List of Tiger stories


A list of stories published in the Amalgamated Press/Fleetway Publications/IPC Magazines weekly boys' comic Tiger between 1954 and 1985.

Achtung! It's Messy Schmidt

The misadventures of a Luftwaffe pilot who maintains an upbeat demeanour despite crashing every single plane he sits in, to the fury of commanding of officer von Spotz.
  • Cartoon.

The Amazing Exploits of Tornado Jones

Australian daredevil 'Tornado' Jones attempts numerous high-publicity stunts.
  • Jo Tallon from "Tallon of the Track" appeared as a guest character.

Art King

Art King's prowess in motorcycle road racing soon earns him the nickname 'Knight Rider'.

Autograph Albert

An enthusiastic schoolboy will stop at nothing to get the autographs of famous sports stars – and usually ends up infuriating his idols as a result.
  • Cartoon.

The Barbed Wire XI

After Nazis use a secret complex of underground tunnels to kidnap key scientists a top-secret unit of 11 hardened Commandos is put together to rescue them.
  • The strip featured the characters MacTavish and O'Toole, who had previously appeared [|in their own strip].

The Battling Birdmen

During World War II, Petty Officer Pete Parsons and gunner Tug Wilson battle Germans from a northern Fleet Air Arm airbase. Despite using a Blackburn Roc, the pair experience considerable success.

Battler Britton

The adventures of a World War II British fighter ace.
  • Reprints from Sun.

The Battling Lumberjack

Canadian woodcutter Ben Beaver works his way through regional boxing rivals as he aims to become a prizefighter.

Biff Bailey – Fighting Fury

With help from his manager Terry Watts, British boxer Biff Bailey becomes a star heavyweight in America.
  • Text story.

Big-Hit Briscoe

Bill Briscoe tries to balance his ambition of becoming a first-class cricketer for Lentshire with his day job working on a construction site.

Big-Hit Swift

After an accident injures several members of Midshire's cricket team on a tour of Australia, holidaying amateur player Barry Swift gets a dream opportunity.

Bill and Chris Burnett

Brothers, racers and engineers Bill and Chris Burnett build a sports car special in their garage and enter it in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
  • The serials starring the Burnett brothers featured no banner title; the first was titled "High Performance" ; the second was "Specialists in Speed" ; the third was "Brady's Aces".

Billy's Boots

Billy gets a pair of technologically advanced football boots that turn him into a star player.
  • Cartoon. Not to be confused with the more renowned picture strip. Renamed "Billy's Big Break" between 7 July and 8 September 1962.

Billy's Boots

After discovering the ancient boots of former footballer Charles 'Dead Shot' Keen, young Billy Dane finds himself playing with the skill of the late England International.

The Black Archer

Clumsy TV reporter Clem Macey leads a double-life as the costumed crimefighter called the Black Archer.

Black Patch the Wonder Horse

Stable boy Davey Tyler buys a fast horse called Black Patch from a mysterious gypsy, and plans to use the steed as a champion racer and save Garsdale Racing Stables from financial trouble.
  • Continued from Jag.

Blood Knife

Comanche warrior Blood Knife accidentally strays into a valley terrorised by prehistoric monsters. He vows to defend the people of the lost civilisation.

Brad Nolan

Cowboy Brad Nolan seems to have his nascent boxing career ruined when jealous Cy Baxter causes him to break his arm at the ranch. Nolan's boss, former fighter Jake Maddock, warns him he will never fight again but Nolan remains determined to seek out his dream.
  • The strip was initially titled "Outlaw Puncher" and then "Champ of the Barbary Coast" until Nolan's name was added to the title partway through the second serial.

Bulldog Bryant

Freelance adventurer and pilot Bulldog Bryant gets into adventures, aided by chum Steve Martin.

Carr Street United

In the rundown northern industrial town of Checkley, Tom Brown recruits friends and neighbours to put together a football team.

Casey and the Champ

Hot-headed Irish train driver Casey runs his equally cantankerous steam locomotive 'Champ' between San Francisco and Denver.

Casey's Crew

Tank commander Casey and his crew – Sparrow, Prof, Tosher and Tich – advance through World War II Europe in a chaotic but successful fashion.

Castaways of Shark Island

The same characters later appeared in "Rivals from the Black Gold". Later reprinted in Hurricane.

