tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90629550736689182392024-03-13T22:23:09.294-07:00Champ Comic and We are UnitedA celebration of the classic boys comic from the mid 1980's and the legends of United Football club.Kev.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849244410383168977noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062955073668918239.post-87984075062818265332010-03-05T00:28:00.000-08:002010-03-05T01:11:48.954-08:00We are United (Issue 2)After the news that Joe Pearson would now become the new manager, a press conference is held and Joe is in confident mood about the future.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBfgade4eoec3ogxgmHWlrOVCXiMPKOA6Da1p5oVELiDmXaFbPEbXcv8U2ZnTJDCVGbvj7sj_2HgOKlUUMNsdEjamiyWdaaaFwlTuCCkjrwPBhtjE3knKr82APFXEXSZqEgDOU4orX3E/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 357px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBfgade4eoec3ogxgmHWlrOVCXiMPKOA6Da1p5oVELiDmXaFbPEbXcv8U2ZnTJDCVGbvj7sj_2HgOKlUUMNsdEjamiyWdaaaFwlTuCCkjrwPBhtjE3knKr82APFXEXSZqEgDOU4orX3E/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445067083767680674" /></a><br /><br />This week its FA Cup Action...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDxtgFx7tnojeCtz60wYEF2oY3H3gkE7kKZNGyRHb_ca3V2UdtHJsobDEeyOhxCzB73M0vqUH30d143W6RN8HfeUnhICNe5WMl3rAJ6MzNd2Y8_aumfIwClr1T9YthSCGMGkCwTxxFsA/s1600-h/prog.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 67px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDxtgFx7tnojeCtz60wYEF2oY3H3gkE7kKZNGyRHb_ca3V2UdtHJsobDEeyOhxCzB73M0vqUH30d143W6RN8HfeUnhICNe5WMl3rAJ6MzNd2Y8_aumfIwClr1T9YthSCGMGkCwTxxFsA/s400/prog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445067338616109842" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />With Training going well, one player has something else on his mind..<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufalp7ncejIsWhKu-ZbM506KsBg4aMhmx61b3wWyWzjkBXvI7BwGd-iMTAYTkXIoUEkYn5d9MGIKYsm_kYUDzgo9NtX8zGabPCkyK5XCfxoYKJHJGhH8BRY4TdW5Ac8koQl1-mLRYMdg/s1600-h/page+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufalp7ncejIsWhKu-ZbM506KsBg4aMhmx61b3wWyWzjkBXvI7BwGd-iMTAYTkXIoUEkYn5d9MGIKYsm_kYUDzgo9NtX8zGabPCkyK5XCfxoYKJHJGhH8BRY4TdW5Ac8koQl1-mLRYMdg/s400/page+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445068210461389266" /></a><br /><br />Fred discusses his situation with Joe....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2B_eKVZ7CLAlKMeSBFjUwFcb7C1kOFNi-kutl8IOTqIGXvd2b5GCVAHvFs0tOpog-jRHqoDw1Y1qlTRQF-RQcPcMkTm2pw4jzHvpe3yZ54VtrXi1tw1dWzXI3M9qZxlKsTMY9WZl0Dxg/s1600-h/fred1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2B_eKVZ7CLAlKMeSBFjUwFcb7C1kOFNi-kutl8IOTqIGXvd2b5GCVAHvFs0tOpog-jRHqoDw1Y1qlTRQF-RQcPcMkTm2pw4jzHvpe3yZ54VtrXi1tw1dWzXI3M9qZxlKsTMY9WZl0Dxg/s400/fred1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445069299467015794" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgzOgA2629QUPF7FVQPmX88zBzzurhwRZKmrGADvOtQRlmEtaeDgSavrMtcMTx4d07i8fvg4Bx1P_cZgp0Th-gvxG_vEtJSUTXJD_14f_IVql0lYTouDzEmkV9BCKyY-gJwELMOZefJ8/s1600-h/page+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgzOgA2629QUPF7FVQPmX88zBzzurhwRZKmrGADvOtQRlmEtaeDgSavrMtcMTx4d07i8fvg4Bx1P_cZgp0Th-gvxG_vEtJSUTXJD_14f_IVql0lYTouDzEmkV9BCKyY-gJwELMOZefJ8/s400/page+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445069899596477058" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizl0MeFwoBcNBKydzI2Zr8P3z4A-Zh9dCwJyL85A5ixD6LNbCc8C0F5hvQ3jYb6PqR5XVggfD3yQ9K59kxEgABSmOSWBix844v_Z0e_DGCeFXBhErnAmhYMRjRo3RifVxqHCIyA9Awl0g/s1600-h/page+7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizl0MeFwoBcNBKydzI2Zr8P3z4A-Zh9dCwJyL85A5ixD6LNbCc8C0F5hvQ3jYb6PqR5XVggfD3yQ9K59kxEgABSmOSWBix844v_Z0e_DGCeFXBhErnAmhYMRjRo3RifVxqHCIyA9Awl0g/s400/page+7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445071813083832434" /></a><br /><br />Jimmy's not having a great game, but during half time he gets some good news...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjHSToH00_CO5LzM8udGN_g3MOm6SV1QjljHNmOBJxpJAUy7P5tljoezJt6bxYDKl-fgG8RslBSvxmzrnpRU6RIHcRavoiKm1gOTLgqY38OCe-pR31hDJ0cWBUhQFhubPUp5WL6xr2Tc/s1600-h/Page+8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjHSToH00_CO5LzM8udGN_g3MOm6SV1QjljHNmOBJxpJAUy7P5tljoezJt6bxYDKl-fgG8RslBSvxmzrnpRU6RIHcRavoiKm1gOTLgqY38OCe-pR31hDJ0cWBUhQFhubPUp5WL6xr2Tc/s400/Page+8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445072996173072626" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOt2DJ4JxII1Y32WuPhl8n3EGYPDCMNjHJ1KhQ9wys-KslPsOBgJ3cwVtg0rmAZFcuvy4N5paLtv69wz8eNtGsIrCbjdOlLeMr3BzbAskn-6rV7BGyBoUVkuG5rth38MCI4FpqXy7Unc/s1600-h/Page+9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOt2DJ4JxII1Y32WuPhl8n3EGYPDCMNjHJ1KhQ9wys-KslPsOBgJ3cwVtg0rmAZFcuvy4N5paLtv69wz8eNtGsIrCbjdOlLeMr3BzbAskn-6rV7BGyBoUVkuG5rth38MCI4FpqXy7Unc/s400/Page+9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445074591804841746" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTt8ii-hCj1f81wMaldvz2JtG017aYTDu47t1QvYlWg9sxEQH8cqJUdIeXKWwfggCraUCXr4wWtTgVXp3bjsXv3vx-Hk4-1cY_6aAP4q4r0iEVL1nmpxULFFxyD4OpMuvut3QtRlI2uBk/s1600-h/Page+10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTt8ii-hCj1f81wMaldvz2JtG017aYTDu47t1QvYlWg9sxEQH8cqJUdIeXKWwfggCraUCXr4wWtTgVXp3bjsXv3vx-Hk4-1cY_6aAP4q4r0iEVL1nmpxULFFxyD4OpMuvut3QtRlI2uBk/s400/Page+10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445074831837062034" /></a>Kev.