Who Remembers ...Accrington Observer - Page 3

jimmi5bellies · 03-07-2005, 18:11

I used to hate the "Wakes Weeks" ... still do, but at least more shops are open now ...

cashman · 03-07-2005, 21:08

the eagle was a large comic,with dan dare on the front also the mekon a ugly green alien that resembled me dad.

Wynonie Harris · 03-07-2005, 21:37

Dan Dare was ahead of its time. Created by a very talented man called Frank Hampson, it was drawn to an extremely high standard by his team of artists. Remember Dan Dare's sidekick, Digby, who came from Wigan?

chav1 · 03-07-2005, 22:01

digby..?

wasnt he the worlds largest dog lol

jimmi5bellies · 04-07-2005, 09:10

lol @ chav

panther · 05-07-2005, 19:13

[QUOTE=jimmi5bellies]When the pages was that big you had to sit on the floor to read the paper and turn the pages. Can anybody remember what year the resized the paper. I was telling my son how big they was and i dont think he believed me when i said it took half a tree to print one paper

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friday 29th december 1989 was the last big observer!!

nearly 16 years ago!!

how do i know this??? cuz I got the it

JohnW · 05-07-2005, 21:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

Dan Dare was ahead of its time. Created by a very talented man called Frank Hampson, it was drawn to an extremely high standard by his team of artists. Remember Dan Dare's sidekick, Digby, who came from Wigan?

Very true Wynonie, I used to love Dan Dare. The creator was actually a Southport man and there is a bronze bust of Dan Dare, commemorating this, located near the town hall on Lord Street.

jimmi5bellies · 05-07-2005, 21:49

wow..was it really almost 16 years ago.

Wynonie Harris · 05-07-2005, 21:51

Is there really? I'll go and have a gander at that when Stanley play there on Dec 31st. Thanks for the info, John.

JohnW · 14-07-2005, 20:20

Here you go Wynonie, it's outside the Cambridge Arcade by the Town Hall. A couple of pictures for you.