EAGLE-TIMES

The EAGLE Society celebrated the seventy fifth anniversary of EAGLE in Plymouth this week. Our guests were Ray O'Donnell from the Devonport Naval Heritage Centre, who spoke about the Devonport Naval Dockyard and the artist Alan Langford, who contributed to the 1980s EAGLE, 2000 A.D. Warlord and Supernaturals and has provided cover art and illustrations for many fantasy game books. Now specialising in equestrian subjects, he has recently returned to comics, producing a graphic novel The Secret of the Aesir, which combines science fiction with Norse mythology. He demonstrated the techniques he uses by producing an inked illustration of Conan the Barbarian mounted on a horse. Our member Eric Summers gave a talk on the EAGLE character, 'Jack O'Lantern' and I gave talks on the Eddystone Lighthouse and radio shows of the 1950s and 60s. A group of us visited the Royal Citadel overlooking Plymouth and the sea and another group took a cruise around the harbour and the River Tamar. We were blessed with warm sunny weather and well served at the New Continental Hotel. Our anniversary cake was supplied by the 'Cake Box' in Plymouth. Thanks to Keith Page, who was sadly unable to attend but sent a piece of original artwork featuring the main EAGLE characters from its first year, which was auctioned for EAGLE Society funds and will be featured in our second issue this year.

A full account of the Plymouth Gathering by Reg Hoare will also appear in our second issue of EAGLE Times.

The latest edition of EAGLE Times is out now. It has a strong Frank Bellamy theme, with the first parts of articles by myself on both 'The Happy Warrior', about Winston Churchill and 'Montgomery of Alamein' about the famous wartime General. Both strips were illustrated by Bellamy and written by Clifford Makins. The issue also includes articles by David Britton about 'Blackbow the Cheyenne', 'Riders of the Range' and the artist June Mendoza, Peter Barr's latest piece on 'EAGLE's Sporting Heroes', two of Jim Duckett's 'In and Out of the EAGLE' pieces and the first part of a new Archie Willoughby story by myself. With a cover by Carol Tarrant, the issue can be obtained from Bob Corn at the address alongside. As the first issue of the year, this is a good time to subscribe for four issues and to join the Society.

EAGLE SOCIETY GATHERING AT PLYMOUTH

EAGLE TIMES Vol. 38 No. 1 SPRING 2025