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849244410383168977noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062955073668918239.post-82037295622299915152010-03-01T13:25:00.001-08:002010-03-01T13:32:51.834-08:00Champ No:2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicg-3gT64gXivM0TDPiY0DkGcWNEqVmMJzni8cqFEbxFDxLd6kLZ9q0Gz_Ytnys6ZkeJZv_az73lLd5KW1Le7cnczWOY3tPcusaLPej9cP9-jg1vDZQBrIavhVyroIyQl1-fGGAIkSUI8/s1600-h/Issue2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicg-3gT64gXivM0TDPiY0DkGcWNEqVmMJzni8cqFEbxFDxLd6kLZ9q0Gz_Ytnys6ZkeJZv_az73lLd5KW1Le7cnczWOY3tPcusaLPej9cP9-jg1vDZQBrIavhVyroIyQl1-fGGAIkSUI8/s400/Issue2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443779996557115378" /></a><br />Champ Issue 2 hit the newsstands on Feb 25th 1984. It came Free with 12 Soccer Star Pics and a see through collectors wallet to keep them safe. The soccer slide guide from issue 1 also fitted nicely into this.<br /><br />Below is the first set of Pics I'm sure you'll all remember some of these stars <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwRcLJ9mMvXrmiZPhVG2lImhFOnZ6wAANiMhse6ExlbkUzaL8xhxwvqqB7K41VQuaRta9IPi3UcaREWVRpi7lIQzu3JnT3cq0icPhRe3czH2ZgU0HOGjox03o4ATmc9v8YQY2r229MMQ/s1600-h/FreeGift2a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 383px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwRcLJ9mMvXrmiZPhVG2lImhFOnZ6wAANiMhse6ExlbkUzaL8xhxwvqqB7K41VQuaRta9IPi3UcaREWVRpi7lIQzu3JnT3cq0icPhRe3czH2ZgU0HOGjox03o4ATmc9v8YQY2r229MMQ/s400/FreeGift2a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443781282931582002" /></a>Kev.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849244410383168977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062955073668918239.post-14503078587682256722010-02-16T03:12:00.000-08:002010-02-16T15:59:55.617-08:00Issue Two Advertising<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1GRJVbBBqh5awX9Y6MOwFXYJmrLjZzT5fvjm9BEZ_HqRUCqGj4hwLkUNzLu8bpieueSVmAYIqJTdLmbht4wWdwkollB58gnFCwQmapzQZ0JuqEO_UBR-T0MOuuvdYiLR8RobB8ibBB0/s1600-h/backcover1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1GRJVbBBqh5awX9Y6MOwFXYJmrLjZzT5fvjm9BEZ_HqRUCqGj4hwLkUNzLu8bpieueSVmAYIqJTdLmbht4wWdwkollB58gnFCwQmapzQZ0JuqEO_UBR-T0MOuuvdYiLR8RobB8ibBB0/s400/backcover1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438798019361462674" /></a>Kev.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849244410383168977noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062955073668918239.post-32151200513848779752010-02-16T02:41:00.000-08:002010-02-16T03:12:12.701-08:00Mr Pendragon (Issue 1)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnH42bMfDJeUy5biyauCt5zvvHHDxtGch3YNecS7H3EvacjEGjIgVkYwaMruIqzfFHLe8miZKDy_pPPGFT-lyiuqP9Nx7gVPJxm4Fs_geh4_GIAud3g86x1LrzajseEbJRqaqo2Ek5Kao/s1600-h/pend1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnH42bMfDJeUy5biyauCt5zvvHHDxtGch3YNecS7H3EvacjEGjIgVkYwaMruIqzfFHLe8miZKDy_pPPGFT-lyiuqP9Nx7gVPJxm4Fs_geh4_GIAud3g86x1LrzajseEbJRqaqo2Ek5Kao/s400/pend1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438789814888841666" /></a><br /><br />A close second behind We are United was The Sinister World of Mr Pendragon, a strip that would last for the whole Champ run. Mr Pendragon was a kind of supernatural policeman, always there to help and in some cases to late to help. As each story was different each week it stayed fresh and to my memory was the 1st strip of its kind in any DCT paper. In issue one we were introduced to..........<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-0SmZQtcOJROsduIILJK0-VOrFVM8kPCUcXCvbIzgD8rUuD02Z_DwRtjHeYnQ6O_wSQ0efKdNqDjJGvcBEQVXFDugBhBVqQWw-ZoWmzwYHmXB5NeZ6E2PQ8sdXPuACs6bqNTm_TmtnU/s1600-h/strip1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-0SmZQtcOJROsduIILJK0-VOrFVM8kPCUcXCvbIzgD8rUuD02Z_DwRtjHeYnQ6O_wSQ0efKdNqDjJGvcBEQVXFDugBhBVqQWw-ZoWmzwYHmXB5NeZ6E2PQ8sdXPuACs6bqNTm_TmtnU/s400/strip1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438790995076493442" /></a><br /><br />Jimmy liked to play games with the supernatural, and he would have another opportunity soon on a family holiday....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKA8srKeNQPkK6RFM_aZr4Bb1smhbu9qryMB0ex1piNBeKGBSvGK33stJYpV0_1GlcjPPgDMr2EWTdXd1l_6sEyczdNBiqgfThn5xadDC97s-I1fGDJuw6_0TbVd8ik6g3QneaaXhXiI/s1600-h/strip2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKA8srKeNQPkK6RFM_aZr4Bb1smhbu9qryMB0ex1piNBeKGBSvGK33stJYpV0_1GlcjPPgDMr2EWTdXd1l_6sEyczdNBiqgfThn5xadDC97s-I1fGDJuw6_0TbVd8ik6g3QneaaXhXiI/s400/strip2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438794304227816994" /></a><br /><br />The boys found some further information on the ghost and Jimmy hatched his next hoax.