December 2014 ~ Football Comic Heroes

PLAYMAKER

The story of Andy Steel, a wonderkid who signs for Millside City at age 15.

THE GOALS OF JIMMY GRANT

Started out in Victor in 1986, and ran for seven years until the comics demise in 1993. Continued in FPSM series until 2001.

ROY OF THE ROVERS

The daddy of them all. Started out in the tiger series in 1954, then had his own comic in 1976 until 1993. Story continued in MoTD magazine until 2001.

WE ARE UNITED

As popular as much as it was under rated. Started out in Champ in 1984, then run in Victor and in FPSM until 2001.

KLINE AND POWELL

If ever two characters should have been given their own regular strip, it was these two. Only ever appeared in the FPSM series.

Issue 2 centres on Roy waking up from the coma, and how his family copes with the issue of him having to lose his left foot due to complications. At Melchester Rovers, the directors have a meeting with Blackie to discuss the recent run of poor results, and the upcoming make or break European game against AC Gironde.
The players meanwhile are still voicing their concerns at the appointment of Blackie as manager, and there is trouble brewing between Johnny Dexter and Derek 'Mozzie' Mostin.
On the pitch Rovers take to the field to play their crunch tie against French champions Gironde, can they get the needed win to qualify for the knockout rounds of the Champions league?