Last month’s competition caused a little bit of Havoc, with quite a few wild stabs in the dark to the question I set: What TV duo did I liken the pairing of human Michael Collins and the Deathlok computer to? Thankfully some of you had actually read the posts (or went looking instead of guessing) where I mentioned the simply unforgettable Michael Knight and K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider. Congratulations Joseph Redmond of Cardiff, I hope you enjoy the first two issues of Havoc!
Up next are two doubles of a fan favourite comic, one that was a hit with blog readers when I read it (for the first time ever) a couple of years ago. Marvel UK’s Dragon’s Claws was created by Simon Furman and Geoff Senior of Transformers fame and it was simply incredible. What we have here are #4 in which the Claws find themselves facing off against two French armies after being sent to arrest a supposed terrorist group, and in the penultimate issue #9 Dragon et all are pitched against their nemeses The Evil Dead in the HQ of N.U.R.S.E.!
Just like the last handful of competitions you have 14 days to scour the blog for the answer to the following question:
Q – What was the name of the Claws’ pooch?
When you’ve got the answer (it’s on the blog, you just have to find it) you can either email it to me at oink.blog@icloud.com (all emails will be deleted after the winner has been selected, I don’t have a newsletter or anything like that), or use the contact form you can find on the right-hand side of your desktop screen or under this post on mobile. Your entry must be with me by midnight on Thursday 14th August 2025.
After this date I’ll contact the winner to ask for their postal address. Unfortunately, due to rising postage costs the competitions are only open to UK and Ireland readers. If you win I’ll ask if you could take a photo of you with your prize for inclusion in next month’s competition post. You don’t have to, but you do get to show off if you do.
Just for transparency, #4 has a bit of colouring-in on the cover and a small spine tear, and #9’s cover has come away from the spine a little.
There’s now a page on the site for you to see the previous competitions and winners if you’re interested on seeing what you’ve missed out on. As you can tell from the image at the top of that page I’ve a pile of doubles from various comics titles covered on the blog, so make sure you check back on the 1st of each month to see what’s next and good luck if you’re entering this time.
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