October 6th, 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. ***If you were in a hurry, this week in 1976, you were likely to be happy indeed.That's because it was the week that saw the introduction of British Rail's InterCity 125 high-speed train, initially serving London Paddington, Bristol and Cardiff. Obviously, it went nowhere near the north. Such a thing would have been madness.When it came to the charts; for what seems like the millionth week running, the UK singles top spot was being held by ABBA's Dancing Queen.But there was change atop the neighbouring album chart - and a surprising one for a man like me who always assumed the band were a bit niche - because leaping seven places in a mighty bound to seize the Number One slot was Stupidity by Dr Feelgood.But here's a thing. On October 6th, BBC One was broadcasting legendary children's series Fingerbobs. The show that introduced me to the word "scampi."As we all recall, the Bob…