''Pippin'' was a
UK children's
comic
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, published by
Polystyle Publications
Polystyle Publications Ltd was a British publisher of Children's literature, children's comics and books that operated from 1960 to 1997, publishing such titles as ''TV Comic'', ''I-Spy'', ''Pippin (comics), Pippin'', ''Countdown (Polystyle Publi ...
between 1966 and 1986, featuring
characters
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from British pre-school television programmes. Stories were generally of four or eight numbered panels, with a short sentence below each illustration (similar to ''
Rupert''), although some stories did appear in prose form.
Regular stories included ''
The Pogles'' (whose Pippin character gave the comic its name), ''
Bizzy Lizzy
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, Joe,
The Woodentops
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History
The band formed in 1983 in South London with an initial lineup of Rolo McGinty (vocals, guitar, formerly of the Wild Swans an ...
,
Andy Pandy
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,
Bill and Ben,
Camberwick Green
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,
Trumpton
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'' and ''
Chigley
''Chigley'' (1969) is the third and final stop-motion children's television series in Gordon Murray's ''Trumptonshire'' trilogy. Production details are identical to ''Camberwick Green''.
As in ''Camberwick Green'' and ''Trumpton'', the action c ...
, Titch and Quackers, Toytown,
Mary Mungo & Midge
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The show featured the adventures of a girl called Mary, her dog Mungo, and her pet mouse Midge, who lived with ...
, The Moonbeans,
Tales of the Riverbank
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,
The Herbs
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,
Mr Benn
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, Teddy Edward,
Barnaby the Bear,
Ivor the Engine
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, Rubovi''a and ''
Sooty
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and Sweep''. (''Andy Pandy'' and ''Bill and Ben'' had also appeared regularly in ''
Robin
Robin may refer to:
Animals
* Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae
* Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including:
**European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'')
**Bush-robin
**Forest rob ...
''.)
Each issue was around 16 pages in colour and black and white, and also featured a puzzle page, readers letters and photographs, and a Bible story in which the characters were portrayed by children in costume.
A hardback annual was also published, containing new stories and puzzles and regular holiday specials. Around 1983 a special winter holiday edition reprinted some old strips from the past 15 years ("ask your older brothers or sisters").
A companion comic, ''
Playland'', was launched in 1968 and ran alongside ''Pippin'' until 1975 when the two titles were merged under the title ''Pippin in Playland'' – although each continued to issue separate annuals at Christmas. Several strips, such as ''Sooty'', ''Andy Pandy'', ''The Herbs'' and ''Camberwick Green'', appeared in both comics at one time or another.
First published 24 September 1966, the final edition appeared on 26 September 1986
British Library
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''). Artists included Neville Main and Bill Melvin.
''Pippin'' ran for 1044 issues.
References
External links
Pippin and The Herbs
Comics publications
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