Spike was a British comics anthology that ran from (issues dates) 22 January 1983 to 28 April 1984. 67 Issues. Published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, it was a traditional 'action comic for boys', with many of its strips revolving around football.
Its strips included:
- Spike himself
- Iron Barr, an incredibly talented working class amateur goalkeeper (similar in concept to Tough of the Track)
- The Man In Black, a story revolving around the fictional legendary British athlete William Wilson.
- The Bleak Street Bunch, a kind of Bash Street Kids serial although more serious and dealing with contemporary issues.
- Midshipman Coward a tale about a sailor boy.
- The Taming Of Johnny Tough A story about a boy who gets trained (by unorthodox methods) to be a top footballer.
- Krazy Kops a comic strip about incompetent police officers it had appeared in Sparky under the name L Cars.
Famous quotes containing the word spike:
“Directors like Satyajit Ray, Rossellini, Bresson, Buñuel, Forman, Scorsese, and Spike Lee have used non-professional actors precisely in order that the people we see on the screen may be scarcely more explained than reality itself. Professionals, except fo the greatest, usually play not just the necessary role, but an explanation of the role.”
—John Berger (b. 1926)