Works of Denis McLoughlin

Denis McLoughlin's Comics

The information presented here is accurate to the best of my knowledge. However, as an American trying to collect the work of a British comic artist from over 4,000 miles away, my knowledge is subject to obvious limitations. If you find errors in these listings, or can add to them, please feel free to contact me at mhgore@aol.com.

Thanks, Matthew H. Gore

Some Abbreviations to remember . . .

[date tentative]
nn = no number
(#) indicates relative number in un-numbered series
* Denis McLoughlin cover/art
** Denis McLoughlin cover
*** Contents tentative

The Lightning Comics, Kangaroo Books
nn	1946	8 pages of Denis McLoughlin art.

**Swift Morgan, Roy Carson, Buffalo Bill, and a few others!**
T. V. Boardman-Popular Press 3d Series
Number 1, February 1948- number 44, October 1951; number 45, February 1953- number 61?, 1954. Issues 1-8 are not numbered. Format # 1-44, 12 pages, two-color rotogravure; # 45 up 28 pages, color cover with black and white interior.
1	Roy Carson*	"Smashing the Crime Wave with Roy Carson"	[Feb. 1948]
2	Swift Morgan*	"In the Lost World"	[March 1948]
3	Roy Carson*	"Meets Cheetah, Queen of Spies"	[April 1948]
4	Swift Morgan*	"And the Ancient Romans"	[May 1948]
5	Roy Carson*	"Strikes Again"	[June 1948]
6	Swift Morgan*	"And the Ancient Egyptians"	[July 1948]
7	Roy Carson*	"Versus the Marquis"	[Aug. 1948]
8	Buffalo Bill	"In the Wild West" (Swiss Reprint)	Oct. 1948
9	Swift Morgan*	"And the Feathered Serpent"	[Nov. 1948]
10	Buffalo Bill**	"In Nebraska" (Swiss Reprint)	[Dec. 1948]
11	Blackhawk**	"And the Satana Gang" (U.S. Reprint with McLoughlin splash)	[Jan. 1949]
12	Spirit**	"And the Gunman's War Bride" (U.S. Reprint, WarBrides, with McLoughlin splash)	[Feb.] 1949
13	Roy Carson*	"And the Cornish Smugglers"	[March 1949]
14	Buffalo Bill**	"And the Border Bandit" (Swiss Reprint)	[April 1949]
15	Blackhawk*	"Meets Madam Butterfly" (Redrawn U.S. Reprint)	[May 1949]
16	Swift Morgan*	"In Atlantis"	[June 1949]
17	Spirit**	"The Masked Crime Buster" (U.S. Reprint with McLoughlin splash)	[July] 1949
18	Blackhawk	"Meets Twilight" (U.S. Reprint)	[Aug. 1949]
19	Buffalo Bill*	"Meets Yellowhand"	[Sept. 1949]
20	Blackhawk	"Versus Skaggs Raiders"(U.S. Reprint)	[Oct. 1949]
21	Blackhawk	"and the Air Pirates"(U.S. Reprint)	[Nov. 1949]
22	Buffalo Bill**	"And the Bank Robbers" (Swiss Reprint)	[Dec. 1949]
23	Roy Carson*	"And the Case of the Educated Ape"	[Jan. 1950]
24	Buffalo Bill**	"Rides Again" (Swiss Reprint)	[Feb. 1950]
25	Blackhawk	"and the Director of Evil"(U.S. Reprint)	[March 1950]
26	Buffalo Bill**	"And the Indian Idol" (Swiss Reprint)	[April 1950]
27	Blackhawk	"and the Desert Terror" (U.S. Reprint)	[May 1950]
28	Blackhawk	"and the Fire Bug" (U.S. Reprint)	[June 1950]
29	Buffalo Bill**	"Outwits the Cheyenne" (Swiss Reprint)	[July 1950]
30	Swift Morgan*	"And the Flying Saucers"	[Aug. 1950]
31	Buffalo Bill**	"And the Doomed Patrol" (Swiss Reprint)	[Sept. 1950]
32	Blackhawk	"And the Germ Killers" (U.S. Reprint)	[Oct. 1950]
33	Buffalo Bill*	"And the Bandits of Monterey"	[Nov. 1950]
34	Roy Carson*	"And the Return of Annette"	[Dec. 1950]
35	Buffalo Bill*	"And the Iron Cayuse"	[Jan. 1951]
36	Roy Carson*	"And the Boxing Racketeers"	Feb. 1951
37	Buffalo Bill*	"And the Masked Riders"	[March 1951]
38	Swift Morgan*	"And the Greek Wars"	April 1951
39	Buffalo Bill	"And the Phantom" (Ron Embleton art)	[May 1951]
40	Blackhawk	"The Prison of Despair" (U.S. Reprint)	[June 1951]
41	Buffalo Bill*	"And the Crooked Deputy"	[July 1951]
42	Blackhawk	"And the Flying Eagles" (U.S. Reprint)	[Aug. 1951]
43	Buffalo Bill*	"And the Circle 6 Rustler"	[Sept. 1951]
44	Blackhawk	"and the Phanton Clock" (U.S. Reprint)	[Oct. 1951]
45	Buffalo Bill Comic*	"The Bandit's Loot"***	Jan. 1953
46	Roy Carson Comic*	"Roy Carson and the Missing Will"	Jan. 1953
46	Roy Carson Comic*	"Roy Carson vs. the Empress"	Jan. 1953
47	Blackhawk	(U.S. Reprint)	[Feb. 1953]
48	Crack Western	(U.S. Reprint)	[Feb. 1953]
49	Buffalo Bill Comic*	"Treasure of Coyote Mountain"***	March 1953
50	Swift Morgan Space Comic*	"The Planet of Destiny"	March 1953
50	Swift Morgan Space Comic*	"Sam English, Museum Rover"	March 1953
51	Crack Western	(U.S. Reprint)	[1953]
52	Swift Morgan Spaceways Comic*	"Beast from Outer Space"	Nov. 1953
52	Roy Carson	"Roy Carson Meets Waldo the Mystic"	Nov. 1953
53			[1953 or 1954]
54	Roy Carson Comic*	"Roy Carson Meets Waldo the Mystic"	1954
54	Swift Morgan	"Swift Morgan on the Isle of Giants"	1954
55	Crack Western	(U.S. Reprint)	[1954]
56	Plastic Man	(U.S. Reprint)	[1954]
57	Blackhawk	(U.S. Reprint)	[1954]
58			[1954]
59	Blackhawk	(U.S. Reprint)	[1954]
60	Plastic Man(?)	(U.S. Reprint)	[1954]
61	Blackhawk	(U.S. Reprint)	[1954]

