After the end of World War II, Sale, Greater Manchester publisher J.B. Allen opted to take advantage of the conflict's impact on story papers and comics.

Paper rationing had seen many established pre-war titles fold or merge with other publications, while children's literature had naturally been low priority as cargo on Atlantic convoys, ending importation of American comic books.

[4] Based on this experience, Holmes decided to reinvent The Comet as a through-and-through boys' adventure title, phasing out the humour cartoons, though briefly featuring the female-led "June" - a young, innocent but equally disaster-prone version of Norman Pett's newspaper pin-up icon Jane.

Good response to Westerns saw Holmes bring in Kit Carson in September 1950 as a replacement for Buck Jones, while the adventures of 'wonder horse' Gallant Bess and a European import based on the exploits of Buffalo Bill were also featured.

Fantasy was provided by Professor Jolly and his Sky Adventurers, initially a text comic before becoming a full picture strip and running until 3 April 1953, taking over from Guy Gallant on the front cover.

The same year also saw the return of Buffalo Bill; after imported American newspaper strips proved a hit, new material was created from January 1954 and the character would stay a feature until the magazine was cancelled, taking over on the front cover from Strongbow.

[3][8] Also popular with readers was Butterworth's retelling of the Norman conquest of Britain in "Under the Golden Dragon", illustrated by Patrick Nicolle on the colour centre pages - which would be home to several historical epics.

[3] By now both Comet and Sun were facing heavy competition from not only Hulton Press' acclaimed Eagle and Scots arch-rival DC Thomson, but also fresher AP boys' titles Lion and Tiger, while Westerns in general were being pushed out by the audience's growing interest in World War II action.

Despite his derivative nature, art from Campion and later John Gillatt helped Logan and his majestically named assistant Plumduff Charteris find an audience,[9] and the strip was another to run until the final issue.