British comics is the art form of comics as practiced within the United Kingdom. Comics (sometimes spelled comix) are combinations of words and images into a medium for telling stories. ...

A comic as published in the United Kingdom is a periodical containing comic strips. It is generally referred to as a comic or a comic magazine, and historically as a comic paper. British comics are typically aimed at children, and are published weekly, although some are also published on a fortnightly or monthly schedule.

Overview

British comics now typically differ from the American comic book in a variety of respects. Although historically they shared the same format size, based on a sheet of imperial paper folded in half, British comics have moved away from this size, with the Beano and The Dandy the last to adopt a standard magazine size in the late 1980s. Until this point, the British comic was also usually printed on newsprint, with black or a dark red used as the dark colour and the four colour process used on the cover. The Beano and The Dandy both switched to an all colour format in 1993. American comic books are typically small magazines containing fictional stories in the artistic medium of comics. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Although originally aimed at the semi-literate, working class, the comic eventually came to be seen as childish, and hence aimed at children and in today's market comics intended for teenagers or adults are considered to be more or less stretching the medium beyond its primary audience.

Stories historically were of one or two pages in length, although they can now last longer and continue over a number of issues and period of time.

Whilst some comics contain only strips, other publications have had a slightly different focus, providing readers with articles about, and photographs of, pop stars and television/film actors, plus more general articles about teenage life, whilst throwing in a few comic strips for good measure. This is an alphabetical list of popular music performers. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

Since the 1950s, it has been traditional that the most popular comics have annuals, usually published just in time for Christmas, and summer special editions. // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ...

In British comics history there are some extremely long-running publications such as The Beano and The Dandy published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, a newspaper company based in Dundee, Scotland. The Dandy began in 1937 and The Beano in 1938. They are both still going today. The Boys' Own Paper lasted from 1879 to 1967. The Beano is a British childrens comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. ... The Dandy is a British childrens comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. ... D. C. Thomson & Co. ... Dundees location in Scotland Dundee (Dùn Dèagh in Gaelic) is Scotlands fourth largest city, population 154,674 (2001), situated on the North bank of the Firth of Tay. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Main languages English Scots Scottish Gaelic Doric Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The intellectual span of British comics over the years has stretched all the way from the cheerfully moronic obscenities of Viz (adult) to the political awareness of Crisis (adolescent to adult) and the sound educational values of Look and Learn (children's). Viz is a popular British adult spoof comic magazine. ... Crisis was a British comic published from 1988 to 1991 as an experiment by Fleetway Publications to see if intelligent, mature, politically and socially aware comics were saleable in the United Kingdom. ... Look and Learn was an educational paperback comic series for children, which covered a variety of topics from volcanoes to the Loch Ness monster. ...

There has also been a continuous tradition of black and white comics, published in a smaller page size format, many of them war titles like Air Ace inspiring youngsters with tales of the exploits of the army, navy and RAF mainly in the two world wars, also some romance titles and some westerns in this format. Army (from French armée) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force (for example, the Peoples Liberation Army of China consists of ground force, navy and air force branches). ... U.S. Navy supercarrier USS Nimitz on November 3, 2003. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the UK Armed Forces. ... A world war is a military conflict affecting the majority of the worlds countries. ... Romance or romantic can refer to several things. ... Western fiction is a genre of literature that is typically set in any of the American states west of the Mississippi River and between the years of approximately 1860 and 1900. ...

History

The history of British comics is entwined with that of comics up until the beginning of the 20th century. Comics (sometimes spelled comix) are combinations of words and images into a medium for telling stories. ...

