Springheeled Jack is a British small press comic

British small press comics

British small press comics, once known as stripzines, are comic books self-published by amateur cartoonists and comic book creators, usually in short print runs, in the UK. A "small press comic" is essentially a zine composed predominantly of comic strips. The term emerged in the early 1980s to...

 by David Hitchcock, based on the folklore character of Spring Heeled Jack

Spring Heeled Jack

Spring-heeled Jack is a character in English folklore of the Victorian era who was known for his startling jumps. The first claimed sighting of Spring-heeled Jack was in 1837. Later sightings were reported all over England and were especially prevalent in suburban London, the Midlands and...

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In 2006 it also appeared in the small press section of the Judge Dredd Megazine

Judge Dredd Megazine

Judge Dredd: The Megazine is a monthly British comic magazine, launched in October 1990. It is a sister publication to 2000 AD. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and Dredd's locale Mega-City One.-Content:...

#245.

Publication

It was released in a three issue comic with other one-shots and collected in a hardback volume Strange Visitor.

Hitchcock also supplied a Springheeled Jack cover to Redeye #4, in which he featured.

Awards

• 2005
  2005 in comics
  - January :* January 3: Will Eisner, creator of The Spirit, dies at age 87.-April:*April 13:**DC Comics announces the discontinuation of its Humanoids and 2000 A.D. titles....
  
   won the Eagle Award
  Eagle Award
  There are several distinctions and recognitions known as the Eagle Award.*Eagle Award, the highest rank of the Zambia Scouts Association*Eagle Award, the highest award given to a civilian by the National Guard of the United States...
  
   for Favourite Black & White Comic Book - British

See also

• British small press comics
  British small press comics
  British small press comics, once known as stripzines, are comic books self-published by amateur cartoonists and comic book creators, usually in short print runs, in the UK. A "small press comic" is essentially a zine composed predominantly of comic strips. The term emerged in the early 1980s to...
  
  
• History of the British comic
  History of the British comic
  A British comic is a periodical published in the United Kingdom that contains comic strips. It is generally referred to as a comic or a comic magazine, and historically as a comic paper....
  
  
• London Falling
  London Falling
  London Falling is a strip in 2000 AD, created by comic book writer Simon Spurrier and Lee Garbett the artist. It explores bogeymen from English folklore and mythology wreaking havoc in a modern day setting....
  
  , a comic also based on figures from British folklore.

External links

• The Real Mainstream
• Special Thursday Update - Bristol 2003 Part Four: Springing At Cats
• Going 'Round In Con-Centric Circles...
• Springs and Round-Ups - More Barbaric Books from Bristol!
• A Ripping Good Time: Whitechapel Freak, overview of another Victorian-set comic from Hancock