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Bunty
''Bunty'' was a British comic for girls published by D. C. Thomson & Co. from 1958 to 2001.Gibson (2003)p. 91/ref> It consisted of a collection of many small strips, the stories typically being three to five pages long. In contrast to earlier and contemporary comics, it was aimed primarily at working-class readers under the age of 14, and contained mostly fictional stories.Gibson (2003), pp. 91–92 Well-known regular strips from ''Bunty'' include ''The Four Marys'' , ''Bunty — A Girl Like You'', ''Moira Kent'', ''Lorna Drake'', ''Luv, Lisa'', ''The Comp'' , and ''Penny's Place''. Publication history ''Bunty'' debuted with the 18 January 1958 issue. Over the course of its history, Bunty absorbed three other DC Thomson girls' comics: ''Suzy'' (1987), '' Nikki for Girls'' (May 1989), and '' Mandy & Judy'' 'M & J''(1997). With the issue of March 28, 1992 (issue #1785), ''Bunty'' covers switched from illustrated comics-style imagery to a photograph of a teen model, becomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy (comics)
''Judy'' was a British pre-teen and teen girl's magazine, primarily in comic book form. ''Judy'' was extant from 1960 to 1991. From 1991 to 1997 it was combined with another title in ''Mandy and Judy'' magazine. ''Judy'' was published by DC Thomson. Publication history Background DC Thomson had published its first girls' magazine, ''Bunty'', in 1958. The success of this title led DC Thomson to publish ''Judy'', which was also successful: between them, ''Bunty'' and ''Judy'' achieved a circulation of over one million. DC Thomson went on to publish other similar titles: ''Diana'' (published 1965–1976), ''Mandy'' (published 1967–1991), ''Debbie'' (published 1973–1983), and ''Suzy'' (published 1982–1987). By 1974, DC Thomson's girls' imprints had fallen off somewhat (''Bunty'', ''Judy'', ''Mandy'', and ''Debbie'' had a combined circulation of 750,000 that year) but remained the market leader. Whether in imitation or not, British girls' magazines of this era typicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandy (comics)
''Mandy'' was a British comic book for girls, published weekly by DC Thomson from 21 January 1967 to 11 May 1991. The majority of the stories were serialized, typically into two or three pages per issue, over eight to twelve issues. Publication history ''Mandy'' was published from 21 January 1967 (#1) to 11 May 1991 (#1,269),Mandy (26pigs.com) at which point it merged with '' Judy'' to become ''Mandy & Judy'' (also known as ''M&J''). ''Mandy & Judy'' was published from 18 May 1991 (#1) until 24 May 1997 (#315), when it merged with '''' (''Bunty'' ceased publication completely in 2001). ''Mandy'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikki (DC Thomson)
''Nikki for Girls'' was a DC Thomson British girls' comic which lasted for 237 issues between 23 February 1985 and 2 September 1989. It is most notable for the strip ''The Comp'', which continued in ''Bunty'' after ''Nikki'' folded. Strips * ''The Comp'' — set in a co-educational comprehensive school known as Redvale. Moved to ''Bunty ''Bunty'' was a British comic for girls published by D. C. Thomson & Co. from 1958 to 2001.Gibson (2003)p. 91/ref> It consisted of a collection of many small strips, the stories typically being three to five pages long. In contrast to earlier ...'' after ''Nikki'' folded. * ''Don't Be So Clever, Katy!'' * ''Girl Talk'' * ''Just the Two of Us'' * ''Photo Finish'' * ''Reach for the Stars'' * ''School for the Forgotten'' * ''The School on Sinister Street'' * ''The Secret Piano'' * ''Spotty'' * ''Star Wars'' * ''Tom Came Too'' References * DC Thomson Comics titles 1985 comics debuts 1989 comics endings British girls' comics Comics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Comics
A British comic is a periodical published in the United Kingdom that contains comic strips. It is generally referred to as a comic or a comic magazine, and historically as a comic paper. British comics are usually Comics anthology, comics anthologies which are typically aimed at children, and are published weekly, although some are also published on a fortnightly or monthly schedule. The two most popular British comic book, comics, ''The Beano'' and ''The Dandy'', were released by DC Thomson in the 1930s. By 1950 the weekly circulation of both reached two million.Armstrong, Stephen"Was Pixar's Inside Out inspired by The Beano?"''The Telegraph''. 27 July 2015 Explaining the enormous popularity of comics in British popular culture during this period, Anita O’Brien, director curator at London's Cartoon Museum, states: "When comics like ''The Beano'' and ''Dandy'' were invented back in the 1930s – and through really to the 1950s and 60s – these comics were almost the only ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Phillips