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtcTMHZJDM8-simdcqtJxBzTvncRSCqhWTF8zIBFkOH2BxjyN-q6kIFr2Eol2UHMe56q9e1MLhFrcdN-q5DX21vmkWXmtI0DMgqt8OCRUk7MaILdoEgZ-gvwZIUSbV5NfJ_ChVWA4ogA/s1600-h/strip3a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtcTMHZJDM8-simdcqtJxBzTvncRSCqhWTF8zIBFkOH2BxjyN-q6kIFr2Eol2UHMe56q9e1MLhFrcdN-q5DX21vmkWXmtI0DMgqt8OCRUk7MaILdoEgZ-gvwZIUSbV5NfJ_ChVWA4ogA/s400/strip3a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438795742472541874" /></a><br /><br />But Jimmy was to be visited as the joke took a different turn.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJBYK-ygmhDzSTtutiduwm9o2wV9amhnFTyIySvTchpGpXpB3i4HEKvjoi7yrDF6713GgIIS4jMNFGKgjGwxWimQ29RU7plodmz94vyEDrRLXi5A5lH8byenMScHuNldzXRlDzy6c0sI/s1600-h/strip3b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJBYK-ygmhDzSTtutiduwm9o2wV9amhnFTyIySvTchpGpXpB3i4HEKvjoi7yrDF6713GgIIS4jMNFGKgjGwxWimQ29RU7plodmz94vyEDrRLXi5A5lH8byenMScHuNldzXRlDzy6c0sI/s400/strip3b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438796193286422690" /></a><br /><br />Enter Mr Pendragon......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjajrkmP0-lafVoDAFI7gkdTNHg4FDj2duH1ixj1fcD8N-vIxX3tPV1wwFgvhfFcq71OiN8Ft7uIkNSD4GfVKblUVTX30M9eBPl02QgMrlRDioVljCT4V5OZYzVcwdX9PNag43-m9JJ0/s1600-h/strip3c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjajrkmP0-lafVoDAFI7gkdTNHg4FDj2duH1ixj1fcD8N-vIxX3tPV1wwFgvhfFcq71OiN8Ft7uIkNSD4GfVKblUVTX30M9eBPl02QgMrlRDioVljCT4V5OZYzVcwdX9PNag43-m9JJ0/s400/strip3c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438796470006963122" /></a><br /><br />Unfortunately Mr Pendragon cannot save everyone and events would take a dramatic turn...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfOpYGois84wVOMvPsdtmnckT-h66eRvKEwLIOo3QIErd52RsoV_4NF8YIEiEjkTx8pPQrVABUnkE0p8MrWd6j4Ums3JM2rTABLdnabgRbZLYvsv1N1gLWLyAGVK3POOWS2bhRQYysXI/s1600-h/strip4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfOpYGois84wVOMvPsdtmnckT-h66eRvKEwLIOo3QIErd52RsoV_4NF8YIEiEjkTx8pPQrVABUnkE0p8MrWd6j4Ums3JM2rTABLdnabgRbZLYvsv1N1gLWLyAGVK3POOWS2bhRQYysXI/s400/strip4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438797109969689810" /></a>Kev.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849244410383168977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062955073668918239.post-72727705186667515222010-02-12T00:54:00.000-08:002010-02-12T01:14:31.839-08:00Mikes Millions (Issue 1)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVABpBud7JbPz35Ee5FibOo8HQ3qdx_ERY7_orCRB1OeplcvNtiFG8h0q3L6-vIDiSy0lNEJ0sqdJDJ8winCIltlh1SI0-idDE7bsbgBO564HeLE_zGVQxMkUjMQ0LZNVV90aa2XpILQ/s1600-h/mike1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVABpBud7JbPz35Ee5FibOo8HQ3qdx_ERY7_orCRB1OeplcvNtiFG8h0q3L6-vIDiSy0lNEJ0sqdJDJ8winCIltlh1SI0-idDE7bsbgBO564HeLE_zGVQxMkUjMQ0LZNVV90aa2XpILQ/s400/mike1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437278967035330082" /></a><br />Mike Sadler was one of DCT down trodden characters seen in many strips, his parents had died and was now living with his bully Uncle Fred. Normally he would of gone on to be a star footballer, but Mike was destined to become the owner of a multi million pound company. <br /><br />He had befriended the owner, who left the company to mike....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLRNA1dE4-b3zjPbmbGNM0yZz8ny-QATSEPXS3nxs9C6QFnnwYWvWgnUg9z0YCb6XIQkAdyg8Je38uI25hws0_5G7voDaGEnAwwhn43c9gIrubZt2bFBTcN2LW_8kS97ZP2qzEDDH8t4/s1600-h/strip+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLRNA1dE4-b3zjPbmbGNM0yZz8ny-QATSEPXS3nxs9C6QFnnwYWvWgnUg9z0YCb6XIQkAdyg8Je38uI25hws0_5G7voDaGEnAwwhn43c9gIrubZt2bFBTcN2LW_8kS97ZP2qzEDDH8t4/s320/strip+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437280080047832018" /></a><br /><br />Making his first appearance at a board meeting, not everyone on the board was happy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3NDUNX5iVdkaqH1K2GfqMZwOAxGhBYXi-QllBwKaYzqiQy-plhkQq01fJptM_zDXtzELwXFOoBUS8kcfZ7uLf1PGFvLHH8uLZHZl2_3Hwh_Cbi6zwqY4ygB2dldjvrr9MnWyGMBdwdY/s1600-h/ridic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 17px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3NDUNX5iVdkaqH1K2GfqMZwOAxGhBYXi-QllBwKaYzqiQy-plhkQq01fJptM_zDXtzELwXFOoBUS8kcfZ7uLf1PGFvLHH8uLZHZl2_3Hwh_Cbi6zwqY4ygB2dldjvrr9MnWyGMBdwdY/s400/ridic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437281100805512386" /></a><br /><br />Especially Mr Luther....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOd_4djHPn6oKsJKTBNMjO9YHbGXY3NbNSNVBXCkTOll1og_804e7UH_-eY8lE5GkfIZ0uvKGfJ-7uKg0XCvJZUSFZ9XgCxVbvTudp_nFeBv7M0kWUksaGgeU3WdePAeUZ4A8ZBptEmE/s1600-h/board.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOd_4djHPn6oKsJKTBNMjO9YHbGXY3NbNSNVBXCkTOll1og_804e7UH_-eY8lE5GkfIZ0uvKGfJ-7uKg0XCvJZUSFZ9XgCxVbvTudp_nFeBv7M0kWUksaGgeU3WdePAeUZ4A8ZBptEmE/s320/board.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437281364289598274" /></a><br /><br /><br />Luther was greedy and was already plotting Mikes downfall, but as he would learn Mike was very resourceful...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjrKYf7fvIzt2RhDuO0eEf_NnFbptXxR3xgaEdNVk1iRAyBHKty43Fkl7G6TuWtHEct9w_Hw4gGQ9tmcZwB92dTy3wUjAl1s1JRhIGR-nE-yxO5_FchHnpNKAlfHqr-HTYiW-xk2seZ4/s1600-h/strip3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjrKYf7fvIzt2RhDuO0eEf_NnFbptXxR3xgaEdNVk1iRAyBHKty43Fkl7G6TuWtHEct9w_Hw4gGQ9tmcZwB92dTy3wUjAl1s1JRhIGR-nE-yxO5_FchHnpNKAlfHqr-HTYiW-xk2seZ4/s400/strip3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437282591216925922" /></a>Kev.