Comics Special Features
Special Features
Long-form pieces from the comics archive. Exclusive interviews with the artists who built Marvel UK’s weekly ThunderCats through the late 1980s, plus continuity deep-dives like the Stinger’s only canonical appearance and the Woolworths Kids Club promotional preview.
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Interview with Tim Perkins
In 1987, Marvel UK launched their weekly ThunderCats comic, designed to tie in with the cartoon show, which had recently made its debut on BBC1 to huge audience figures and great acclaim.
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Interview with Lee Sullivan
Back in the 1980s, ThunderCats enjoyed some of its greatest success in the UK, and this popularity was reflected by both the longevity and quality of the UK ThunderCats comic, published by Marvel.
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Interview with Andrew Wildman
Over the years, ThunderCats comics have attracted some of the industry's most experienced and well-known writers and artists to help craft the feline warriors' comic book adventures.
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Interview with Martin Griffiths
Debuting in 1987, Marvel UK's ThunderCats comic series ran for several years, spawning well over 100 issues. Although a lot of the title's early content consisted of reprints taken from the ThunderCats comic book publish
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Woolworth's Kids Ciub Feature
In the late 1980s, Woolworths (a chain of stores located across both the US and UK) launched a special kids’ club in the UK.
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The Stinger Appears
One of the last characters to be produced by toy company LJN as part of their ThunderCats toyline, the Stinger is one of the rarest ThunderCats characters, having never appeared in the animated series.