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Buster (comics)
''Buster'' was a British comic which began publication in 1960, originally published by IPC Magazines Ltd under the company's comics division Fleetway, then by Egmont UK Ltd under the same imprint until its closure in 2000. Despite missing issues due to industrial action during its run, the comic published 1,902 issues in total. The comic carried a mixture of humour and adventure strips, featuring the title character Buster and a host of other characters. Description The title character, whose strip usually appeared on the front cover, was Buster himself. He was originally billed as ''Buster: Son of Andy Capp''; Andy Capp is the lead character of the eponymous ''Daily Mirror'' newspaper strip, and Buster wore a similar flat cap to reinforce the connection. In early issues, Buster often referred to his father, and Andy was seen in the comic (attempting to find a gas leak in three frames of the 18 June 1960 issue; shown in two drawn photographs in the 2 July issue that same ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IPC Media
TI Media (formerly International Publishing Company, IPC Magazines Ltd, IPC Media and Time Inc. UK) was a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the United Kingdom, with a portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year. Most of its titles now belong to Future plc. History Origins The British magazine publishing industry in the mid-1950s was dominated by a handful of companies, principally the Associated Newspapers (founded by Lord Harmsworth in 1890), Odhams Press Ltd, Newnes/Pearson, and the Hulton Press, which fought each other for market share in a highly competitive marketplace. Fleetway In 1958 Cecil Harmsworth King, chairman of the newspaper group, The Daily Mirror Newspapers Limited which included the ''Daily Mirror'' and the '' Sunday Pictorial'' (now the '' Sunday Mirror''), together with provincial chain West of England Newspapers, made an offer for Amalgamated Press. The offer was accepted, and in January 1959 he was appointed its chairman. Within a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 AD (comics)
''2000 AD'' is a weekly British science fiction-oriented comic magazine. As a comics anthology it serialises stories in each issue (known as "progs") and was first published by IPC Magazines in 1977, the first issue dated 26 February. Since 2000 it has been published by Rebellion Developments. ''2000 AD'' is most noted for its ''Judge Dredd'' stories, and has been contributed to by a number of artists and writers who became renowned in the field internationally, such as Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, Grant Morrison, Brian Bolland, Mike McMahon, John Wagner, Alan Grant and Garth Ennis. Other series in ''2000 AD'' include ''Rogue Trooper'', '' Sláine'', ''Strontium Dog'', ''ABC Warriors'', ''Nemesis the Warlock'' and ''Nikolai Dante''. History ''2000 AD'' was initially published by IPC Magazines. IPC then shifted the title to its Fleetway comics subsidiary, which was sold to Robert Maxwell in 1987 and then to Egmont UK in 1991. Fleetway continued to produce the title until 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nipper (comic)
''Nipper'' was a short-lived British comic book magazine, published between 31 January to 12 September 1987. Unlike most British comics by this time, which had A4 paper size ISO 216 is an international standard for paper sizes, used around the world except in North America and parts of Latin America. The standard defines the "A", "B" and "C" series of paper sizes, including A4, the most commonly available paper siz ..., this was an A5 comic, which meant it was half the size of all the others, hence the name 'Nipper'. ''Nipper'' ran for 16 Issues, had just one holiday special (in 1987) and just one annual in 1988. By the time of its last issue, however, it had become an A4 comic like the others. After that it merged with Buster. It should not be mistaken by the ''Daily Mail Nipper'' annuals from the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Comics published in the magazine * ''Blaster and Bignoise'' * ''Brad Break'' — An accident-prone young man who spent most of his time in hospital with at lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Fun
''Buster'' was a British comic which began publication in 1960, originally published by IPC Magazines Ltd under the company's comics division Fleetway, then by Egmont UK Ltd under the same imprint until its closure in 2000. Despite missing issues due to industrial action during its run, the comic published 1,902 issues in total. The comic carried a mixture of humour and adventure strips, featuring the title character Buster and a host of other characters. Description The title character, whose strip usually appeared on the front cover, was Buster himself. He was originally billed as ''Buster: Son of Andy Capp''; Andy Capp is the lead character of the eponymous ''Daily Mirror'' newspaper strip, and Buster wore a similar flat cap to reinforce the connection. In early issues, Buster often referred to his father, and Andy was seen in the comic (attempting to find a gas leak in three frames of the 18 June 1960 issue; shown in two drawn photographs in the 2 July issue that same ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackpot (comic)
''Jackpot'' was a British comic book magazine that ran from the issues cover dated 5 May 1979 to issue 141, 30 January 1982, when it merged with '' Buster''. Publishing history The first issue cost 10p. The price increased to 12p from issue 63 (1980) and 14p from issue 98 in 1981 Free Gifts Early issues included a cover-mounted free gift the first issue included a "practical joke", for example a joke chocolate biscuit. Issue 2 featured a Squirt Ring. Issue 3 bore a Magic Numbers card game and ''Why Be Bored?'' book covers. The inner pages of the latter continued for several issue after. Annuals Annuals were printed from 1980 to 1986 - as was often the case with British titles, these hardback books outlasted the weekly comic by some time. They mixed original and reprinted material, with much of the new material being drawn by different artists than the weekly strips due to the lower page rate paid to artists. Summer Specials Summer Specials were printed from 1980 to 1982, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Fun
''Monster Fun'' was originally a weekly British comic strip magazine for children aged seven to twelve. Published by IPC Media, it ran for 73 issues in 1975–1976, when it merged with '' Buster''."Monster Fun," ComicVine. Accessed 21 September 2015. Focused on humorous monster strips and stories, the magazine was known for "The Bad Time Bedtime Books" inserts, created by . The nominal editor was "Frankie Stein" (a play on ), a charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cor!!
