The Voord Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) During the mid-1980s, Titan UK reprinted a two-volume selection of classic strips from the long-running UK science-fiction strip, Jeff Hawke, by Sydney Jordan. This was my first exposure to the strip, which was originally carried by a single newspaper, The Daily Express, that neither myself nor my family ever bought. The two reprint editions were given a touch of class up-front by sporting Brian Bolland covers (Bolland had assisted Sydney Jordan on one of the latter Jeff Hawke strips, so there was a connection of sorts). The first two strips of the reprint Volume One, 'Overlord' and 'Survival' (circa 1960) saw Jordan's layouts being finished by an artist named Colin Andrew. Andrew took inspiration for his finished art by channeling the works of EC artists such as Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta and even Johnny Craig. This morning, I received two daily 'Overlord' originals directly from Mr. Jordan (now in his 90s), following an earlier purchase of several months ago of six 'Survival' episodes. These would appear to be the last examples from the two stories as he's now exhausted his search and can find no more. Larger scans can be seen in my CAF Galleries at: Comic Art Gallery of Terry Doyle at ComicArtFans.com Edited October 13, 2022 by The Voord vodou, BCarter27 and Mighty Hal 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummy Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Very cool! Congrats! The Voord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlevy1 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) Awesome set of strips If you are in touch with Mr. Jordan - can you ask him who might have helped him ink this one? Also, maybe folks have educated opinions? Mark P.S. Sorry for any kinked necks - it is landscape on my laptop... Edited October 13, 2022 by mtlevy1 tried to fix pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voord Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 On 10/13/2022 at 7:01 AM, mtlevy1 said: Awesome set of strips If you are in touch with Mr. Jordan - can you ask him who might have helped him ink this one? Also, maybe folks have educated opinions? Mark P.S. Sorry for any kinked necks - it is landscape on my laptop... It's from a story called 'Basebuilder' (1981), when Jeff Hawke became Lance McLane. Not sure who assisted but I'll ask Sydney next time we speak. alxjhnsn and mtlevy1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voord Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/13/2022 at 7:01 AM, mtlevy1 said: Awesome set of strips If you are in touch with Mr. Jordan - can you ask him who might have helped him ink this one? Also, maybe folks have educated opinions? Mark P.S. Sorry for any kinked necks - it is landscape on my laptop... Sydney Jordan tells me that an artist named Thayen Rich provided the finishes on your daily. Twanj and alxjhnsn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlevy1 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 12:05 AM, The Voord said: Sydney Jordan tells me that an artist named Thayen Rich provided the finishes on your daily. Thanks so much for the information - great when the boards build our community! alxjhnsn and The Voord 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
