643:: "One was that the long-term commitment on the boards of DC Thomson and Fleetway could not be taken for granted with the Odhams board. From an early stage, I realised that there was a power struggle going on within the Mirror Group. Being an outsider I only caught glimpses of the struggle, and only belatedly realised its extent. The second feature of Odhams' juveniles that struck me at the beginning was that although they were part of a large group, the comics section did not have the resources of the DC Thomson comics organisation".
619:, "Alf's position at Odhams had already been weakened by his inability to save the existing Odhams comics from spectacular declines in circulation. The fact that probably, given the demographic changes, no one else could have stopped their decline is neither here nor there in the policies of commercial publishing".
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turned out not to be the commercial success it was originally intended, the trend Leo had created in terms of a racy and anarchic "new breed" of comic nevertheless seemed to be gaining greater favour amongst the hierarchy at Odhams. In fact, it could even be said to be veering out of control from
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Leo earned £8,000 in his first year at Odhams (allowing for inflation, that's around £140,000 in 2021 terms), and although it was all very well to give that kind of money to an artist who they wanted, there was no similar commitment of resources by Odhams towards a long-term trend in the comics
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from a secure base of rock-steady titles. The other crucial factor was time, and, Alf having a jittery board of directors behind him, meant that he was under pressure for success. According to Leo: "Alf had moved from
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631:: "Alf Wallace once made a cry aside to me to illustrate the hostility between Fleetway and Odhams: 'If I were to go across to the Fleetway canteen to have lunch, they would soon order me out'".
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2988:Brian Lewis
2973:Ian Kennedy
2928:John Cooper
2849:X-Ray Specs
2814:Turbo Jones
2709:Sweet Tooth
2618:Sid's Snake
2422:Master Mind
2326:Judge Dredd
2081:Death Squad
1962:Buster Capp
1801:Adam Eterno
1327:Boys' World
1181:Monster Fun
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800:; later by
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776:The Humbugs
751:Monster Fun
742:, and then
603:Boys' World
470:King Arthur
386:Brian Lewis
371:Boy's World
346:Boys' World
207:Alf Wallace
194:Brian Lewis
3143:Categories
3033:José Ortiz
2963:Alan Grant
2953:Ian Gibson
2903:Sid Burgon
2807:True Faith
2758:Time Flies
2681:Store Wars
2660:The Spider
2583:Rogan Gosh
2555:Ro-Busters
2443:El Mestizo
2408:Major Eazy
2401:M.A.C.H. 1
2366:Lazy Bones
2312:Johnny Red
2123:Durham Red
2088:Death Wish
2053:Danny Doom
1920:Black Hawk
1906:Black Beth
1202:School Fun
1081:Comic Cuts
907:Birkenhead
888:References
710:Jack Kirby
672:Danny Dare
608:DC Thomson
554:Background
534:to become
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305:DC Thomson
295:(formerly
190:Jack Kirby
173:(reprints)
166:Written by
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3013:Pat Mills
2933:Ted Cowan
2639:Skid Kidd
2562:Rob Riley
2450:Mind Wars
2429:Mazeworld
2305:Joe Alien
2291:Jane Bond
2263:Invasion!
2200:Goldtiger
2130:The Dwarf
1927:Bloodfang
1913:Black Max
1730:Valentine
1392:Hurricane
1341:The Comet
1271:Fantastic
1121:Radio Fun
917:Footnotes
869:Hurricane
857:Liverpool
853:The Wacks
397:The Beano
316:The Dandy
310:The Beano
245:The Beano
204:Editor(s)
178:Artist(s)
156:The Wacks
121:of issues
95:Superhero
56:Publisher
3092:See also
3043:Ken Reid
2978:Tom Kerr
2908:Reg Bunn
2765:Tom Thug
2534:Rat Pack
2513:Odd Ball
2228:Hook Jaw
2151:Faceache
2102:Doomlord
2046:Dan Dare
1941:Bookworm
1871:Big Dave
1755:Playhour
1709:Serenade
1659:Princess
1495:Starlord
1467:Scorcher
1453:Revolver
1439:M.A.S.K.
1278:Terrific
1223:Whoopee!
1167:Knockout
1109:Knockout
1088:Film Fun
1057:Fleetway
1013:Archived
837:Knockout
826:Knockout
745:Whoopee!
730:Ken Reid
706:Stan Lee
613:Fleetway
487:The Hulk
322:Commando
287:Overview
198:Ken Reid
171:Stan Lee
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2179:Fishboy
2116:Dredger
1702:stories
1676:stories
1664:stories
1638:Marilyn
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1559:stories
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1547:Tornado
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497:adding
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3112:Toxic!
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3100:Albion
2856:Zenith
2835:Whacky
2772:Tomboy
2653:Sláine
1990:Chalky
1690:Sandie
1652:Poppet
1566:Vulcan
1446:Ranger
1353:Crisis
1303:Action
1257:Smash!
1188:Nipper
1139:Buster
1067:comics
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695:Smash!
655:Strips
544:Smash!
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2380:Loner
2319:Joker
2144:Ernie
2095:Defoe
1716:Tammy
1645:Misty
1619:Jinty
1535:Tiger
1488:Speed
1379:Eagle
1372:Eagle
1250:Wham!
1195:Oink!
1174:Krazy
1153:Cor!!
994:Wham!
893:Notes
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649:Wham!
641:Wham!
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340:Swift
334:Eagle
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240:Wham!
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2060:Dare
1723:Tina
1683:Roxy
1626:June
1600:Girl
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