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''Valiant'' was a British boys adventure comics anthology which ran from 1962 to 1976. It was published by IPC Magazines and was one of their major adventure titles throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. ==Publication history== The title went through a number of name changes and mergers, although always returning to its simpler one-word name. On 23 February 1963, it merged with ''Knockout'', and later, with ''Smash!'' in 1971, It was briefly published for one week as "''Valiant''" again on 25 September 1971 then ''Valiant and TV21'' on 2 October 1971 and Lion on 25 May 1974 and it merged with Vulcan Comics on 10 April 1976. After many years, ''Valiant'' began to seem old-fashioned when the first of a new type of comic was launched, the first issue of ''Battle Picture Weekly'', in 1975. It suffered further when Pat Mills launched ''Action'' in February 1976. Attempts by John Wagner to update the title were initially successful, but it struggled to find a place in the market against these tougher adventure titles. ''Valiant'' limped on for a few months, but finally merged with ''Battle Picture Weekly'' in October 1976. In June 1963, Valiant brought out the first two (per month) issues of the digest sized "Valiant Picture Library" which featured stories which were nothing to do with the comic. They cost one shilling (5p) each. On 19 March 2012, the Royal Mail launched a special stamp collection to celebrate Britain's rich comic book history. The collection featured ''The Beano'', ''The Dandy'', ''Eagle'', ''The Topper'', ''Roy of the Rovers'', ''Bunty'', ''Buster'', ''Valiant'', ''Twinkle'' and ''2000 AD''. 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「Valiant (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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