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 the plot includes a sex-change by a male reporter named Hildy Johnson. There have also been four television productions, all under the title "The Front Page": The musical "Windy City" (book and lyrics by Dick Vosburgh, music by Tony Macaulay) was also based on "The Front Page". It premiered at the Victoria Palace Theatre, London, England on July 20, 1982 and ran for 250 performances. Additionally, Hecht and MacArthur's story for the 1939 film "Gunga Din" recycles their basic plot of trying to dissuade someone from leaving his job, in this case Douglas Fairbanks Jr.'s character attempting to resign his