Mariposa Folic Acid

Mariposa Supplements

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…

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The Boys Own

The Boy’s Own

First Issue: 18th January 1879Last Issue: January 1967Copyright: Religious Tract Society The rationale behind the creation of “The Boy’s Own Paper” was similar to that of the Reverend Marcus Morris when he formulated the idea of ‘The Eagle’. The Religious Tract Society were looking to create a more wholesome comic with underlying Christian values in…

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Bimbo

First Issue: 18th March 1961Last Issue: 22nd January 1972Copyright: DC Thomson Bimbo, not some wench that you met in the local night club, but a nursery comic from the early 1960s. Nursery comics such as ‘Bimbo’ and ‘Little Star’ were aimed at younger children and included some watered down versions of characters from their elder…

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The Beezer

The Beezer

First Issue: 21st January 1956 Last Issue: 21st August 1993 Copyright: DC Thomson The broadsheet sized first issue of ‘The Beezer’ first appeared 21st January 1956 and introduced the carrot topped ‘Ginger’ (Dudley Watkins) to the comic world. Other debutants in the first issue were ‘The Voyage Of The Bushwhacker ‘, ‘Mick On The Moon’,…

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Beanomax

Beanomax

First Issue: 15th February 2007 Last Issue: June 2013 Copyright: DC Thomson On 15th February 2007, Daleks invaded Bash Street. Whether or not Daleks or even Cybermen would be a match for the Bash Street Kids remained to be seen. In conjunction with Comic relief, DC Thomson released a new comic called Beanomax. Beanomax was…

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The Beano

The Beano

First Issue: 30th July 1938Last Issue: N/ACopyright: DC Thomson Inspired by the success of The Dandy (4th December 1937), The Beano Comic, as it was originally known, appeared on July 30th 1938. The Beano Comic’s first issue had seven full text stories, six conventional stories whereby the text appeared under the strip and the rest…

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Battle Picture Weekly

Battle Picture Weekly

First Issue: 8th March 1975 Last Issue: 23rd January 1988 Copyright: IPC Magazines Six months prior to the arrival of ‘Battle Picture Weekly’, DC Thomson had launched their own war themed comic called ‘Warlord’. Perhaps the most enduring legacy of Warlord was not that it raised the standard for violence and violent language in comics…

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Adventure Comic

Adventure

First Issue: 17th September 1921Last Issue: 14th January 1961Copyright: DC Thomson Before comics, there were Story Papers. Story papers were long text stories with the occasional illustration. In the space of three years, DC Thomson launched five story papers. Adventure was the first of the five papers. The story paper market was dominated at the…

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