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''Tornado'' was a short-lived weekly British comic book magazine published for 22 issues by IPC Magazines between March 1979〔(''Tornado'' #1 )〕 and August 1979. After the cancellations of the ''Starlord'' and ''Action'' titles IPC launched ''Tornado'' as a way to use up stories already commissioned for the other titles. Like ''Action'' it was a mixed title featuring War, Detective, Horror and Science Fiction stories. ''Tornado'' was printed on the low quality newsprint stock used by ''2000 AD'' and also had five stories of 5 to 6 pages per issue. The title also had a 'superpowered' editor, like Tharg, 'Big E' who was portrayed in photo-strips by a rather portly Dave Gibbons. The real editor was Kelvin Gosnell.〔("A brief history of Starlord" from "Watch the stars!" website )〕 ==Stories== Main stories were: * ''The Mind of Wolfie Smith'' written by Tom Tully, with art by Vincente Vaño, was the story of a young boy whose telepathic and telekinetic powers suddenly emerge, leading him to become a runaway. * "Angry Planet" written by Alan Hebden, with art by Massimo Belardinelli, was set in the late 21st century on a Mars that had been made habitable by humans. The story told of the struggle of the first generation of genetic 'martians' to free themselves from exploitation by Earth. * "Wagner's Walk" was a WW2 story much in the ''Action'' style as the hero is an escaped German POW fleeing the Red Army. * "Blackhawk", written by Gerry Finley-Day with art by Alfonso Azpiri, was the story of a Nubian Galley slave who rescues his ship from pirates. Granted his freedom and a commission as a Centurion, Hawk forms his own legion out of other slaves who are then treated as a type of "Dirty Dozen". * "Victor Drago" was a pseudonymous revival of Sexton Blake, IPC's long-running fearless detective, written by Bill Henry with art by Mike Dorey. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tornado (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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