Adventure Annual Series Popular Press
These volumes, traditional British comic and story annuals, were published each year in time for Christmas shopping. They are cloth bound with full-color painted covers and probably came with dust jackets that duplicated the illustrations on the board covers. These dust jackets, however, are seldom found. Interior contents are a mix of original British material (often by McLoughlin) and reprints from American comics, usually Quality and Fox. Primary distribution came through the Woolworth's chain where toys matching characters and vehicles from the stories were also on sale. Little is known about the original pricing of the volumes although some are thought to have been priced at 7/6. No issues were numbered or dated and the order given here may not be entirely accurate. It is clear, however, that the order of issues presented in several British fanzines and publications is hopelessly wrong. It seems likely that the two Supercoloured Comic Annuals and the New Spaceways Comic Annual should be considered part of this series. This would give it an unbroken run of one annual a year from 1950 to 1959 which would nearly correspond with the Buffalo Bill series. Because I now have copies of each of these annuals with dated gift inscriptions, I am sure that my estimate of dates is fairly accurate. British collector Paul Annis' research almost confirms these dates.
Paul Annis on *Okay Annual of Adventure Stories* (Trooper in Town/Highwayman): The annual is closer in design and layout to the later Buffalo Bill annuals published after 1954 than it is to the earlier ones. For example, it has a full-colour front endpaper and a black and white rear endpaper. Like the BBWW annuals from #8 (1956) onwards, it has the publisher's name and address in a colophon at the foot of the last page. The first seven BBWW annuals print the publisher's name and address on the reverse of the title page. It cannot therefore be earlier than 1956. The colophon identifies T.V. Boardman as the publisher and does not mention Dean, so it cannot be later than 1957. The address given for T.V. Boardman in the colophon in BBWWA #8 (1956) is 14 Cockspur St. The address given for T.V. Boardman in the colophon in BBWWA #9 (1957) is 37 Hertford St. The address given for T.V. Boardman in the colophon in Okay Annual of Adventure Stories is 37 Hertford St., so it must have been published in the same year, 1957. [Except: A) I now have five copies of this annual all with 1958 gift inscriptions; B) When Paul wrote this, we were unsure that the last annual, the second Okay Annual of Adventure Stories existed. I have four copies of this last annual, most with 1960 gift inscriptions. I suspect that it was remaindered at Christmas 1960. Denis McLoughlin confirms that left-over annuals were sold off at a discount the following year.]
(1)	1952*	Ajax Adventure Annual	Elephant Cover
(2)	1953*	Adventure Annual	"The Robot Empire" Swift Morgan
(2)	1953*	Adventure Annual	"Roy Carson and the Old Master"
(3)	1954*	New Spaceways Comic Annual #1	Swift Morgan cover. See listing under New Spaceways
(4)	1955*	Okay Adventure Annual	Saurian Expedition cover.
(5)	1956*	Okay Adventure Annual	Last Stand of Major Wilson cover.
(6)	1957*	Okay Adventure Annual	Cowboy (front)/Roman Ship (back)
(7)	1958*	Okay Annual of Adventure Stories	Trooper in Town/Highwayman
(8)	1959*	Okay Annual of Adventure Stories	Native American/Diver

