{"title":"Creators \/ Donne Avenell","description":"\u003cp\u003eDonne Avenell’s career in comics started before the outbreak of World War II when he was an assistant editor with Amalgamated Press working on Radio Fun. \r\nAfter serving in the navy, he returned to the company, now as an editor on an architecture magazine, while also writing radio dramas and romance stories.\r\nIn the 1950’s Avenell was a prolific writer on War Picture Library and then Lion, penning such classic strips as The Spider, The Phantom Viking, Adam Eterno and Dr. Mesmer’s Revenge. \r\nBy the 1970’s he was working on a number of projects including \r\nco-writing Powerman (the Nigerian superhero comic illustrated by Dave Gibbons and Brian Bolland) and The Sun newspaper strip Axa. In the same decade, Avenell also found work in the television industry, where he wrote scripts for popular spy programme The Saint. Later he would work with artist John Burns on both an official \r\ncomic book adaption of Prince Charles and Lady Diana’s wedding, and a newspaper strip called Eartha which ran in the News of the World\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"meg421d-judge-dredd-megazine-421-digital","title":"Judge Dredd Megazine 421","description":"    \u003cdiv class=\"product-story\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"product-story-heading breadcrumbs-container\"\u003e\n                \u003ca class=\"series underline-animation\" href=\"https:\/\/b00dab-21.myshopify.com\/collections\/judge-dredd\" aria-label=\"Judge Dredd\"\u003eJudge Dredd\u003c\/a\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"separator\"\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\n                \u003ca class=\"story underline-animation\" href=\"https:\/\/b00dab-21.myshopify.com\/collections\/story-6591-the-fugitive\" aria-label=\"The Fugitive\"\u003eThe Fugitive\u003c\/a\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"episode-part\"\u003e\n                (part 1)\n            \u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"product-story-description\"\u003e\n            Mega-City One, 2130 AD. This vast urban nightmare on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to 400 million citizens, every one a potential criminal. With lawlessness rife, only the Judges can prevent total anarchy. These future lawmen are judge, jury and executioner. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd - he is the law!\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e    \u003cdiv class=\"product-story\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"product-story-heading breadcrumbs-container\"\u003e\n                \u003ca class=\"series underline-animation\" href=\"https:\/\/b00dab-21.myshopify.com\/collections\/series-520-blunt\" aria-label=\"Blunt\"\u003eBlunt\u003c\/a\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"separator\"\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\n                \u003ca class=\"story underline-animation\" href=\"https:\/\/b00dab-21.myshopify.com\/collections\/story-6372-blunt-iii\" aria-label=\"Blunt III\"\u003eBlunt III\u003c\/a\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"episode-part\"\u003e\n                (part 7)\n            \u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"product-story-description\"\u003e\n            The Mega-City One colony Getri-1, 2138 AD. On this remote outpost, Earth colonists have been attempting to make a new home on the planet, cataloguing and exploring its unusual flora and fauna. Dependent on supply drops from the Big Meg, life out here can be hard – so when their shuttle crash lands in the Argossa Wilds, it’s vital they retrieve it...\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e    \u003cdiv class=\"product-story\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"product-story-heading breadcrumbs-container\"\u003e\n                \u003ca class=\"series underline-animation\" href=\"https:\/\/b00dab-21.myshopify.com\/collections\/2000-ad-series-lawless\" aria-label=\"Lawless\"\u003eLawless\u003c\/a\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"separator\"\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\n                \u003ca class=\"story underline-animation\" href=\"https:\/\/b00dab-21.myshopify.com\/collections\/story-6378-boom-town\" aria-label=\"Boom Town\"\u003eBoom Town\u003c\/a\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"episode-part\"\u003e\n                (part 7)\n            \u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"product-story-description\"\u003e\n            Colonial Marshal Metta Lawson is appointed to the frontier township of Badrock, and immediately has her work cut out for her bringing order to the colony, where trouble comes in many