tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post8696860025175631807..comments2024-03-26T22:05:12.894+00:00Comments on Bear Alley: George Stokes - Wes SladeStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12010426017572710283noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-17327899398589918672022-08-19T22:11:45.147+01:002022-08-19T22:11:45.147+01:00Hey Claire, I have no idea if after 15 years you a...Hey Claire, I have no idea if after 15 years you are still connected to this thread. I have another reason to thank your dad. As a child I taught myself to play tennis based on the Bjorn Borg strip that he illustrated in the early 80s. The next 40 years have been immersed in the game and now I am the Executive Director of Tennis for Sportime Clubs in NY, home of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy. Mike Barrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869625825497443219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-84673843999585980482018-01-22T20:14:30.957+00:002018-01-22T20:14:30.957+00:00A little factoid that might be of interest. When ...A little factoid that might be of interest. When Jim Edgar took over the scripting of Wes Slade, he reused at least one storyline from the Matt Marriott strip in the Evening News. (It concerned a renegade Apache chief called Isepinal - the name remained unchanged second time round - who among other atrocities killed someone by tying him spreadeagled under the hot desert sun.) This was the lateSwishFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12009220233034462277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-68558026889550262892013-06-25T18:59:04.775+01:002013-06-25T18:59:04.775+01:00Just an additional info..
Wes slade stories have c...Just an additional info..<br />Wes slade stories have come in Tamil, a language spoken by people in southern part of India in muthu comics. I dont know the original english issues that were translated. Please contact the editor of the comics for more info.. his blog is http://lion-muthucomics.blogspot.in/ஆவுடையப்பன்https://www.blogger.com/profile/10020856065613702216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-67373650148947799172011-05-23T08:34:12.980+01:002011-05-23T08:34:12.980+01:00Here is some index info on the end of the run. Jim...Here is some index info on the end of the run. Jim Edgar credited as writer from 'Green Lebanon'. Harry Bishop continued Stokes work in the episode 'The Territory'.<br />Hope it can be of some help.<br />I have a lot of the stories published in Sweden, but I'm having trouble identifying them.<br /><br />Start date End date Title Script Artist Strip numbers # weeks<br />Torbjörnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975388414734558124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-21042549663921661232011-02-25T14:09:22.567+00:002011-02-25T14:09:22.567+00:00Hi.
Wes Slade had been published several times, in...Hi.<br />Wes Slade had been published several times, in differnt comic books, in Sweden. In titles like Cowboy and Western.<br />It's a nice comic. Stoke ruled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-24476887218599751552008-10-07T12:31:00.000+01:002008-10-07T12:31:00.000+01:00Hi Carly,Drop me a line at the address top right, ...Hi Carly,<BR/><BR/>Drop me a line at the address top right, under the picture (which I really ought to replace with something a bit more recent... and maybe of Brad Pitt rather than me).<BR/><BR/>The story included in <I>Against All Odds</I> is the third one in the book, entitled 'Foxhole Glory', about a journalist who gets into the thick of the action. It's a great little yarn, written by DonneStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010426017572710283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-25093864172503122442008-10-07T10:35:00.000+01:002008-10-07T10:35:00.000+01:00Hi Again Steve, I have bought myself a copy of 'Ag...Hi Again Steve, <BR/>I have bought myself a copy of 'Against All Odds' and am just waiting to recieve in the post. Which one of the stories did my grandfather do? <BR/>Thanks for giving me the heads up on the book.<BR/><BR/>Cheerscarly_stokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339899391309753505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-14210213009749031762008-09-19T09:21:00.000+01:002008-09-19T09:21:00.000+01:00Hi Carly,Well, you can see from the comments that ...Hi Carly,<BR/><BR/>Well, you can see from the comments that your grandfather's work is still appreciated. I included one of his stories in the recently published <I>Against All Odds</I> war collection if anyone wants to see an example of his non-Western work.<BR/><BR/>I've also found the <I>Express</I> unhelpful with any strip other than James Bond. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any wayStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010426017572710283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-34689782124149330692008-09-18T12:53:00.000+01:002008-09-18T12:53:00.000+01:00Hi there! I'm another relative of George Stokes - ...Hi there!<BR/> <BR/>I'm another relative of George Stokes - his grandaughter (Claire is my aunt). Unfortunatley I never had the pleasure of meeting grandad, but live in awe of his work and acheivements.<BR/><BR/>I have spent many an hour searching for any information or published items by my grandfather and have unfortunately not got very far. I attempted to get in touch with the Express also butcarly_stokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339899391309753505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-78280878713055331952008-07-29T18:22:00.000+01:002008-07-29T18:22:00.000+01:00Norman,Looks like the Express was trying out a pos...Norman,<BR/><BR/>Looks like the <I>Express</I> was trying out a possible daily strip judging by the gaps left at top right for the title. No idea when that would have been, but c. 1969/71, between working on Thunderbirds and Garth, would seem to be a best guess.