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MISTY: 45 YEARS OF FEAR
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About The Book
"The most peculiar, imaginative and challenging work in British comics " -The New Statesman
In 1978 British comics were changed forever with the release of Misty, the classic cult horror comic for girls. Masterminded by Pat Mills, the original editor of 2000 AD, this weekly comic featured the best comics talent working on haunting, terrifying tales. From high 70s glamour to chilling stories that have haunted readers for decades, this Essential Collection curates the creepiest, campest Misty serials and short stories alongside critical essays, in a volume perfect for readers old and new.
About The Illustrators
John Armstrong was a British comics artist best known as the co-creator of Tammy’s Bella at the Bar. He worked for many of the girls titles, starting in the 1950s, with his work appearing in Girl’s Crystal, School Friend, Misty, Tammy, as well as DC Thomson’s Bunty. For Misty, he drew the iconic serial Moonchild. He died in 2018, aged 94.
Jaume Rumeu Perera was born in 1930 in Catalonia. He began drawing comics in 1952 when he signed to the art agency Creaciones Editorial, under the name Romeo, and debuting on the comic Johnny el Temerario (Johnny the Daredevil). A master of multiple genres, he drew science fiction, adventure, espionage, sports and romance comics and during his forty year comics career his work was published across Europe. In the UK he worked primarily romance and girls’ comics, adopting the pseudonym Homero in the late 1960s. For DC Thomson he drew Susette for Cherie and Juliette for Romeo, and for IPC, he drew comics for Tammy, Jinty and Misty. His work for Misty includes such iconic stories as The Black Widow, Spider Woman and The Loneliest Girl in the World. As the comics market shrank in the 1980s, he continued to draw comics across the continent, such as football comics for DC Thomson and horse comics for the Swedish and Dutch market. He retired from drawing comics in 1992, and died in 2003.
Born in 1939, Brian Delaney was a Scottish comics artist and painter who worked for many of the girls comics, drawing The Four Faces of Eve and The Loving Cup for Misty, Swedish superhero Kerry Drake for Serie, and countless other comics work for the DC Thomson comics Romeo, Mandy and Diana. One of his many skills was celebrity likenesses, leading him to work on DC Thomson’s Jackie and Tops, as well as Grange Hill magazine for IPC. He died in 2021, aged 82.
Mario Capaldi was born in Glasgow in 1935. His ancestors originally hailed from a village close to Montecassino in Italy, migrating to the UK in the latter half of the nineteenth century. As a child, Mario’s talent for drawing was never encouraged and by the 1950s he was working for his families’ ice-cream business in Middlesborough. Though mainly self-taught, he did eventually study art at Contantine College. Mario had a long and impressive career in comics working for IPC and Marvel on such titles as Hurricane, Tiger, Eagle, Tammy, Jinty, Misty, Roy of the Rovers, Thundercats, Care Bears, Sesame Street, Duckula and Battle Action Force. Beyond comics he illustrated children’s books, including the Famous Five, Rupert the Bear and Disney’s Aladdin. He also worked on a Charles Dickens project for the New York Saturday Evening Post.
Jordi Badía Romero, also known as Jobaro, Jorge or Jorge B. Gálvez, was a Spanish comic artist. He began his career in the 1950s, illustrating Spanish adventure and romance stories, often working with his brother, Enrique Badía Romero.
Product Details
- Publisher: Rebellion (September 26, 2023)
- Length: 272 pages
- ISBN13: 9781786187994
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