EAGLE FLIES AGAIN Editor and Publisher Ian Wheeler Editorial Assistant Mary Wheeler Design John Freeman CONTRIBUTORS Writers Hello and welcome to the Eagle Flies Again Science Fiction Special. With Doctor Who making a triumphant return to our television screens (and wasn't it a great season?), we thought it was appropriate to take a look at some of the great science fiction characters who have graced the pages of our favourite comics over the years. We're all big science fiction fans here at EFA – I run the Doctor Who Appreciation Society and our very talented, very overworked designer John is the editor of Titan's Star Trek Magazine and a former editor of Doctor Who Magazine. He's also edited titles covering just about every major sci-fi franchise from Star Wars to Planet of the Apes via Babylon 5! Please note that this is a double issue and will count as two issues of your subscription. This is a one-off special and hence does not have an issue number. Our next regular issue – Issue 13 – will take a look at The 13th Floor and other spooky stories from the pages of Eagle and Scream, so send us your thoughts on The Collector, Bloodfang, Doomlord or any other spooky or monstrous stories. Finally, don't forget to check out our new Eagle Flies Again website (www.downthetubes.net/efa) which includes interviews from past issues no longer available and other information about this magazine. See you next time.
Ray Aspden, Martin Baines, Andrew Darlington, John Freeman, Dave Pugh, Richard Sheaf, Lew Stringer, Barrie Tomlinson, James Tomlinson, Shaqui La Vesconte, Ian Wheeler
Original Art for this issue Rufus Dayglo, Nigel Dobbyn, Bill Naylor, Paul J. Palmer, Dave Windett and Brian Williamson
The Lost Eagle Tapes Gerry Embleton
Cover/Dan Barton Art Andrew Chiu
Special Thanks to... Syd Jordan and all the comics creators who responded to our questionnaire about SF and their favourite SF comics – we were bowled over by the huge response of over 50 British comics contributors! If your answers aren’t in this issue, visit our web site: www.downthetubes.net/efa Thanks also to: Graham Baines; Steve Holland, Pat Mills, Richard Sheaf, Matt Yeo, Titan Books – and Comics International’s Chris Bunting and Silver Bullets for such generous reviews and SFX and Spaceship Away! for their continued support. Dan Dare and Eagle are copyright the Dan Dare Corporation Ltd. All other images are © their respective publishers and creators. In particular, EFA acknowledges the copyrights of IPC and Egmont Fleetway.
Ian Wheeler
EAGLE FLIES AGAIN is a non-profit making venture and no infringement of copyright laws is intended. We apologise if we have done so.All articles are © the individual writers.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS Cartoon by Gerry Embleton
The 13th Floor for our spooky 13th issue! NEXT ISSUE... Remembering Richard Sheaf recalls spooky and scary stories from Eagle and we recall the short-lived horror comic Scream and examine the possibilities for its revival. That's all wrapped up in a special 13th Floor cover by Martin Baines. Issue 13 – available for Hallowe’en 2005!
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