Ally Sloper's Half Holiday, (1884), is reputed to be the first comic strip magazine to feature a recurring character, and the first British comic as would be recognised today. In 1890 two more comic magazines debuted to the British public, Comic Cuts and Illustrated Chips, both published by Amalgamated Press. These magazines notoriously republished British and American material, previously published in newspapers and magazine, without permission. The success of these comics was such that Amalgamated's owner Alfred Harmsworth was able to launch both The Daily Mirror and The Daily Mail newspapers with the profits. Fleetway, also known as Fleetway Publications and Fleetway Editions, was a publishing company, mainly producing comic magazines for the U.K.. Fleetway began life as Amalgamated Press, the company owned by Alfred Harmsworth, who were based in Fleetway House. ... Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (July 15, 1865, Dublin - August 14, 1922, London) was an influential and successful newspaper owner. ... Alternate newspaper: The Daily Mirror (Australia) The Daily Mirror is a popular British tabloid daily newspaper. ... The Daily Mail and its Sunday edition the Mail on Sunday are British newspapers, first published in 1896. ...

Over the next thirty years or so comic publishers saw the juvenile market as the most profitable, and thus geared their publications accordingly, so that by 1914 most comics were aimed at eight to twelve year olds.

The period between the two wars is notable mainly for the publication of annuals by Amalgamated Press, and also the emergence of DC Thomson, launching both The Beano and The Dandy in the late 1930s, as previously noted. It is these two titles, more than any other, that have come to define a comic in the British public's mind. Their successful mix of irreverence and slapstick led to many imitators, notably Topper and Beezer. However the originators of this format have outlasted all rivals, and are still published today. // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ... The Topper was a UK comic that ran from (issues dates) 7 February 1953 to 15 September 1990, when it merged with The Beezer. ... The Beezer was a British comic book that started on 21 January 1956 and ran until 21 August 1993, when it merged with The Beano. ...

During the 1950s and 1960s the most popular comic magazine for older age-group boys was The Eagle published by Hulton Press. The Eagle was published in a more expensive format, and was a gravure-printed weekly. This format was one used originally by Mickey Mouse Weekly during the 1930s. The Eagle's success saw a number of comics launched in a similar format, TV Century 21, Look & Learn & TV Comic being notable examples. Comics published in this format were known as "slicks". At the end of the 1960s these comics moved away from gravure printing, preferring offset litho for cost considerations due to decreasing readership. // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The Eagle was a British weekly comic, which ran in two main volumes over the period of 1950 to 1994 (with accompanying annuals). ... // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ...

The late 1960s and 1970s saw the Underground comics movement inspiring two new comics in Britain. Oz and Nasty Tales were launched with the Underground premise of counter culture rebellion, and Oz notably featured the character "Rupert the Bear" performing sexual acts. The content of both magazines saw them tried at the Old Bailey under the Obscene Publications Act, with the Oz defendants convicted, a conviction overturned on appeal, and the Nasty Tales defendants cautioned. However, both these comics ceased publication soon after their trials, as much due to the social changes which saw the end of the counter culture as any effect of the court cases. The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... The term underground comics or comix describes the self-published or small press comic books that sprang up in the US in the late 1960s. ... Oz Number 3 Oz was a satirical humour magazine first published between 1963–69 in Sydney, Australia and, in its second and more famous incarnation, from 1967 to 1973 in London, England. ... The Old Bailey by Mountford (1907) The Central Criminal Court, commonly known as The Old Bailey (a bailey being part of a castle), is a Crown Court (criminal high court) in London, dealing with major criminal cases in the UK. It stands on the site of the mediaeval Newgate Gaol... Since 1857, a series of obscenity laws known as the Obscene Publications Acts have governed what can be published. ...

In the 1970s, few comics in the "slick" format were launched, Countdown was one, a publication similar in content to TV 21 and TV Comic. Vulcan, a reprint title, was another. Girl's titles which launched in the "slick" format in the 1960's, continued in that format, but others changed such as Diana and Judy continued into the 1970's as slicks but found themselves competing with titles such as Boyfriend and Blue Jeans, which had changed content and now featured mainly product related articles and photo-strips.

It was at this time that comics began to source artists from Spain, mainly for financial considerations. This trend was initially confined to the slicks, but continued through to the launch of 2000AD. Carlos Ezquerra is the most notable Spanish artist to have worked in British comics, having worked on both Battle and 2000 AD, and credited with the creation of the look of Judge Dredd. 2000 AD logo 2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction oriented comic. ... Carlos Sanchez Ezquerra, born November 1947 in Zaragoza, Spain, is a comics artist who works mainly in British comics and currently lives in Andorra. ... This article is about the comic-book character Judge Dredd. ...

