Spike (DC Thomson)

For other uses of "Spike" in comics, see Spike (comics).

Spike was a British comics anthology that ran from 22 January 1983 to 28 April 1984. Published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, it was a traditional 'action comic for boys', with many of its strips revolving around football, athletics, school, war, sci-fi, espionage and mystery. After just 67 issues it merged with Champ comic in May 1984.

## Strips published in the comic[edit]

* The Spike Report concerning the adventures of Spike, a rebellious teenager, with a hatred of authority. Drawn by artist Brian Walker.
* Iron Barr about an incredibly talented working class amateur goalkeeper, and scrap-metal merchant, named Charlie Barr, (similar in concept to Tough of the Track).
* The Man In Black a story revolving around the fictional legendary British athlete, William Wilson.
* The Bleak Street Bunch a Grange Hill school-style serial dealing with contemporary issues in the fictional town of Slagley.
* Ticker Tait an espionage story about a British secret agent with a bomb implanted in his heart.
* Midshipman Coward a tale about a sailor boy.
* The Taming Of Johnny Tough a story about a teenage boy who is trained (by unorthodox methods) to be a top British footballer.
* Powerbeast a science fiction, serial set in the 26th century, about an evil entity intent on destroying the universe.
* Krazy Kops a comedy comic strip about incompetent police officers, which had originally appeared in Sparky under the name L Cars.

## External links[edit]

* downthetubes guide to Spike

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DC Thomson comics

Currently running comics|

* The Beano
* Commando
* Fun Section in The Sunday Post

Adventure comics|

* Adventure
* Bullet
* Buddy
* Champ
* Commando
* The Crunch
* The Hornet
* The Hotspur
* The Rover
* The Skipper
* Spike
* Starblazer
* The Vanguard
* The Victor
* Warlord
* The Wizard

Girls' comics|

* Bunty
* Judy
* Mandy
* Nikki

Humour comics|

* The Beano
* The Beezer
* Buzz
* Classics from the Comics
* Cracker
* The Dandy
* EPIC Magazine
* Fun Size Comics
* Hoot
* The Magic Comic
* Nutty
* Plug
* Sparky
* The Topper

Pre-school comics|

* Bimbo
* The Magic Comic
* Twinkle

Notable strips|

* Alf Tupper
* Baby Crockett
* Bananaman
* The Bash Street Kids
* Beryl the Peril
* Black Bob
* Biffo the Bear
* Big Eggo
* The Broons
* Calamity James
* Cuddles and Dimples
* Dennis the Menace
* Desperate Dan
* Ginger
* Gnasher
* Ivy the Terrible
* Jonah
* Keyhole Kate
* Korky the Cat
* Little Plum
* Lord Snooty
* Matt Braddock
* Mickey the Monkey
* Minnie the Minx
* Nero and Zero
* The Numskulls
* Oor Wullie
* Pansy Potter
* Send for Kelly
* Roger the Dodger
* Tricky Dicky
* Willy Nilly
* Winker Watson
* Wilson the Wonder Athlete
* Wolf of Kabul

Comic annuals|

* The Beano Annual
* The Beezer Book
* The Bimbo Book
* The Dandy Annual
* The Hotspur Book for Boys
* The Sparky Book
* The Topper Book
* The Victor Book for Boys
* Warlord Book for Boys

Character annuals|

* Bananaman Annual
* The Bash Street Kids Annual
* Beryl the Peril Annual
* Black Bob Book
* The Broons Annual
* Dennis the Menace Annual
* The Desperate Dan Book
* Oor Wullie Annual

Notable artists|

* Barrie Appleby
* Nigel Auchterlounie
* Leo Baxendale
* Gordon Bell
* Nick Brennan
* Paddy Brennan
* Sid Burgon
* Reg Carter
* Wilbur Dawbarn
* Karl Dixon
* The Etherington Brothers
* Hunt Emerson
* Andy Fanton
* John Geering
* Barry Glennard
* Charles Grigg
* Ken H. Harrison
* Laura Howell
* Diego Jourdan
* Malcolm Judge
* David Law
* Trevor Metcalfe
* Allan Morley
* David Mostyn
* Vic Neill
* Robert Nixon
* Gary Northfield
* Nigel Parkinson
* Tom Paterson
* Jim Petrie
* Ken Reid
* Bill Ritchie
* David Parkins
* Jon Rushby
* Jamie Smart
* Lew Stringer
* David Sutherland
* Kev F. Sutherland
* Dudley D. Watkins
* Stevie White

Notable writers|

* Mike Chinn
* Gilbert Lawford Dalton
* Alan Grant
* Ian Gray
* R. D. Low
* Grant Morrison
* John Radford
* Cavan Scott
* John Smith

See also|

* List of D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd publications
* List of AP, Fleetway and IPC Comics publications
* List of Beano comic strips
* List of Dandy comic strips
* List of Topper comic strips
* List of Beezer comic strips
* List of Beezer and Topper comic strips

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