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Cor!!

First Issue: 6th June 1970Last Issue: 15th June 1974Copyright: IPC Magazines With a sachet of ‘Gulp’ powder as a free gift to quench the thirst of it’s new readers, Cor!!, with two exclamation marks, launched itself on an unsuspecting public dated 6th June 1970. The first issue of Cor!! saw the appearance of front page…

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Comic Cuts

Comic Cuts

First Issue: 17th May 1890Last Issue: 12th September 1953Copyright: Harmswoth / Amalgamated Press The first issue of Comic Cuts was an amalgam of reprints from American magazines. For a comic with a such an uninspiring start, it went to become a one of the longest running comics in history. During its long lifetime, Comic Cuts…

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Cherie

First Issue: 1st October 1960Last Issue: 19th October 1963Copyright: DC Thomson ‘Cherie’ comic ran for 160 issues. ‘Cherie’ Comic First IssueNo.1New! Exciting! The Most!All In Pictures1st October 1960Every MondaySpecial Gift Of A Lucky LocketWith A Photo Of Cliff5d Free Gift In The First Issue Also In The First IssueDebbie Reynolds‘This Is My Life’

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Girl

First Issue: 2nd November 1951Last Issue: 3rd October 1964Copyright: Hulton / Longacre Sister Paper to The Eagle ‘The New Super-Colour Weekly for Every Girl’ headlined the front cover of the first issue of Girl, sister paper to the Eagle, dated 2nd November 1951. With the emphasis on all girl action, Girl introduced a number of…

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Giggle

First Issue: 29th April 1967Last Issue: 13th January 1968Copyright: Fleetway The first issue of which appeared in April 1967 included The Wild Bunch, Meet The Chuckles, Tammy Tuff, Ali Booba & Tubi-Tum, The Space-Travellers, Buck Bingo, Dim Dan, Herlock Sholmes, Castaways To Danger, Niblo Nibbs, Helpful Hettie, Danny, Captain Swoop, Tickler Pics, Jokes Page, The…

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Gem, The Library

First Issue: 30th March 1907Last Issue: December 1939Copyright: Amalgamated Press The Gem Library’, to give it its full title, was the sister paper to ‘The Magnet Library’. In an article entitled ‘Boy’s Weeklies’ George Orwell considered Gem to be less popular than Magnet. Although less popular, Gem and Magnet were very similar in that they…

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Funny Folks

First Issue: 12th December 1874Last Issue: 28th April 1894Copyright: James Henderson Funny Folks is considered by many to be the first publication to meet the criteria of a comic and therefore, Funny Folks is where the history of British comics began. ‘Funny Folks’ – Man with Umbrella 1885   ‘Funny Folks’ – Christmas Issue 1887…

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Film Fun

First Issue: 17th January 1920Last Issue: 8th September 1962Copyright: Amalgamated Press The front cover star of Film Fun comic dated 17th January 1920 was ‘Winkle’ or to give it its full title ‘The Adventures of Winkle, The Pathe Mirth Wizard’ by Tom Bradford. Film Fun went on to regularly feature ‘Laurel & Hardy’, ‘Abbot &…

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