''Girl'' was the name of two weekly comics magazines for girls published by

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in the

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. The first and more well-known volume was published from 1951 to 1964. It was launched by

Hulton Press Sir Edward George Warris Hulton (29 November 1906 – 8 October 1988) was a British magazine publisher and writer. Early life Hulton was born to Sir Edward Hulton, 1st Baronet, a newspaper publisher and racehorse owner originally from Mancheste ...

on 2 November 1951 as a sister paper to the ''

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'', and lasted through Hultons' acquisition by

Odhams Press Odhams Press was a British publishing company, operating from 1920 to 1968. Originally a magazine publisher, Odhams later expanded into book publishing and then children's comics. The company was acquired by Fleetway Publications in 1961 and th ...

in 1959 and Odhams' merger into IPC in 1963. Its final issue was dated 3 October 1964, after which it was merged into ''

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''. ''Girl'' was very much an ''educational'' magazine whose heroines, including those who got into scrapes, became involved in tales that had a moral substance. A considerable number of pages were also dedicated to real-life tales of heroic women in various fields. A second volume of the series was published by IPC from 1981 to 1990, during which time '' Dreamer'' and '' Tammy'' were merged into it.

Original series

Like the ''Eagle'', ''Girl'' was founded by the Rev. Marcus Morris, with the close participation of Morris' fellow clergyman

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. The lead strip was originally '' Kitty Hawke and her All-Girl Air Crew'', drawn in full colour by Ray Bailey, about a group of women running a charter airline. The strip was not very popular — it was apparently felt to be too masculine — and it was moved to the black-and-white interior pages, replaced on the cover by the schoolgirl strip '' Wendy and Jinx'', written by

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and Valerie Hastings and drawn by Bailey. Other strips included: *'' Angela Air Hostess'', written by Betty Roland and drawn by

Dudley Pout Edward Dudley Pout (1908–1991) was a British illustrator. Pout was born in November 1908, one of six children of E. J. Pout (1850-1930), who farmed 2,000 acres, on Frogs Island Farm, Herne, Kent. Pout designed and illustrated the posters for sev ...

(1958-1961)Steve Holland
Betty Roland
Bear Alley, 8 September 2006 *''

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'', drawn by

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*''

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'' by

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and

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*''

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'' by

and

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Steve Hollan
Pat Nevin
Bear Alley, 1 May 2008 *''

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'', written by

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and drawn by T. S. La FontaineEagle writers - Geoffrey Bond (1920 - 2009) aka Alan Jason
Eagle Times, 31 December 2009 *'' A Cosy Christmas'', drawn by Gerald Haylock *''

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'', based on the TV series, drawn by Eric Dadswell *'' Flying Cloud'', a western strip, written by

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*'' Judy and Pat'', illustrated by

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*'' Laura and the Legend of Hadley House'' by Betty Roland and

(1954) *''

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'' — the greenest girl in the school, by John Ryan *'' Lindy Love'' by

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and

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(1954–55) *'' Pat of Paradise Isle'' by Betty Roland and

(1953-1954) *'' Penny Starr'', written by

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and Sheilah Ward (1957)Steve Holland
Peter Ling (1926-2006)
Bear Alley, 21 September 2006 * ''Penny Wise'' by

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* ''The Pilgrim Sisters'' by George Beardmore and Hardee *''

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'', drawn by

(1961)Steve Holland
Dudley Pout
Bear Alley, 31 January 2007 *'' The Rajah's Secret'' by Betty Roland and

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*'' Robbie of Red Hall'', drawn by Roy Newby *'' Sally of the South Seas'' by J. H. G. Freeman and

(1961) *'' Sumuna's South Sea Isle'' by Terry Standford and

*''

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'', series about a student nurse, by

and

(1954–61) * ''Susan Marsh'' by

and Peter Kay *''

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'' *'' Three Sisters of Haworth'', bio of the Brontë sisters, written by

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and Kenneth Gravett, drawn by Eric Dadswell *''

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'' by Molly Black and

(1952-52) *'' Two Pairs of Skates'', written by

and Sheilah Ward (1956–57) *''

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'' by

and

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*''

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'' by Betty Roland and

(1954-1958) — reprinted as ''Vicky in Australia'' in ''

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'' *'' White Queen of Calabar'', drawn by

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*''

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'' by Sylvia Little and

(1952) * ''Your Pets'' by Barbara Woodhouse and George Howe

1980s series

According to

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, writing about girls' comics in ''

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'', the second volume of ''Girl'' "was a stepping stone between the traditional 'picture-story papers' and . . . teen mags such as '' Jackie'' and ''Blue Jeans''." It "had photo-stories, boyfriends, pop stars and

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s, alongside its occasional illustrated story." The IPC title ''Dreamer'', which debuted on September 19, 1981, merged into ''Girl'' after ''Dreamer'''s May 15, 1982, issue. The merged publication carried the title ''Girl and Dreamer'' in the period 1982–1983 (issues 89 to 110 at least). The fellow IPC title '' Tammy'' (launched 1971) was intended to merge with ''Girl'' in the summer of 1984, but, according to the

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, "a printer's dispute in June 1984 prevented the final issues being published and it was simply canceled. ''Girl'' did carry the ''Tammy'' masthead for several issues from 25th August 1984 but these issues contain no material from ''Tammy''." In March 1990, ''Girl'' was merged into its fellow IPC title ''

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'', which became ''My Guy and Girl'' for a period.Carroll, Michael Owen
"Can You Help Me Track Down My Guy?
" ''Rusty Staples Comics Blog'' (June 26, 2018). ''Girl'' volume 2 published 478 issues.

Strips

* ''Diary of a Ballerina'' * ''The Haunting of Uncle Gideon'' * ''Patty's World'' by Purita Campos — continued from ''

'' and ''

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References

Sources

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