''Springheeled Jack'' is a
British small press comic by
David Hitchcock, based on the folklore character of
Spring Heeled Jack
Spring-heeled Jack was an entity in English folklore of the Victorian era. The first claimed sighting of Spring-heeled Jack was in 1837. Later sightings were reported all over the United Kingdom and were especially prevalent in suburban Lond ...
.
In 2006 it also appeared in the small press section of the ''
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Content
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'' #245.
Publication
It was released as a three issue comic followed by other one-shots, which were collected in a hardback volume ''Strange Visitor''.
Hitchcock also supplied a Springheeled Jack cover to ''Redeye'' #4, in which the character was featured.
Awards
*
2005
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won the
Eagle Award for Favourite Black & White Comic Book - British
The Eagle Awards - Results
See also
*British small press comics
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*History of the British comic
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*'' London Falling'', a comic also based on figures from British folklore.
References
External links
The Real Mainstream
* ttp://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/fool/114643598634867.htm Going 'Round In Con-Centric Circles...br>Springs and Round-Ups - More Barbaric Books from Bristol!
overview of another Victorian-set comic from Hancock
British small press comics
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