''Cor!!'', a British comic book, was launched in June 1970 by IPC (International Publishing Corporation), their sixth new comic in just over a year. ''Cor!!'' was edited by Bob Paynter. The comic had 32 pages and included a full colour center spread. It consisted of traditional British characters, albeit with a slight tweak. The unruly schoolkids of '' The Gaswork Gang'' echoing ''The Bash Street Kids'' of ''The Beano'', ''Tomboy'' was firmly in the ''Minnie the Minx'' vein, whilst '' Tricky Dicky'' seemed like a version of ''Roger the Dodger'', albeit with longer hair and shorter trousers. The first ''Cor!!'' Featured '' Gus Gorilla'' on the front cover, drawn by Mike Lacey. The strip was in the shape of a glass, to promote the free fruit drink that came with it. The comic's most popular strip was ''Ivor Lott and Tony Broke'', a classic tale of two boys – one rich, one poor, with the latter usually the victor of the many battles they had. The strip continued long after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illustrated Chips
''Illustrated Chips'' was a British comic magazine published between 26 July 1890 and 12 September 1953. Its publisher was the Amalgamated Press, run by Alfred Harmsworth. Priced at a half-penny, ''Illustrated Chips'' was among a number of Harmsworth publications that challenged the dominance in popularity of the "penny dreadfuls" among British children. After a brief initial run of six issues, ''Illustrated Chips'' was relaunched and ran for 2,997 issues. Harmsworth titles would enjoy a virtual monopoly of comics in the UK until the emergence of DC Thomson comics in the 1930s. In 1953 ''Illustrated Chips'' merged with ''Film Fun''. From May 1896 to the last issue in 1953 the cover page held a comic strip featuring the tramps Weary Willie and Tired Tim (initially named "Weary Waddles and Tired Timmy"). A reader of ''Illustrated Chips'' as a boy, the Weary Willie and Tired Tim characters helped inspire Charlie Chaplin to create his Little Tramp character. Weary Willie and T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Fun
''Film Fun'' was a British celebrity comics comic book that ran from (issues dates) 17 January 1920 to 15 September 1962, when it merged with ''Buster (comic), Buster'', a total of 2,225 issues. There were also annuals in the forties and fifties. As the title suggests, the comic mainly featured comic strip versions of people from films from the 1920s to the 1960s. Publication history ''Film Fun'' was launched by Amalgamated Press (they would later release similar titles like ''Radio Fun'', ''Sports Fun'', and ''TV Fun''). Pre-World War II, war circulation at its peak was around 800,000 copies per week. The title was renamed ''Film Fun and Thrills'' in 1959 (when Amalgamated Press was bought by the Mirror Group; later known as International Publishing Company, IPC). In 1962, sales of ''Film Fun'' dropped below 125,000 a week, prompting IPC to merge the comic with ''Buster (comics), Buster''. Mergers ''Picture Fun'' merged with ''Film Fun'' soon after its launch in 1920, follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wonder (comic)
''Funny Wonder'' was the name of a pre-War humorous comic published in the United Kingdom by Amalgamated Press. It was part of a long string of related titles which stretched from 1892 to 1953, known by a variety of additional titles, including ''Wonder'', ''Jester'', ''Jester and Wonder'', ''Jolly Jester'', ''Penny Wonder'', and ''Halfpenny Wonder''. There were two main (overlapping) runs, the first stretching from 1892 to 1940, and the second from 1912 to 1953; the first run being merged into the second. The most well-known, and longest-running single version, was ''Funny Wonder'' series 3, which ran 1,404 weekly issues from 1914 to 1942. (During this same stretch, the original run title was mostly known as ''Jester''.) Notable creators who worked on the comic include Reg Parlett and Roy Wilson. Publication history First run (1892–1940) ''Wonder'' started out as a broadsheet, publishing 27 issues in from 30 July 1892 to 27 January 1893. At that point, in January 1893, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Fun
''Radio Fun'' was a British celebrity comics comic paper that ran from (issues dates) 15 October 1938 to 18 February 1961, when it became the first out of twelve titles to merge with ''Buster''. The comic strips included the uncredited work of industry regulars such as Roy Wilson and George and Reg Parlett. The format of the humorous strips was to pack in as many gags and slapstick situations as possible. Publication history ''Wonder'' merged with it in 1953. The title became ''Radio Fun and Adventures'' towards the end of its run. ''Radio Fun'' ran for 1167 issues. Strips The comic mainly featured comic strip versions of radio and film stars, including: * Arthur Askey * Benny Hill * Bernard Bresslaw * Charlie Chester * Petula Clark * Charlie Drake * Clark Gable * Tommy Handley * Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warriss * Tom Keene * Sandy Powell * Jack Warner * Norman Wisdom In its last few years, it ran a ''Superman'' strip abridged and reformatted from DC Comics. Other late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scream! (comics)
''Scream!'' was a British weekly horror comic anthology that was published for 15 issues by IPC Magazines in 1984. Controversy over horror comics had led to the introduction of the Children and Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act 1955, under which the first prosecution occurred in 1970. The editorial approach to ''Scream!'' was to de-emphasise the horror label and deliberately not repeat the style of its more controversial precursors, making it more tongue-in-cheek for younger readers, as evidenced by its coverline "not for the nervous". List of stories Stories included: *'' The Dracula File'' — the lead strip, about Dracula hunting in 1980s England. Written mainly by Gerry Finley-Day and occasionally written by Simon Furman. *''The Thirteenth Floor'' — ''Scream!s most popular strip, concerning Max, a crazed computer, in charge of an elevator in a 17-storey apartment building - when someone bad or evil steps inside, Max would take them to The Thirteenth Floor, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
