Springheeled Jack is a British small press comic by David Hitchcock, based on the folklore character of Spring Heeled Jack.
In 2006 it also appeared in the small press section of the Judge Dredd Megazine #245.[1]
Publication
editIt was released as a three issue comic followed by other one-shots, which were collected in a hardback volume Strange Visitor.[2]
Hitchcock also supplied a Springheeled Jack cover to Redeye #4, in which the character was featured.[3][4]
Awards
edit- 2005 won the Eagle Award for Favourite Black & White Comic Book - British [5]
See also
edit- British small press comics
- History of the British comic
- London Falling, a comic also based on figures from British folklore.
References
editExternal links
edit- 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
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