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Pre-Skool Prime Minister
Over the years the British comic magazine '' The Dandy'' has had many different strips ranging from humour strips to adventure strips to prose stories. However eventually the ''Dandy'' changed from having all these different types of strips to having only humour strips. Prose stories were the first to go being phased out in the 1950s. Adventure strips were phased out in the 1980s. ''The Dandy'' The Digital Dandy Following the end of the print Dandy, The Dandy moved to the internet and became a digital comic and relaunched from Issue 1. The Digital Dandy then relaunched again in April 2013 starting once again from Issue 1. Cover stars *1937–1984 Korky the Cat *1984–1999 Desperate Dan *1999–2000 Cuddles and Dimples *2000–2004 Desperate Dan *2004–2007 Jak *2007–2010 None *2010–2011 Harry Hill's Real Life Adventures in TV Land *2012–2012 Bananaman Artists for the stars: *1937–1984 James Chrichton/ Charles Grigg *1984–2004 Ken Harrison *2004–2007 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dandy
''The Dandy'' was a British children's comic magazine published by the Dundee based publisher DC Thomson. The first issue was printed in December 1937, making it the world's third-longest running comic, after ''Il Giornalino'' (cover dated 1 October 1924) and ''Detective Comics'' (cover dated March 1937). From August 2007 until October 2010, it was rebranded as ''Dandy Xtreme''. One of the best selling comics in the UK, along with ''The Beano'', ''The Dandy'' reached sales of two million a week in the 1950s. The final printed edition was issued on 4 December 2012, the comic's 75th anniversary, after sales slumped to 8,000 a week. On the same day, ''The Dandy'' relaunched as an online comic, The Digital Dandy, appearing on the Dandy website and in the Dandy App. The digital relaunch was not successful and the comic ended just six months later. The Dandy title continues as a yearly Summer Special and the unbroken run of Dandy Annuals, up to and including the 2023 annual. History T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rover (story Paper)
''The Rover'' was a British boys' story paper which started in 1922. It absorbed ''Adventure'' becoming ''Rover And Adventure'' in 1961 and ''The Wizard'' becoming ''Rover And Wizard'' in 1963, and eventually folded in 1973. It included characters such as Alf Tupper and Matt Braddock Matt Braddock, VC and bar, is a fictional World War II bomber pilot who first appeared in prose adventures in the story paper '' The Rover'' in 1952, and later as a comic strip in '' The Victor'' (1961–83) and ''Warlord'' (1974).Denis Gifford, ..., early examples of the "working class hero". References British boys' story papers Comics magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1922 Magazines disestablished in 1973 1922 establishments in the United Kingdom 1973 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom {{UK-comics-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Bob (comics)
Black Bob was the name of a fictional Border Collie from Selkirk in the Scottish Borders; his 'owner' was Andrew Glenn, a bearded shepherd. Black Bob originally appeared as a text story in ''The Dandy'' in issue 280, dated 25 November 1944; in that story, Black Bob follows his owner's nephew who is playing truant and tries to bring him back to school. The characters were created by John Hunter (1903-1984), originally from Hawick, who worked as a journalist in Dundee, and then came to stay in Selkirk, living in a house in Elm Row, and owning a china and gift shop in Market Place. He wrote the original stories, which were then illustrated by DC Thomson's staff artist, Jack Prout. Amongst other things, John was an Elder in the Church of Scotland, and a member of Selkirk Camera Club. As drawn by Jack Prout, further Black Bob stories appeared as a picture strip in ''The Weekly News'' in 1946, continuing until 1967, and regularly in ''The Dandy'' from his 1944 debut until issue 2122, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amazing Mr X (Dandy)
