Spike No. 1, dated 22 January 1983. Iron Barr cover by Mike White. The rest of the line-up was Starhawk, A Ghost in the Cockpit, The Man in Black (Wilson), The Bleak Street Bunch, 5 Minute Mystery and Ticker Tait. Both the Wilson strip and Ticker Tait were drawn by Neville Wilson.
I can remember getting this in the NPO in Northcott Shopping Centre, Glengormley. The NPO was a chain of stationery shops/newsagents which were later bought over by Easons. Any remaining Easons in Northern Ireland closed down during 2020 and we don't really have a similar chain of newsagents now. I used to love going into shops like that as a kid. You never knew what new books or comics would be on the shelves.
Back page ad for the upcoming free gifts below. DC Thomson.