The 1970s also saw comics became more action orientated. The first such title to launch was Warlord, in 1974. Published by DC Thomson, it proved to be a success, and led to its then rival comics publisher IPC Magazines Ltd producing Battle Picture Weekly, a comic noted to be grimmer in style than its competitor. Battle's success led to IPC launching another, similarly styled title, Action. Action became a success, but also became controversial due to its content. Complaints about the comics tone eventually led to questions being asked in the House of Commons. Whilst an extremely popular title, its publishers IPC decided nonetheless to change the content, neutering the books appeal, and the title was eventually merged with Battle. This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... IPC Media is a large British publishing company, mainly producing consumer magazines. ... Battle Picture Weekly, later known as Battle Action, was a British war comic published by IPC Magazines from (issues dates) 8 March 1975 to 23 January 1988, when it merged with Eagle. ... Action was a controversial British comic published by IPC Magazines from (issues dates) 14 February 1976-12 November 1977, when it merged with Battle Picture Weekly. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ...

Action's position of popularity was eventually taken over by 2000 AD, launched in 1977. Created as a comic for older boys and girls, it also held appeal for teenage or even grown-up readers, and was again published by IPC.

The mid to late 1970s also saw Marvel set up a publishing arm in the UK, which mixed reprinted strips with new material. Daredevils and Captain Britain are the two most notable names, although the licensed material proved to be the more successful, with the Star Wars magazine lasting into the late 1980s, although changing its name in line with the latest movie release. This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... Marvel Comics, sometimes called by the nickname The House of Ideas, is an American comic book company. ... Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), also briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in Marvel Comics universe. ... Star Wars is a series of science fantasy films created by writer/producer/director George Lucas. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

In 1982 The Eagle was relaunched, this time including photo-strips, but still with Dan Dare as the lead story, although the comic moved him from the front page to the centre pages to allow a more magazine styled cover. 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Dez Skinn also launched Warrior, possibly the most notable comic of the period, as it contained both the Marvelman and V for Vendetta strips, by Alan Moore. Warrior was a sort of British equivalent of Heavy Metal magazine. Marvelman was a Captain Marvel clone that Skinn acquired, although the legality of that acquisition has been questioned. In Moore's hands the strip became an "adult" style superhero, and was later reprinted, with the story continued, in an American full-colour comic, with the name changed from "Marvelman" to "Miracleman" to avoid any lawsuits which Marvel Comics may have considered. Dez Skinn is a British comic book and magazine editor. ... A warrior is a person habitually engaged in combat. ... Miracleman (originally Marvelman) was a British-authored superhero comic, first published on February 3, 1954. ... Cover art for V for Vendetta V for Vendetta is a comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated mostly by David Lloyd (Tony Weare did the art for Vincent and additional art for Valerie and The Vacation), set in a dystopian future Britain where a mysterious anarchist works... Alan Moore Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953, in Northampton, England) is a British writer most famous for his work in comics. ... Magazine cover featuring the main characters of Richard Corbens Den series, one of Heavy Metals most popular early features Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine started in 1977. ... Superman (left) and Batman, two of the most recognizable and influential superheroes. ... Marvel Comics, sometimes called by the nickname The House of Ideas, is an American comic book company. ...

Adult comics also witnessed a slight resurgence first with psst!, an attempt to market a French style monthly bande dessinée, and then with Escape Magazine, published by Paul Gravett, former psst! promotions man. Escape is the other notable comic from this period, featuring early work from Eddie Campbell and Paul Grist, amongst others. Sadly, neither comic managed to survive the vagaries of the comics market, Warrior beset by copyright issues and Escape by lack of publisher interest. Franco-Belgian comics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The cover to Escape Magazine issue 3. ... Paul Gravett founded Escape magazine. ... Alec: The King Canute Crowd by Eddie Campbell Eddie Campbell is a Scottish-born comics artist and cartoonist who now lives in Australia. ... Paul Grist (born 1960 in Sheffield, England) is a British comic book writer and artist, noted for his hard-boiled police series Kane and his unorthodox superhero series Jack Staff. ...

