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Newspapers, comics and magazines

These newspapers, comics and magazines are or were published by D.C. Thomson & Co. *''110% Gaming'' (2014–) *''Adventure'' (1921–1961) *''Annabel'' (1965–1981) *'' Animal Planet'' (2011–present) *''Animals & You'' (1998–present) *'' The Beano'' (1938–present) *''
The Beezer ''The Beezer'' (called ''The Beezer and Topper'' for the last three years of publication) was a British comic that ran from (issues dates) 21 January 1956 to 21 August 1993, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. Comic strips in ''The Beezer' ...
'' (1956–1990) *'' Beezer and Topper'' (1990–1993) *''
The Best of Beezer ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...
'' (1988–1996) *''
The Best of Topper ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...
'' (1988–1996) *''Blue Jeans'' (1980–1991) *'' Bucky O'Hare'' (1992) *''Buddy'' (1981–1983) *''
Bullet A bullet is a kinetic projectile, a component of firearm ammunition that is shot from a gun barrel. Bullets are made of a variety of materials, such as copper, lead, steel, polymer, rubber and even wax. Bullets are made in various shapes and co ...
'' (1976–1978) *'' Bunty'' (1958–2001) *''
Buzz Buzz may refer to: People *Buzz (nickname), a list of people *J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner (born 1967; aka ''Dr. Buzz''), American forensic psychologist and journalist Fictional characters *Buzz, a character in the 1987 American comedy movie '' Reve ...
'' (1973–1975) *''Champ'' (1984–1985) *''Classic Stitches'' *''
Classics from the Comics ''Classics from the Comics'' was a British comics magazine, published from March 1996 until October 2010. Published monthly, it was D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd's third all-reprint comic. It replaced '' The Best of Topper'' and '' The Best of Beezer ...
'' (1996–2010) *''
Commando Comics ''Commando For Action and Adventure'', formerly known as ''Commando War Stories in Pictures'', and colloquially known as ''Commando Comics'', is a British comic book magazine that primarily draws its themes and backdrops from the various inciden ...
'' (1961–present) *'' The Courier'' (1801–present) *''
Cracker Cracker, crackers or The Crackers may refer to: Animals * ''Hamadryas'' (butterfly), or crackers, a genus of brush-footed butterflies * '' Sparodon'', a monotypic genus whose species is sometimes known as "Cracker" Arts and entertainment Films ...
'' (1975–1976) *'' The Crunch'' (1979–1980) *'' The Dandy'' (1937–2012) (renamed ''Dandy Xtreme'' between 2007–2010) *''
Danger Mouse Danger Mouse may refer (or appear in) to: * ''Danger Mouse'' (1981 TV series), a 1981 British animated television series * ''Danger Mouse'' (2015 TV series), a 2015 reboot of the British animated television series * Danger Mouse (musician) (born ...
'' (2015) *''Debbie'' (Sept. 1976 – Jan. 1978), a girls' comic *'' Diana'' (1963 to 1976) – a girls' comic *''Emma'' (Feb. 1978 – Sept. 1979), a girls' comic, combined with ''Judy'' in 1979 *''
EPIC Magazine ''EPIC Magazine'' (Previously known as ''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher's EPIC Magazine'' (2014–2016), ''100% Official Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Megazine'' (2013–2014) and ''BeanoMAX'' (2007–2013)) was a monthly British comic magazine ...
'' (2007–present) *''
The Evening Telegraph ''Evening Telegraph'' is a common newspaper name, and may refer to: * ''Evening Telegraph'' (Dundee), Scotland * ''Evening Telegraph'' (Dublin), Ireland, published 1871–1924. * ''Coventry Evening Telegraph'', England, now the ''Coventry Telegr ...
'' *'' The Fun Size Beano'' (1996–2010) *'' The Fun Size Dandy'' (1996–2010) * ''Goodie Bag Mag'' (2003–2011) *''
Hoot Hoot may refer to: Publications * ''Hoot'' (novel), a young adult novel by Carl Hiaasen * ''Hoot'', a 1996 children's novel by Jane Hissey * ''Hoot'' (comics), a British magazine published from 1985 to 1986 * ''The Brandeis Hoot'', a student n ...
'' (1985–1986) *'' The Hotspur'' (1933–59), ''New Hotspur'' (1959–63), ''The Hotspur'' (1963–81) *'' Jackie'' (1964–1993), a girls' comic *'' Judy'' – girls' comic, became a 2-in-1 paper ''Mandy and Judy'' with the ''Mandy'' comic in 1991 before becoming part of ''Bunty'' in the mid-1990s; the amalgamated comic ceased publication completely in 2001 (1960–2001) *''Living Magazine'' (2020-present) *'' The Magic Comic'' (1939–1941) *''
