Eagle (British comics) the first issue of "Eagle" was released in April 1950. Revolutionary in its presentation and content, it was enormously successful; the first issue sold about 900,000 copies. Featured in colour on the front cover was its most recognisable story, "Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future", created by Hampson with meticulous attention to detail. Other popular stories included "Riders of the Range" and "P.C. 49". "Eagle" also contained news and sport sections, and educational cutaway diagrams of sophisticated machinery. A members club was created, and a range of related merchandise was licensed for sale. Amidst a takeover of the periodical's publisher
The Front Page (1931 film) Menjou, a June 28, 1937 episode of "Lux Radio Theater" with Walter Winchell and James Gleason, and a May 9, 1948 episode of the "Ford Theatre" starring Ed Begley and Everett Sloane. The story was adapted for Howard Hawks's comedy "His Girl Friday" (1940), a 1974 remake of "The Front Page" starred Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau and another version was made as "Switching Channels" (1988) with Burt Reynolds, Kathleen Turner and Christopher Reeve. The Front Page (1931 film) The Front Page is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Adolphe Menjou and Pat O'Brien.