The Amazing Mr X was a British comics character who appeared in British children's magazine ''The Dandy'' from 1944 to 1945. The character is regarded as Britain's first superhero. The comic was drawn by Jack Glass, and reappeared drawn by Dudley Watkins in the 1962 ''Dandy Book''. Publication history The Amazing Mr.X first appeared in issue #244 of The Dandy in 1944. The original series lasted for only 14 issues until 1945. He returned for a one-off adventure in 1962 but that turned out to be the last comic appearance of the Character. Legacy Entrants of the 2012 Dundee Comics Prize were asked to create ''Amazing Mr X'' stories. The winner was cartoonist Steve Marchant with his humorous tale of an 88-year-old Mr X still attempting to fight the good fight. Publisher DC Thomson brought the character back later that year for the digital relaunch of ''The Dandy'', as part of a new story called Retro Active ''Retro Active'' is a compilation album by the English rock band Def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter's Pocket Grandpa
Peter's Pocket Grandpa was a fictional character in a comic strip in the UK comic ''The Dandy''. It first appeared in issue #1771, dated 1 November 1975, and was drawn by Ron Spencer for the majority of its run, with a few later strips being drawn by John Geering. The strip told the rather whimsical and sad story of a schoolboy named Peter Parker, who lived with his parents and grandfather in perfectly ordinary circumstances until a visit to a fairground left a gypsy angry after an argument with Grandpa. The gypsy promptly put a curse on Grandpa which left him just six inches tall. As a result, the adventures of the family mainly centred on Peter and his Grandpa, who was in constant danger of being eaten by cats, closed inside books etc., but also handy for getting through tight gaps on various archetypal schoolboy adventures. The strip was essentially an updated version of another strip called "Jimmy's Pocket Grandpa", which had exactly the same premise and had first appeared i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addie And Hermy
''Addie and Hermy - The Nasty Nazis'' was a British comic strip series created by Sam Fair, which appeared in the magazine ''The Dandy'' from 1939 until 1941. It was published by the Dundee-based publishing-firm DC Thomson and Co. The comic strip starred caricatures of Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring, using typical Germans, German stereotypes and speech to portray the characters. The BBC states that they were 'usually embroiled in a scam that went wrong'. It was part of the British war time propaganda during World War II. A similar comic by the same publishing firm poked fun at Benito Mussolini and was called ''Musso the Wop''. References Dandy strips British comic strips 1939 comics debuts Comics characters introduced in 1939 1941 comics endings Gag-a-day comics Satirical comics Comic strip duos Cultural depictions of Adolf Hitler Cultural depictions of Hermann Göring Comics about Nazi Germany Comics set in the 1930s Comics set in the 1940s DC Thomson Comics charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Judge
Malcolm Judge (1918 – 17 January 1989) was a British cartoonist, best known for his contributions to DC Thomson's range of comics. He was married, had one daughter, and lived in Bishopbriggs near Glasgow. His early career was spent as a writer and journalist, and in 1948 he began contributing comic strips to the newspapers and magazines at DC Thomson. He contributed his first strip, The Badd Lads to ''The Beezer'' in 1960, and Colonel Crackpot's Circus to ''The Beano'' the same year. He created several more popular strips including The Numskulls in ''The Beezer'' in 1962, Billy Whizz in ''The Beano'' in 1964 and Ball Boy in the same comic in 1975. He also drew Square Eyes for '' The Topper'', and Ali's Baba and Baron Von Reichs-Pudding in '' Sparky'' before and after its merge with ''The Topper''. Judge remained an active contributor to DC Thomson until his death at the age of 70 in early 1989. John Dallas took over Ball Boy, and John Geering replaced Judge on The Badd Ladds, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Roberts (comics)
Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor and the older brother of actress Julia Roberts. His career began with a leading role in '' King of the Gypsies'' (1978) for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He was nominated again at the Golden Globes for his acclaimed role as Paul Snider in Bob Fosse's ''Star 80'' (1983). Roberts' performance in ''Runaway Train'' (1985), as prison escapee Buck McGeehy, earned him a third Golden Globe nod and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In a career spanning over 40 years Roberts has amassed more than 750 credits, and has appeared in blockbusters, independent films, television series, animation, short films and student films.... Notable films he has appeared in include ''Raggedy Man'' (1981), ''The Pope of Greenwich Village'' (1984), ''Final Analysis'' (1992), ''The Specialist'' (1994), ''The Cable Guy'' (1995), '' Cecil B. Demented'' (2000), '' National Security'' (2003) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Broons
