{"id":6623,"date":"2026-04-24T16:19:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T16:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6623"},"modified":"2026-04-24T16:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T16:19:58","slug":"barrie-tomlinson-editor-of-famed-british-comic-roy-of-the-rover-dies-at-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6623","title":{"rendered":"Barrie Tomlinson, editor of famed British comic Roy of the Rover, dies at 88"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || 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confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Posting from legendary comics X account, she said: \u201cHi everyone, this is Jen, Barrie\u2019s daughter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very sorry to share the news that Barrie passed away yesterday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Barrie Tomlinson died aged 88 on Tuesday, earlier this week, his daughter Jennifer confirmed. <span class=\"credit\">Tom Maddick \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe loved interacting on X with you all and making the contacts that he has.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe thought of many of you as friends. He asked me to let you know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barrie, who was born and lived most of his life in St Albans, Hertfordshire, is best known for his character Roy Race, a fictional football character who first appeared in the title Tiger in 1954.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tributes have been paid to the influential editor of classic British football comic Roy of the Rovers following his death. <span class=\"credit\">Tom Maddick \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Barrie, who was born and lived most of his life in St Albans, Hertfordshire, is best known for his character Roy Race, a fictional football character who first appeared in the title Tiger in 1954. <span class=\"credit\">Tom Maddick \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But it was Barrie who was influential in Roy\u2019s development, contributing to the character receiving his standalone title Roy of the Rovers \u2013 becoming its founding editor \u2013 until its closure in February 1993.<\/p>\n<p>Roy had his own strip, which featured in the BBC\u2019s Match of the Day magazine until its closure in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Floods have tributes have poured in following the announcement of his death.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Roy had his own strip, which featured in the BBC\u2019s Match of the Day magazine until its closure in 2001. <span class=\"credit\">Tom Maddick \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hibernia comics described him as a \u201cmaster of publicity, and a comic writer of some skill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Treasury of British Comics said: \u201cProbably one of the most successful editors of his time, Barrie combined a deep knowledge of and passion for comics with a salesman\u2019s eye for publicity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to him, Roy of the Rovers remains a household name while generations of readers have been thrilled, educated, and scared in equal measure by titles he launched and championed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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