Sean Phillips (born 27 January 1965) is a British comic book artist, best known for his collaborations with Ed Brubaker on comics including '' Sleeper'', ''Incognito'', the '' Criminal'' series of comics, '' Fatale'', '' The Fade Out'', and '' Kill or Be Killed''. He has also worked on the DC Comics' series '' WildC.A.T.s'' and ''Hellblazer''. Early life Phillips grew up in the U.K. fascinated by American comics, particularly those published by Marvel Comics. As he got older, his influences included Jim Baikie, Simon Bisley, Jamie Hewlett, Duncan Fegredo, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dave McKean, and Jaime Hernandez.Thomas, Ian“We Get to Do Whatever We Want!”: An Interview with Sean Phillips,"''The Comics Journal'' (Jan. 26, 2022). Career Phillips began his career in 1980 in British girls' comics such as ''Bunty'', '' Judy'' and ''Nikki'' while still at school. After graduating art college (Lowestoft Polytechnic) in 1988 he started working with John Smith on '' New Statesmen' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Smith (comics)
Ronald George Smith (1928 – 10 January 2019) was an English comic artist whose career spanned almost fifty years.Ron Smith: Artist Victor/Hornet Comics, January 2012] Primarily producing strips for the two main publishers, and , Smith was best known for drawing for '' 2000 AD'' and the '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Thomson
DC Thomson is a media company based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded by David Couper Thomson in 1905, it is best known for publishing ''The Dundee Courier'', ''The Evening Telegraph'' and ''The Sunday Post'' newspapers, and the comics ''Oor Wullie'', ''The Broons'', ''The Beano'', ''The Dandy'' and ''Commando''. It also owns the Aberdeen Journals, Aberdeen Journals Group which publishes the ''Press and Journal (Scotland), Press and Journal''. The company owns several websites, including Findmypast, and owned the now defunct social media site Friends Reunited. History The company began as a branch of the Thomson family business when William Thomson became the sole proprietor of Charles Alexander & Company, publishers of ''Dundee Courier and Daily Argus''. In 1884, David Couper Thomson took over the publishing business, and established it as D.C. Thomson in 1905. The firm flourished, and took its place as the third J in the "Three Js", the traditional summary of Dundee industry ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silver Skates
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judo
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). Judo was created in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō () as an eclectic martial art, distinguishing itself from its predecessors (primarily Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū, Tenjin Shinyo-ryu jujutsu and Kitō-ryū jujutsu) due to an emphasis on "randori" (, lit. 'free sparring') instead of "kata" (pre-arranged forms) alongside its removal of striking and weapon training elements. Judo rose to prominence for its dominance over Kodokan–Totsuka rivalry, established jujutsu schools in tournaments hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (警視庁武術大会, ''Keishicho Bujutsu Taikai''), resulting in its adoption as the department's primary martial art. A judo practitioner is called a , and the judo uniform is called . The objective of co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heidi
''Heidi'' (; ) is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as ''Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning'' (german: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and ''Heidi: How She Used What She Learned'' (german: Heidi kann brauchen, was es gelernt hat). It is a novel about the events in the life of a 5-year-old girl in her paternal grandfather's care in the Swiss Alps. It was written as a book "for children and those who love children" (as quoted from its subtitle). ''Heidi'' is one of the best-selling books ever written and is among the best-known works of Swiss literature. Plot Heidi is an orphaned girl initially raised by her maternal grandmother and aunt Dete in Maienfeld, in the Grisons, after the early deaths of her parents, Tobias and Adelheid (Dete's brother-in-law and sister). Shortly after the grandmother's death, Dete is offered a good job as a maid in the big city, and takes 5-year-old Heidi to her pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (; June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and became best known for her novel ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans. The book reached an audience of millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and in Great Britain, energizing anti-slavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South. Stowe wrote 30 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters. She was influential both for her writings and for her public stances and debates on social issues of the day. Life and work Harriet Elisabeth Beecher was born in Litchfield, Connecticut on June 14, 1811.McFarland, Philip. ''Loves of Harriet Beecher Stowe''. New York: Grove Press, 2007: 112. She was the sixth of 11 children born to outspoken Calvinist preache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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