Karl the Viking

When I was a man, I put away childish things, but not without a struggle. So I was happy to come across web references to 'Karl the Viking', a comic strip that kept me enthralled as a schoolboy. It made the weekly appearances of 'The Lion' comic unmissable. At the age of twelve I didn't realise that it was drawn by art legend Don Lawrence, nor that it was written by SF stalwarts Henry (Ken) Bulmer and Michael Moorcock. I just lapped it up thankfully. Apparently I was not alone in my appreciation; a four volume edition of the strips, produced a few years ago, now sells for £165.00 a copy.

Nelson Turns in Grave - Official

What do you get if you crew a ship with two nationalities who don't speak each other's languages (and loathe each other) and stuff it full of nuclear weapons? You get the 'money-saving' agreement which Daft Dave has just signed with the French, and which begins the process of building of a European army. For God's Sake, get us out of Europe - fast.