“Adventure” was published by D.C. Thomson based in Dundee, Scotland and was the first of the ‘Big Five‘, the others being “The Hotspur”, “The Rover”, “The Skipper” and “The Wizard” running for a total of 1878 issues between 17th September 1921 to 14th January 1961, where it then merged with “The Rover”. It regularly featured illustrated stories of adventure, sports, schooldays, crime, science fiction and jokes. The mix of illustrated serials of many genres and regular free gifts meant that there was something for every reader in every issue and it was a huge seller.
Click one of the links below to see the cards in that series.
- “Famous British Footballers (English Issue)” (1921-22)
- “Footballers – Signed Real Photos” (1922)
- “Famous Club Colours and Players” (1923)
- “Footballers & Racing Motors Medallions” (1923, in conjunction with “The Wizard)
- “The 50 Star Players of 1924 (Part 1)” (1924)
- “The 50 Star Footballers of 1924 (Part 2)” (1924)
- “Coloured Photos of Star Footballers” (1924)
- “The Cup Fighters of 1925” (1925)
- “Star Footballers of 1925” (1925)
- “Football Photos” (1925, in conjunction with “Vanguard”)
1920s Heaven 