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Post by bbcgull on Jul 29, 2008 2:06:46 GMT
Anyone remember Champ well i was drawn into the story for one of the editions.... and i have the picture of one of the frames although im still trying to find the comic after 21 years...
How do i upload pic?
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Post by bbcgull on Jul 31, 2008 11:09:00 GMT
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Post by spagbol74 on Jul 31, 2008 11:27:20 GMT
You ain't changed a bit Brett!  |
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Post by bbcgull on Jul 31, 2008 15:03:51 GMT
i was ELEVEN!!!!
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Post by spagbol74 on Jul 31, 2008 15:11:08 GMT
Seriously though, that is definately something worth keeping. How did you end up being sketched for the storyline? Keep a look out on e-Bay & in these book stalls at markets etc. you never know, you may be pleasamtly surprised!
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Post by bbcgull on Jul 31, 2008 15:36:48 GMT
Seriously though, that is definately something worth keeping. How did you end up being sketched for the storyline? Keep a look out on e-Bay & in these book stalls at markets etc. you never know, you may be pleasamtly surprised! yeah i got iot framed on my wall.. champ used to un a comp where if u send apic in if they chose u u were in the story for three or four frames... i stopped reading after a while.. i wasa ROTR boy lol but then all fo a sudden a framed pack came.. i still dont know what issue it was in ive bought a lot from ebay but still no luck i just purchased the very last one on ebay so iknow the numbers im issing now i think... it was soooooo cool to be in it as i loved champ albeit breifly lol hey N i will put a post on TK and see if anyone can help too |
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Post by Dave on Jul 31, 2008 15:41:31 GMT
Great Brett, glad you have been able to put this up, just one question mate, which one is you? |
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Post by bbcgull on Jul 31, 2008 15:43:09 GMT
the old guy in behind
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Post by spagbol74 on Jul 31, 2008 15:43:57 GMT
Good idea re Tony Kempster, bound to be someone on there who could help.
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Post by bbcgull on Jul 31, 2008 15:45:49 GMT
yeah will do it in a min... can u believe its been so long ive trying to find this....about 24 years
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Post by Dave on Jul 31, 2008 15:46:52 GMT
If your the old guy in behind, on the left. thats bloody good makeup mate. ;D ;D |
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Post by bbcgull on Jul 31, 2008 15:52:55 GMT
well you know how it is lol.....
i guess i get extra marks on my grounds list for this..
UNITED FC (The Mill)
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Post by spagbol74 on Jul 31, 2008 15:53:50 GMT
Taken from "Top Shelf" comics & magazines website:
10 pages of each issue was taken up with the rags to riches tale of defunct football club ('We Are United'') rebuilding its fortunes with a selection of memorable stars on the pitch (Terry Evans, arrogant winger, LimpAlong Leslie AGAIN, and Charlie Barr present too). United was led by manager/player Joe Pearson. This old warhorse was getting on a bit and only took to the pitch when the team were really up the shitter. He scored in every game. "We Are United" was a bit of a departure for DC Thompson, entering new realms of realism with a team that (gasp!) DIDN'T ALWAYS WIN! Some of the footballers: Hedgehog (A Punk! See DC Thompson embrace the counter-culture!), Kevin Nicklish (a signing from a rival team) and Charlie "Iron" Barr (a signing from a rival comic - Spike - which merged with Champ). Aside from United the comic also featured Kids Rule OK (nothing to do with the strip of the same name that appeared in ACTION), and Wilson, that man who seemed to frequent the long-grassy areas of municipal parks wearing a black leotard . Originally he was billed as a Man With No Name, sometimes referred to as Smith, but loads of letters from young boys stating their dads knew the Man With No Name's real name 'cos he used to be in the Hotspur put an end to all that. Pendragon had weekly one-off tales of the unexpected type surreal / horror stories. Spike merged into Champ somewhere along the line, which made no difference really, given that the characters in both titles (and indeed Buddy) seemed so incestuously interchangeable. Like the way of all flesh, Champ eventually merged with Victor. "We Are United" continued for another year or so but none of the other stories were picked up
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Post by bbcgull on Jul 31, 2008 16:00:52 GMT
you beat me to it mate i was gonna do that.. the continued football monthlies too in fact hold....
WE ARE UNITED No. 2
HIJACK No. 14
FOUR GAMES FROM GLORY No. 23
RIVALS No. 43
RAGS TO RICHES No. 53
SUPERSTAR No. 59
GOLDEN BOYS No. 69
GOALMAKER No. 76
BEST OF BRITISH No. 86
MASTER No. 100
TUG'S CHALLENGE No. 117
WE ARE UNITED No. 121
REBEL No. 131
GLORY HUNTERS No. 135
RISE TO GLORY No. 145
THERE'S ONLY ONE UTD No. 157
SIMPLY THE BEST No. 167
FALLEN HEROES No. 171
WORLD APART No. 175
MR. UNITED No. 183
AMERICAN DREAM No. 193
OUTBACK UNITED No. 201
WEATHER THE STORM No. 215
ON THE CHEAP No. 225
RETURN OF A HERO No. 231
WAR GAMES No. 235
UNITED WE FALL No. 243
LOCAL RIVALS No. 261
RIVALS No. 273
TAYLOR MADE No. 281
EARTHQUAKE No. 293
BEAT THE DROP No.297
VIRTUAL REALITY No.311
WE ARE UNITED No.331
TWO UNITEDS No.339
THE OTHER UNITED No.343
WE ARE NOT UNITED No.355
TROUBLE AT THE MILL No. 377
ALL OR NOTHING No. 384
TERRYS TRIUMPHS No. 393
END OF AN ERA No. 404
BATTLING BACK No. 413
THE DREAM No. 417
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