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Parent company | Odhams Press |
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Founded | December 1966 |
Defunct | November 1968 |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Headquarters location | 64 Long Acre, London |
Key people | Alf Wallace, Bob Bartholomew, Albert Cosser |
Publication types | Comics |
Fiction genres | Superheroes, humor, science fiction, adventure |
Imprints | Wham! Smash! Pow! Fantastic Terrific |
Owner(s) | IPC Magazines |
Power Comics was an imprint of the British comics publisher Odhams Press (itself a division of IPC Magazines) that was particularly notable for its use of material reprinted from American Marvel Comics. Appearing chiefly during the years 1967 and 1968, the Power Comics line consisted of five weekly titles: Wham!, Smash!, Pow!, Fantastic and Terrific. The first three of these titles were essentially traditional The Beano-style British comics papers, supplemented by a small amount of Marvel and DC Comics material, while Fantastic and Terrific were more magazine-like in style and were dominated by their Marvel superhero content.