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The 21st July 1962 issue of Knockout saw the
appearance of one of the most famous stories in British comics
history, 'Kelly's Eye' (Solano Lopez). The story has recently been
reprinted in 'Albion: Origins'. The adventure began when Tim Kelly
visited Los Solos in south America in order to claim an inheritance
left by his uncle following his death. Unbeknown to Kelly, there
were some men who had been left in charge of the money who wanted to
rob him of his fortune. On arrival in South America, the local
police chief, Pedro Garcia, laid a trap for Kelly in order to sell
him into slavery.
Abducted and forced to march through the Jungle,
Kelly helped save the life of one his fellow captives by rescuing
him from a Piranha infested river. Very grateful at being saved from
certain death, the old Indian rewarded Kelly by taking him to the
'Temple of Zoltec'. Whilst at the temple, Kelly found 'The Eye of
Zoltec' which protected the wearer from any harm.
'Kelly's Eye' survived Knockout's merger with
Valiant and made its last Valiant appearance dated 18th May 1974.
The strip also appeared again in the first issue of Vulcan (Scottish
Edition) (1st March 1975).
Some reprints of 'Kelly's Eye' can be seen in the
new 'Albion: Origins' hardback book by Leah Moore, John Reppion and
Steve Holland which also includes 'The House of Dolman', Janus
Stark' and 'Cursitor Doom'. |