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849244410383168977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062955073668918239.post-90450886828442194112010-02-11T01:04:00.000-08:002010-02-11T01:35:40.320-08:00Fun Section (Issue 1)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkJmXAXgOORj0YPQkzF3OCi36LAobLf2z-Cl8GOmBEfuuxaj0jQQ8OuWNE3_MA2fA8AzmbcGPID-sty8LKuhFtPXv5oF3Hm920_thHpGcVEMULyrYv7DCRiiuZcBLV9Ez5jBjcr8SySw/s1600-h/dennis1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkJmXAXgOORj0YPQkzF3OCi36LAobLf2z-Cl8GOmBEfuuxaj0jQQ8OuWNE3_MA2fA8AzmbcGPID-sty8LKuhFtPXv5oF3Hm920_thHpGcVEMULyrYv7DCRiiuZcBLV9Ez5jBjcr8SySw/s400/dennis1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436910649246356962" /></a><br />Champ had a good amount of comic content, presented by Dennis the Menace from The Beano four pages an issue were filled with various characters from other DCT comics. There was Puss 'n' Boots from Sparky and send for Kelly from The Beezer.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-U0My3Mf0LXwYJVab-gGSa1uAovLN-jj-GBC2m7QOh0CghMj0a3Twhou5RtxSA45haDZlnGvEyKtjbD8jITLovAtZwF6Fjf0FJEQz4sEC9YlvPBRWQZwH_GXT7wboH7SUxX9iO4JRy-s/s1600-h/puss.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-U0My3Mf0LXwYJVab-gGSa1uAovLN-jj-GBC2m7QOh0CghMj0a3Twhou5RtxSA45haDZlnGvEyKtjbD8jITLovAtZwF6Fjf0FJEQz4sEC9YlvPBRWQZwH_GXT7wboH7SUxX9iO4JRy-s/s200/puss.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436912184278734370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PnVhnyHnxFlyyM7rzNJ4975Xq7MGoklRSBW8SulE9xOq8F8aEMn3S04T9zfoeFnmRUY_oVWOrdiQ0n0OsxFkWcbxR_bJNiFGjVWbkkAT_JvE6oZ6xF2c8ms-VP-Jxdlj55Z34DGfyGc/s1600-h/kelly.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PnVhnyHnxFlyyM7rzNJ4975Xq7MGoklRSBW8SulE9xOq8F8aEMn3S04T9zfoeFnmRUY_oVWOrdiQ0n0OsxFkWcbxR_bJNiFGjVWbkkAT_JvE6oZ6xF2c8ms-VP-Jxdlj55Z34DGfyGc/s200/kelly.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436912180511191042" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There was also a selection of stories from Buzz Comic, below is the first from issue 1 featuring Old Batty.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8H1wJZ2OJq_P6epz9pjGrnkp2wHj6JSJVLuHs3mT0aoAOmKheIo7QfCt8N1XYYra6cLBAGXObnBOD_MfTeN02w2XgvcZHQoN22DRLrUPMWDKHMQd-rdQAjRVOBTsMrbBOZ5qWsGqhdc/s1600-h/batty.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8H1wJZ2OJq_P6epz9pjGrnkp2wHj6JSJVLuHs3mT0aoAOmKheIo7QfCt8N1XYYra6cLBAGXObnBOD_MfTeN02w2XgvcZHQoN22DRLrUPMWDKHMQd-rdQAjRVOBTsMrbBOZ5qWsGqhdc/s320/batty.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436912808085442258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuB1LLEhaPFzikiiKyO5cpmx1uDRFgdwms3G9xKQ8sZOKZB40b7d6MZvKcH4w_CYpO2p_kE7wmxhCCE1PApcHC3YJ9L_KZMT2IPIx9N5iIXh0vPWm48A2Ja5iSV1GMFQdQvFIrn9W0SA/s1600-h/dennis2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 76px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuB1LLEhaPFzikiiKyO5cpmx1uDRFgdwms3G9xKQ8sZOKZB40b7d6MZvKcH4w_CYpO2p_kE7wmxhCCE1PApcHC3YJ9L_KZMT2IPIx9N5iIXh0vPWm48A2Ja5iSV1GMFQdQvFIrn9W0SA/s200/dennis2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436916253707344418" /></a><br /><br />Arty & Hairy Dan the football fan would appear in various issues along the run. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQtvbJ158O5qeKshPjQbYL0P7jGEZdfcJ7MVGHBTud-i9c5MBYmWPVfQi0lTMvifkYyJOAOgK3oTgzR_YBv1y0y7b-CLFZPPOQ3piDX0KhE9rzLaWEdL1B2HgPDdQz0e7ZpPVvv12Pdk/s1600-h/dan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 177px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQtvbJ158O5qeKshPjQbYL0P7jGEZdfcJ7MVGHBTud-i9c5MBYmWPVfQi0lTMvifkYyJOAOgK3oTgzR_YBv1y0y7b-CLFZPPOQ3piDX0KhE9rzLaWEdL1B2HgPDdQz0e7ZpPVvv12Pdk/s200/dan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436915834579352290" /></a><br /><br />One character that would appear every week is the legend that was I Spy from Sparky Comic, I have included the first below.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8el4lA7KJSZ9i2mHT-q1ZGBmmwwPSdO_bTEeeGcOdUDUr92CNrI_5RCFt18U3_SULpeO1l-L2io0EigwuvD51DK9XEBD3XiBYJppP6hQYyXWIOO3zWA7wjdfjq2o9wyUFsdbf1JLL-dc/s1600-h/spy1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8el4lA7KJSZ9i2mHT-q1ZGBmmwwPSdO_bTEeeGcOdUDUr92CNrI_5RCFt18U3_SULpeO1l-L2io0EigwuvD51DK9XEBD3XiBYJppP6hQYyXWIOO3zWA7wjdfjq2o9wyUFsdbf1JLL-dc/s400/spy1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436914070567735506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYNFeQh1UhcMd0RHF-Cr3b3zenJ8puMg_vf33XGNbzwCDtAmYDjqIUVpNImsWBdHSuYvCneNte4I_FZ32vIDHLwJS2SefvSUZkG4_9wTkPrNrIqhKIzjEtq-PF4IdqNosgccseiTe-zQ/s1600-h/spy2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 95px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYNFeQh1UhcMd0RHF-Cr3b3zenJ8puMg_vf33XGNbzwCDtAmYDjqIUVpNImsWBdHSuYvCneNte4I_FZ32vIDHLwJS2SefvSUZkG4_9wTkPrNrIqhKIzjEtq-PF4IdqNosgccseiTe-zQ/s400/spy2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436914064870048850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6oMm8ancKfm_e9UnBH7krKYLQ9zHVZ_8YcOpnJ8XYopiLphixtGxrFVskllzJHZN3ga8AYEpgRwojvvWfjEGxlBRcy6rU4S0PYKSAyOPXu3zX8GfVXabvPgYvZu1UzWLMWpeHRuoKqE/s1600-h/spy3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 