Buffalo Bill Comic, Moring
nn	1955*	68 page reprint.

Buffalo Bill Wild West Annual, Popular Press/Dean
Nearly identical in design to the Adventure Annual series, Buffalo Bill Annual was T.V. Boardman's most successful comic/story annual series. Beginning in 1949, the Buffalo Bill series lasted until 1961. Unlike the Adventure series, Buffalo Bill was produced almost entirely in England (except for portions of the 1952 issue which were reprinted from American sources). As good as Denis McLoughlin's work on other Boardman titles was, it steps up to another level in the Buffalo Bill Annuals. Here McLoughlin's passion for the American West found the outlet it had been denied in the three pence rotogravure series. Only comic stories are listed here but McLoughlin provided dozens of text illustrations, decorated maps, and paintings in each volume. Boardman also lavished production values on these annuals allowing more full-color painted artwork, more four-color comic stories, and more original material. Rather than the superficial treatment of the American West found in other children's publications, McLoughlin, with writers Arthur Groom, Rex James, and Colin McLoughlin (Denis' brother), produced intelligent and historically accurate pieces. Unlike the Adventure Annual series, Buffalo Bill is always dated and/or numbered. Note: Many thanks to Paul Annis for providing information about the 1954, 1957, and 1959 annuals.
1	1949*	by Arthur Groom, Illustrated by Denis McLoughlin	Enter Buffalo Bill (origin)
			Weapons of the West
			Bandit Game
			Round Up
			Calamity Jane (origin)
			Lessons of Buffalo Bill
			Cowboy's Kit
			Terror of the Range
			Wild Bill's First 'Killing'
			Chief White Owl
			Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
2	1950*	by Arthur Groom, illustrated by Denis McLoughlin	Fight
			Camp
			Red Men of the West
			Historical Wanderers
			Oregon Trail
			Bad Men
			They Brought Law to the West
			Curiosities of the West
			$15,000,000 Ranch
3	1951*	by Arthur Groom, illustrated by Denis McLoughlin	Gold
			Battle of Beecher's Island
			Overcoat
			Wells Fargo Company
			Great Indian Flood
			Coffin Crooks
			Panther
			Indian Joe
4	1952*	by Arthur Groom, illustrated by Denis McLoughlin	Gunfighter
			Cannonball Green
			Counterfeit Whip (U.S. reprint)
			Two-Gun Lil- Six-Guns From the Sky (U.S. reprint)
			Great Cochise
			Bob Allen Frontier Marshal- Fastest Gun in the West (U.S. reprint)
			Bob Allen Frontier Marshal- Gun-Slinger's Gratitude (U.S. reprint)
			Saga of Salt Lake City
			Saddle
			Coyote
5	1953*	no writing credit, illustrated by Denis McLoughlin	Deadwood Coach
			Cherokee Strip
			Man From Texas
			Highlights of a Dangerous Life
			Ghost Riders
			Diggings
			Pony Express
			Dime Novel King (Ned Buntline)
6	1954*	by Arthur Groom, Illustrated by Denis McLoughlin	Second Sitting Bull
			Buffalo Bill--Indian Fighter
			Benson Stage
			Wordless Language
			Arizona Cattle War
			They Led the Red Men
			Boy General
			Whispering Wires
			One Man Against a Nation
7	1955*	illustrated by Denis McLoughlin, stories by Rex James, with Picture Stories by Colin McLoughlin	Pow-Wow
			Renegade Ranger
			Red Medicine
			Death Valley Scotty
			Frontier Scouts
			The Innocents
			The Saga of Tombstone
			Goodnight of Texas
			Warpath
8	1956*	by Rex James, illustrated by Denis McLoughlin, comic stories by Colin McLoughlin	Mountain Men
			Long Haired Sheriff
			Pony Express
			Little Wolf Goes Home
			Texas Killer
			Bullion of Panamint
			Other Redmen (RCMP)
			Frontier Forts
9	1957*	by Rex James, Illustrated by Denis McLoughlin, comic stories by Colin McLoughlin	Secret of the Superstitions
			Two-Fisted Marshal
			Silent Gunman
			Indian Scout
			Gunfighters
			Dude Sheriff
			Apache Kid
10	1958*	by Rex James, illustrated by Denis McLoughlin, comic stories by Colin McLoughlin	Lord of Lost River
			Tamer of El Paso
			Ghost Towns
			Iron Horse
			Lone Rider
			Indian Boyhood
			Death Song
11	1959*	by Rex James, illustrated by Denis McLoughlin, comic stories by Colin McLoughlin	Queens of the Mississippi
			Wild Bill
			Tales to their Hide
			Frontier Sergeant
			Second Sitting Bull (reprint from #6)
			Highlights of a Dangerous Life
			Diggings
			Frontier Laughs
12	1960*	stories by Rex James, with Picture Stories and Enterprise by Colin McLoughlin, Illustrated by Denis McLoughlin	Sierra Rein
			Sons of Grizzlies
			Texas Townships
			Frontier Medics
			The Wild West
13	1961*	illustrated by Denis McLoughlin stories by Rex James	Volume titled "Buffalo Bill True West Annual"
			Lost Mines
			Deadlier than the Six-Gun
			Stage West
nn	1956(?)	Moring: reprints 8 of the Boardman Buffalo Bill Rotogravures.	Volume titled Buffalo Bill Album

