Angus Allan

July 22, 1936 (age 70)

Most commonly known as Angus Allan and sometimes credited as Angus P. Allan, he was responsible for original comic strip adaptations of numerous popular television series. Allan"s output was prolific, and virtually all the Look-In comic strips were his creations. Some of his comic works included, and Allan collaborated with many well-known British comic strip artists, including Jim Baikie and Arthur Ranson. Allan"s first job in publishing, in late 1952, was as an office junior at Amalgamated Press (later Fleetway, then IPC). He worked on the weekly comic The Comet, and the monthly titles Cowboy Comics and Super Detective Library, edited by Ted Holmes. Following a period of national service in the Gordon Highlanders from November 1954 to November 1956, having been on active service in Cyprus, Allan returned to Amalgamated Press and after working on Super Detective Library, eventually became co-editor of what was now known as "Cowboy Picture Library", with Alan Fennell. He handled the Davy Crockett and Kansas Kid monthly titles. Eventually, he was headhunted to join the team producing Marty, the first photo-strip teenage romance weekly published by Newnes and Pearson. He has remained a freelance ever since. Later, he was heavily involved with Alan Fennell"s Century 21 Publishing company, becoming associated with Gerry Anderson classics such as Stingray, Thunderbirds, et cetera He was also the mainstay scriptwriter for Fennell"s Look-In magazine, and at one time was writing every strip in the paper, including. Allan also wrote for many other outlets, and penned several of the Garth adventures for the Daily Mirror. Allan died of cancer on 16 July 2007, having been admitted to hospital the previous Thursday, just six days before his 71st birthday.

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Allan was born in Wimbledon, 22 July 1936 and attended King"s College School there.

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Most commonly known as Angus Allan and sometimes credited as Angus P. Allan, he was responsible for original comic strip adaptations of numerous popular television series. Allan"s output was prolific, and virtually all the Look-In comic strips were his creations. Some of his comic works included, and

Allan collaborated with many well-known British comic strip artists, including Jim Baikie and Arthur Ranson.

Allan"s first job in publishing, in late 1952, was as an office junior at Amalgamated Press (later Fleetway, then IPC). He worked on the weekly comic The Comet, and the monthly titles Cowboy Comics and Super Detective Library, edited by Ted Holmes.

Following a period of national service in the Gordon Highlanders from November 1954 to November 1956, having been on active service in Cyprus, Allan returned to Amalgamated Press and after working on Super Detective Library, eventually became co-editor of what was now known as "Cowboy Picture Library", with Alan Fennell. He handled the Davy Crockett and Kansas Kid monthly titles.

Eventually, he was headhunted to join the team producing Marty, the first photo-strip teenage romance weekly published by Newnes and Pearson.

He has remained a freelance ever since. Later, he was heavily involved with Alan Fennell"s Century 21 Publishing company, becoming associated with Gerry Anderson classics such as Stingray, Thunderbirds, et cetera He was also the mainstay scriptwriter for Fennell"s Look-In magazine, and at one time was writing every strip in the paper, including.

Allan also wrote for many other outlets, and penned several of the Garth adventures for the Daily Mirror.

Allan died of cancer on 16 July 2007, having been admitted to hospital the previous Thursday, just six days before his 71st birthday.

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