ALAN Taylor brought welcome relief from the travails of the referendum debate with his reference, among others, to fictional heroes of his youth ("My heroes are made of stuff such as this" ,The Herald, August 27).

I guess I belong to an ageing band who retain fond memories of The Tough of the Track, Alf Tupper and Wonder Man HK Rodd, favourites of The Rover comic of many decades ago. What today's youth are missing with their electronic paraphernalia.

R Russell Smith,

96 Milton Road, Kilbirnie.