Charlie Champ's War

Sporting polymath Charlie Champ is deployed to France in World War II and soon finds a way to put his myriad skills into use against the Wehrmacht.

Come on the Scruffs

When the village school of Scruffley is threatened with demolition and amalgamation with snobby private school Crenton. To thwart this, pupils Ginger Nutt and Chubby Merlin put together a football team to win the County Cup.

Commando One

Captain Rex Royal of the Commandos is parachuted behind German lines to aid the resistance on Crete in 1942.
  • Continued from Comet. The character subsequently joined the cast of "Spike and Rusty".

Crisis Carson

  • Later reprinted as "Speed Mann" in Eagle and "Chris Carron" in Valiant.

Custer

George Armstrong Custer leads the 7th Cavalry in the Indian Wars.
  • Continued from Jag.

Danny Jones Time Traveller

Fishing in a pond, schoolboy Danny Jones finds an ancient clock that can move anyone touching it backwards and forwards in time when the hands are moved.
  • Continued in Hurricane after the original run.

Death Wish

Left with huge facial injuries after a crash, Formula One ace Blake Edmonds dons a mask and sets put to find a stunt that will kill him.

Dodger Caine

Dodger and his pal Tubby Travers cause chaos at Greenway College with their pranks and wheezes.

Don't Rile Rinty O'Reilly!

Kind-hearted Irishman Rinty O'Reilly has the skills to become a boxer and is persuaded to go for the championship by friend and manager 'Blarney' Stone so he can afford to fund his dream of buying a farm. However, O'Reilly is reluctant to fight with ferocity – until someone finally exhausts his huge reserves of patience.

Dynamite on Wheels

Jeff Walpole builds a sportscar in his garage and takes it to time trials, only to end up unintentionally upstage the Falkland factory's launch of their new Firebird racer. Despite his efforts to explain, Jeff soon finds himself in a bitter rivalry with Falkland ace Ron Sanderson.

Ethelred the Unready

  • Cartoon, reprinted from Sun.

Fairs Please

Bus conductor Frank Fair and his driver uncle Felix get in a variety of scrapes in their public transport jobs.

The Fiery Furnaces!

Footballing brothers Red and Coke Furnace find themselves stranded in the jungle after a plane crash, and begin to make their way back to civilisation.

The Fighting 13

The exploits of Rugby league team Wurnley City, coached by Sid Blenkinsop and captained by Harry Oldcastle.

The Fighting Navy

File of Fame

The sports editor of the Daily Globe newspaper shares interesting stories he has covered in his journalistic career.
  • The unnamed host, his newspaper and his subjects were all fictional.

Fisty Flynn

Schoolboy Terry 'Fisty' Flynn is forced to relocate to the remote island of St. Columba in the South Atlantic when his father, diplomat Sir Nigel Flynn, is appointed governor. Terry's unhappiness and quick temper means he struggles to settle in – a situation that is not made easier when the South American country of Beruvia begins funding rebel attacks on the island.

Football Family Robinson

Thatcher United would be an average unremarkable lower Division Four side but for the bizarre nature that their entire squad and staff are all part of the massive extended Robinson family, who must try to keep the club from falling into the hands of local businessman Max Sharkey and his plans to turn their ramshackle ground into a supermarket.
  • Continued from Jag.

The Forest Rangers

A group of young rangers learn about nature and the wild in Canada.

Golden Boy

Athletically gifted feral boy Jamie Speed is discovered running on the moors. Subsequently, Jamie is adopted by a police officer known as Seargent Joe who helps the boy become a professional athlete. However both Jamie and Joe find the world of athletics has an unsavoury side.

The Great Thespius!

Once acclaimed as one of the world's finest actors, Irving Thespius grows bitter when his fame begins to fade. After noting the publicity accorded to the supervillain Plunder Man, Thespius aims to reclaim the spotlight by becoming a world-feared villain.
  • Later reprinted in Eagle Picture Library.

Hawaka

Cherokee warrior Hawaka protects innocents from threats and monsters, and later teams up with Buffalo Bill.

Helmet Head

Bookish Clem Hawkins is bequeathed a newspaper in the frontier town of Coltsville, the most lawless settlement in the West. Thankfully his uncle has also left him a robot gunslinger, and the pair set out to clean up Coltsville.
  • Rebellion Developments editor Keith Richardson named "Helmet Head" as the story he would most like to see revived in a 2021 interview.

