In addition to the new
EAGLE, the 1980s brought new versions of two of the other weeklies originally edited by Marcus Morris,
Girl and
Robin. Girl was actually launched in 1981, a year ahead of the new
EAGLE and it ran until 1990
. Like the early new
EAGLE it featured photo stories with occasional illustrated strips. It also ran articles about pop stars and problem pages. It absorbed
Dreamer and
Tammy during its run. In 1988 it was relaunched with greater emphasis on older teenage readers, but was merged into
My Guy in 1990.
While the 1980s
Girl was quite successful, the new
Robin only ran for five months. It carried several repeat strips from old I.P.C. owned weeklies, including 'Nutty Noddle' from the original
Robin. It also featured a new strip based on the ITV series
Wimpole Village and a new strip about the 'robin' of the title.
While the 1980s Girl was quite successful, the new Robin only ran for five months. It carried several repeat strips from old I.P.C. owned weeklies, including 'Nutty Noddle' from the original Robin. It also featured a new strip based on the ITV series Wimpole Village and a new strip about the 'robin' of the title. 
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