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
Front Page Sports Football still didn't compete with the Front Page Sports simulation engine as far as statistics, Madden NFL for many had become a superior overall game primarily due to the game play aspects of its franchise. The Front Page Sports series in fact were still using primarily the same graphics and player animations as in the past two releases. The seventh and final version of the "Front Page Sports Football" franchise was rebranded and rebuilt to compete with the likes of the Madden NFL series that had won over so many football fans. The graphics were completely re-tooled and supported the now-standard