Captain Hurricane

[wendigo100]

When I was a nipper I read the Valiant comic, which had Captain Hurricane. He would always get into a tight scrape against the germans until something upset him, and he’d get into something called a ragin’ fury and thrash them to all parts and win the day.

Looking back at him as a role model, tens of thousands of kids learned that all you need to do to win at anything is lose your temper.

[sasguru]

When I was a nipper I read the Valiant comic, which had Captain Hurricane. He would always get into a tight scarpe against the germans until something upset him, and he’d get into something called a ragin’ fury and thrash them to all parts and win the day.

Looking back at him as a role model, tens of thousands of kids learned that all you need to do to win at anything is lose your temper.

Yeah the Valiant comics were great, weren't they. Not sure I agree with you - our generation lost its temper much less than this one.
Did you know they have re-issued them in book form? I gave one as a present to my German mate - and he enjoyed it hugely

[wendigo100]

Yeah the Valiant comics were great, weren't they. Not sure I agree with you - our generation lost its temper much less than this one.
Did you know they have re-issued them in book form? I gave one as a present to my German mate - and he enjoyed it hugely

You are probably right, I meant to say that the message was to lose it.

Books? I'll look out for them. Sounds like a suitable christmas present! The Claw, Legge's Eleven, His Sporting Lordship...

[sasguru]

You are probably right, I meant to say that the message was to lose it.

Books? I'll look out for them. Sounds like a suitable christmas present! The Claw, Legge's Eleven, His Sporting Lordship...

Superb presents for kids or grown-ups.

[tay]

http://www.hurricanes.co.nz/index.ph...=46&Itemid=100

[Troll]

I don't remember Valiant... used to read Victor though

Alf Tupper - The Tough of the Track & I Flew With Braddock

[wobbegong]

Alf Tupper - The Tough of the Track

Wasn't he the guy who always scoffed fish and chips at every oppportunity.

What would today dieticians make of that. Not a salad in sight.

[wendigo100]

Wasn't he the guy who always scoffed fish and chips at every oppportunity.

Yes, after work as he ran to an athletics meeting, where he'd be late, start a lap behind and still win.

But try telling that to kids today and they won't believe yer.

[Troll]

But try telling that to kids today and they won't believe yer.

He lived for three months in a brown paper bag in a septic tank,used to have to get up at six o'clock in the morning, clean the bag, eat a crust of stale bread, go to work down Haulage yard for fourteen hours a day week in-week out. run a marathon eat fish and chips & when he got home, his Dad would thrash him to sleep with his belt!

[wendigo100]

Right. I had to get up in the morning at ten o'clock at night half an hour before I went to bed, drink a cup of sulphuric acid, work twenty-nine hours a day down mill, and pay mill owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home, our Dad and our mother would kill us and dance about on our graves singing Hallelujah.