It will be 69 years since Master Chandler received his copy of Eagle, which that week contained a centre spread on “A Modern British Coal Mine”.
These centre spreads were a feature of the Eagle comic from its inception to the early 1960s when the cutaway diagrams were pushed to the back page.
But even then, they remained a fascinating glimpse into another world.
The ranges of pictures encompassed, motor cars, jet aircraft, ships, and pretty much anything which would appeal to a young school boy.
Not that it was a male preserve, because it appealed equally to plenty of girls whose sister paper Girl, rarely offered up anything similar.
And why shouldn’t they?
They were well drawn, and presented a lot of detail into the workings of what ever appeared in the comic that week.
And that is about it, other than to say back in 1952, I took the coal mine for granted, which of course is no longer the case.
So, what was modern has now become a bit of a history.
Location; 1952
Picture; A Modern British Coal Mine, Eagle January 11th, 1952, Vol 2 No 40
But even then, they remained a fascinating glimpse into another world.
The ranges of pictures encompassed, motor cars, jet aircraft, ships, and pretty much anything which would appeal to a young school boy.
Not that it was a male preserve, because it appealed equally to plenty of girls whose sister paper Girl, rarely offered up anything similar.
They were well drawn, and presented a lot of detail into the workings of what ever appeared in the comic that week.
And that is about it, other than to say back in 1952, I took the coal mine for granted, which of course is no longer the case.
So, what was modern has now become a bit of a history.
Location; 1952
Picture; A Modern British Coal Mine, Eagle January 11th, 1952, Vol 2 No 40
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