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''Cracker'' was a British comic book magazine printed by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from the issues dated 18 January 1975 to 11 September 1976 (a total of 87 issues), when it merged with ''The Beezer''. Some material from ''Cracker'' was reprinted in ''Classics from the Comics''. List of ''Cracker'' comic strips These are in alphabetical order and all numbers refer to issues of ''Cracker''. References 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 newspapers, comics and magazines are or were published by D.C. Thomson & Co. *''110% Gaming'' (2014� ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Cracker (Comics) Comics magazines published in the United Kingdom Defunct British comics DC Thomson Comics titles British humour comics 1975 comics debuts 1976 comics endings Magazines established in 1975 Magazines disestablished in 1976 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of The British Comic
A British comic is a periodical published in the United Kingdom that contains comic strips. It is generally referred to as a comic or a comic magazine, and historically as a comic paper. British comics are usually Comics anthology, comics anthologies which are typically aimed at children, and are published weekly, although some are also published on a fortnightly or monthly schedule. The two most popular British comic book, comics, ''The Beano'' and ''The Dandy'', were released by DC Thomson in the 1930s. By 1950 the weekly circulation of both reached two million.Armstrong, Stephen"Was Pixar's Inside Out inspired by The Beano?"''The Telegraph''. 27 July 2015 Explaining the enormous popularity of comics in British popular culture during this period, Anita O’Brien, director curator at London's Cartoon Museum, states: "When comics like ''The Beano'' and ''Dandy'' were invented back in the 1930s – and through really to the 1950s and 60s – these comics were almost the only ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghastly Geezer's Gallery
Ghastly may refer to: *"Ghastly" Graham Ingels, a comic book and magazine illustrator with EC Comic *Ghastly (DJ), American DJ from Los Angeles *Sir Graves Ghastly character created by Cleveland-born actor Lawson J. Deming (1913-2007) for the popular television show of the same name See also *Ghastly Ones, band * Major Dr Ghastly, a character from Evil Con Carne ''Evil Con Carne'' is an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network. The series centers on wealthy crime lord Hector Con Carne, who is reduced to his brain and stomach after an assassination attempt and subseq ... * ''Blood Rites'' (film) (AKA ''The Ghastly Ones''), 1968 horror film * Gastly, Pokémon number 92 {{disambiguation ... [...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. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mad Ads
Mad, mad, or MAD may refer to: Geography * Mad (village), a village in the Dunajská Streda District of Slovakia * Mád, a village in Hungary * Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, by IATA airport code * Mad River (other), several rivers Music Bands * Mad (band), a rock band from Buenos Aires, Argentina * M.A.D (band), a British boyband * M.A.D. (punk band), a 1980s band, which later became Blast * Meg and Dia, an American indie rock band Albums * ''Mad'' (Raven EP), released in 1986 * ''Mad'' (Hadouken! EP), released in 2009 * ''Mad'' (GOT7 EP), released 2015 Songs * "Mad" (Ne-Yo song), 2008 * "Mad", by Dave Dudley from ''Talk of the Town'', 1964 * "Mad", from '' Secret Life of Harpers Bizarre'', 1968 * "Mad", by The Lemonheads from '' Lick'', 1989 * "Mad", from the album ''Magnetic Man'', 2010 * "Mad", by Cassie Steele, 2014 * "M・A・D" (Buck-Tick song), 1991 Organizations * MAD Studio, an architectural firm * Make A Difference, an Indian NGO * Might and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Easington
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, Davi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little 'Orror
Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson ** ''The Littles'' (TV series), an American animated series based on the novels Places *Little, Kentucky, United States *Little, West Virginia, United States Other uses *Clan Little, a Scottish clan *Little (surname), an English surname *Little (automobile), an American automobile manufactured from 1912 to 1915 *Little, Brown and Company, an American publishing company * USS ''Little'', multiple United States Navy ships See also * * *Little Mountain (other) *Little River (other) *Little Island (other) Little Island can refer to: Geographical areas Australia * Little Island (South Australia) * Little Island (Tasmania) * Little Island (Western Australia) Canada * Little Island (Lake Kagawong), Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dallas (artist)
John Dewar Dallas (11 June 1878 – 31 July 1942) was a Scottish international rugby union player. Dallas played international rugby for Scotland but is more notable as a rugby referee, and his officiating of the ''" Match of the Century"'', the famous encounter between Wales and New Zealand in 1905, a match seen as one of the greatest games in the history of the rugby union. He became the 39th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. Rugby Union career Amateur career He captained his school's rugby team. Dallas played club rugby for Watsonians. He was elected Vice-Captain in 1898. He won the Scottish Unofficial Championship with Watsonians in the 1902-03 season. Provincial career He represented Edinburgh District in 1902. International career Dallas played just a single international game for Scotland, the encounter with England during the 1903 Home Nations Championship. Scotland had already beaten Wales and Ireland in the tournament, and a win over England would give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Soap