forms, from droid to mutant to uplift. Will she be able to maintain order where other lawmen have failed? \r\n\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e    \u003cdiv class=\"product-story\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"product-story-heading breadcrumbs-container\"\u003e\n                \u003ca class=\"series underline-animation\" href=\"https:\/\/b00dab-21.myshopify.com\/collections\/series-601-the-vigilant\" aria-label=\"The Vigilant\"\u003eThe Vigilant\u003c\/a\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"separator\"\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\n                \u003ca class=\"story underline-animation\" href=\"https:\/\/b00dab-21.myshopify.com\/collections\/story-6592-rapture\" aria-label=\"Rapture\"\u003eRapture\u003c\/a\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"episode-part\"\u003e\n                (part 1)\n            \u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"product-story-description\"\u003e\n            In an attempt to ascertain the secret of eternal life, the evil Nazi genius Von Hoffman plucked the immortal Adam Eterno from the timestream and trapped him in a hulking robot body. This action created a quantum bottleneck, causing different realities to crash and merge together. Master of occult magic Doctor Sin has assembled a team of superpowered individuals to confront Hoffman and his cronies, who are intent on raising Hell via the Blood Rapture...\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"publishing","offers":[{"title":"Standard Edition \/ Digital","offer_id":53831931855185,"sku":"MEG421D","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/6836\/3601\/files\/00.large_10a9dbdd-afb9-4b87-8b30-de086872505d.jpg?v=1779381844"},{"product_id":"rca-b0052-dr-mesmers-revenge-paperback","title":"Dr Mesmer's Revenge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN ANCIENT EVIL RETURNS!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter several artefacts are stolen from his home, the mysterious Egyptologist Dr. Mesmer resurrects a five-thousand-year-old mummy called Angor – a Pharaoh possessed with great mystical power. Together they set out to retrieve the missing items, bringing terror and destruction in their wake!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan anybody stop them? Both the army and constabulary will need to work together in order to stop Dr. Mesmer and his unearthly ally! Spanish superstar artist Carlos Cruz (Dan Dare) and Donne Avenell (The Saint), bring you a complete tale of bandage-wrapped terror and mayhem!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally serialised in Lion and Thunder from 16th October 1971 - 21st October 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"publishing","offers":[{"title":"Standard Edition \/ Paperback","offer_id":53839232041297,"sku":"RCA-B0052","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/6836\/3601\/files\/00.large_63b41230-d0ae-46e0-8986-ffedbaa5c5a2.jpg?v=1781103981"},{"product_id":"rca-b0052d-dr-mesmers-revenge-digital","title":"Dr Mesmer's Revenge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN ANCIENT EVIL RETURNS!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter several artefacts are stolen from his home, the mysterious Egyptologist Dr. Mesmer resurrects a five-thousand-year-old mummy called Angor – a Pharaoh possessed with great mystical power. Together they set out to retrieve the missing items, bringing terror and destruction in their wake!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan anybody stop them? 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It follows three survivors of a Nazi naval attack as they seek their revenge on a deadly U-Boat – no matter the cost. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrutal, bloody and grimly heroic, Battle Stations could only be the work of the maestro himself, and marks the beginning of the Treasury of British Comics’ mission to return Pratt’s magnificent UK work to print.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"publishing","offers":[{"title":"Standard Edition \/ Hardback","offer_id":53839238365521,"sku":"RCA-B0057","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/6836\/3601\/files\/00.large_caceda19-5377-4163-9bd9-e04178b7d175.jpg?v=1781104071"},{"product_id":"rca-b0057d-war-picture-library-battle-stations-digital","title":"War Picture Library: Battle Stations","description":"\u003cp\u003eHugo Pratt is one of the greatest comics artists of all time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Italian master’s distinctive lines and storytelling finesse made him a legend, and yet his work on British war comics has largely been forgotten. 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