*Commando: War Stories in Pictures* D.C. Thomson and Co., Ltd.
These digest-sized comics have been part of the British comics market since July of 1961. They are still being issued at the rate of four issues every two weeks and, so far, there are over 3,000 issues. The issues listed here are those known to have art by Denis McLoughlin based on information drawn from my collection and from the notes of Mr. McLoughlin. Every attempt has been made to be accurate but several mistakes have obviously crept in. Also, since Mr. Mcloughlin was never informed as to when his stories were going to be reprinted, his notes lack data about the reprinted issues. All dates listed here are approximate. Corrections and additions are welcome! Many thanks to Paul Annis for debugging this list!
1623	Fight Back	Late July	1982
1638	Time-bomb	Early September	1982
1656	Guns Along the River	Late November	1982
1671	On The Trail Of The Treasure	Late January	1983
1680	Find the Raiders (reprinted in 2971)	Late February	1983
1688	Island of Mystery (reprinted in 2948)	Late March	1983
1704	The Die-Hards	Late May	1983
1710	Obey Orders (reprinted in 2876)	Early June	1983
1718	Conquerors (reprinted in 2916)	Early July	1983
1727	A Man Afraid (reprinted in 2899)	Late August	1983
1741	The Hawk and the Dove	Early October	1983
1744	Tank Killer	Late October	1983
1758	Find Them, Sink Them!	Early December	1983
1766	For Freedom (reprinted in 3012)	Late January	1984
1768	In Enemy Uniform (reprinted in 2995)	Late January	1984
1775	A Whole Lot of Trouble	Late February	1984
1785	Boss of the Islands (reprinted in 3004)	Late March	1984
1797	Band of Warriors	Early May	1984
1805	Raider On The Prowl	Early June	1984
1813	Secret Base (reprinted in 3059)	Early July	1984
1818	Good Soldier	Late July	1984
1830	When Lightning Strikes! (reprinted in 3043)	Early September	1984
1837	Bomber Crew (reprinted in 3091)	Early October	1984
1846	Island of Heroes (reprinted in 3100)	Early November	1984
????	Delayed Action (reprinted in 3108)	Unknown	1984
1862	Ice-Cold Courage	Early January	1985
1871	River of Blood (reprinted in 3131)	Late February	1985
1886	Atlantic Hurricane	Early April	1985
1894	Sergeants Don't Run	Early May	1985
1902	Northern Patrol	Early June	1985
1909	Into Bandit Country (reprinted in 3163)	Early July	1985
1917	Roar of the Tempest	Early August	1985
1934	The Flying Coffin	Early October	1985
1938	Stand By. . . Fire!	Late October	1985
1945	Wanted, Dead and Alive (reprinted in 3228)	Late November	1985
1957	Misfits	Early January	1986
1966	Run for it!	Early February	1986
1974	Treasure of the Chateau	Early March	1986
1984	Man with the Power	Late April	1986
1989	Schoolboy at Sea	Early May	1986
1997	Knights of the Desert Sky	Early June	1986
2007	Colin's Luck	Late July	1986
2022	Ghost of Evil	Early September	1986
2030	Top-Secret Base	Early October	1986
2034	Counter-Attack!	Late October	1986
2040	Sub Versus Sub	Late November	1986
2047	Lord of the Headhunters	Late December	1986
2055	Fighting Partners	Late January	1987
2064	A Bunch of Bandits	Late February	1987
2069	Homeward Bound	Early March	1987
2089	Top-Secret U-Boat	Late May	1987
2094	Mystery Warrior	Early June	1987
2104	War in the Snow	Late July	1987
2109	Back From Beyond	Early August	1987
2118	Soldier of the Emperor	Early September	1987
2126	Desert Strike Force	Early October	1987
2130	Special Mission	Late October	1987
2141	Chef who went to War	Early December	1987
2149	VLR Very Long Range	Early January	1988
2166	Sound the Alarm	Early March	1988
2169	Carrier Squadron	Late March	1988
2175	Warship on Wheels	Late April	1988
2184	Seaplane to the Rescue	Late May	1988
2191	One Good Turn	Late June	1988
2201	When the Shooting Starts	Late July	1988
