The Indestructible Man (comics)
Mark Dangerfield | |
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IPC Magazines | |
Schedule | Weekly |
Title(s) | Jag 4 May 1968 to 29 March 1969 Jag Annual 1971 to 1973 |
Formats | Original material for the series has been published as a strip in the comics anthology(s) Jag. |
Publication date | 4 May 1968 – 29 March 1969 |
Creative team | |
Writer(s) | Scott Goodall |
Artist(s) | Jesús Blasco |
Editor(s) | Tony Power |
"The Indestructible Man" is a
Creation
While most of
Publishing history
Due to the size of Jag's pages, like most of the features "The Indestructible Man" was only a page long, using a layout of 15-16 frames laid out in five rows.
In 2018, Jag and its contents were purchased from IPC by Rebellion Developments.[7] David McDonald of Irish publisher Hibernia Books subsequently worked with Rebellion to produce an 84-page collected edition of the story, compiling the weekly and annual stories, as part of the company's Fleetway Files reprint series.[8][9] McDonald chose the story because "it's a great character and the art is amazing". Hibernia had to scan original pages from Jag for the collection, and McDonald revealed the final issues needed weren't sourced on eBay until shortly before the book's print deadline.[10]
Plot summary
The Captain of
Collected editions
Title | ISBN | Publisher | Release date | Contents |
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The Indestructible Man | N/A | Hibernia Books | June 2021 | Material from Jag 4 May 1968 to 29 March 1969 and Jag Annual 1971 to 1973. |
Reception
Graham Kibble-White described the story as one of the "highlights" of Jag,[2] while Lew Stringer described it as "offbeat and exciting".[12]
Despite acknowledging the serial nature of the story would not be to the taste of modern audiences (particularly what he called "clunky" captions), John Freeman felt the story "shined through" and was an "overlooked gem", while noting the protagonist could be classed as a rare example of the British superhero from the period.[3] ComicsScene's Comics Guy felt similarly, praising Blasco's art but feeling the annual stories were less successful, and lauded Hibernia's production of the collected edition.[4]
References
- ^ "Scott Goodall - Comics UK". www.comicsuk.co.uk.
- ^ ISBN 9780749082116.
- ^ a b "In Review: The Indestructible Man". 12 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Comicscene Review: The Indestructible Man". July 2021.
- ^ Holland, Steve (2002). The Fleetway Companion. Rotherham: CJ & Publication.
- ^ "The Indestructible Man".
- ^ Freeman, John (28 September 2018). "British Comic Heroes under one roof! Rebellion snaps up TI Media's classic comics catalogue". downthetubes.net.
- ^ "Discover the secrets of Mark Dangerfield, AKA 'The Indestructible Man'!". 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Hibernia Indestructible". 2 July 2021.
- ^ Jewell, Stephen (16 November 2021). "Cosmic Cuts". Judge Dredd Megazine. No. 437. Rebellion Developments.
- IPC Magazines.
- ^ "BLIMEY! The Blog of British Comics: Remembering JAG". 24 September 2007.