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Staff Picks (October): The Avengers — Steed & Mrs Peel: The Diana Magazine 1966-67 Collection GN

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Mrs. Peel, you’re needed! You too, Steed! John Steed, top professional, and his partner, Emma Peel, talented amateur, otherwise and forever known as The Avengers return in this collection of classic and hard-to-find comic stories.

As an Avengers fan for years I’d only been able to find two of the Diana magazines from the UK containing the Avengers strips so this is a must have for me.  In the days before home video, VHS or Beta, much less DVDs, comic books were the only visual representation of your favorite shows. To get The Avengers as comics there were various annuals and here in the states there was a Gold Key comics but then nothing until BOOM!’s Steed and Peel which had potential and, recently, DC and BOOM!'s Batman ’66 / Steed and Peel which captured the feel of the Batman series and the over-the-top final Emma Peel year of The Avengers, E-Urp !

In this collection of these beautifully drawn strips that ran at two pages a week from issues #199 to #224 featuring art by Emilio Frejo and assisted by Juan Gonzalez, the actual Avengers  are there with umbrella, charm, and bowler hat in eight stories. The book also includes interviews with the actors of Big Finish’s audio adaptations of the comics, Julian Wadham (John Steed) and Olivia Poulet (Emma Peel).

This will be a welcome addition to any Avengers fan collection of books.  I know mine will be with my Avengers and New Avengers Annual, my books by Dave Rogers, and my signed copy of Blind in One Ear. A book even a Mother would love.

Steve Leaf

Publisher: Big Finish
Item Code: OCT161266
Release Date:  2/1/17
SRP: $15.99

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