31st March 1979 to 6th October 1979
Written by Angus P. Allan
Drawn by Martin Asbury

     

Started - 31st Mar 1979 - No.14
Replacing: The Six Million Dollar Man

Ended - 6th Oct 1979 - No.41
Replaced By: Sapphire And Steel (1st Run)
 

 

"The Deserter"
31/3/79 - No.14 to
26/5/79 - No.22
When an army deserter is captured by Spiker,
he agrees to help set a trap to catch Dick,
in return for his life.

"Duval's Ghost"
2/6/79 - No.23 to
7/7/79 - No.28
When Sir John Glutton's nephew becomes heavily in debt to him, he forces him to pose as the ghost of a dead highwayman, in an attempt to snare Turpin.

"The Impostor"
14/7/79 - No.29 to
4/8/79 - No.32
When Dick hears that 'Dick Turpin' has been hung,
his curiosity gets the better of him.  It's a trap of course.

"Buried Treasure"
11/8/79 - No.33 to
29/9/79 - No.40
A friend of Dick has buried some stash in a field for him, but is killed before he can tell Dick the location.  With Sir John planning to test a new prototype plough on the field soon, Dick is in a race against time to find the loot.

"Fool's Gold"
6/10/79 - No.41
Dick hides his stash onboard a coach, to get it past Spiker's men into the town.  But before it reaches the town the coach
is held up by a rival highwayman.


(All stories in colour)

(Story titles are made up)

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