Mandy Mandy or Mandie may refer to: People * Mandy (name), a female given name and nickname * Iván Mándy (1918-1995), Hungarian writer * Mark Mandy (born 1972), Irish retired high jumper * Philip Mandie (born 1942), a former judge on the Supreme Cou ...
'' (1967–1991) *''
My Weekly ''My Weekly'' is a magazine for women. Published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd of Dundee, Scotland. It tends to consist of short stories, reader contributions, knitting or sewing patterns, and celebrity gossip. There are no real life horror stori ...
'' *'' Nickelodeon Magazine'' (2011–present) *''
No.1 Magazine 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit (measurement), unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment ...
(2015-2020) *'' Nutty'' (1980–1985) *''
The People's Friend ''The People's Friend'' is a British weekly magazine founded by John Leng on 13 January 1869 as an offshoot of ''The People's Journal'' and currently published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. Its tagline is "The famous story magazine". It was ori ...
'' (1869-present) *''
Plug Plug, PLUG, plugs, or plugged may refer to: * Plug (accounting), an unsupported adjustment to an accounting record * Plug (fishing), a family of fishing lures * Plug (horticulture), a planting technique * Plug (jewellery), a type of jewellery wor ...
'' (1977–1979) *'' The Rover'' (1922–1973) *'' The Scots Magazine'' (1739–1826, 1888–1893, 1924–present) *'' Shout'' (1993-present) *''Shout Secrets'' (2008) *''Shout Social'' (2015) *''Shout Summer'' (2008-2010) *''
The Skipper The Skipper is the title and nickname of Jonas Grumby, a fictional character from the 1960s situation comedy '' Gilligan's Island''. Played by Alan Hale Jr., the Skipper (the character's actual name was rarely mentioned after the show's pilot epis ...
'' (1930 to 1941) *''
Sparky Sparky is a common nickname for people and animals. In the British Commonwealth, it can also be used to refer to an electrician. People * Sparky Adams (1894–1989), American Major League Baseball player * Sparky Anderson (1934–2010), American ...
'' (1965–1977) *'' Spike'' (1983–1984) *''
Starblazer ''Starblazer - Space Fiction Adventure in Pictures'' was a British small-format comics anthology in black and white published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. History The comic book magazine was launched in response to the popularity of science fi ...
'' (1979–1991) *''
The Sunday Post ''The Sunday Post'' is a weekly newspaper published in Dundee, Scotland, by DC Thomson, and characterised by a mix of news, human interest stories and short features. The paper was founded in 1914 and has a wide circulation across Scotland, N ...
'' (1936–present) **'' The Broons'' Scotland's Happy Family, that makes every family happy – within the ''Sunday Post'' (1936–present) **''
Nero and Zero ''Nero and Zero'' was a comic strip originally in the boys' story paper ''The Wizard'', published by DC Thomson. This strip started on 1 November 1930 and was originally drawn by Allan Morley. The strip featured the subtitle the "Rollicking Ro ...
'' The Rollicking Romans – within the ''Sunday Post'' (from ''
Buzz Buzz may refer to: People *Buzz (nickname), a list of people *J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner (born 1967; aka ''Dr. Buzz''), American forensic psychologist and journalist Fictional characters *Buzz, a character in the 1987 American comedy movie '' Reve ...
'') **''Nosey Parker'' Our Muddling Meddler – within the ''Sunday Post'' **'' Oor Wullie'', Oor Wullie, your Wullie, A'body's Wullie – within the ''Sunday Post'' *'' Suzy'' (1982–1987) *'' The Topper'' (1953–1990) *''Tracy'' (1979–1985), a girls' comic, combined with Judy in 1985 *'' TV Tops'' (1981–1984) (originally titled ''Tops'') *''
Twinkle Twinkle may refer to: * Twinkling, the variation of brightness of distant objects People * Twinkle (singer) (1948–2015), born Lynn Annette Ripley, English singer-songwriter * Twinkle Khanna, Indian movie actress * Twinkle Bajpai, female conte ...
'' (1968–1999) *'' The Vanguard'' (1923–1926) *'' The Victor'' (1961–1994) *''Vlogmas'' (2017) *'' The Wizard'' (1922–1963, 1970–1978) *'' Warlord'' (1974–1986) *''
The Weekly News ''The Weekly News'' was a British national newspaper founded in 1855 and published every Wednesday by the Dundee newspaper chain DC Thomson. Billed as "the paper with the feelgood factor," it contained news and features on a broad range of su ...
'' *'' WWE Kids Magazine'' (2008–present)


