Discover the origins of four of the original bizarre British comics characters now featuring in Albion, the critically acclaimed comics series plotted by the legendary Alan Moore!

There’s Tim Kelly, a boy who finds the Eye of Zoltec, a jewel which grants him fantastic power; Dolmann, a genius inventor with a legion of crime-fighting toys; occult troubleshooter Cursitor Doom; and Victorian escapologist Janus Stark!

Never-before-collected, boasting a stunning new cover by comics legend Brian Bolland (Batman: The Killing Joke), and featuring exclusive new articles exploring the history of these characters’ comics, this is another amazing trip into the past!

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The original heroes are back! Reprinted in hardback for the first time this collection brings together the earliest adventures of this quartet of classic British comic characters. These are extremely rare, long out of print stories not seen since the 1960s. This collection contains stories by a huge group of highly talented British comic writers and artists including Tom Tully, Scott Goodhall, Ken Mennell, Francisco Solano Lopez and Eric Bradbury. The collection also contains exclusive new articles exploring the history of these characters’ comics along with a new cover by Brian Bolland (Batman: The Killing Joke).

Albion: Origins features the four classic comic strip stories Kelly’s Eye, a tale about a boy called Tim Kelly who upon finding the Eye of Zoltec, a magical jewel which grants him the special power of invulnerability, uses this new found power to battle injustice in the world. We visit The House of Dolmann, a toyshop with an incredible secret: a genius inventor who fights crime with an amazing collection of toys. The story of Janus Stark, a master escapologist amazing the people of Victorian London with his astonishing tricks and his determination to defend the helpless and Cursitor Doom, a mysterious sorcerer who holds back a secret world of mystical evil. This compilation is an amazing trip through British comic strip history, a must for comic fans, historians and dads alike!

Tom Tully is a critically acclaimed comics writer. As well as creating House of Dolmann and Janus Stark he also wrote for Kelly’s Eye. His other credits include 2000 AD, Eagle, Valiant as well as being the longest-running writer for Roy of the Rovers. Having co-written Kelly’s Eye and creating Fishboy Scott Goodhall also wrote Captain Hurricane, Splash Gorton, Zarga – Man Of Mystery and titles including Valiant, Buster and Scorcher but to name a few. Former editor of Fleetway UK, Ken Mennell is responsible for the creation of a number of characters including Cursitor Doom and Rubberman. He has also written for series such as The Spider.

Beginning his comics career in the 1950s artist Francisco Solano Lopez is most famous for Perico y Guillerma, The Frisco Kid, Ernie Pike, El Eternauta, Kelly’s Eye, Slot-Barr, Evaristo as well as erotic works for Kiss Comics. A former World War II pilot, artist Eric Bradbury began his career with Knockout and then continued to Western comic strips in Comet, Mytek the Mighty and The House of Dolmann in Valiant, Maxwell Hawke in Buster and Doomlord for the revamped 1980s Eagle.

“Albion is an interesting, largely entertaining volume that will appeal especially to British comic fans.”
– The Compulsive Reader

“Well worth your shekels, people. Well worth.” – Book Munch

“If you remember these comics you’ll love it, and if you don’t this as good an introduction as any.”
– Richard Burdett

Classics · Miscellaneous Comics & Art
· Collects the first appearances of Kelly?s Eye, House of Dolmann, Cursitor Doom and Janus Stark.