Tuesday 16 November 2010

Becoming Bash Helmet Part II. Justin Nicely is tempted by Mount Olymprist

The emergence of Bash Helmet - as Justin Nicely dubbed himself when he first stepped out with his purple get-up - saw a new hero come down hard on villains.

In no time at all, Bash creator Florrie Mendelson was summoned to provide the commissioned staff with Bash Helmet's adventures orally as news of the hero travelled swiftly across the barracks to the officers' mess.  

This is where camp commander Colonel Neville Hawthorne took a hand and introduced Bash Helmet to the publishers of the American comic 'Tales to Excite'. 

His first issue climaxed when Justin first came across his magical helmet in Greece. These reprinted panels from the original Tales to Excite 27:

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