Most titles were eventually merged into each other through the late 1980s and early 1990s, as the popularity of comics waned, and although new titles were launched in this period, none seemed to find any sustainable audience. Notable comics from this period include Deadline and Crisis. Deadline was conceived by Steve Dillon and Brett Ewins, and mixed original strips with reprints of U.S. strips, notably Love & Rockets and articles and interviews on the British independent music scene of the time. Tank Girl was the most notable strip. Deadline #1 (Oct 1988), featuring an image of Tank Girl by Jamie Hewlett. ... Crisis was a British comic published from 1988 to 1991 as an experiment by Fleetway Publications to see if intelligent, mature, politically and socially aware comics were saleable in the United Kingdom. ... Steve Dillon is a British comic book artist. ... Love and Rockets is a black and white comic book series by Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez -- sometimes cited jointly as Los Bros. ... Tank Girl was a 1990s English comic strip and the name of the leading character. ...

Crisis was published by Fleetway Publications, the company formed from IPC's comics holdings, and now owned by Robert Maxwell. The comic was aimed at readers who had outgrown 2000 AD. It featured first works by Garth Ennis and Sean Phillips amongst others. Robert Maxwell Ian Robert Maxwell (June 10, 1923 – November 5, 1991), British media proprietor, rose from poverty to build a great publishing empire, but was revealed after his mysterious death to have been misusing staff pension funds on a massive scale to prop up his ailing empire. ... True Faith by Garth Ennis & Warren Pleece Garth Ennis is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the DC/Vertigo series Preacher, co-created with artist Steve Dillon. ... Sean Phillips is a comic book artist. ...

The Reprint Market

The comics reading public in Britain were not always able to get reliable supplies of American comic books and yet have always enjoyed the different approach to comics writing from the other side of the Atlantic. So the lack of reliable supplies was supplemented by a variety of black and white reprints of Marvel's 1950s monster comics, Fawcett's Captain Marvel, and some other characters such as Sheena, Mandrake the Magician, The Phantom etc. Several reprint companies were involved in repackaging American material for the British market, notably the importer and distributor Thorpe & Porter. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ... Marvel Comics, sometimes called by the nickname The House of Ideas, is an American comic book company. ... // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning... Whiz Comics #2, the first appearance of Captain Marvel, the companys most popular character. ... Captain Marvel, as a comic book character name, refers to one of several fictional characters: Captain Marvel (DC Comics) is a superhero created by C.C. Beck and Bill Parker; a young boy named Billy Batson who transforms into a man empowered with attributes of various Biblical and mythological figures... Sheena, Queen of the Jungle is the name of a jungle-dwelling fictional character, published originally by Fiction House Publishing and later by Marvel Comics, Eclipse Comics, and Blackthorne Publishing. ... Mandrake the Magician is a U.S. comic strip created in 1934 by Lee Falk (also creator of The Phantom) and mainly appearing in syndication in newspapers. ... The Phantom is a comic strip created by Lee Falk (also creator of Mandrake the Magician), recounting the adventures of a costumed crime-fighter called the Phantom. ...

Thorpe & Porter published similar formatted titles under various names. They were also re-publishing Dell's Four Color series and Classics Illustrated in the UK. Their material also included some work never before published in the US. They were eventually purchased by DC Comics, via their distributing arm American News Corp, in 1964, going on to publish an official Superman/Batman reprint book, DC Special. Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publications, which got its start in pulp magazines. ... Classics Illustrated were comic book adaptations from classic literature, a series that Russian-born Albert Lewis Kanter (1897-1973) began in 1941 for Elliot Publishing. ... The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ...