HMS Outcast

The obsolete destroyer HMS Outcast once again seems destined for scrap before the ship and her oddball crew are recalled for another mission.

A Horse Called Ugly

After a spat with stable owner Clive Mannering, unruly groom Joe Larcombe sets out to be a jockey for a rival stable by taming the similarly rowdy stallion Ugly.

Hot Shot Hamish

Blessed with a towering physique and a net-busting shot, amiable Hebridean footballer Hamish Balfour joins Princes Park and soon makes an impact on the Scottish Premier Division.

Hunter's Vengeance

A syndicate of wealthy men fund the work of brilliant young inventor Don Hunter, only for him to discover his benefactors plan to use his creations for crime. Hunter instead sets out to bring the cabal to justice.

A Hurricane Has Two Fists

Quick-fisted Ryk Marangi leaves the tropical Peaceful Islands to pursue a career as a boxer in America.

Ice Wizard of the Redwood Rockets

Canadian ice hockey star Bud Wilmott transforms the fortunes of the Redwood Rockets.

The Inquisitors

Investigator Simon Lash seeks out mysterious supernatural incidents, aided by retainer and reformed criminal 'Knocker' White.

The Jailbird Commandos

During World War II, former police detective Dave Danford becomes a captain in the Commandos. Charged with putting together a team for top secret missions, Danford recruits six wily criminals he put behind bars.

Jet-Ace Logan

A hundred years in the future, RAF pilot Jim "Jet-Ace" Logan and his trusty co-pilot Plumduff Charteris keep Earth safe from alien aggressors.
  • Continued from Comet. Reprints from 22 August 1964 onwards.

[|Johnny Cougar]

With help from manager Bill MacLean, Everglades Seminole Johnny Cougar undergoes a career in the colourful world of international wrestling.
  • Reprints from April 1984. Johnny Cougar returned in 1992 as host of Fleetway's short-lived wrestling magazine Johnny Cougar's Wrestling Monthly.

Keep Fit Fred

Clumsy Fred's exercise routines cause problems for neighbours and other passing members of the public.
  • Cartoon.

King of the Skating Aces

Zip King leads ice hockey team Royal Park Aces as player-manager.
  • Text story.

King of the Track

Barry King longs to be a motorcycle racer but his father bans him from even attending races after his brother Geoff is left in a wheelchair after a bike accident. Geoff himself is more supportive, and gets his old bike out of mothballs, planning to help Barry pursue a racing career behind their parents' backs.

Lightning Lorant

French Foreign Legion soldier Jack Ripley moonlights as boxer Lightning Lorant while posted in North Africa.
  • Later reprinted in Lion as "Law of the Legion".

Louis Bernard

Believing that a spate of monster sightings in the Caribbean are down to a notorious tiger shark known as Scarback, sea hunter Louis Bernard takes his nephew to investigate.
  • The serials used no umbrella title; while Scarback would return on several occasions, only Bernard and his nephew were constants.

MacTavish and O'Toole

  • Continued from Jag. MacTavish and O'Toole later appeared in "The Barbed Wire XI".

Martin's Marvellous Mini

Martin Baker is obsessed with becoming a rally driver but can only afford a clapped out £55 Mini. Christening the car 'George', Martin and his mechanic 'Tiny' Hill set about turning the Mini into a winner.
  • In 1978, Tiger agreed to sponsor driver Martin Goodall in the National Mini Championship challenge, and the driver ran in the yellow/blue livery used by George in the strip.

Master-Spy

John Master uses his status as the globetrotting British tennis number one to secretly carry out dangerous missions for British Intelligence.

Men of Steel

Successful multi-discipline athlete Rod Steel sets himself the challenge of turning around the struggling Anvil Athletic Club.

The Men Who Could Walk Through Walls

  • Text story.

The Mighty Smiths

Sam Smith wants to be a boxer and his brother Sid wants to be a boxing manager; the two brothers work together to try and get into the sport, while also running a market stall together.

Mystery at Mountainsport School

The Mountainsport winter sports school in the Alps is the sight of strange goings-on. Pupils Chick Carey and Bill Gunn are determined to solve the mystery.

Mystery Ice-Ace of the Arrows

Ice hockey team Albury Arrows are assisted by the surprise arrival of an unknown talented player when one of their regulars misses a game. The stranger gives his name as Joe Brown and vanishes, leaving Arrows skipper Tank Carter determined to get to the bottom of the mystery.

