October 20th, 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. ***Sometimes, coincidences are too great to seem like coincidences.A perfect example of that occurred this week in 1976 when the Mississippi River ferry MV George Prince was struck by another ship, causing the deaths of 78 people.At that very moment, Number One on the UK singles chart was the song Mississippi by Pussycat.Fortunately, no such tragic synchronicity was to be found on the accompanying album chart, with ABBA still holding sway, thanks to their Greatest Hits album.Britain's most sensational super-hero gets his second-ever outing.Not that the creative team in America are going for every British cliché available but, after encountering Merlin and Stonehenge in his first appearance, he now comes up against a knight in shining armour. Next he'll be driving to fights, in a double-decker bus and setting up base in a red phone box.Regardless, until then, our hero recalls his…