2207	Babyface Bailey	Late August	1988
2216	Nazi Hunt	Late September	1988
2226	Warner's War	Late October	1988
2229	Call to Battle	Early November	1988
2237	Lost at Sea	Early December	1988
2249	Frozen with Fear	Late January	1989
2264	Phantom Panthers	Late March	1989
2269	Beware the Traitor	Early April	1989
2280	Escape from Singapore	Late May	1989
2289	A Lucky Break	Late June	1989
2294	Search and Rescue	Early July	1989
2305	Nightmare Flight	Late August	1989
2313	Operation "Viking"	Late September	1989
2327	Doomed Destroyer	Late November	1989
2346	Cross of Fire	Late January	1990
2357	Fighting Inventor	Early March	1990
2365	Footsloggers	Early April	1990
2375	Past Crimes	Late May	1990
2384	Out-Gunned	Late June	1990
2398	Days of Fear	Early August	1990
2408	Yankee Destroyer	Late September	1990
2421	Field Gunner	Early November	1990
2433	Death on the Wind	Late December	1990
2447	Lost Bomber	Late February	1991
2458	U-Boat Base	Late March	1991
2471	Outcast!	Late May	1991
2487	Snatch Squad	Late July	1991
2498	Wrong War	Late August	1991
2506	Glide into Danger	Late September	1991
2520	Run the Gauntlet	Late November	1991
2529	Teeth of the Dragon	Late December	1991
2552	Vampire Hunt	Late March	1992
2561	Kill the Fuhrer!	Late April	1992
2577	Follow the Drum	Late June	1992
2585	Shadow War	Late July	1992
2601	Last-Ditch Defenders	Late September	1992
2614	Bailey's Raiders	Early November	1992
2633	Shock Force	Late January	1993
2640	Grenade!	Late February	1993
2655	Action Team	Late April	1993
2671	Werewolf Mission	Late June	1993
2688	Shock Force U.K.!	Late August	1993
2702	Operation Manhunt	Early October	1993
2710	Deadly Double-Cross	Early November	1993
2728	Shock Force Showdown: Yuri's Revenge	Late January	1994
2736	Storm Force	Late February	1994
2758	Operation Eclipse	Early May	1994
2765	To Lead the Way	Early June	1994
2782	Operation Navaho	Early August	1994
2799	Close Action	Late October	1994
2814	Destination Siberia	Early December	1994
2830	Rebellion!	Early February	1995
2845	Oil Rig Raiders	Early April	1995
2853	Death Ride	Early May	1995
2876	Obey Orders! (reprints 1710)	Early August	1995
2882	Fighting Bucket	Late August	1995
2895	Hostage Hunt	Late October	1995
2899	A Man Afraid (reprints 1727)	Early November	1995
2912	Grudge Team	Late December	1995
2916	The Conquerors (reprints 1718)	Early January	1996
2927	Secret Saboteur	Late February	1996
2942	Soldiers of Fortune	Early April	1996
2948	Island of Mystery (reprints 1688)	Early May	1996
2960	Born to Battle	Late June	1996
2971	Find the Raiders! (reprints 1680)	Early August	1996
2982	Sentence of Death	Early September	1996
2994	Fighting Mountie	Late October	1996
2995	In Enemy Uniform (reprints 1768)	Early November	1996
3004	Boss of the Islands (reprints 1785)	Early December	1996
3012	For Freedom (reprints 1766)	Early January	1997
3015	Runaway Rebel	Late January	1997
3034	Thief Taker	Late March	1997
3043	When Lightning Strikes! (reprints 1766)	Early May	1997
3048	Lone Volunteer	Late May	1997
3059	The Secret Base (reprints 1813)	Early July	1997
3073	Eskimo Scouts	Undetermined	1997
3082	Victory and Vengeance	Late September	1997
3091	Bomber Crew (reprints 1837)	Early November	1997
3096	Tough Justice	Late November	1997
3100	Island Of Heroes (reprints 1846)	Early December	1997
3108	Delayed Action (reprints ????)	Early January	1998
3114	Ben's Battle	Late January	1998
3127	Tracks of Terror	Late March	1998
3131	River of Blood (reprints 1871)	Early April	1998
3151	Renegade Knights	Late June	1998
3163	Into Bandit Country (reprints 1909)	Early August	1998
3228	Wanted Dead and Alive (reprints 1945)	Early April	1999
3244	Stand By . . . Fire (reprints 1938)	Early June	1999
3250	Rebel Raiders	Late June	1999

