First Issue: 1st December 1866Last Issue: 1950sCopyright: Macintosh Chatter Box was a famous children’s story paper first published in 1866 by Reverend John Erskine Clarke. Clarke wanted to produce a paper that would offer an alternative to the popular ‘Penny Dreadfuls’ of the time. Clarke had also produced a paper for younger children in 1863…
Tiger Comics Wanted 1954 6 issues wanted Numbers 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 12/ 15 1959 3 Issues wanted Numbers 240/ 241/ 22nd August 1962 1 Issue Wanted 29th December 1963 1 Issue Wanted 14th September 1964 2 Issues Wanted 11th July/ 22nd August Use the ‘Comment’ facility below, if you have these comics available to…
First Issue: 26th February 1966Last Issue: 4th June 1966Copyright: IPC Magazines Jet Jordan Some 11 years after the demise of The Champion Story Paper, the Champion name returned in the form of a comic. Unfortunately, unlike its namesake, it wasn’t longlived, only surviving for fifteen issues before being consumed by a Lion on the 11th…
First Issue: 13th October 1976Last Issue: 6th July 1977Copyright: Marvel UK The Fantastic Four No it’s not Nigel Farage or some other well known Brexiteer, but a British comic character. Captain Britain originally appeared in the first issue of Captain Britain comic in 1976. The usual fayre of Marvel UK which is the subsidiary of…
First Issue: 20th January 1973Last Issue: 4th January 1975Copyright: DC Thomson Harum-Scarem! Buzz issue number one appeared on 20th January 1973 and included a free gift of a ‘Pop Pistol’. Stories in the first issue were ‘Hop, Skip & Jock’, ‘Nobby’, ‘Harum-Scarem!’, ‘Billy the Kidder’, ‘Tich & Snich’, ‘Gus the Galoot’, ‘Olly’s Occy’, ‘Big Fat…
First Issue: 17th September 1904Last Issue: 18th May 1940Copyright: Amalgamated Press Jolly Jack Robinson The Butterfly comic ran for 36 years and during its run introduced the readers to many favourites including ‘Mick and Molly’ (Roy Wilson), ‘Steve and Stumpy’ (Roy Wilson), ‘Buffalo Bill’ (Ned Buntline), ‘Spotsem and Getsem’ (Cyril Price) and ‘Jolly Jack Robinson’…
First Issue: 18th January 1958Last Issue: 17th February 2001Copyright: DC Thomson The Four Marys The older sister of ‘Mandy’, Bunty issue one dated 18th January 1958 came with a free gift of a ‘Ladybird’ ring. Stories in the first issue were ‘The Four Marys’, ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’, ‘Girl Of the Islands’, ‘Bimbo and her Baby’,…
First Issue: 16th April 1921Last Issue: 24th May 1941Copyright: Amalgamated Press Freddie Crompton Bubbles the Boy Clown (Freddie Crompton) was the star of his own comic ‘Bubbles’. ‘Bubbles And His Clever Pets’ who were five dogs called ‘Jock’ the Scottie terrier, ‘Pinkie’ the pug, ‘Pat’ the Irish hound and twin puppies called ‘Tinkle’ and ‘Tiny’….
British Comics is happy to announce its partnership with Mariposa Supplements. Folic acid is a type of B vitamin. It is important for proper brain function and the production of red blood cells. It is commonly used as a supplement during pregnancy to help prevent birth defects in the baby’s brain and spine. It can also…