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010426017572710283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-24836450142703154962008-07-29T13:46:00.000+01:002008-07-29T13:46:00.000+01:00...And let me wade in too Steve. Wes Slade is anot......And let me wade in too Steve. <BR/><BR/>Wes Slade is another Frank Bellamy curiosity. I've uploaded scans and details - quoting the major authority on UK comics/strips/mystery papers etc etc - in a Note on the following page <BR/>http://www.frankbellamy.co.uk/unpub.htm#wesslade<BR/><BR/>Just click on the Note in the side panelNorman Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-26850105405000560292008-07-28T17:05:00.000+01:002008-07-28T17:05:00.000+01:00It is very satisfying to hear from relatives of ou...It is very satisfying to hear from relatives of our "subjects." Recently I had an email from the great niece of cartoonist H.T. Webster who offered to mail copies of personal letters and a long-lost radio interview from his early days. Needless to say I'm very excited and will be haunting the mailbox until the information arrives.john adcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601087030921802835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-52222235864599700942008-07-27T22:10:00.000+01:002008-07-27T22:10:00.000+01:00The Express seem to be pretty poor when it comes t...The Express seem to be pretty poor when it comes to their legacy of comic strips - perhaps because James Bond so dominates enquiries. When I asked them about any records for Wes Slade, they claimed not to have any. Rather more bizarrely, when I asked about Caroline Baker they denied all knowledge of it.<BR/><BR/>The Daily Mirror seems to be the only newspaper that encourages reprints of its Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010426017572710283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-89483136245893168322008-07-27T21:49:00.000+01:002008-07-27T21:49:00.000+01:00Steve,What a satisfying moment it must be when con...Steve,<BR/><BR/>What a satisfying moment it must be when contact is made by a relative of one of your "subjects" !<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work. I hope this one results in much wider knowledge of one of the "lost" western strips.<BR/><BR/>From my biassed perspective it seems a great shame when publishers -- newspaper, book or magazine -- have no interest in the once hugely popular western genreChap O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404176810063857291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-88156887228391543192008-05-01T10:43:00.000+01:002008-05-01T10:43:00.000+01:00Hi SteveAccording to Daily Express archive lists, ...Hi Steve<BR/><BR/>According to Daily Express archive lists, Wes Slade is described as "Based on true-life Western scenarios."John Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275476513933849893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-55281973490650759562007-10-31T11:34:00.000+00:002007-10-31T11:34:00.000+00:00Dear Claire,Many thanks for getting in touch -- I ...Dear Claire,<BR/><BR/>Many thanks for getting in touch -- I would very much like to learn more about your father and his work.<BR/><BR/>If you or a member of your family could drop me a line directly (my email address is next to the picture above right) I will be pleased to hear from you. (Unfortunately, most comments come through as by 'anonymous' with no way for me to reply directly.)<BR/><BR/>Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010426017572710283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-2657905828642746652007-10-31T11:25:00.000+00:002007-10-31T11:25:00.000+00:00Hello,My son contacted me when he found your bloga...Hello,<BR/><BR/>My son contacted me when he found your blogand the name and work of his grandfather there!<BR/> I am George Stokes ' daughter and would love to share in your passion for the Wes Slade strip, if i can help in anyway. My mother must know a lot of the answers to your questions, and even where the originals are!! I have lived abroad for sometime now and unfortunately when Dad died i Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-48772310133493627182007-07-30T02:46:00.000+01:002007-07-30T02:46:00.000+01:00I still have some Wes Slade dailies that I used to...I still have some Wes Slade dailies that I used to clip out of the Express every day,my dad bought the paper for the football and cricket.Wes Slade was a lot more adult than my usual western comic reading. Add me to the list of subscibers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-42832618893576113732007-07-27T09:38:00.000+01:002007-07-27T09:38:00.000+01:00Hi David,Thanks for that. You're a man after my ow...Hi David,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for that. You're a man after my own heart... I made exactly the same comment to someone else recently about wishing to see Wes Slade, Matt Martiott and Gun Law back in print; and there are a bunch of others, too, that I'd love to see on my shelves.<BR/><BR/>There would be a limited appeal to a lot of the material -- only someone seriously deluded would imagine a Wes Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010426017572710283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-39760183733605425592007-07-27T09:04:00.000+01:002007-07-27T09:04:00.000+01:00SteveTo save you diging out your copy of Wes Slade...Steve<BR/><BR/>To save you diging out your copy of Wes Slade, I dug out mine.<BR/><BR/>It contains three stories, called "The Living Dead", "Fast Guns In Carrizal" and "Ambush At Ochoa Springs"; since the page counts are, respectively, 31, 21 and 8 pages, I assume that "Ambush..." is somewhat truncated. Any dates on the original strips were removed for this publication, so I've no idea when they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com