25.10.02
BBC Magazines turns Gareth Gates into a superhero
Superstar Gareth Gates turns superhero in a new one-shot title from BBC Magazines on sale on 5 November.
The Gareth Gates Official Comic Strip Magazine is the second of three official Gareth Gates one-shots being published by BBC Magazines in an exclusive deal with 19 Entertainment Ltd.
The magazine, priced £2.99, introduces Gareths cartoon alter-ego, G Man, in a full-length comic strip story, and includes a keyring, stickers and postcard set, all approved by Gareth.
The magazine also features a photo story in which Gareth finds himself needing help from the police, played by Graham Cole (PC Tony Stamp) and Scott Neal (PC Luke Ashton) of ITV1s 'The Bill'.
A third magazine - Gareth Gates Official Pop Pack - will be on sale in December.
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BBC Magazines is a division of BBC Worldwide, the main commercial arm of the BBC. It publishes more than 30 titles for children, teenagers and adults, including Top Of The Pops Magazine - the UKs biggest-selling music magazine and teen entertainment title with a monthly circulation of 235,007 (ABC: Jan to Jun 2002) - and Its HOT!, launched in April and estimated to be selling 102,087.
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