Talk:Eagle (comic)

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Johnny Red came from Battle not Tiger, as previously stated ChrisTheDude 19:00, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 1950s vs 1980s 2 Peter Ling 3 Fair use rationale for Image:Eagle volume 1 logo.gif 4 Fair use rationale for Image:Eagle volume two cover issue 1.jpg 5 Fair use rationale for Image:Eaglev14-41.png 6 Article rewrite

[edit] 1950s vs 1980s

This seems to have far more about the (in my view much less important) 1980s version than the original.

The comment "The Eagle was re-launched by IPC (later Fleetway) on 27 March 1982, aiming for the same quality end of the comic-reading market." seems hard to justify in view of the actual product.

-- Beardo 13:15, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

I totally agree, Beardo. I would like to see much more emphasis placed upon the classic original version (indeed, it IS a classic!), and less on the more recent incarnations. I guess there just may be more readers (and contributors) around who remember the newer versions.

I'm not sure who had the idea of 'First Volume', 'Second Volume', etc. - that may be a convenient way of categorising for collectors, but it is in no way authentic - I don't remember the 'Eagle' ever using that nomenclature.

Perhaps we're just going to have to write a lot more about the original! -- Agendum 19:51, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

In fact, the original Eagle did use volumes - so would have reached volume 20 when it merged into Lion. (I don't have easy access to my copies). So this usage is wrong.

Original version and Revived version ? -- Beardo 22:27, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

That certainly sounds better. -- Agendum 23:12, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Peter Ling

Does anyone know whether the Peter Ling who wrote the "Three Js" stories that appeared in Eagle in the late 1950s/early 1960s is the same Peter Ling who has a Wiki entry?

JH 16:15, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Looking at the dates and the programmes he worked on, it seems quite likely - but I guess we need more than that. – Agendum 00:05, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

That Peter Ling has just died, and his obituary appeared in today's Times: [1], but unfortunately it doesn't mention anything about his having written for Eagle. JH 20:21, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

I've now found a page that makes the link between the "famous" Peter Ling and Eagle. Unfortunately it's a cached Google page, so the address is a bit unwieldy: [2]

I also discovered that there was a Three J's novel. JH 20:52, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

That page is also at http://www.crossroadsappreciationsociety.org.uk/, whilst here's an Amazon link for the book http://www.amazon.co.uk/three-Pride-Northbrook-Eagle-Novels/dp/B0000CJT0Y/sr=1-24/qid=1158907643/ref=sr_1_24/202-4805619-7954219?ie=UTF8&s=books -- Beardo 06:43, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Peter Ling's obituary has at last appeared in the Daily Telegraph, and it mentions that he wrote for Eagle in passing, almost at the end of the artiicle: [3] JH 17:34, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Eagle volume 1 logo.gif

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:36, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Eagle volume two cover issue 1.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:36, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Eaglev14-41.png

Image:Eaglev14-41.png is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:41, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Article rewrite

This article needs a clean up and re-write. The structure of the sections are disrupted with the seemingly endless list of comic strip titles. This information should be written in prose. There are also a large number of red links all over. These should be considered for removal as they just make the article messy looking.

I noticed that there was previous discussions about concentrating on the "classic" Eagle over the 1908s version. While we all have our favourites we must remain neutral and write about the Eagle incarnations evenly throughout. -- Nreive (talk) 14:23, 20 March 2008 (UTC)