

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.
Notes
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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