''Express Weekly'' was a British children's

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magazine, published between 1954 and 1962 under a progression of titles: ''Junior Express'', ''Junior Express Weekly'', ''Express Weekly'', and ''TV Express Weekly''. The publication was similar in format to the popular children's comic ''

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'': tabloid with

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colour, with a mixture of comic strips and features.

Publication history

Published by

Beaverbrook Newspapers The ''Daily Express'' is a national daily United Kingdom middle-market newspaper printed in tabloid format. Published in London, it is the flagship of Express Newspapers, owned by publisher Reach plc. It was first published as a broadsheet i ...

, whose flagship title was the ''

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'', the publication started out in 1954 as ''Junior Express''. It was renamed ''Junior Express Weekly'' in 1955 and then ''Express Weekly'' in 1956. In 1960, the title was acquired by

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and renamed ''TV Express Weekly''. It was acquired 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 ...

in 1962 (after issue #375)"British Comics Reference , British TV-related Comic Strips,"
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''. * ''Junior Express'' (38 issues, 4 Sept. 1954–June 1955) * ''Junior Express Weekly'' (35 issues, June 1955–11 Feb. 1956) * ''Express Weekly'' (212 issues, 18 Feb. 1956–Apr. 1960) * ''TV Express Weekly'' (91 issues, 23 Apr. 1960–13 Jan. 1962)

Comic strips (selected)

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'', by Mike Western and then

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(1960–1962)Steve Holland
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'', drawn first by

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, and then Bruce Cornwall and Terence Patrick (from 1956)Booklet accompanying the 1998 release of '' The World in Peril'' on audio cassette by BBC Worldwide Ltd * ''

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'', by Mike Western (1960–1962) * '' Lone Ranger and Tonto'', by

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(1958–1962) * ''

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'', drawn by

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(issues #208-259) * ''Wulf the Briton'' (originally ''Freedom Is The Prize''), written by

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and drawn by

(1955–1960)

References

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Sources consulted

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External links

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