Victor: The Best of Alf Tupper Britain's Favourite Comic-Book Athlete

The Tough of the Track was The Victor's most popular hero, having instilled the competitive spirit into millions of British lads for over 50 years. A welder who worked under railway arches, Alf Tupper survived on a diet of fish and chips. He was always the underdog, running against posh toffs who devised underhand ways of keeping him off the winner's rostrum. Although Alf often looked beaten, he nearly always came through in the final few strides, exclaiming "I've run him!" as he breasted the winning tape in a photo-finish. Published in the year the Olympic Games returns to Britain, this nostalgic anthology will not only be the perfect gift for the millions of men whose love of sport was kindled in their youth by Alf Tupper, but will also enthrall and inspire a new generation of boys to go and win against all the odds.

Morris Heggie has worked at iconic British comics publisher DC Thomson in Dundee for 40 years. He began as trainee subeditor on The Rover in an office next door but one to The Victor's editorial team, and kept a close eye on the way they paid attention to historical detalis. Morris then spent the latter part of his career working on The Beano and The Dandy, but his in-house knowledge of The Victor's heritage and back-issue archive is second to none. Morris was General Editor of the bestselling The Best of the Victor and The Best of the Victor Book for Boys. Brendan Foster is a former UK European and Commonwealth Champion in the 5000 and 10,000 meters respectively, and the winner of the 10,000-meter Olympic Bronze medal at the 1976 Olympic Games. Now a regular commentator on athletics for BBC Television, he was awarded the CBE in 2008.