97px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6oMm8ancKfm_e9UnBH7krKYLQ9zHVZ_8YcOpnJ8XYopiLphixtGxrFVskllzJHZN3ga8AYEpgRwojvvWfjEGxlBRcy6rU4S0PYKSAyOPXu3zX8GfVXabvPgYvZu1UzWLMWpeHRuoKqE/s400/spy3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436914056615937026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsoPYsgcCbRx4wXTmWt1GqsDQv52piSJ5os6bLdw2QR90M1ZGlWAlJoiqOPzWMWCjF-oUCavdWPCAGfGVv1UdQ9NnGg76OQjk8A3X3q7o6j0VsFhQolnkDKwE6e6pe2uX-7RBK1WNcWA/s1600-h/spy4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsoPYsgcCbRx4wXTmWt1GqsDQv52piSJ5os6bLdw2QR90M1ZGlWAlJoiqOPzWMWCjF-oUCavdWPCAGfGVv1UdQ9NnGg76OQjk8A3X3q7o6j0VsFhQolnkDKwE6e6pe2uX-7RBK1WNcWA/s400/spy4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436914053085055794" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There was an opportunity for readers to comment on the contents of the first issue.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDMmALsS-z1ehiy84hiPVGq5wTiU_e7GLLTuDdpEl6b0gVUXcW7iPkzJNSGi9Mue3tFfyW6IYAixHw_AvIhshq5O9auo50tRivbrlqlorHr029gDkHbjwSAlGC0pOdcCGTUpqqv-I914/s1600-h/dennis3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDMmALsS-z1ehiy84hiPVGq5wTiU_e7GLLTuDdpEl6b0gVUXcW7iPkzJNSGi9Mue3tFfyW6IYAixHw_AvIhshq5O9auo50tRivbrlqlorHr029gDkHbjwSAlGC0pOdcCGTUpqqv-I914/s320/dennis3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436914918352343426" /></a>Kev.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849244410383168977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062955073668918239.post-78058325237554915692010-02-09T08:30:00.001-08:002010-02-09T09:47:40.186-08:00Kids Rule OK (Issue 1)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kM94V2q_asBAUZmtCfvNpDCuQ2PWCPW4HlvMlqDt5tiIkniq2zXRvpydQubFOm_hfiNCljAoJ8dWTYz7LtIYwwpSRoKpK44XzxWgkQhYY_e1vRzW9ZRMnPTPKc6sJ7eEjR2zkFdb-Ng/s1600-h/kids.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 72px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kM94V2q_asBAUZmtCfvNpDCuQ2PWCPW4HlvMlqDt5tiIkniq2zXRvpydQubFOm_hfiNCljAoJ8dWTYz7LtIYwwpSRoKpK44XzxWgkQhYY_e1vRzW9ZRMnPTPKc6sJ7eEjR2zkFdb-Ng/s400/kids.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436298819461765570" /></a><br /><br /><br />Kids Rule OK was very much a Grange Hill type story, I think this was only the second time DCT had ventured into this area, the other being The Bleak Street Bunch in Spike. We were introduced to the regular gang who were....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DTriDDZszh89PaFdAHMfOkrIURrDmoqqvbPsH0gQoeP9bOCjc7ivosprVdBl1viLYNQ1GXOHE2kEya_5-jS1cU8362Qx6uKVDyjIPmT5k-zrfGgn3iPvX8Th1xuJBjr0OTojxmPFXkM/s1600-h/nick.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DTriDDZszh89PaFdAHMfOkrIURrDmoqqvbPsH0gQoeP9bOCjc7ivosprVdBl1viLYNQ1GXOHE2kEya_5-jS1cU8362Qx6uKVDyjIPmT5k-zrfGgn3iPvX8Th1xuJBjr0OTojxmPFXkM/s200/nick.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436298015374214690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5QZnD6JA8K-xVvsKWncgFxNOEAJe0RqJQX_4DWZK0k5WAQMqFLATzwet6KF9-pAvop6a5rmcmXNhzHdnwR9o_X0M3n7IbsIErRqP0ekT_EEeHqqQBanamQ60StXMAzXS7Bs7Zeo7_Bk/s1600-h/liz.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 166px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5QZnD6JA8K-xVvsKWncgFxNOEAJe0RqJQX_4DWZK0k5WAQMqFLATzwet6KF9-pAvop6a5rmcmXNhzHdnwR9o_X0M3n7IbsIErRqP0ekT_EEeHqqQBanamQ60StXMAzXS7Bs7Zeo7_Bk/s200/liz.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436298005249922962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKdZE2r5p0LuJ2gLuizucoKwAgjnGZ_maeu6gUbSl5oRTwBW5yJRdyA1GtFpnDazanHAZiNvyap5GxIYOGMVXR1CSrDDxuoZK807STpcA_EltvBBbaK10En-9dXch3j5Gb89FhEio2_A/s1600-h/junkyard.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 166px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKdZE2r5p0LuJ2gLuizucoKwAgjnGZ_maeu6gUbSl5oRTwBW5yJRdyA1GtFpnDazanHAZiNvyap5GxIYOGMVXR1CSrDDxuoZK807STpcA_EltvBBbaK10En-9dXch3j5Gb89FhEio2_A/s200/junkyard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436297998305224690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDGmTF3Ud2IB1wWzJS0ILhf-vzUXIkL1gAz137Ce63KmUdCQ42qm2HBT-S_6qB43sxEuwM4x7HfMDNsFLbK0egNLK8EBcBydG9Eha78Bzl3ivIA6vlWNjViOykNn1NxwZzhDeIiFGurs/s1600-h/jimmy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 152px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDGmTF3Ud2IB1wWzJS0ILhf-vzUXIkL1gAz137Ce63KmUdCQ42qm2HBT-S_6qB43sxEuwM4x7HfMDNsFLbK0egNLK8EBcBydG9Eha78Bzl3ivIA6vlWNjViOykNn1NxwZzhDeIiFGurs/s200/jimmy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436297994642225810" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5xAMAkEBLiOn6SuRzKV9I_ceMzZWLmrHl-lLm_fKbFWXQTOFkNG6HNyLfQlCr1Lmbi3HGILJbyrx4-tnkWy23wr8OPz3_1abYX0lyrIe-aMbetAG5TXVaFmFHhrw0ZA_LCCO4yo2cGs/s1600-h/Danny.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 159px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5xAMAkEBLiOn6SuRzKV9I_ceMzZWLmrHl-lLm_fKbFWXQTOFkNG6HNyLfQlCr1Lmbi3HGILJbyrx4-tnkWy23wr8OPz3_1abYX0lyrIe-aMbetAG5TXVaFmFHhrw0ZA_LCCO4yo2cGs/s200/Danny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436297993829804738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImj57phjvzTylYxIP7xyJckY8w0XJh69Gi1qmC_19FN4OjrFs_38DjciWrm_SwaoGYOfSRMAFoUQWhEdtKMHGUbmSy3LorAlVr1Vr5kUybIE58tYoouqrrzDIKesWX09LOgd138Ng2_w/s1600-h/smudge.