Annual	Duel in the Sun	Annual	1989

The GT Ltd. Albums
I know very little about this series except that it does exist and that it reprints certain of the Boardman 3d Rotogravure issues.
nn	Sharpshooters Western Album	Reprints #41, 43, and 49	Date Unknown
nn	Trigger Western Album	Reprints #35, 45, and 31	Date Unknown

Moring Reprint Series
Moring reprinted material from Boardman's Rotogravure series and only in one known instance managed to secure a new McLoughlin Swift Morgan story. This story was actually a Boardman reject and was reproduced from art that Denis would have considered unfinished. Almost certainly, more titles exist than are listed here. See the Buffalo Bill, Roy Carson, and Swift Morgan sections for more Moring listings.
nn	1956?	Ace Adventure Album	Reprints the cover from one of the Okays. Hardcover.
nn	1956?	Action Album	Swift Morgan, Roy Carson and Buffalo Bill Reprints. Softcover.
nn	1956?	All Action Comic	McLoughlin Reprints. Softcover, 68 pages.
nn	1956?	All Worlds Album	New McLoughlin Swift Morgan story. Softcover.

*New Spaceways Comic Annual* Popular Press
Again, these volumes are traditional British comic and story annuals. They are especially noteworthy for the inclusion of some Quality super-hero reprints including Doll Man by Reed Crandall and Plastic Man by Jack Cole. Chop Chop, the comic sidekick from Quality's Blackhawk also appears here with art that seems to have been executed by Matt Baker.
1	1954	all reprints, 1954 copyright	"Swift Morgan and the Flying Saucers"
			"Swift Morgan and the Ancient Egyptians"
			"Roy Carson Strikes Again"
2	1955??	may exist but very rare

