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The Hornet Comic Stories Reviews Page

Welcome to the new reviews page for Hornet stories! Each of the reviews below has as an introduction to the story, writer and artist information (if known) and any other interesting trivia titbits. Each review is rounded off with a complete episode(s) from that story. It is hoped that the review will give the reader a flavour of each story and of the various characters.

The lastest reviews have been posted below. For previous reviews please refer to the lower part of the page. Last updated July 2010.
The Incredible Manny Kritch
The Incredible Manny Kritch
  • (football).
  • Special Squad - a WW2 series.

    Special Squad -

  • WW2 Army (Far East).

  • Sergeant Sixty. Policeman of the future.

    Sergeant Sixty - (police).

    The Big Palooka. A tough police series.

    The Big Palooka. - (police).

    Grapnel Gripp. A humorous Hornet story.

    Grapnel Gripp - (Humour).


       

    Please note that you can now access the Hornet index and Victor annual, Summer Special and index pages via the four buttons below.

    Hornet Index.

    The Hornet Index.

    The Victor annual page, 1977 front cover. Artist Kennedy.
    The Victor annual page.
    The Victor Summer Special page. Artist Kennedy.
    The Victor Summer Special page.
    Victor Index.
    Victor Index.

    Previous Hornet comic Stories Reviews

    Please note that the reviews are arranged A to Z by title. Words in the title such as 'the' have been ignored as far as the A to Z arrangement is concerned. For example, the title 'The Blazing Ace of Space' has been indexed under 'B' and can be found in the A to L reviews section.

    SPOILER ALERT - Please note that the reviews of the various strips below outline storylines and conclusions of each series.

    A to L reviews.

    The Bent Copper. A Hornet story.

    The Bent Copper -

  • (Police).
  • The Blazing Ace of Space. A WW2 R.A.F. Hornet story.
    The Blazing Ace of Space -
  • (WW2 RAF).
  • Buffalo Boy. A Hornet western.

    Buffalo Boy - (Western).

    Eleven Little Soccer Boys.
    Eleven Little Soccer Boys -
  • (Football).
  • The Floating Man. A Hornet story.
    The Floating Man -
  • (Victorian adventure).
  • Harry the Hitch. A humorous Hornet story.
    Harry the Hitch -
  • (Humour).
  • The Hornet's letter Page.

    The Hornet's letter Page.

    The Hover Rovers.

    The Hover Rovers.

    Inspector Jellicoe, humorous police stories. A Hornet adventure.
    Inspector Jellicoe -
  • (Police humour).
  • Jonah.

    Jonah - (Humour).

    The Limping Man.
    The Limping Man -
  • (WW2 Intelligence).
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    M to Z reviews.

    
    
    
    The Man's a Marvel!
    The Man's a Marvel! -
  • (Western).
  • Mountie Muldoon. A Hornet story.

    Mountie Muldoon - (Humour).

    Nightingale Nobbs. A Hornet story.

    Nightingale Nobbs - (Boxing).

    Phil the First. A humorous Hornet story.

    Phil the First - (Humour).

    The Team From Trisidium. A humorous football story.
    The Team From Trisidium -
  • (Football humour).
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    Vengeance of the Snowwolf. A Hornet story.
    Vengeance of the Snowwolf -
  • (WW2 Norwegian)
  • The War of the Wasps. A Hornet story.
    The War of the Wasps -
  • (Sci-fi).
  • © Adrian Banfield, 2010.