''The Broons'' (English: The Browns) is a comic strip in Scots published in the weekly Scottish newspaper ''The Sunday Post''. It features the Brown family, who live in a tenement flat at 10 Glebe Street in (since the late 1990s) the fictional Scottish town of Auchentogle or Auchenshoogle. Originally created by writer/editor R. D. Low and artist Dudley D. Watkins, the strip made its first appearance in the issue dated 8 March 1936. Since its inception, ''The Broons'' have had their own biennial, alternating each year with ''Oor Wullie''. No annuals were published during 1943 and 1944 due to paper rationing in World War II but jigsaws were created instead. Starting with the 2015 editions, the titles are now published together annually. Characters The family members include: *Paw Broon – the patriarch, a working man who occasionally tries to keep enough back for a bit of "baccy" (tobacco) and a bet on the horses. In a flashback to his youth, Paw was seen with his immedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Bell (comics)
Gordon Bell (1934 – 13 February 2014)Lew Stringer Blimey! It's Another Blog About Comics!, 18 February 2014 was a British cartoonist, best known for humorous strips for D. C. Thomson's weekly comics, including "Pup Parade" in ''The Beano'' and " Spoofer McGraw" in '' Sparky''. Biography Bell grew up in Dundee, Scotland, where he was educated at Clepington Primary School and Morgan Academy, and studied art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design. He and author Brian Callison ran CB Studios, an art and furniture business, for a time. From the late 1950s he worked as a cartoonist, mainly for D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, publishers of ''The Beano'' and ''The Dandy'' among others.Alan Clark, ''Dictionary of British Comic Artists, Writers and Editors'', The British Library, 1998, pp. 14-15 He contributed to most of the company's comics. His longest running strip was "Pup Parade", a spin-off of "The Bash Street Kids" featuring the kids' dogs, which he drew regularly in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddy The Fearless Fly
''Freddy the Fearless Fly'' is a British comic strip series in ''The Dandy'' about a fly who is not scared of people. The strip began in the first issue in 1937, drawn by Allan Morley. In the 1990s, the strip returned, albeit more humorously, with stories such as Freddy rasping at a vampire in front of a TV, these were drawn by Gordon Bell and Tom Paterson Tom Paterson is a Scottish comic artist who drew characters for Fleetway in 1973–1990, and D.C Thomson from 1986 to 2012. As of 2013, he currently draws strips for Viz. He lives in Leith, with three children, and is a Hearts supporter. Tak .... The strip returned again in 2011, as a quarter-page strip. This strip is out of series at the moment was drawn by Phil Corbett and involved his encounters with cool flies and humans. References Fictional flies DC Thomson Comics strips British comic strips British comics characters Male characters in comics 1937 comics debuts Comics characters introduced in 1937 Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparky (comic)
''Sparky'' was a British comic published weekly by DC Thomson, that ran from (issue dates) 23 January 1965 to 9 July 1977 when it merged with '' The Topper'' after 652 issues. From 1965–1980 the comic published an annual entitled ''The Sparky Book''. It was a DC Thomson comic, originally aimed at a slightly younger audience to ''The Beano'' and ''The Dandy'' later it was aimed at the same audience. It changed its name to ''The Sparky Comic'' in 1973. List of comic strips Strips which featured in ''Sparky'' at some point during the course of its 12-year run included. All numbers refer to issues of ''Sparky''. List of ''Sparky'' adventure Strips As well as featuring comic strips ''Sparky'' featured adventure strips, though fewer and fewer of these appeared later in the comic's life. See also *List of DC Thomson Publications This is a list of DC Thomson publications; formerly D. C. Thomson & Co., of Dundee, Scotland. __TOC__ Newspapers, comics and magazines These new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |