May 8th, 1976 - Marvel UK, 50 years ago this week.

Thanks to Charlie Horse 47 and Killdumpster for their sponsorship of this post, via the magic of Patreon. ***This week in 1976 saw disaster hit the Friuli area of Italy when an earthquake struck, killing more than 900 people and leaving another 100,000 homeless.Things were lighter in Britain with Liverpool winning their ninth Football League title, thanks to a 3–1 away win over already-relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers.And what of the UK singles chart?At last, the Brotherhood of Man had been toppled from the pinnacle!And what an irony that it should be by ABBA, the band they modelled themselves so closely upon. The sensational Swedes managed it with their latest platter that shattered Fernando.The Scandinavians were also triumphant on the accompanying LP chart, thanks to their Greatest Hits album seizing the top spot.Fernando is, of course, a classic but there were other tracks I also liked on that week's Hit Parade. Amongst them were:S-S-S-Single Bed - FoxAll by Myself - Eric…