Scorcher cover from 1970
Scorcher was a football-themed comic launched by IPC on 10 January 1970. It absorbed Score 'n' Roar in June 1971, becoming Scorcher and Score, and merged into Tiger on 5 October 1974. Its editor throughout was David Hunt. Annuals continued to be published until 1984.
Strips included:
- "The Amazing Strollers", written by Scott Goodall
- "Billy's Boots" by Fred Baker and John Gillatt
- "Bobby of the Blues", drawn by Tony Harding.
- "The Boy In The Velvet Mask", written by Scott Goodall
- "Brainey's Bombers", written by Scott Goodall
- "Byrd of Paradise Hill"
- "Hot Shot Hamish"
- "Kangaroo Kid"
- "Lags Eleven" (about a prison football team)
- "Nipper", originally from Score 'n' Roar, written by Tom Tully
- "Paxton's Powerhouse"
- "The Roly-Poly Rovers", written by Scott Goodall
- "Royal's Rangers"
- "Sub"
