First Issue: 12th February 1972Last Issue: 20th October 1973Copyright: Fleetway / IPC Magazines The first Issue of Sandie comic was dated 12th February 1972 and came with a free gift of a ‘Styling Comb’. Stories in the first issue were: ‘No-One Cheers for Norah’, ‘Little Lady Nobody’, ‘Odd Mann Out’, ‘Brenda’s Brownies’, ‘The School of…
First Issue: 8th November 1920Last Issue: Present DayCopyright: Express Newspapers November 2020 saw the 100th birthday of the world’s longest running comic character. Rupert is not only older than ‘Winnie the Pooh’ but also Walt Disney’s ‘Mickey Mouse’. It was on November 8th 1920, that the British Newspaper ‘The Daily Express’ owned by Lord Beaverbrook…
First Issue: 4th March 1922Last Issue: 13th January 1973Copyright: DC Thomson ‘The Rover’ was the sister paper to ‘The Adventure’ and was the second publication of what was eventually to become known as DC Thomson’s big five. The other story papers were ‘The Wizard’, ‘The Skipper’ and ‘The Hotspur’. ‘The Rover’ is particularly famous…
First Issue: 31st August 1957Last Issue: 14th September 1974Copyright: DC Thomson ‘Romeo’ comic with ‘Clunie Todd’, ‘The Taming of Bill Morgan’, ‘Millie the Model’, ‘Forbidden Island’, ‘Her Stormy Romance’ and ‘Rose’. ‘Romeo’ comic was based on American romance comics of the time and included American reprints. During its run it incorporated ‘Cherie’ comic until it…
First Issue: 14th February 1925Last Issue: 11th June 1955Copyright: Amalgamated Press The first issue of The Playbox included Mrs Hippo’s Boarding School, Fun and Frolic in Fairyland, Peggie and Her Piggies, 3 Jolly Soldier Boys, Joey the Little Stowaway, Dick & His Cat, Tiny Tots of Sleepy Town and The Wee Woolly Boys. Playbox –…
First Issue: 3rd May 1986Last Issue: 22nd October 1988Copyright: Fleetway ‘Oink!’ comic appeared to position itself as a children’s version of the popular adult comic ‘Viz’. ‘Oink!’ ran for a total of 68 issues during which time it published fortnightly between May 1986 and December 1987, weekly between January and May 1988 and towards the…
First Issue: 23rd February 1985Last Issue: 2nd September 1989Copyright: DC Thomson Nikki’ comic with ‘The Comp’, ‘I Won’t Share her With Him!’, ‘Reach for the Stars!’, ‘School for the Fogotten’, ‘Photo Finish’, ‘The Secret Piano’, ‘Spotty’ and Just the Two of Us…’. ‘Nikki’ comic ran for 237 issue before its merger with ‘Bunty’. ‘Nikki’ Comic…
First Issue: 14th June 1975Last Issue: 30th October 1976Copyright: IPC Magazines ‘Monster Fun’ issue number one appeared on 14th June 1975 and included a free gift of a ‘ Free Plate Wobbler’. Stories in the first issue were Kid Kong, X-Ray Specs, Martha’s Monster Make-Up, Dough Nut and Rusty, Grizzly Bearhug Giant, Art’s Gallery, Draculass,…
First Issue: 25th October 1986Last Issue: 22nd October 1988Copyright: IPC Magazines MASK was originally a cartoon series devised to sell toys for Kenner, a division of Hasboro. MASK was an initialism which stood for Mobile Armored Strike Kommand. MASK were tasked to defeat their archenemy Miles Mayhem and VENOM which stood for Vicious, Evil Network of…
First Issue: 21st January 1967Last Issue: 13th July 1997Copyright: DC Thomson It would be remiss of any discussion about British comics not to pay homage to the British girls’ comics. Iconic above all others was Mandy comic which appeared in 1967. In her blue dress, yellow matching shirt sleeves and Alice band, Mandy made her…