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 183px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImj57phjvzTylYxIP7xyJckY8w0XJh69Gi1qmC_19FN4OjrFs_38DjciWrm_SwaoGYOfSRMAFoUQWhEdtKMHGUbmSy3LorAlVr1Vr5kUybIE58tYoouqrrzDIKesWX09LOgd138Ng2_w/s200/smudge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436299007203922370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The story revolved around the closure & demolition of Kingsway school. The news was broken to the kids in a special assembly.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg269qQMfXJPIFp8yB5eMfjFstIz1UyjN5ih0zxaciUB-VZrKsQOJ1exVtjow60w_Jv-Lb65RxtWvJiyJCAmqmUdABVAwLonzN0MPqirlNx9XpHZNwgSUgAWgbPboHXNbV0zm1g4Jx8EBI/s1600-h/strip1c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 16px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg269qQMfXJPIFp8yB5eMfjFstIz1UyjN5ih0zxaciUB-VZrKsQOJ1exVtjow60w_Jv-Lb65RxtWvJiyJCAmqmUdABVAwLonzN0MPqirlNx9XpHZNwgSUgAWgbPboHXNbV0zm1g4Jx8EBI/s320/strip1c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436300097406407682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxaq1RiG7cf_H89wmKR_nagC8_xq-j7AtvY5A85ZCBUhkEoJEgTET-8Vz6k7CiR7Qv9hUrG_cgGtmiVuufOBnWPttQnp6veWoRFs8TFHU8K2QBrKD-ibHmgpA4i6s0FWLw2dM6VaWfjM/s1600-h/strip1b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxaq1RiG7cf_H89wmKR_nagC8_xq-j7AtvY5A85ZCBUhkEoJEgTET-8Vz6k7CiR7Qv9hUrG_cgGtmiVuufOBnWPttQnp6veWoRFs8TFHU8K2QBrKD-ibHmgpA4i6s0FWLw2dM6VaWfjM/s320/strip1b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436299693809665682" /></a><br /><br />Unfortunately for one of the kids Nick Colson he was hiding a terrible secret from his friends, his Dad was the developer...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEGA4soCTwp3wonnLtmrcYtJauwkQLq_kRYskb5wTUdkKtqLeNI2-4osZdQ8EP76Mw89PBFxMac3xcMGvrCCbs2hJbgVcfoxbckJi3RIZDdIp6_TTU_EN05R_LEmKgsRg9bwKfvc7L3c/s1600-h/strip1a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEGA4soCTwp3wonnLtmrcYtJauwkQLq_kRYskb5wTUdkKtqLeNI2-4osZdQ8EP76Mw89PBFxMac3xcMGvrCCbs2hJbgVcfoxbckJi3RIZDdIp6_TTU_EN05R_LEmKgsRg9bwKfvc7L3c/s320/strip1a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436300840566999714" /></a><br /><br />After losing a football match to one of the schools the kids would go to, tension was high until trouble maker Junkyard came out with a good idea.......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcg1eCSYXqtlW7cejbKvPJO-JQ7BRvww9rhRNeKFRmXW_C69Qb4pXn-xsf-0phKp5QiUqHYc1V3Lk7Uq-24Drm5297wHNteecAuVZhKo5SDtizsh1kdqCJL9WsEVeVKnlIbnZJ9PHkqSg/s1600-h/strip1d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcg1eCSYXqtlW7cejbKvPJO-JQ7BRvww9rhRNeKFRmXW_C69Qb4pXn-xsf-0phKp5QiUqHYc1V3Lk7Uq-24Drm5297wHNteecAuVZhKo5SDtizsh1kdqCJL9WsEVeVKnlIbnZJ9PHkqSg/s320/strip1d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436301470196153026" /></a>Kev.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849244410383168977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062955073668918239.post-60525430681800037352010-02-05T11:41:00.001-08:002010-02-07T04:29:52.263-08:00We are United (Issue 1)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRubUsHmsGfRiLGwd6QHfDGLiCGdcm2eK3Wg4y88-SlEbMztQlDgrOsdKaGAEECgi2Gq_9hkhKCPB7kmZWGQlZMbQJ-5_EKJTRcoM2la49Vlw5_w6u8ZITfH6e-oxg1wOuwk1w97pUDM/s1600-h/img1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 378px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRubUsHmsGfRiLGwd6QHfDGLiCGdcm2eK3Wg4y88-SlEbMztQlDgrOsdKaGAEECgi2Gq_9hkhKCPB7kmZWGQlZMbQJ-5_EKJTRcoM2la49Vlw5_w6u8ZITfH6e-oxg1wOuwk1w97pUDM/s400/img1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434847749524893330" /></a>
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<br />Money problems, a relegation from the top division, you could be fooled into thinking the first story line for We are United was based on any number of football clubs from today's modern game it is certainly more common now than back in 1984. Below is the last ten year history of United football club right up to 1984 were they are struggling for promotion from the 2nd Division under the management of John Bland.
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<br />Before United's next game manager John Bland is summoned to the board room....the news is not great......
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<br />So United next game was against Albion where United best chance fell to Klaus Bergen who shot.....
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<br />In the end Albion took their best chance and the score ended with a 1-0 defeat for United. John Bland issued Joe Pearson with the list of player casualties & one by one the names were read out....
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<br />There would be a twist as a smug John Bland settled in the boardroom there would be one more casualty....
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<br />As Joe Pearson left The Mill for what he thought was the last time, he was called back to be given great news...
