Roy of the Rovers - Best of the 1950s

by Various

Celebrate 65 years of the greatest football comic ever! Celebrating 65 years of goals and glory in 2019, this first in a spectacular new luxury treasury series collects the very best stories from the first decade of Roy of the Rovers comics. Roy Race is only a schoolboy but the scouts from the mighty Melchester Rovers have spotted his talent, and now he's on his way to a career as professional footballer! But how will Roy settle into the ranks at Rovers? Can he deal with the competition, the pressure, and the fan's expectations? The legend begins here! An icon of British comics and sporting history is born, with his origin presented in glorious hardback for the first time!

96 pages, Hardcover

Published July 25, 2019

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Reviews

[Al Berry]

I’m not usually a fan of Sports Fiction so I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this book.

The half color/ half Black and white book tells of Roy Race joining the Rovers as a Junior player and slowly progressing through the ranks. The pencils are fantastic, while the color maybe not as much.

The storylines are interesting and well done, what’s a shame about this title is that it contains the run from September 1954 to May 1955 and then jumps ahead to August 55 and runs until February 1956. Making it not only not a complete run but also not resolving certain storylines, such as an intriguing blackmail plot.


I hope more 1950s Roy of the Rovers stories are re-released.