I HALF-EXPECTED that this new publication might cause me to cringe or be mortally embarrassed, in the way that icons of the 1980s must blush when they see pictures of how they looked then. I used to devour Roy of the Rovers, but having not set eyes o n it in two decades, this newly published offering, a "best of" from the early 1980s, was opened with some trepidation. All I can say is that Roy of the Rovers has aged better than most of his contemporaries. Tastes may change but class remains. And Roy Race always was, and always will be, class. Plus, the comic strip in which he starred is wonderfully entertaining. The storylines are riveting; they twist and turn, with soap opera-esque intrigue, including, in this selection, an attempt on Roy's life. And then there is the football, brilliantly depicted by the artists, and...
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