Roy was often pictured with stars from the sporting or entertainment world. Such stars included Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Mike Yarwood, Suzanne Dando, Sharron Davies, Lawrie McMenamy, Gary Lineker, Mark Hately and Tommy Docherty. 

Complete sets of Christmas covers from Tiger and Roy of the Rovers comics are available from the links to the left. 

For 2006, we had the 'Damsel in Distress!' production and this is repeated below.

Damsel in Distress - Click on the link to see the 'Damsel in Distress!' Christmas production from the 1982 Roy of the Rovers comic. This comic strip stars Roy Race, Suzanne Dando and Victor Boskovic as the 'Genie' in the lamp!

Great Christmas fun!

For 2007, we had a superb Christmas story from 1963, involving goalkeeper Tubby Morton! Follow the link below to read all 3 parts!

Soccer Christmas 1963 - Melchester Rovers arrive at Cornstone Towers to play a Christmas day friendly against arch rival Carford City! Tubby Morton decides to have a bit of fun at the opposition goalies expense, but will it all backfire! Festive stuff from Roy of the Rovers!

For 2008, we have a Roy of the Rovers Christmas story from 1967!. Follow the links below to all 4 parts to the story!

Roy's Good Deed - Christmas 1967 - Part 1 - Boys from  Granby House Orphanage had come to watch the Rovers and Ricky one of the boys goes to get Roy's autograph at the end of the game. Ricky catches a sneak thief in the Rovers dressing room and gets thumped as he challenges the intruder!

Roy's Good Deed - Christmas 1967 - Part 2 - The Rovers players discover that their dressing room has been burgled and Roy takes a shaken Ricky back to the orphanage and along the way hatches a plan to thank Ricky and help the orphanage!

Roy's Good Deed - Christmas 1967 - Part 3 - There is a change in venue for Melchester Rovers fundraising game against Melchester Casuals! The game is then played indoors but the Rovers struggle to stay on their feet!

Roy's Good Deed - Christmas 1967 - Final Part! - Jumbo scores a flying header, helped by the ice! Ricky realising what the Rovers have done for the orphanage confronts the thief and get the Rovers stolen gear back.