"Joe Soap" is British rhyming slang denoting a foolish stooge or scapegoat, ''Joe'' being an ordinary person, with ''Soap'' as a rhyme for ''dope''. History The phrase appeared in a 1943 book of military slang by John Hunt and Alan Pringle: ''"Joe Soap, the 'dumb' or not so intelligent members of the forces. The men who are 'over-willing' and therefore the usual 'stooges'."'' The name Joe Soap appears in the WW1 song "Joe Soap's Army", sung to the tune of "Onward, Christian Soldiers". ("Forward, Joe Soap's army, marching without fear, with our brave commander, safely in the rear.") In popular culture The song "Blind Youth" by "The Human League", released in 1979, contains the refrain: ''Blind youth, take hope/You're no Joe Soap/Your time is due/Big fun come soon!'' ''Joe Soap'' was a photographic comic series published in the British comic book ''Eagle'', from number 12 (dated 12 June 1982) until number 45 (dated 29 January 1983). It was written by Alan Grant and John Wagner, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Jest
Jimmy may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Jimmy'' (2008 film), a 2008 Hindi thriller directed by Raj N. Sippy * ''Jimmy'' (1979 film), a 1979 Indian Malayalam film directed by Melattoor Ravi Varma * ''Jimmy'' (2013 film), a 2013 drama directed by Mark Freiburger * "The Jimmy", a 1995 episode of the sitcom ''Seinfeld'' * "Jimmy", a 2002 episode of ''Static Shock'' Music * ''Jimmy'' (musical), a 1969 musical Songs * "Jimmy" (song), a song by M.I.A. from the 2007 album ''Kala'' * "Jimmy", a song by Irving Berlin, see also List of songs written by Irving Berlin * "Jimmy", a song by Tones and I from her EP ''The Kids Are Coming'' * "Jimmy", a song by Tool from their 1996 album ''Ænima'' * "Jimmy", a song by dutch artist Boudewijn de Groot * "Jimmy", a song by Jay Thompson for the 1967 film ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' Theater * Jimmy Awards, annual awards given by the Broadway League to high school musical theater performers in the United States P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Brennan
Paddy Brennan (born c. 1930) is an Irish comics artist who worked mainly in the UK, drawing adventure strips for D. C. Thomson & Co. titles. He was a freelancer, working six months of the year in Dublin and six months in London.Peter Hansen, , 2004 His first published work was a strip called "Jeff Collins - Crime Reporter" in the ''Magno Comic'', a one-shot published in 1946 by International Publications in Glasgow.Alan Clark, ''Dictionary of British Comic Artists, Writers and Editors'', The British Library, 1998 More work for small publishers followed, including in Cartoon Art's ''Marsman Comics'' (1948) and ''Super-Duper'' (1949) and Martin & Reid's ''The Rancher'' and ''Jolly Western'' (both 1949) before starting his long association with DC Thomson in 1949, drawing an adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's ''The Lady in the Lake'' in the ''People's Journal'', and "Sir Solomon Snoozer" in ''The Dandy''. In the 1950s he drew mainly adventure strips for ''The Dandy'', ''The Beano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Aldrich (artist) (born 1958), Irish football player
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John Aldrich may refer to: * John Aldrich (political scientist) (born 1947), American political scientist and author * John Aldrich (MP) (by 1520–1582), English politician * John Merton Aldrich (1866–1934), American zoologist and entomologist * John Warren Aldrich (1906–1995), American ornithologist See also * John Aldridge John William Aldridge (born 18 September 1958) is a former football player and manager. He was a prolific, record-breaking striker best known for his time with English club Liverpool in the late 1980s. His tally of 330 Football League goals is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hector The Collector
''Where the Sidewalk Ends'' is a 1974 children's poetry collection written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. It was published by Harper and Row Publishers. The book's poems address many common childhood concerns and also present purely fanciful stories and imagination inspiring images. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association list the book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children." Controversial because of profanity and subject matter, the book was banned in many libraries and schools. A 30th Anniversary Edition of the book appeared in 2004, and two audio editions (1983 and 2000) are also available. Contents and editions The collection contains a series of poems, including the title poem "Where the Sidewalk Ends", as well as illustrations. The author dedicated this book "For Ursula" and gives thanks to Ursula Nordstrom, Barbara Borack, Kadijah Cooper, Dorothy Hagen, Beri Greenwald, Gloria Bressler, and Bill Cole. In 2004, a special 30th A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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