The History of CRASH

Issue No. 31

Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Crash

Hannah Smith's claim to unique girlie tipsterdom and the backlash from C&VG's 'Melissa Ravenflame' led directly to this cover - basically an advertising campaign for Hannah. The original brief - Hannah mud-wrestling with Melissa - was deemed too inflammatory, so Oliver substituted an alien for the Ravenflame. More in his element than for several issues, Oliver turned in what became the most popular cover of the year, atmospheric, amusing and provocative by turns. CRASH always seems at its best with its back to the wall fighting for a belief...

Crash
  Cover of CRASH #2  
Crash

August 1986

Crash
Sinclair ZX Spectrum

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