Annuals

The annuals are normally published in time for Christmas, which is the major gift selling time of the year, usually appearing on shelves in early September. The annuals that DC Thomson have published, or still publish, over the years, include: *''70 Years of The Beano and The Dandy'' (1988–present), originally called ''Golden Years'', then ''60 Years''; sometimes features stories from other comics *'' Animals and You'' (2008–present) *''
Bananaman Bananaman is a fictional character appearing in British comic books. Bananaman is a parody of traditional superheroes, being portrayed as a schoolboy who is transformed into a muscled, caped adult man when he eats a banana. The character origin ...
'' (1984–1987), based on the TV series *'' The Bash Street Kids'' (1980–2010), reprinting older strips from ''The Beano''; originally alternating with ''Beryl'' and ''Dennis'' until 1989 *''
The Beano Annual ''The Beano Annual'' is the current name of the book that has been published every year since 1939, to tie in with the children's comic ''The Beano''. there have been 84 editions. The annuals are traditionally published in July or August, in t ...
'' (1940–present), DC Thomson's biggest selling annual *''
The Beezer Book The Beezer Annual was the final name of the book that had been published every year since 1957, to tie in with the children's comic The Beezer. Forty-six were made over the years. Since they were traditionally published in the autumn and in time ...
'' (1958–2003) *'' Beryl the Peril'' (1959–1977, 1981, 1987–1988), reprinting older strips from '' The Topper''; alternating with ''Dennis'', ''Dan'' and ''The Bash Street Kids'' *'' Black Bob'' (1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1965), reprinting old '' Weekly News'' and ''Dandy'' strips *''Blue Jeans Annual'' (70s to 90s) *'' The Broons'' (1940–present), published bi-annually, excluding during World War II; no annuals were published in 1944 and 1946 due to rationing *'' Bunty Annual'' (1960–2009) *''Classic Broons and Oor Wullie'' annuals (1996–present) *''Cowboy Book For Boys'' (1938 one-off annual) *''
The Dandy Annual ''The Dandy Annual'' is the current name of the book that has been published every year since 1938, to tie in with the children's comic ''The Dandy''. there have been 78 editions. The Dandy Annual still continues to be published, even though t ...
'' (1939–present) *''
Dennis the Menace Annual The Dennis the Menace Annual (sometimes called the Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Annual and later called the Dennis and Gnasher Annual) was the name of the book that was published between 1955 and 2011 to tie in with the children's comic The Be ...
'' (1956–2011), reprinting older strips from '' The Beano''; originally bi-annually, alternating with ''Beryl'', ''Dan'' and ''The Bash Street Kids'', until the 1980s *''
Desperate Dan Annual Desperate may refer to: * Despair (emotion), a feeling of hopelessness * ''Desperate'' (film), a 1947 suspense film directed by Anthony Mann * ''Desperate'' (Divinyls album), a 1983 album by Australian rock group Divinyls * ''Desperate'' (Daph ...
'' (1955, 1979, 1991–1993), reprinting older strips from '' The Dandy'' and ''Dandy'' annuals *''Mandy Annual'' (1969–2007) *'' Oor Wullie'' (1941–present), published bi-annually, alternating with ''The Broons'', excluding World War II; no annuals were published for 1945 and 1947 *''
The Sparky Book ''The Sparky Book'' is a 2006 animated/live-action short film by Newfoundland filmmaker Mary Lewis, about the near-death of a young girl who undergoes heart transplant surgery, and the death of her beloved pet dog, Sparky. The story is based o ...
'' (1967–1981), the 1981 was joint with the Topper *'' Storytime with Grandma'' (2008–present) *''
The Topper Book ''The Topper Book'' was a comic book published from 1954 to 1994, to tie in with the children's comic '' The Topper''. The first twelve editions were undated, and later books were published with the date of the following year on the cover, sinc ...
'' (1955–1994) *''Willie Waddle Book'' (1930s to 1950s)


See also

* List of magazines published in Scotland


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:List of D. C. Thomson and Co. Ltd publications D. C. Thomson Mass media in Dundee DC Thomson publications, List D. C. Thom