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'Angus Allan' was a British script writer and editor who worked on TV Century 21 in the 1960s and Look-in during the 1970s. Sometimes credited as 'Angus P. Allan', he was responsible for original comic strip adaptations of numerous TV series.
Allen's output was prolific, and virtually all the Look-In comic strips were his creations. Some of his comic works included ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', ''Logan's Run'' and ''Charlie's Angels''. Allan collaborated with many well-known British comic strip artists, including Jim Baikie and Arthur Ranson.
Allan was born in Wimbledon, 22 July 1936. Went to King's College School there. Angus's first job in publishing, in late 1952, was as an office junior at Amalgamated Press (later Fleetway, then IPC). He worked on the weekly comic ''Comet'', and the monthly titles ''Cowboy Comics'' and ''Super Detective Library'', edited by Ted Holmes.
Following a period of national service in the Gordon Highlanders from November 1954 to November 1956, having been on active service in Cyprus, Allan returned to Amalgamated Press and after working on ''Super Detective Library'', eventually became co-editor of what was now known as "Cowboy Picture Library", with Alan Fennell. He handled the ''Davy Crockett'' and ''Kansas Kid'' monthly titles.
Eventually, he was headhunted to join the team producing ''Marty'', the first photo-strip teenage romance weekly published by Newnes and Pearson. Here he met his future wife, Gillian, and made the decision to become a freelance writer instead of editing. He has remained a freelance ever since.
Later, he was heavily involved with Alan Fennell's Century 21 Publishing company, becoming associated with Gerry Anderson classics such as ''Stingray'', ''Thunderbirds'', etc. He was also the mainstay scriptwriter for Fennell's ''Look-In'' magazine, and at one time was writing every strip in the paper, including ''DangerMouse''.
Allan also wrote for many other outlets, and penned several of the ''Garth'' adventures for the ''Daily Mirror''. In January 1990, he and his wife moved to France, where they have lived ever since. Although Angus no longer writes, he "keeps busy controlling eight acres of garden and woodland, and plays the clarinet and sings in a New Orleans jazz band for relaxation".
★ Interview on Sapphire & Steel fansite
★ Look-In fan site
Allen's output was prolific, and virtually all the Look-In comic strips were his creations. Some of his comic works included ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', ''Logan's Run'' and ''Charlie's Angels''. Allan collaborated with many well-known British comic strip artists, including Jim Baikie and Arthur Ranson.
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Biography
Allan was born in Wimbledon, 22 July 1936. Went to King's College School there. Angus's first job in publishing, in late 1952, was as an office junior at Amalgamated Press (later Fleetway, then IPC). He worked on the weekly comic ''Comet'', and the monthly titles ''Cowboy Comics'' and ''Super Detective Library'', edited by Ted Holmes.
Following a period of national service in the Gordon Highlanders from November 1954 to November 1956, having been on active service in Cyprus, Allan returned to Amalgamated Press and after working on ''Super Detective Library'', eventually became co-editor of what was now known as "Cowboy Picture Library", with Alan Fennell. He handled the ''Davy Crockett'' and ''Kansas Kid'' monthly titles.
Eventually, he was headhunted to join the team producing ''Marty'', the first photo-strip teenage romance weekly published by Newnes and Pearson. Here he met his future wife, Gillian, and made the decision to become a freelance writer instead of editing. He has remained a freelance ever since.
Later, he was heavily involved with Alan Fennell's Century 21 Publishing company, becoming associated with Gerry Anderson classics such as ''Stingray'', ''Thunderbirds'', etc. He was also the mainstay scriptwriter for Fennell's ''Look-In'' magazine, and at one time was writing every strip in the paper, including ''DangerMouse''.
Allan also wrote for many other outlets, and penned several of the ''Garth'' adventures for the ''Daily Mirror''. In January 1990, he and his wife moved to France, where they have lived ever since. Although Angus no longer writes, he "keeps busy controlling eight acres of garden and woodland, and plays the clarinet and sings in a New Orleans jazz band for relaxation".
External links
★ Interview on Sapphire & Steel fansite
★ Look-In fan site
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