![]() ![]() The strip had by now found popularity worldwide, including in Germany, India and Sweden, and it remained in print in these countries long after the character's final appearance in the UK. When Valiant merged with Battle Picture Weekly, the strip transferred to Vulcan, from 1975, in a series of reprints. Because of the pressures of deadlines, these monthly titles saw a variety of different writers and artists employed, usually various Italian artists, most notably future 2000 AD artist Massimo Belardinelli. The Steel Claw would alternate with The Spider from Lion in these books, with the Claw featuring in the odd-numbered editions. In 1967, Fleetway featured the character in a number of digest-size original stories in their Stupendous Series of Super Library comics. The story ended briefly in May 1970, but a year later was back, retitled Return of the Claw, which would run until 1973. Tully wrote the series for the remainder of its run. ![]() The Steel Claw appeared in Valiant throughout much of the 1960s and was one of the most popular strips in the comic. After the first three serials, Bulmer left the title, and was replaced by Tom Tully. ![]() The strip was one of several put together for the comic by Fleetway editors Ken Mennell, Jack Le Grand and Sid Bicknell, and was then refined by writer Ken Bulmer and artist Jesús Blasco. The Steel Claw first appeared in the debut edition of Valiant dated 6 October 1962. ![]()
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