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 &…
First Issue: 25th February 1978Last Issue: 22nd September 1979Copyright: DC Thomson Emma Comic Issue Number 3 Dated March 11th 1978
First Issue: 25th February 1978Last Issue: 22nd September 1979Copyright: DC Thomson
First Issue: 25th February 1978Last Issue: 22nd September 1979Copyright: DC Thomson The first issue of Emma comic included the following stories ‘The Emma Report’, ‘Chegger’s Chat’, ‘Sue Spiker’, ‘Madeleine in TV Mad’, ‘Jodie And The Otter’, ‘Your Emma’, ‘Angie’, ‘Lynne Against Lareno’, ‘Blue Eyes’ and an article about Emma and the Muppets. The last issue…
First Issue: 27th March 1982Last Issue: January 1994Copyright: Fleetway In March 1982, IPC Magazines re-launched the ‘Eagle’ comic attempting to recapture the golden age of its previous incarnation. The first issue was a departure from traditional boys’ comics in that it included photo strip stories, an idea used quite successfully in modern girls’ publications such…
First Issue: 14th April 1950Last Issue: 26th April 1969Copyright: Hulton Eagle Comic First Issue Featuring Dan Dare Pilot of the Future Although the introduction of speech balloons and new printing techniques in the 1930’s was seen as innovative, comics continued with the same premise and format until the groundbreaking arrival of the Eagle in 1950….
First Issue: 17th October 1979Last Issue: 7th August 1980Copyright: Marvel UK / BBC / Panini Comics Hide Behind the Sofa…it’s Time for Doctor Who! 2005 saw the successful re-launch of the longest running science fiction series in television history. The BBC television programme and creation of Sydney Newman, “Doctor Who” first appeared on November 23,…
First Issue: 23rd February 1963Last Issue: 4th December 1976Copyright: DC Thomson Diana comic first issue introduced ‘Runaway Ballet’, ‘Jenny Lind’, ‘Skating Knights’, ‘Ben Hur’, and ‘Susan And The Sea Stars’. During its 13 year run, strips included The ‘Avengers’ (Emilio Frejo, Juan Gonzalez Alacrojo), ‘The Girls from N.O.O.D.L.E.S.’, ‘Jane: Model Miss’ (Pamela Chapeau), ‘Jo and…
First Issue: January 1991Last Issue: May 2002Copyright: Humour Publications UK Zit comic was an adult humour comic which owed much of its humour and styling to the Viz comic. Popular characters included “Lambrusco – the Alcoholic Sheep”, “Dirty Stan the Blue Movie Man”, “The man who collects eyeballs”, and “Middle aged Melvin”. Zit comic ran for…
First Issue: 4th January 1958Last Issue: 3rd October 1959Copyright: Odhams Zip comic was destined to last just 85 issues before joining Swift in the Eagle Stable (or should that be aviary?). The First issue of Zip featured ‘Strongbow the Mighty’ by Ron Embleton, ‘Wells Fargo’ by Don Lawrence, ‘Tana the Jungle Boy’ by Harry Bishop,…
