THE POWER PACK THREE...

Back in the '60s, there were three distinct comics on sale in British

newsagent's shops.  They were part of the POWER PACK, five weekly

periodicals published by ODHAMS PRESS, but only three of them -

WHAM!, SMASH!, and POW! - combined humour strips with reprints

of the American MARVEL COMICS GROUP (aside from an occas-

ional funny page in the other two, FANTASTIC and TERRIFIC).

A few years ago, a wizened old wizard who hides out in an aban-

doned Tibetan monastery, produced limited editions of high quality

omnibus volumes of strips drawn by the legendary artist KEN REID,

which had appeared in the three aforementioned comic titles.  Truly,

they're a delight to the eye - every FRANKIE STEIN, JASPER The

GRASPER, QUEEN Of The SEAS, The NERVS, and DARE-A-

DAY DAVY page ever drawn by Ken and published in the Power

papers.  So what's not to like?  Have you got them?

In case you haven't, here's what they look like - just so you can

recognize them should they ever appear on eBay.  They'll be a bit

pricey, so I'd start saving now if I were you.  You wouldn't want to

miss out for lack of requisite funds, would you?  You'd be kicking

yourself for years!  Don't they look great?   Which of the strips

mentioned was your favourite - and why?   

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