First Issue: March 1947Last Issue: August 1950Copyright: Gerald G Swan Scramble ran for 57 issues being numbered 1 to 12 and 14 to 57 as Swan was superstitious about the number 13. ‘Scramble’ ComicFormerly ‘Fresh Fun’First IssueVolume 1 Number 1March 1947‘Enter Ozzy the Wiz’ by Michael Kendrik3d Net MonthlyComics and Complete Stories for Boys…
First Issue: 19th September 1970Last Issue: 26th June 1971Copyright: IPC Magazines Score ‘n’ Roar issue number one appeared on 19th September 1970, eight months after the appearance of IPC’s other football comic Scorcher. Score ‘n’ Roar used a similar format to Whizzer and Chips which was to present itself as two separate comics with one…
First Issue: 10th January 1970Last Issue: 5th October 1974Copyright: IPC Magazines “Young football followers everywhere will thrill to the soccer action, stories and features and funnies” said Pete the office Junior at Scorcher comic. Scorcher comic appeared 10th January 1970 and introduced a a strip that would outlive Scorcher comic by a long way. First…
First Issue: 10th February 1934Last Issue: 23rd June 1934Copyright: Pearson The first issue of Scoops included Master of the Moon, The Striding Terror, The Rebel Robots, Rocket Of Doom, The Mystery of the Blue Mist, Voice from the Void and The Soundless Hour. ‘Scoops’ Comic First Issue10th February 1934No. 1 of an Amazing New Wonder…
First Issue: 21st January 1978Last Issue: 3rd October 1981Copyright: DC Thomson The first story to appear in ‘Scoop’ comic was ‘Stark – Footballer of the Future’. Jon Stark was a ‘Match Winner for Hire’. With a match fee of £1000, £250 per goal, no win – no fee, Jon Stark was a pure mercenary who…
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 –…
