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The Victor Comic Stories Reviews Page

Welcome to the reviews page for Victor 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 January 2012.

Feuding Finnegan.
Feuding Finnegan.
  • adventure/humour.
    		• Macgregor.
    The Red -
  • macgregor.
    		• spywatcher.
    spywatcher -
  • Secret Service.
    		• Braddock.
    Braddock -
  • (WW2 RAF).
    		• Will O' The Whistle.
    Will O' The
  • Whistle -
  • (adventure).
    		• Charlie and the Bossman.
    Charlie and
  • the Bossman.
  • adventure.
    		• The Black Rider.
    The Black Rider
  • WW1 Secret Agent.

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    Victor Index.
    The Victor Index.
    		The Victor annual page, 1977 front cover. Artist Kennedy.
    The Victor annual page.
    		The Red Dagger page. Artist not known.
    The Red Dagger page.
    		The Victor Summer Special page. Artist Kennedy.
    The Victor Summer Special page.
    		Hornet story reviews. Front cover of issue 13. Artwork unknown. © D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd

    Hornet story reviews.

    		Hornet Index.
    Hornet Index.

    Previous Victor 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 Man with the Brazen Mask' has been indexed under 'M' and can be found in the M to Z 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 Battalion - A complete Victor text story.
    The Battalion - text story (WW1).
    		Behind the Crimson Door. A Victor football story.
    Behind the Crimson Door -
  • a football story.
    		• The Bombs with the Purple Stripe. A Victor story.

    The Bombs with the Purple Stripe -

  • (WW2 Army).
    		• The Bring-em-Back Boys. A Victor story.
    The Bring-'em-Back Boys -
  • (WW2 RAF).
    		• The Bubble. A Victor story.

    The Bubble - (Sci-fi).

    		Cadman - the Fighting Coward.
    Cadman - the Fighting
  • Coward - (WW1 action).

    • Cecil, the Stone-Age Scrapper.
    Cecil, the Stone-Age
  • Scrapper -
  • (boxing/humour).
    		• Charlie the Tester. A Victor story.
    Charlie the Tester - (Humour).
    		The Coming of the Bugaboo. A Victor story.
    The Coming of the Bugaboo
  • (Sci-fi).
    		• Crib Carson - fighter. A Victor story.
    Crib Carson - boxing.
    		Countdown to Oblivion.
    Countdown to Oblivion
  • anti-terrorist
  • operation.

    		• Is it Cricket? and Howzatt??. Two Victor stories.

    Is it Cricket?

    Daniel Mendoza.
    Daniel Mendoza -
  • (sport / bare-knuckle
  • fighting).
    		• The Dragon Flag. A Victor story.
    The Dragon Flag -
  • (Victorian adventure).
    		• Figaro!.

    Figaro! - (Humour).

    		Fighting Tom Cochrane.
    Fighting Tom Cochrane -
  • (Napoleonic naval action).
    		• The Fights of the Strong-Box Man.
    The Fights of the
  • Strong-Box Man -
  • (adventure/bare-knuckle
  • fighting).
    		• Force Five! A Victor story.
    Force Five! -
  • counter-terrorist
  • team.

    • Fred Kay's Crazy Railroad. A Victor story.
    Fred Kay's Crazy Railroad - (WW2).
    		The Galloping Gunners.

    The Galloping Gunners -

  • (colonial war).

    		• Gorgeous Gus. A Victor story.
    Gorgeous Gus-(football).
    		Hork the Hunter.

    Hork the Hunter - (Sci-fi).

    		Island of no Return. A Victor story.
    Island of no Return - (WW2).
    		Joe Bones.

    Joe Bones - (WW2).

    Johnny Hop.

    Johnny Hop - (Australian Police).

    		Licence to Steal. A Victor story.
    Licence to Steal - (WW2).

    M to Z reviews.

    Marshall of Magnon.

    Marshall of Magnon -

  • (Police / Sci-fi).

    		• The Man with the Brazen Mask. A Victor story.

    The Man with the

  • Brazen Mask - (WW1).

    		• Sergeant Millar - A Victor story.
    Sergeant Millar - (WW1).
    		Neilson in the Floating Mine. A Victor story.

    Neilson in the

  • Floating Mine - (WW2).

    		• The Queen's Cowboys. A Victor story.
    The Queen's Cowboys -
  • (Canadian Mounties).
    		• The Rafferty Plan. A Victor story.
    The Rafferty Plan - (WW2).

    Red Star Roberts.
    Red Star Roberts
  • crime fighting
  • (adventure).
    		• The Secrets of Section Six.
    The Secrets of Section Six -
  • (WW2).
    		• Send For The B Team.
    Send For The B Team -
  • (humour).
    		• The Seventh Mission. A Victor story.
    The Seventh Mission -
  • (WW2).
    		• Shiwa Sands - the boy hunter. A Victor story.
    Shiwa Sands - the boy hunter -
  • (African adventure).
    		• The Smasher. A Victor story.
    The Smasher - (Sci-fi).

    Sniper Dennison.
    Sniper Dennison -
  • (WW2 Army).
    		• The War of the Second Best Guns.
    The War of the Second
  • Best Guns - (WW2 Army).
    		• Steelhead Sam. A Victor story.

    Steelhead Sam -

  • (adventure)

    		• Stone of the Secret Service. A Victor story.

    Stone of the

  • Secret Service.

    		• Ticker Turner.
    Ticker Turner -
  • (WW2 Army/humour).
    		• The Town Tamers.
    The Town Tamers
  • western.

    • Alf Tupper, Tough of the Track.
    Alf Tupper, Tough of the Track -
  • (Athletics).
    		• The Wild Colonial Boy. A Victor story.

    The Wild Colonial Boy -

  • (Australian adventure).

    		• The wonder Man.
    The Wonder Man -
  • (adventure).

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