Lance Spearman

The Spear’s loyal allies are his agile assistant “Sonia”, who is capable of dispensing impressive karate kicks when in combat; a twelve-year-old sidekick known as “Lemmy” who uses a catapult as his primary weapon; and a uniformed Police Officer called “Captain Victor”.[12]

His enemies are characters such as “The Cat”, a burglar who climbs walls of tall buildings; “Dr. Devil”, an evil genius whose electronic wizardry directs international experimental rockets off course;[5] Rabon Zollo; Themermolls; and Countess Scarlett.[13]

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A dark-suited guy sporting a straw panama hat throws an uppercut at an opponent: “Take that, you punk!” he yells; “Aaarrrgghh!” cries the punk, as he falls over in anguish.
That’s a typical scene from the adventures of Lance Spearman, a James Bond-like super cop who resonated so well with young Nigerian readers. Published under the title African Film by Drum Publications, the magazine was once a staple in virtually every English-speaking town of Africa. This was way back in the 60s and the 70s.

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Who can find these? This was our Superman!!

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nostalgia!

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He was the stuff young boys dreams were made of!

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Sadly smoking is no longer seen as cool.
Nowadays you light up in public and everyone nearby starts scowling and throwing angry glances at you.

Pole kwa masaibu @Mathaais, but ditching the cancer stick is really cool and the way to go!

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I vaguely remember seeing this

Because you’re gay that’s why they scowl at you.

I never smoke, didn’t say it was about me.

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Am the one who does the scowling Bingwa.

…Was it a movie or a set of series during your time?