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259:: Tim Brady was a fugitive on the run from his bullying stepfather who had attempted to drown Ginger, his oddly-coloured greyhound. Tim saved the dog's life and the once weakly pup developed into a potential champion. Several unsavoury people (including the stepfather himself) realised Ginger's worth and attempted to get him from Tim using unscrupulous means.
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243:: A different scary story every week. Solomon Knight would introduce the story and then tell us what the story was all about at the end of it, sometimes leaving certain disturbing aspects open to the reader's imagination. Narrator Knight was presented as a friend of Fireball; the stories were often drawn by
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265:: Fighting a constant war against a Revolutionary Organisation of Anarchy and Terror (R.O.A.T) are the three men of Strike Force 2000. They flew through the sky using jet propulsion systems strapped to their backs, carried machine guns and had a radio/TV "eye" link with a secret computer base.
290:: There was a Fireball club that readers could join, in return for a small sum they would get a red plastic wallet containing a copy of Fireball's secret biography (which served as a key for decoding messages in the comic), an i.d. card and a Fireball Flaming 'F' pendant.
175:: Bullet always included weekly stories about Fireball getting into various scrapes, going on dangerous missions, saving the world and defeating criminals - he was always able to maintain a sense of humour throughout the most death-defying situations.
209:: H.E. Mann had been raised by computers to become a world beating sportsman. A small radio/T.V "eye" linked Mann to Professor Wilkie and his assistant Tom Brace who were able to give remote assistance. He was seemingly unbeatable at every sport.
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253:: When ex-detective Dave Barry inherits an old house, he gains the power to change into a werewolf whenever the moon shines. Using this power, he fights an endless war against crime.
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495:The Skipper
481:The Hotspur
270:Other Items
207:Wonder Mann
1481:Categories
1386:John Smith
1356:Alan Grant
1346:Mike Chinn
1300:Jon Rushby
1280:Jim Petrie
1180:Karl Dixon
1170:Reg Carter
1165:Sid Burgon
919:Oor Wullie
793:The Broons
737:Alf Tupper
687:The Topper
603:The Beezer
537:The Wizard
523:The Victor
509:Starblazer
474:The Hornet
467:The Crunch
381:DC Thomson
332:See also:
303:References
116:comic book
1366:R. D. Low
1255:Vic Neill
1235:David Law
772:Black Bob
751:Bananaman
631:The Dandy
596:The Beano
488:The Rover
432:Adventure
399:The Beano
92:of issues
46:Publisher
1468:Category
1448:List of
1439:List of
1430:List of
1421:List of
1412:List of
1395:See also
1361:Ian Gray
1285:Ken Reid
786:Big Eggo
460:Commando
406:Commando
251:Werewolf
173:Fireball
138:Fireball
103:Fireball
57:Schedule
835:Gnasher
719:Twinkle
624:Cracker
530:Warlord
193:Smasher
161:Warlord
143:Warlord
81:Warlord
1441:Beezer
1432:Topper
828:Ginger
680:Sparky
439:Bullet
383:comics
315:Bullet
257:Ginger
183:Twisty
114:was a
111:Bullet
65:Format
60:Weekly
22:Bullet
1423:Dandy
1414:Beano
849:Jonah
705:Bimbo
666:Nutty
578:Nikki
571:Mandy
557:Bunty
502:Spike
453:Champ
446:Buddy
213:Midge
673:Plug
652:Hoot
610:Buzz
564:Judy
224:huns
156:1978
127:1976
199:in
129:by
95:147
90:No.
1483::
120:UK
373:e
366:t
359:v
247:.
189:.
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