William Wilson

William Wilson was a wonder athlete whose adventures first appeared in the story paper The Wizard in 1943-46, written by Gilbert Dalton under the pseudonym W. S. K. Webb and illustrated by Jack Glass. His comic strip adventures ran in The Hornet from 1964 to 1976, The Hotspur from 1976 to 1980, and finally in Spike, drawn by Neville Wilson and sometimes titled "The Man in Black", from 1983 to 1984. "The Truth About Wilson" was a title used in all his appearances.

Wilson was born in 1795, learned the secret of eternal life and complete control of his body, and excelled in all sporting endeavours, competing in a black all-in-one and bare feet.

William Wilson in The Hornet
Check out TheAmazingWilson.com for scans of some of these stories.

William Wilson in Spike
Some more stories (old & new material) were published in Spike comic starting in issue #1 on 22 Jan 83. However all the artwork was new and "updated", but the old stories were much the same. Scans will be available later at the above address.