Tiger (comic)

"Tiger" was a British comic magazine.

The comic was launched under the editorship of Derek Birnage [cite news |first=Robert |last=Philip |title=Philip on Saturday: Roy Race creator dies |date=January 31, 2004 |publisher=The Telegraph |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2004/01/31/sorp31.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/01/31/ixportal.html] on the 11 September 1954, [cite web | title=Comic Stories | work=Roy of the Rovers.com | url=http://www.royoftherovers.com/comicstories.htm | accessdate = 2005-06-09] under the name "Tiger - The Sport and Adventure Picture Story Weekly", [cite web | title=Collectors Corner - Bibliography and Guide Prices | work=Roy of the Rovers.com | url=http://www.royoftherovers.com/collectorscorner/guideprices.htm | accessdate = 2005-06-09] and featured predominantly sporting strips. Its most popular strip was Roy of the Rovers, a football based strip recounting the life of Roy Race and the team he played for, Melchester Rovers. This strip proved so successful it was spun out of "Tiger" and into its own comic. [cite news |first=Tom |last=O'Meara |title=He shoots ... he scores! |date=September 20, 2004 |publisher=The Guardian |url=http://www.royoftherovers.com/comicstories.htm]

In the mid 70s the comic was merged with the football magazine Scorcher and became known as Tiger and Scorcher - unusually for such mergers it kept this title for several years. Later there was a further, less successful merger with another comic called Speed. The end finally came on 30 March 1985, with some strips moving to "The Eagle". [cite web | title=Comic Stories | url=http://www.royoftherovers.com/comicstories.htm ] In all 1555 issues were published, as well as a number of hard-cover annuals. [cite web | title=Tiger Comic | work=British Comics.com | url=http://www.britishcomics.com/tiger.htm | accessdate = 2005-06-09]

List of Strips

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* Billy's Boots - moved to Eagle, then Roy of the Rovers
* Death Wish - moved to Eagle
* Fairs Please!
* File of Fame
* Fisty Flynn
* Football Family Robinson about a lower division side called Thatchem United. All players had to be Robinson family members under the tutelage of Grandma Robinson. Team members included Crash Robinson (goalie), Alf Robinson, Fred Robinson, Grizzly Bear Robinson, Ron Robinson and Tich Robinson. Their biggest moment was when they got to Wembley and won the League Cup, in a manner similar to Swindon Town's 1969 victory over Arsenal in the same competition. The story resumed in "Roy of the Rovers" in the late 1970s.
* Golden Boy - moved to Eagle
* Hot Shot Hamish - moved to Roy of the Rovers
* Jet-Ace Logan
* Johnny Cougar
* King Of The Track
* Martin's Marvellous Mini
* Nipper
* Olac the Gladiator
* Paceman
* Rod And Line
* Roy of the Rovers - spun-off into its own comic in 1976 (but continued to have stories in Tiger for a couple of years after this)
* Skid Solo - a British Formula 1 Driver in the 70's/80's
* Sintek
* The Strong Guy
* Star Rider - moved to Eagle
* The Suicide Six
* Tallon of the Track - tomboy Jo Tallon runs the Flying Ospreys speedway team
* Topps On Two Wheels (title later changed to Topps)
* The Tough Game
* Typhoon Tracy, Trouble-shooter

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.royoftherovers.com/ Roy of the Rovers] official website.