Published
between 1961 and ’63 was Signal comic,
a free publication to promote the toothpaste of the same name. As far as I have
been able to discover, the comic ran to just five issues and was supplied to
dentists and chemists to give to their young customers. Clearly inspired by the
layout of the original EAGLE, its
cover strip was illustrated by Don Harley and it also included strips drawn by
Pat Williams and John Ryan.
Printed in
photogravure, it contained a mix of strips and educational features. It was
printed on smaller paper than EAGLE and
contained just eight pages, but it was a real comic with quality contents. In
1963 it was replaced by Gibbs Ivory
Castle Arrow, a similar publication, which ran for eleven issues until 1966
and was produced by EAGLE’s publisher
Odhams. Edited by George Beal, John
M. Burns drew the cover strip, which
was written by Keith Chapman and John Ryan also contributed a regular strip.
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