A4
B&W
52pp
£8.00
1951 at the start of the UK Silver Age of comics appeared Electroman!
Then he vanished to become a legend.
After 70 years he is back -Dan Watkins a criminal wrongly accused of murder and given the electric chair by the State.
But then...Dan did not die. He was a reformed person and what is more he had a double existence as newspaper boy Dan Watkins and righter of wrongs - Electroman!
This collection contains:
The Birth of Electroman
The Treasure of El Chimborazo
The Million Dollar Robbery
3 Ring Circus
Electroman and Tim meet Benjamin Franklyn
The Great Train Robbery
plus - Electro Girl Battles the Gremlins' Pot-War Plot
I do like the conceit of a 10 cent American price and the tag 'UK Edition's. As I recall Dennis Reader did something similar. It does seem strange that UK creators put superhero characters in an American setting whereas - as you've pointed out - there have been many British superhero stories before, well preceding the advent of the US creations, but I suppose the thrill and escapism of a new environment can't be overlooked.... Africa! India ! The Himalayas ! Desert islands ! Atlantis ! New York. ... compared to the Cotswolds seem quite diverting... but I witter. Have a good day, Terry. Seeya.
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