The Purnell Annuals--the Thrilling Western Series
Shortly after T.V. Boardman ceased publication of all comic annuals, Purnell purchased Dean (Dean, it should be noted, had published the last four of the "Buffalo Bill" Annuals). Despite still having plenty of work provided by Boardman for their Bloodhound Mystery series of hardcovers, paperbacks, and pulp magazines, McLoughlin was enticed to work on a number of comic annual projects for Purnell. I've never actually seen one of these annuals so I can't confirm the information here. It does, however, come from fairly reliable sources.
1969, published September 1968.	Bonanza Annual	McLoughlin cover only!
1963 (1), published September 1962.	The Dakotas Annual	McLoughlin endpapers, text illustrations for one story, and three comic stories.
1964 (2) published September 1963.	The Dakotas Annual	McLoughlin endpapers, text illustrations, and comic stories.
1964 (1) published September 1963.	Gunsmoke Annual	"New Stories Based on the Famous Television Series." Again, McLoughlin endpapers, text illustrations, and comic stories. It should also be pointed out that some parties consider the first Gunsmoke Annual to be McLoughlin's finest work in western comics.
1965 (2) published September 1964.	Gunsmoke Annual	Still more McLoughlin endpapers, text illustrations, and comic stories.
1966 (3) published September 1965.	Gunsmoke Annual	Yet more McLoughlin endpapers, text illustrations, and comic stories.
1967 (4) published September 1966.	Gunsmoke Annual	Again more McLoughlin endpapers, text illustrations, and comic stories.

Red Dagger Library--D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd. October 1979-June 1984
Thomson reprinted serial stories from their weekly comics in 64 page, single issue comics. Three of McLoughlin's stories were selected and reprinted. Both the story titles and issue numbers listed here are correct. However, the relationship of story to issue might be shuffled, sorry.
9	"Terror in the Tall Tower"	?
13	"The Frozen Man on the Mountain"	British Secret Service Agent, Jake Jeffords
17	"The Secret of Black Island"	British Secret Service Agent, Jake Jeffords

Roy Carson Comic, Moring
nn	1954*	68 page reprint.

Spaceways Comic Album , Popular Press
1	1953*	content unknown
2	1954*	content unknown

Supercoloured Comic Annual, T. V. Boardman
If "coloured" can be read to mean two-colored then this title might be accurate. Boardman rebound newsagent returns of his three pence series with a smattering of new material to produce these albums. So, it is quite possible to find different content in each of the issues listed. Information on issue number three contributed by Francis Hertzberg.
(1)	1949*	Bound returns with some new material.
(2)	1950*	"Swift Morgan and the Knights of the Round Table"
(2)	1950*	+ bound returns.
(3)	1951*	Six bound returns, two U.S. reprints.	Blackhawk and the Screaming Demon (text illustrations by McLoughlin	Roy Carson and the Phantom Pearls (text illustrations by McLoughlin

The Weekly Comic Papers
Weekly comics are a tradition that has endured in Britain from the earliest days of comics publishing to the present. It may seem strange to Americans that the Golden Age of British weekly comics is generally considered to be about 1900 to 1914. After T.V. Boardman ceased publication of all remaining lines in 1967, Denis McLoughlin found work in the world of traditional British comics that lasted until about 1982/83. Listed here are the serials drawn by McLoughlin for British weekly comics. Unfortunately, my most detailed information ends in late-1977. Additions and corrections are, of course, welcome.
"Saber, King of the Jungle"	Tiger	IPC	June 17^th. 1967 Saber begins. McLoughlin takes over the strip at a later date.
"Big Hit Swift"	Tiger and Jag	IPC	circa 1969
"Fury's Family"	Lion and Thunder- Thunder (story begins in the first issue under this title)	IPC	March 20^th - October 21^st 1971
"Power the Danger Ranger"	Wizard	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.	May 18^th - July 20^th 1974; eight installments
"Terror in a Tall Tower"	Wizard	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.	September 28^th, 1974-January 25^th, 1975; sixteen installments
"Black Jaguar"	Wizard	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.	January 25^th, 1975; one installment
"It's Only Zeke"	Wizard	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.	February 1^st -March 29^th, 1975; eight installments
"Sign of the Shark"	Wizard	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.	June 14^th -October 25^th, 1975; twenty-two installments; 1^st Jake Jeffords story by McLoughlin
"The Frozen Man" (story originally appeared in text form in Rover in 1973)	Wizard	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.	November 29^th, 1975-April 17^th, 1976; eighteen installments, Jake Jeffords
"Saber"	Vulcan	IPC	1975-76; reprints
"Frankie and Johnny"	Wizard	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.	October 16^th, 1976-January 1^st, 1977; twelve installments
"Wolf Boy"	Wizard	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.	1977; fourteen installments
"Hounds of Hangman's Peak"	Wizard	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.	1977; eleven installments
"Iron Fist"	Wizard	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.	October 15^th, 1977
"The Green Lizard"	Wizard	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.	October 15^th, 1977
"Hunter's War"	Wizard	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.	October 22^nd, 1977
"The Hit Man"	Bullet	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.	October 22^nd, 1977
"Fireball"	Bullet	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.	October 22^nd, 1977
"Walking Bombs"	Crunch	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.	begins January 20^th, 1979; 1^st issue of Crunch
"Hammer"	Buddy	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.	February 14^th, 1981 (1^st issue of Buddy)
"The Ironfish"	Buddy	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.
"Wingfoot"	Buddy	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.
"The Fighting Frazers"	Buddy	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.	begins in #47, c. January 1982
"Shark"	Bullet	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.
"Wrecker Wrenton"	Bullet	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.
"Devil's Spur"	Bullet	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.
"Speedy"	Scoop	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.
"Steelhead Sam"	Victor	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.
"Shark"	Warlord	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.
"Pharaoh's Curse"	Wizard	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.
"Computer"	Wizard	D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.

