2000AD "MIGHTY ONE" UK 2016 signed by Tharg John Wagner Glenn Fabry Ian Gibson

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A new selection of rare comics fanzines from my large collection built up over the years.... 6x SIGNED - 2000AD MIGHTY ONE Paperback book, 1st print (UK), 2016 Tharg's fantastic autobiography signed inside by Steve McManus - with an additional bookmark postcard signed by John Wagner (Judge Dredd), Alan A Grant (Strontium Dog), Ian Gibson (Halo Jones), Bryan Talbot (Nemesis) and Glenn Fabry (Slaine) Condition - lovely glossy high grade copy, grades NM to NM+ range, (please look at the pics closely), bagged & boarded In 1973, a twenty-year-old Steve MacManus joined Fleetway Publications in London as a sub-editor on one of the UK’s top adventure titles, Valiant. Within six years, he would rise to become editor of the company’s most celebrated weekly, 2000 AD, shepherding it through its first ‘Golden Age’ as he commissioned numerous hit series such as The Ballad of Halo Jones, Sláine, Bad Company, Rogue Trooper, and Nemesis the Warlock, ensuring its place as the most influential comic Britain has ever produced. While 2000 AD’s creator, Pat Mills, set the tone and direction for the legendary title, for many MacManus remains the multi-award-winning SF anthology’s definitive editor. Now, in the warm and witty memoir, The Mighty One: My Life Inside The Nerve Centre, MacManus lifts the lid on the fiercely creative environment that was British comics in the 1970s and ‘80s. From the hugely successful launch of Battle to the controversial censoring of Action, from the brief life of Starl

• Publisher: Rebellion
• Year: 2016
• Condition: Very Good

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