Old-fashioned Comics: Tom Kerr

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Sunday, 15 March 2026

The Astounding Adventures of Charlie Peace. The Victorian Years from Buster [1964 to 1968] - Compiled and edited by H. C.

The Astounding Adventures of Charlie Peace was a

comic strip in the UK comic Buster, based on the

real-life exploits of nineteenth-century thief.

Charles Peace, though the first strip appeared

2 July 20, 1964 in Valiant. When it started it was

set in Victorian times, but in an episode published

in January 1968, Charlie was tricked by an inventor

into entering a time machine disguised as a safe,

and transported to modern London.

The strip wasdrawn by Eric Bradbury (1964-1965).

Written Tom Kerr (1964).

390 Pages

Compiled and edited by H. C.

We thank H. C. for his courtesy in offering our reader

this magnificent compilation.

Professor Kraken Integral (Knockout and others 1962-1964) Solano López (#01-#03) & Tom Kerr (#04)

Professor Kraken was a distinguished British scientist who investigated

bizarre cases of science gone wrong, and then tried to set things
right again.

One such instance was the plague of giant animals that threatened

Britain, results of exposing normal animals to a mixture

of weed-killers and fertilisers.
He was often accompanied on his cases by fellow scientist Professor Needler

and his assistant Chris Blower.

Comments: Kraken seems to have been inspired by the similar Professor Challenger.

From the Vaults of Time

Knockout from #1239 [24-11-62] to Valiant and Knockout to #0034 [25-05-63]

Art: Solano López

The Time Machine

Valiant and Knockout from #0035 [01-06-63] to Valiant Companion
Paper to Hurricane #0075 [07-03-64]

Art: Solano López

Kraken and the Giant Menace

Valiant Companion Paper to Hurricane

#0076 [14-03-64] to 0096 el [01-08-64].

Art: Solano López

Kraken and the Ogre from the Past

Valiant Companion Paper to Hurricane

from # 0097 [08-08-64] to # 0103 el 19-09-64,

Art: Tom Kerr

Later, in the Valiant Summer Special of 1967 and 1968, a reduced version of From the Vaults of Time was published, with resizing and deletion of vignettes, modifying the title of the adventure: The Day of the Dinosaurs and Return of the Monsters.