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Roy of the Rovers: The Best of the 1950s Frank Pepper

Roy of the Rovers: The Best of the 1950s By Frank Pepper

Roy of the Rovers: The Best of the 1950s by Frank Pepper


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Summary

Celebrate 65 years of the greatest football comic ever!

Roy of the Rovers: The Best of the 1950s Summary

Roy of the Rovers: The Best of the 1950s by Frank Pepper

THE BIRTH OF AN ICON!Relive the best Roy of the Rovers stories from the 1950s in this exciting anthology of reprinted classic strips, celebrating over 65 years of the iconic football comic.
Roy Race is only a schoolboy - but the scouts from the mighty Melchester Rovers have spotted his talent, and now he's on his way to a career as professional footballer! But how will Roy settle into the ranks at Rovers? Can he deal with the competition, the pressure, and the fan's expectations? One thing's for certain: if he's going to become a club legend, he better get his scoring boots on... The legend begins here! An icon of British comics and sporting history is born, with his origin presented in glorious hardback for the first time!

About Frank Pepper

Frank Pepper was a comics writer born in Ilford, North London. Originally working for newspapers and magazines, he began selling stories to the various boys story papers in the 1930's, including Rockfist Rogan in Champion, which he created (under the pseudonym Hal Wilton) in 1937 and wrote for the next 22 years. Other pseudonyms used by Pepper included John Marshall, Mark Grimshaw, John Morion and Rupert Hall.

Additional information

GOR010746226
9781781087176
1781087172
Roy of the Rovers: The Best of the 1950s by Frank Pepper
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Rebellion Publishing Ltd.
2019-07-25
96
N/A
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