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGK7meEAFe4hthVBeshe3ezVIJwrcf3frFFlqRSYF2QlbbKmKVNw_lS4maTgJebATT6w5MAM-lXf_9r6Pt8BIK9U9KRggt5rR_Ey0Cx7U8dYSgUiUM3LFkSxekbk3fcmvjtANd40g99UI/s1600-h/Strip+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGK7meEAFe4hthVBeshe3ezVIJwrcf3frFFlqRSYF2QlbbKmKVNw_lS4maTgJebATT6w5MAM-lXf_9r6Pt8BIK9U9KRggt5rR_Ey0Cx7U8dYSgUiUM3LFkSxekbk3fcmvjtANd40g99UI/s400/Strip+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435477499122121794" /></a>Kev.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849244410383168977noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062955073668918239.post-2427401032237755412010-02-04T12:09:00.001-08:002010-02-05T00:17:52.300-08:00Champ No:1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUywTDrfZcBbNBz5d6EQnI278W5r8mTRkkOEFILY0JMucqxFRJkBdkjCvq2OC9YSW6JIWhIy9NzArgDuzohP4i08sbuwJWcHyinw192_CSos-H7R93zhus2Vp5qKvgWpoEA0QvIZB2uY/s1600-h/Champ_1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUywTDrfZcBbNBz5d6EQnI278W5r8mTRkkOEFILY0JMucqxFRJkBdkjCvq2OC9YSW6JIWhIy9NzArgDuzohP4i08sbuwJWcHyinw192_CSos-H7R93zhus2Vp5qKvgWpoEA0QvIZB2uY/s320/Champ_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434483083718874258" /></a><br /><br /><br />Champ No:1 hit the newsstand's Saturday 18th February 1984, the first issue came with a free gift of <strong>The Super Soccer Slide Guide </strong>(Fingertip 2-1 Fact File).<br /><br />The guide covered both English,Scottish & European League & Cup winners from season 1963-64 to 1982-83 as well as a top 20 Soccer Stars game on the back. I have included two scans of the front & back of the guide here.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMgyyILVZI1WJWHJQoKRiN7Y3avfJBqttSxHI8JgJNtz8ouQGYY-8yo7E5rT_QkINbtYFmThHEPKas4XRhFskANtvW6z-69dDQzTu5bWHunAnJjcfB1NJNUEWpBrSn2lzLhQv4GUhDho/s1600-h/FreeGift1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 131px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMgyyILVZI1WJWHJQoKRiN7Y3avfJBqttSxHI8JgJNtz8ouQGYY-8yo7E5rT_QkINbtYFmThHEPKas4XRhFskANtvW6z-69dDQzTu5bWHunAnJjcfB1NJNUEWpBrSn2lzLhQv4GUhDho/s320/FreeGift1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434486106238778082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_8kUFgUIqQWBTy5Uz7H8j4GrkvFyqLYDA4SY6v_0rxf6drTRaw5qdp6vlYgh9oCa46U2Fi8vLWsXMyxfEDeee2dFGXxib_q7kaCDJ2uEb4F5LGBcNBgGaKeBEFDsEyEiy1xiTVc0TQ4/s1600-h/FreeGift1b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_8kUFgUIqQWBTy5Uz7H8j4GrkvFyqLYDA4SY6v_0rxf6drTRaw5qdp6vlYgh9oCa46U2Fi8vLWsXMyxfEDeee2dFGXxib_q7kaCDJ2uEb4F5LGBcNBgGaKeBEFDsEyEiy1xiTVc0TQ4/s320/FreeGift1b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434486114252231714" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The two major differences between this boys paper & any of its predecessors was the page count only 28 compared to the usual 32 found in more established titles like Victor,Warlord & Spike. Also no sign of any war strips which was quite refreshing. The main focus was the 10 page complete football stories every week following United football clubs climb back to the top..........<strong>We are United we are the greatest</strong>....Kev.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849244410383168977noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062955073668918239.post-73454883913319099192010-02-03T09:19:00.001-08:002010-02-04T00:01:46.392-08:00Launch Advertising<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QiPzS70FzZ81COkG952ikdM3KbfEWk3hhbAz0_FL4tRHfZWogCx88j8xJXxPlLMoLHknV3Fc7G-mvAgnK5DvNomdrDmAHIF0ncd6X974lceFYF6vAIwy3u5k4lgYRdsTD1Otwh100cI/s1600-h/Spike+Adv+7.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QiPzS70FzZ81COkG952ikdM3KbfEWk3hhbAz0_FL4tRHfZWogCx88j8xJXxPlLMoLHknV3Fc7G-mvAgnK5DvNomdrDmAHIF0ncd6X974lceFYF6vAIwy3u5k4lgYRdsTD1Otwh100cI/s320/Spike+Adv+7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434071453571587954" /></a><br />This full page advert came from the pages of Spike Issue No:58 25th February 1984<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrsxqaIaSC9-tvMfbIsUI97kiEWVPmeIrfmIMUU4n_R5qH9sc9hFOHPygsbSdowXMwE5RABMJ3c-jvoLdADyO-VUZO-stR1ArJO-P_0cIdDBD5MAzEbeRwUWnBPFwnuuTRDhQ-C83Zjs/s1600-h/Pink+Adv+Pge+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrsxqaIaSC9-tvMfbIsUI97kiEWVPmeIrfmIMUU4n_R5qH9sc9hFOHPygsbSdowXMwE5RABMJ3c-jvoLdADyO-VUZO-stR1ArJO-P_0cIdDBD5MAzEbeRwUWnBPFwnuuTRDhQ-C83Zjs/s320/Pink+Adv+Pge+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434072292979028306" /></a><br />Around this time it was also traditional that any new comic launches would get a 4 page pink advertising booklet promoting the launch. This one came from the centre of that weeks Beano comic.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2Y4ZD54s83qXu96YNSHKP_NXJ6ngooVOpA9bOKvB78twBoCm-51rClzjwv5RE7N0Y4WiRjs_UyM3uucSIvq9YT3dkhaIN4tRPMccNk0j4Y5Xz76UZ5beEecmWalFIYVSm1zuN1MQmUY/s1600-h/Pink+Adv+Pge+2%263.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2Y4ZD54s83qXu96YNSHKP_NXJ6ngooVOpA9bOKvB78twBoCm-51rClzjwv5RE7N0Y4WiRjs_UyM3uucSIvq9YT3dkhaIN4tRPMccNk0j4Y5Xz76UZ5beEecmWalFIYVSm1zuN1MQmUY/s320/Pink+Adv+Pge+2%263.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434072297082050034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbl5BShW7JkLga5lH2IqxiES_IYHNrbSyYBTnHrdfkytPp9D3S7SxG00sim6Pzh_2Gfr1I2vmYv5oJUAnQSPdzV_zqYxKoIeer1yZqMp81ExF-CpPH4Lq5kkqftIhCsriF97N9JH7dsY/s1600-h/Pink+Adv+Pge+4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbl5BShW7JkLga5lH2IqxiES_IYHNrbSyYBTnHrdfkytPp9D3S7SxG00sim6Pzh_2Gfr1I2vmYv5oJUAnQSPdzV_zqYxKoIeer1yZqMp81ExF-CpPH4Lq5kkqftIhCsriF97N9JH7dsY/s320/Pink+Adv+Pge+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434072300125878530" /></a>Kev.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849244410383168977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062955073668918239.post-78618620200306990062010-02-03T08:59:00.000-08:002010-02-03T09:17:24.070-08:00Advertising Teasers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLNflPuXtP0A4l92ts9rlA7cWMnYuGFkZRuwV9aKlpioagRMlRvbrKfIPNhf3l2IKQ1IBRTmeWgCsyXMzFCVJiLEo1ta_bSA2U7HEiliim8QaNcQ1vXyIggs9YwyxFVgwKznHqo_H-Ko/s1600-h/Champ+Title+New.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 64px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLNflPuXtP0A4l92ts9rlA7cWMnYuGFkZRuwV9aKlpioagRMlRvbrKfIPNhf3l2IKQ1IBRTmeWgCsyXMzFCVJiLEo1ta_bSA2U7HEiliim8QaNcQ1vXyIggs9YwyxFVgwKznHqo_H-Ko/s200/Champ+Title+New.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434067171522082930" /></a>
<br />Welcome to the Champ blog for my first full update, hopefully over the coming months, I can bring back some happy memories for anyone who might of read Champ back in the 80's.
