Friday, 10 February 2017

D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - Gallery of Sport (1974-76)


1974-76
Gallery of Sport covers
D.C. Thomson / The Hornet
16 comic covers

At the very end of 1974 The Hornet re-introduced the Gallery of Sport covers. This final series was unnumbered and a total of sixteen were printed with ten of them being footballers. No. 648 was the last ever issue of The Hornet. Full checklists for the first two series can be found here - D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - Gallery of Sport (1963) and here - D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - Gallery of Sport covers (1968-1973).

John Conteh (28/12/1974 - #590)
Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany) (01/02/1975 - #595)
Johan Cruyff (Netherlands) (08/02/1975 - #596)
Kevin Keegan (Liverpool) (22/02/1975 - #598)
Mick Channon (Southampton) (01/03/1975 - #599)
Peter Lorimer (Leeds United) (03/05/1975 - #608)
Don Revie (Leeds United) (10/05/1975 - #609)
Martin Dobson (Everton) (07/05/1975 - #613)
Jimmy Connors (Tennis) (14/05/1975 - #614)
Brendan Foster (Athletics) (23/08/1965 - #624)
Steve Perryman (Tottenham Hotspur) (30/08/1975 - #625)
Tony Greig (Cricket) (06/09/1975 - #626)
Malcolm MacDonald (Newcastle United) (11/10/1975 - #631)
David Harvey (15/11/1975 - #636)
Gerry Francis (Queens Park Rangers) (03/01/1976 - #643)
David Hemery (Athletics) (07/02/1976 - #648) - Last issue

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