Nelson Lord, T.I.G.E.R. Agent

Nelson Lord is the top agent for British agency T.I.G.E.R. Opposing him are the villainous A.T.A.C.

Nipper

Despite his slight build and young age making him a target for thuggish defenders, jet-heeled 'Nipper' Lawrence soon makes an impact for First Division side Blackport Rovers.

The Nits of the Round table

Brave but clumsy knights Sir Lanceclot and Sir Fred battle the gargantuan ruffian Sid Slobb.

Nosey Parker

An interfering schoolboy's habit of butting in causes problems for all and sundry.
  • Cartoon.

Olac the Gladiator

Briton Olac becomes a successful gladiator in Ancient Rome, before being framed for a crime he didn't commit and becoming an outlaw. After clearing his name, Olac became a trusted agent of the Emperor.
  • Reprints between 14 May 1966 and 1 June 1968.

Paceman

Daydreamer Henry Hawkins is revealed to have a world class throw in a playground incident, and joins the school cricket team mainly to impress popular girl Shirley. While Henry has a fast bowling delivery from the start, his new teammates are less impressed with his other skills. However, sports master Alec Thompson is determined to whip Hawkins into shape.

Paddy Ryan's Athletes Unlimited

Paddy Ryan runs Spartan House, a renowned all-round sports training school. His latest pupil is David MacArdle, who wants to emulate his father's Olympic-winning hammer throw.

Peg-Leg's Penguins

Pete Kelso loses part of his leg after battling the Red Baron in World War I, but remains upbeat and keeps flying. After the conflict he sets up the Flying Penguins air circus, but Kelso and his pilots are turned down on age grounds when World War II breaks out. Determined to help, they pinch a trio of obsolete Gloster Gauntlets destined for disposal, and soon prove their worth.

Philip Driver

After leaving a career as a British intelligence agent, Philip Driver attempts to become a professional golfer. However, he and his caddie 'Peanut' Jones still find themselves drawn into espionage.

Police Dog Kim

Hound Kim and his handler P.C. 22 solve crimes in rural England.

Pony Express

Good friends Buffalo Bill Cody and Texas Jack Omohundro compete for the government's Pony Express franchise.

Pride of the 27th

Captain Alex Pride and Sergeant Paddy O'Hara of the 27th Lancers are stationed in Kabul as the British Empire tries to keep control against Afghan tribes.

Rex Barton

Detective Rex Barton specialises in strange and uncanny cases.
  • Text story.

Rivals from the Black Gold

  • Sequel to "Castaways of Shark Island".

Robot Builders

The Arrow family, made up of heroic geniuses, are known as the Robot Builders – an independent rescue organisation who have built fantastic machines to help those caught in disasters.

Rockfist Rogan

As part of the roving Freelance Squadron of RAF trouble-shooters, Rockfist Rogan and navigator Curly Hooper battle the Germans.
  • Text story.

Rod and Line

Rod Harper sets out to be a top angler, despite the cost of fishing gear, school bullies and irascible landowners.

Roy of the Rovers

Signed to the youth team of First Division Melchester Rovers, promising forward Roy Race progresses through the ranks of professional football.
  • Joined by a parallel series in Roy of the Rovers in 1976, where the strip continued after leaving Tiger in 1978.

Roy Race's Schooldays

Runaway Reb

A farmhand called Reb gets fed up with his maltreatment from the tyrannical Spragg family and goes on the run. He is befriended by destitute ex-boxer Basher Binns, who soon realises Reb has the makings of a champion pugilist.

Rusty Steele – Grand Prix Speedster

Grand Prix rising star Rusty Steele lands a drive with the crack Lenca team, but a rival frames him for taking a bribe to throw a race. Unwanted by other teams, he becomes a haulage driver while trying to clear his name.

Saber, King of the Jungle

Raised in the wild, white man Saber and his Zulu friend Umbala protect the jungle from all manner of threats.

The School in the Wilds

A wilderness school in North-West America teaches pupils – including Dan Massey and his Inuit friend Ungook – outdoorsmanship and survival skills.

Sergeant Rock, Special Air Service

Former paratrooper Sergeant Rock is called back into service to aid the SAS.

