways Comic Annual (Boardman Books, 2014) (March 2014)
Swift Morgan and the Pirates of Space

Synopsis

Swift and Silver battle the space pirates.

Show/hide 17. Water Hogs Die Broke (Arizona Raines) Comic story, 13 pages

Featuring

Feature
Arizona Raines
Genre
Western-Frontier
Characters
Arizona Raines; Spurs

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Matt Baker, penciller
 
, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Crack Western (Quality, 1949 series) #70 (January 1951)
Water-Hogs Die Broke
Also printed
United States
Best of the West (AC, 1998 series) #16 ([November] 2000)
Water Hogs Die Broke!
 
United States
The New Spaceways Comic Annual (Boardman Books, 2014) (March 2014)
Water Hogs Die Broke

Synopsis

Arizona and Spurs get water for the ranchers.

Show/hide 18. Cactus Pete's Gold (Cactus Pete) Text story, 2 pages

Featuring

Feature
Cactus Pete
Genre
Western-Frontier
Characters
Cactus Pete

Credits

Writing
, author
Text
, typeset

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Also printed
United States
The New Spaceways Comic Annual (Boardman Books, 2014) (March 2014)
Cactus Pete's Gold

Synopsis

Cactus Pete's gold turns out to be fool's gold.


Status

This issue includes help from

  • Geoff Harrison

AusReprints ID

  • 65469

Cover added

  • 19/11/2021

Index completed

  • 19/11/2021

Last updated

  • 19/11/2021