Knock Dhu Workshop
Handmade Coin Rings and Accessories Hello, my name is Sam, and I am the owner and maker behind Knock Dhu Workshop. Every item in my shop is handmade to order here in Belfast. Knock Dhu, from the Irish Gaelic Cnoc Dubh, means “black hill.” It is a mountain on the Antrim Plateau that offers panoramic…
The School Friend Story Paper
First Issue: 17th May 1919 (First Series)Last Issue: 28th February 1925 (First Series)Copyright: Amalgamated Press First Issue: 7th March 1925 (Second Series)Last Issue: 27th July 1929 (Second Series)Copyright: Amalgamated Press It’s believed that following receipt of letters from female readers of The Magnet story paper, Amalgamated Press editor Reg Eves decided to launch The School Friend…
School Friend
First Issue: 20th May 1950Last Issue: 23rd January 1965Copyright: Amalgamated Press Cherry’s Alpine Schooldays Not to be confused with The School Friend story paper which ran between 1929 and 1929. School Friend was a girl’s comic. The first issue included The Silent Three at St. Kitt’s, Gay Cavalier, Jill Crusoe, Denise and The Scarab Ring,…
School Fun Comic
First Issue: 15th October 1983Last Issue: 26th May 1984Copyright: Fleetway The first Issue of School Fun comic was dated 15th October 1983 and came with a free gift of a ‘Slippy Sticky Snake’. Stories in the first issue were: ‘Softly Sir’, ‘Coronation Street School’, ‘Creepy Crawler’, ‘Time Bus’, ‘Walt Teaser’ ‘BeWare’, ‘Caretaker’, ‘Our Story Starts…
Mickey Mouse Weekly
First Issue: 8th February 1936Last Issue: 28th December 1957Copyright: Willbank Publications / Odhams Press Micky Mouse, UK style. Mostly American reprints with some original British content. This publication is noted for the being the first British comic to use full colour Photogravure. Mickey Mouse Weekly first issue included Skit & Skat, Troubles of Father, Ginger…
Toxic Comic!
First Issue: 28th March 1991Last Issue: October 24th 1991Copyright: Apocalypse Ltd The Comic Throws Up! The first issue of Toxic included Marshall Law, Accident Man, Muta Maniac and Once Upon a Time in The West. The comic was created and owned by Pat Mills, Kevin O’Neill, Mike McMahon, John Wagner and Alan Grant. The title…
Flash Gordon Space Age Comic
First Issue: 1st June 1959Last Issue: 1961Copyright: World Distributors Alex Raymond ‘Flash Gordon’ made his first appearance on the 7th January 1934, when the comic strip appeared simultaneously in a number of American newspapers. The strip was entitled simply ‘Flash Gordon’. The strip was created by the artist Alex Raymond on behalf of ‘King Features Syndicate’…