 The only genuine survivor from the adventure strips of the Odhams years was "King of the Ring", and even that had only begun with issue 144, in November 1968.After a few months, superheroes appeared to be making a comeback.The Editorial column admitted receiving complaints from readers about the loss of the Marvel strips; and, in the autumn of 1969, six months after the "Fantastic Four" and "Thor" had been dropped, an all-British superhero called Tri-Man appeared, debuting in the issue of 13 September, and the character also featured in the "Smash" Annual that Christmas.