Sintek

When American motorcycle star Bruce Tollman is horrifically injured in a race in Salzburg his shattered body is stolen from hospital by scientist Professor Sintek. He replaces most of Tollman's body with advanced robotic parts but is killed by his bitter assistant before the subject wakes. Tollman must try to work out what has happened to him while avoiding the blame for Sintek's death.

Skid Solo

Skid Solo advances through the ranks of Grand Prix racing.

Slogger from Down Under

Australian Digger Dean arrives in Wiltshire to inherit his family's stately home. A resulting sift through the property documentation reveals the estate to actually be a tiny independent country, and Dean begins coming up with novel ideas to put the micronation on the map.

Space-Age Kit

The Speed Ace from Cell 457

Brent Daly is an ambitious sportscar driver hoping to impress factory team talent scouts – little knowing that he is also attracting the attention of master criminal The Director, who wants Daly as a getaway driver.

Speedster from Bleakmoor

After serving a five year sentence in Bleakmoor Prison for a crime he didn't commit, racing driver Len Dyson sets out to clear his name.

Spike and Dusty

Spike North and Dusty Minto are Royal Navy frogmen turned freelance divers.

Splash Gorton

Moustachioed hippie Splash Gorton shocks the establishment with his far-out personality and incredible swimming skills.
  • After his own strip ended, Splash appeared in "Johnny Cougar" as the title character's second.

Stand-In for the Mystery Speedster

  • Later reprinted in Lion as "The Mystery Speed Star".

Star Rider

Steadfast McStaunch

The Strongman

After an impressive performance at a strongman competition, Tommy 'Tiny' Tucker finds himself adopted by eccentric manager Hector Boskovic.

The Suicide Six

A team of Commandos undertake highly dangerous missions in World War II.

Tallon of the Track

When Dave Trent, captain of the Flying Ospreys speedway team, is injured he seeks a replacement. He finds talented but fiery Jo Tallon, who must overcome the sexism of her teammates and other competitors.
  • Jo Tallon later appeared in "The Amazing Exploits of Tornado Jones".

Terrible Tich

Brash young athlete Tich's attempts to gain an unfair advantage backfire repeatedly.
  • Cartoon.

Terror of the Jungle Railroad

Jerry Grant and Lal Singh undertake a perilous journey through North India to deliver a bulldozer needed for railway construction.

The Tigers

Sports club The Tigers only have three members, which doesn't stop enthusiastic skipper Chunky Smith from entering them in a variety of competitions despite the protestations of the other two-thirds of the membership, Biff and Smithy.

The Time 'Tec

Special agent Theo Platt specialises in investigations into unexplained incidents from the past, helped by good-natured boffin Professor Hourglass.

Topps on Two Wheels

Eddie Topps continues his stunt career on homemade bike 'The Beast'.

The Tough Game

Duggie Batson and 'Big' Ernie Barnes are aspiring Rugby League players in the town of Rushton. The pair sign for Rushton Town RFC and make fast friends with the burly 'Ape Man'. Later, after a fallout with Rushton, the three left to instead play for Potterdale.

The Toughest Road Race in the World

Racing driver Red Rawley and his trusty riding mechanic Phil Boyce enter their Super Meteor in the Trans-Africa Sports Car Race. The already daunting road race becomes even more dangerous when a mysterious foe with the alias Monsieur Exe attempts to sabotage their efforts.

Triton Jones, Undersea Adventurer

Former swimming champion Triton Jones sets himself up as a diving adventurer.

The Two-Wheeled Whirlwind

Rick Rowland establishes himself as Britain's top cyclist, helped by friend and trainer Bill Chubb.

Typhoon Tracy

Typhoon Tracy is a jovial 6' 6" soldier of fortune who travels the world onboard looking for excitement and adventure. On top of his towering physique he is superhumanly strong and invulnerable, attributes which can be both blessings and curses due to his general lack of common sense and caution.
  • Continued from Hurricane, and later renamed "Typhoon Tracy – Troubleshooter".

The Undersea Treasure Hunt

Brothers Jeff and Colin Barton hunt for treasure on their boat Sea Spray off the Pacific island of Otahu.

Val Venture

Explorer Val Venture and his assistant Gloria investigate mysteries in the Middle East.

Young Charioteer

A Briton captured by Romans, Breton serves as a groom in the stables of Senator Messala. He soon discovers he has a gift for chariot racing.