#22jul

"This road is nowhere near the airport!"

One of the classic scenes from the pilot episode of The A-Team (despite frosty relations between the three actors in this clip). Originally broadcast in the US on 23 January 1983. I've read different dates for the UK - it was either the 22 or 29 July 1983 (the 22 may have been the pilot film with the first regular episode on 29 or perhaps different regions put it out on different dates). In any case it was a series that gave us some very memorable characters and catchphrases.

Bullet No. 128 dated 22 July 1978. Fireball cover, artist unknown.

Starlord No. 11, dated 22 July 1978. Mind Wars cover by Bob Wakelin. I wonder if the cover image might have been based on Caroline Munro? Also shown is an ad for the following issue.

Warlord No. 200, 22 July 1978.

The Pirate E-Boat cover by Jeff Bevan. The 200th issue, a milestone but Warlord keep it low key. I suppose a lot of their other titles, like Hotspur and Victor, had been running for a lot longer at this stage.

Battle Action cover dated 22 July 1978.

'Samurai' continues inside with artwork by Carlos Cruz. Not sure who drew this cover but I'm currently thinking it was Jim Watson.