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Dear Infinity,
I have been intending to write to your excellent mag for ages and it was Stuart Glazebrook’s letter that pushed me to do it, even though it has been a few weeks since I read it.
I had intended to inquire of yourself about the Jellymen. I have already dithered about intending to check D C Thomson’s archives myself but just haven’t. When the Jellymen stories were running in The Beezer in the early sixties we used to play a game of tag in the playground; some of us acted as Jellymen and we’d attack and jelly the others. The other stories I now slightly remember. The Kings of Castaway Island - I saw the images as Stuart described that plane. The Day of the Meteors I could not remember the title of but I have thought about it often. I can’t remember the stories but the images were great. I shall check out D.C. Thomson’s archive eventually. I am a Dundonian after all.
Regarding things from the far past that I hope you might cover in the mag, I have very fond memories of Rupert of Rubovia. There’s very little I can find out on this from the internet. There’s about two minutes of it on YouTube but that’s all. It was done with marionettes dressed in 18th century clothing and was quite wonderful. Another thing that would be great to see an article on would be Boys World’s Wrath of the Gods. Now that was very exciting reading, with artwork by Ron Embelton (I hope that’s right). And does anyone remember Adventures in Paradise with Adam Troy on his schooner, the Tiki?
One last thing. P. Peatfield of Leighton Buzzard closed his letter with ‘Adios amigo,’ can anyone remember an animated series of some sort from the very early sixties set in the wild west with a Mexican saying the closing line, “Adios amigos.” I’d love to know. Adios amigo.
Alistair Evans, by email.
The only Mexican cartoon character I can think of was good old Speedy Gonzales but I don’t think he ever had his own animated TV series. I think I’d better hand this one over to our readers, pardner.