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Saturday 16 January 2016

Women's Wrestling Comics: Scorer

I write about a lot of things on this blog - It is called "Assorted Thoughts..." after all - but there's one topic that always goes down well and it combines two of my favourite things. Comics and Wrestling. Women's wrestling to be exact.

 So it it's rather fortunate that while I was digging around in a suitcase full of miscellaneous crap, in search of something I never managed to find,  I stumbled across an old scrapbook of newspaper cuttings. Opening it up I immediately found something I could use.

 "Scorer" was a British newspaper strip that ran in The Daily Mirror between 1989 and 2011 and as the name suggests, it was all about Football.  As I'm not, and never have been, remotely interested in football I never paid it much attention up until one particular storyline got my attention.
   While on tour in the USA footballing hero Dave Storry gets involved with  Lady Wrestler Marigold Storm - so of course we get some in-ring action.

I don't have all of it (and what I do have is suffering from a bad case of sellotape pox) but I thought you might like to see The Storm Sisters in action. I'm fairly certain this is an Internet Exclusive.
Women wrestling comics tag team
  Since when has California had a cattle industry?  
Tag team artwork

Dail Mirror Scorer comic
   Just for a change the writer does actually know what the holds are called.British newspaper comic Scorer
 Cool move. Maybe Marigold has done a bit of Lucha Libre in her time.
Scorer strip
Loving the little sound balloons "Gnzz" Heh heh.

 I honestly don't know what year this is from. Somewhere between 1989 and 1992 is the best I can manage, so if you know more, or happen to have the rest of the storyline then I will put your name on this blog surrounded by golden stars with the words "Most Excellent Dude" in big neon letters.

That's all folks. 


4 comments:

  1. interesting writing ,best wishes for new year

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  2. Hi Dale, Happy New Year. There is something about women's wrestling isn't there. It combines athleticism and sex appeal and it's a heady mix. I used to love the "The Beautiful People" who appeared on TNA. This is a great piece of trivia and you are to be congratulated.

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    1. Happy New Year Neil and I'm glad you liked it. I used to love The Beautiful People's ring entrance. I also used to be a big fan of Winter. Remember her?

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