The cover of the Valiant annual of 1975.

Valiant was the title of a British boys adventure comic which ran from 1962 to 1976. It was published by IPC Magazines and was one of their major adventure titles throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... IPC Media is a large British publishing company, mainly producing consumer magazines. ...

It contained a mix of conventional action stories such as Captain Hurricane, a humourous strip set in World War 2 as well as humour strips such as Billy Bunter, but it had new heroes such as Kelly's Eye, Adam Eterno and The Steel Claw in particular who would have a long lasting influence on comic creators such as Alan Moore and David Lloyd. German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... Billy Bunter, the Fat Owl of the Remove, was a fictional character created by Charles Hamilton (using the nom de plume of Frank Richards) as for stories set at Greyfriars School in the boys weekly magazine The Magnet. ... No relation to The Steel Claw movie Louis Crandell, the Steel Claw The Steel Claw was one of the popular comic book series that marked the golden age of British comic strips. ... Alan Moore Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953, in Northampton, England) is a British writer most famous for his work in comics. ... Cover art for the collected edition of V for Vendetta by David Lloyd David Lloyd (born 1950) is a British comics artists best known as the illustrator of the graphic novel V for Vendetta, written by Alan Moore. ...

However it began to be seen as old-fashioned when the first of a new type of comic was launched with the first issue of Battle Picture Weekly in 1975. The title suffered further when Pat Mills launched Action in Febuary 1976. Attempts by John Wagner to update the title were initially successful but it struggled to find a place in the market against these tougher adventure titles. Valiant limped on for a few more months but merged with Battle Picture Weekly in October 1976. Battle Picture Weekly, later known as Battle Action, was a British war comic published by IPC Magazines from (issues dates) 8 March 1975 to 23 January 1988, when it merged with Eagle. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Pat Mills, nicknamed the godfather of British comics, is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. ... Action was a controversial British comic published by IPC Magazines from (issues dates) 14 February 1976-12 November 1977, when it merged with Battle Picture Weekly. ... John Wagner is a comics writer who has also written under the pseudonyms John Howard, T.B. Grover, Mike Stott, Keef Ripley, Rick Clark and Brian Skuter, among others. ...

Several of Valiant's characters have made appearances since the comic's cancellation. Alan Moore and Alan Davis used several (renamed) characters during their Marvelman run. Quality Comics also released a four issue mini-series featuring The Steel Claw in 1986 featuring recoloured reprint material, as well as new material drawn by Garry Leach which acted as a framing device. The Steel Claw and several of IPC's 1960s heroes were also featured in Zenith in 2000 AD. This was followed by a one-off special featuring the old Valiant and IPC characters. Alan Davis is a British writer and artist of comic books. ... Miracleman (originally Marvelman) was a British-authored superhero comic, first published on February 3, 1954. ... Quality Communications is the company formed by Dez Skinn in 1982 to publish Warrior, an anthology comic book title. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Miracleman#2, art by Garry Leach. ... Zenith, a comic book title, was created by Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell first appearing in 2000 AD in 1988. ... 2000 AD logo 2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction oriented comic. ...

In 2005 all of IPC's characters have been featured in a mini-series called Albion published by the Wildstorm imprint of DC Comics and is plotted by Alan Moore. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cover to Albion issue 1, by Dave Gibbons. ... WildStorm WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, is an American publisher of comic books. ... The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ...

See also

• Albion
• Battle Picture Weekly

Cover to Albion issue 1, by Dave Gibbons. ... Battle Picture Weekly, later known as Battle Action, was a British war comic published by IPC Magazines from (issues dates) 8 March 1975 to 23 January 1988, when it merged with Eagle. ...

External links

• 26pigs.com-A fansite for British comics
• Albion fansite