The Comic Annuals
Denis McLoughlin art is likely in any of the Christmas annuals that correspond to the titles above. I'll list material here only as the McLoughlin content is confirmed.
"Saber, King of the Jungle" Text Illustrations	Tiger Annual	IPC	1970

**Alphabetic Guide to Bill, Roy, and Swift**
Bandit's Loot (Buffalo Bill)	Buffalo Bill Comic # 45, January 1953
Beast from Outer Space (Swift Morgan)	Swift Morgan Spaceways Comic # 52, November 1953
In the Lost World (Swift Morgan)	Rotogravure # 2, March 1948
Planet of Destiny (Swift Morgan)	Swift Morgan Space Comic # 50, March 1953
Robot Empire (Swift Morgan)	Adventure Annual (#2) 1953
Roy Carson and the Old Master	Adventure Annual (#2) 1953
Roy Carson and the Case of the Educated Ape	Rotogravure # 23, January 1950
Roy Carson and the Missing Will	Roy Carson Comic # 46, January 1953
Roy Carson And the Cornish Smugglers	Rotogravure # 13, March 1949
Roy Carson And the Boxing Racketeers	Rotogravure # 36, February 1951
Roy Carson And the Return of Annette	Rotogravure # 34, December 1950
Roy Carson Meets Waldo the Mystic	Swift Morgan Spaceways Comic # 52, November 1953 Roy Carson Comic # 54, 1954
Roy Carson Meets Cheetah, Queen of Spys	Rotogravure # 3, April 1948
Roy Carson Strikes Again	Rotogravure # 5, June 1948 New Spaceways Comic Annual # 1, 1954
Roy Carson Versus the Marquis	Rotogravure # 7, August 1948
Roy Carson vs. the Empress	Roy Carson Comic # 46, January 1953
Sam English, Museum Rover	Swift Morgan Space Comic # 50, March 1953
Smashing the Crime Wave with Roy Carson	Rotogravure # 1, February 1948
Swift Morgan and the Knights of the Round Table	Supercoloured Comic Album (#2) 1950
Swift Morgan and the Greek Wars	Rotogravure # 38, April 1951
Swift Morgan And the Flying Saucers	Rotogravure # 30, August 1950 New Spaceways Comic Annual # 1, 1954
Swift Morgan And the Ancient Egyptians	Rotogravure # 6, July 1948 New Spaceways Comic Annual # 1, 1954
Swift Morgan And the Feathered Serpent	Rotogravure # 9, November 1948
Swift Morgan And the Ancient Romans	Rotogravure # 4, May 1948
Swift Morgan In Atlantis	Rotogravure # 16, June 1949
Swift Morgan on the Isle of Giants	Roy Carson Comic # 54, 1954
Treasure of Coyote Mountain (Buffalo Bill)	Buffalo Bill Comic # 49, March 1953

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