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<br />Over the past few days I have been posting some advertising teasers for Champ, these were from Spike Boys Paper issues 53 to 57. I think this may well be the first time DC Thomson's employed this tactic giving readers a 5 week teaser before the new Mag hit the news stands, I know it got me hooked back then.
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<br />I will cover all stories featured in Champ but will lean a little more towards We are United which was the main pull in Champ.
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<br />Keep a look out for tomorrows final advertising launch with full page adverts & pink pull outs from The Beano.
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<br />Then we will dive straight into Issue One....remember Champ is a winner for Boys!!!!Kev.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849244410383168977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062955073668918239.post-88372710636409882902010-02-03T00:12:00.000-08:002010-02-03T00:14:03.768-08:00We Are United<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyUauQODe2t7Aj8NCLu0dFvGUfCKpBr9HwVOAcwiHZxNTCKfetN9HYvyovx-pdalmxToTVdnCAVfOdWgX3vpDr2uo9rGU_qiOEsx5dIHe-TBE_2KQ0cI3ab82rwrfS5EVlTWIot-MGAM/s1600-h/Spike+Adv+6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyUauQODe2t7Aj8NCLu0dFvGUfCKpBr9HwVOAcwiHZxNTCKfetN9HYvyovx-pdalmxToTVdnCAVfOdWgX3vpDr2uo9rGU_qiOEsx5dIHe-TBE_2KQ0cI3ab82rwrfS5EVlTWIot-MGAM/s400/Spike+Adv+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433927492652121106" /></a>Kev.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849244410383168977noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062955073668918239.post-72253379569127692542010-02-02T00:06:00.000-08:002010-02-02T00:10:00.758-08:00Kids Rule OK<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBB2ZR3OVRZubQ-ZanD1IppvmQPzei7tSIJQc3FN9Vr8sJAPk0iuNHp23hpO_Zxyhhgc1ll1UdEeTYRd7RApVTVOy_GpUhYm60pA7VZz3U-3BcR26_s0bKcPiOx-5sfhlGdl4Zf00jRU/s1600-h/Spike+Adv+5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBB2ZR3OVRZubQ-ZanD1IppvmQPzei7tSIJQc3FN9Vr8sJAPk0iuNHp23hpO_Zxyhhgc1ll1UdEeTYRd7RApVTVOy_GpUhYm60pA7VZz3U-3BcR26_s0bKcPiOx-5sfhlGdl4Zf00jRU/s400/Spike+Adv+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433555343819914162" /></a>Kev.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849244410383168977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062955073668918239.post-43057896232540971722010-01-31T23:57:00.000-08:002010-01-31T23:58:35.482-08:00Mikes Millions<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXfumIOkfkbngASaQYbLwC3Z-It_uh7e5kmA5s8cZiGJnKcpzOeqJX4Noc3Eo46sgr4mJcHnks8fhAuoL8zkh-qxlwQQUwxc2m3WhYGHQ-3b-du87dxM3NIYJvCNcfZLpg4unPd28sls/s1600-h/Spike+Adv+4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXfumIOkfkbngASaQYbLwC3Z-It_uh7e5kmA5s8cZiGJnKcpzOeqJX4Noc3Eo46sgr4mJcHnks8fhAuoL8zkh-qxlwQQUwxc2m3WhYGHQ-3b-du87dxM3NIYJvCNcfZLpg4unPd28sls/s400/Spike+Adv+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433181294962269650" /></a>Kev.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849244410383168977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062955073668918239.post-78610815555731869972010-01-31T07:31:00.000-08:002010-01-31T07:37:54.068-08:00Fun-Section<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGn8JSwcwVHJQHPuNMLgQeWrCnpdXKbYM8t1sLV4SfGRIs_pyz_6a5p2z4SnBHpR-lae4Re5MKvq2dtWlLru5qoDaBfza-Dj8jDQjXPZZU9H-mhclm2u2WU1hReL8t2KYLzuA1oKNC7BQ/s1600-h/Spike+Adv+3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGn8JSwcwVHJQHPuNMLgQeWrCnpdXKbYM8t1sLV4SfGRIs_pyz_6a5p2z4SnBHpR-lae4Re5MKvq2dtWlLru5qoDaBfza-Dj8jDQjXPZZU9H-mhclm2u2WU1hReL8t2KYLzuA1oKNC7BQ/s400/Spike+Adv+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432927352518078674" /></a>Kev.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849244410383168977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062955073668918239.post-79841184670979908702010-01-30T12:26:00.000-08:002010-01-30T12:28:06.334-08:00Mr Pendragon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VxI0HJG9zT-Q3iAayk9iUXJ2KpsIFL4DbzBG3dWYCtyYcWHUicXEvB5ZziAoo0voZkldw0Gtn9chQnQ9K901_fJUYMivgvJEyfkkCrFxd07qrLTvzG7hYnSaRNTJEXFV_yd3iWbX0zc/s1600-h/Spike+Adv2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VxI0HJG9zT-Q3iAayk9iUXJ2KpsIFL4DbzBG3dWYCtyYcWHUicXEvB5ZziAoo0voZkldw0Gtn9chQnQ9K901_fJUYMivgvJEyfkkCrFxd07qrLTvzG7hYnSaRNTJEXFV_yd3iWbX0zc/s400/Spike+Adv2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432632267460539618" /></a>Kev.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849244410383168977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062955073668918239.post-75229394506380598882010-01-30T10:53:00.001-08:002010-01-30T10:54:35.199-08:00We are United<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyT9faoG2E2grvQsshlgubWAGFHF-SfgSyLGIVDRDxdOWmtPQIwe5C-kmz05v7-yLyujG0Y1q7XPz3_9U_ayh-klD4gPPaT2Xfd_z-6qZDEYJ5If_ILGFpTUhG8zn16mx9WMKnBHtNh2k/s1600-h/Spike+Adv+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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