Alan Class is another notable name in this market, his company Alan Class & Co. Ltd purchasing L. Miller & Son's holdings in the early 1960s and continuing to produce black & white reprints until the late 1980s. // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

When Captain Marvel ceased publication in the United States because of a lawsuit the British reprint company, L. Miller & Son, just copied the entire Captain Marvel idea in every detail and began publishing their own knock-off under the names Marvelman and Young Marvelman, taking advantage of different copyright laws. These clone versions continued for a few years and, as seen above, were revived years later Warrior. // A lawsuit is a civil action brought before a court in which the party commencing the action, the plaintiff, seeks a legal remedy. ... Miracleman (originally Marvelman) was a British-authored superhero comic, first published on February 3, 1954. ... As a word, clone was first coined by J.B.S. Haldane as subject for theoretical replication of a frog, though the term clone is derived from κλων, the Greek word for twig. In horticulture, the spelling clon was used until the twentieth century. ...

An oddity of the trans-atlantic comics trade is Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. This female version of Tarzan (with an element of H. Rider Haggard's "She who must be obeyed" - She... Na!) was licensed from Will Eisner's Eisner-Iger studio for a British and Australasian tabloid, Wags in 1937. The success of this character led to the WAGS artwork being repackaged for publication by Fiction House magazines in the United States, thus exporting the character back to her country of origin. Sheena, Queen of the Jungle is the name of a jungle-dwelling fictional character, published originally by Fiction House Publishing and later by Marvel Comics, Eclipse Comics, and Blackthorne Publishing. ... Tarzan, a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1914 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in twenty-three sequels. ... H. Rider Haggard, author Sir Henry Rider Haggard (June 22, 1856 – May 14, 1925), born in Bradenham, Norfolk, England, was a Victorian writer of adventure novels set in locations considered exotic by readers in his native England. ... Will Eisner (March 3, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an acclaimed American comics writer and artist who is considered one of the most important contributors to the development of the medium. ... A tabloid is a newspaper format particularly popular in the United Kingdom, which is roughly 23½ by 14 3/4 inches (597 by 375 mm) per spread. ...

List of British Comics

There have been hundreds of comics in Britain over the years, including:

• 2000 AD (1977-current)
• Action (1976-1977)
• Adventure (1921-1961)
• Air Ace Picture Library (1960-1970)
• Battle Picture Weekly (1975-1988)
• The Beano (1938-current)
• The Beezer (1956-1993)
• The Big One (1964-1965)
• The Boy's Own Paper (1879-1967)
• Boys' World (1963-1964)
• Bullet (1976-1978)
• Bunty (1958-2001)
• Buster (1960-2000)
• Buster Classics (1996)
• Buzz (1973-1975)
• BVC (1995)
• The Chatterbox
• Cheeky (1977-1980)
• Classics from the Comics (1996-current)
• Comic Cuts (1890-1953)
• Commando Comics (1961-current)
• Cor!! (1970-1974)
• Countdown (1971-1972)
• Cracker (1975-1976)
• Crisis (1988-1991)
• The Dandy (1937-current)
• The Eagle (1950-1969) and (1982-1994)
• Fantastic (1967-1968)
• Film Fun (1920-1962)
• Funny (1989-early 1990s)
• Giggle (1967-1968)
• Hoot (1985-1986)
• Hornet (1963-1976)
• Hotspur (1933-1981)
• Illustrated Chips (1890-1953)
• Jackpot (1979-1982)
• Jack and Jill (1885-1887) and (1954-1985)
• Jackie (1964-1993)
• Jinty (1974-1981)
• The Judge Dredd Megazine (1990-current)
• Judy
• Knockout (1939-1963) and (1971-1973)
• Krazy (1976-1978)
• Lion (1952-1974)
• Look and Learn (1962-1982)
• Mandy (1967-1991)
• Mickey Mouse Weekly (1936-1955)
• Mirabelle (1956-1977)
• Misty (1978-1980)
• Monster Fun (1975-1976)
• Nipper (1987)
• Nutty (1980-1985)
• Oink! (1986-1988)
• Picture Politics (1894-1914)
• Picture Fun (1909-1920)
• Pippin (1966-1986)
• Plug (1977-1979)
• Pow! (1967-1968)
• Puck (1904-1940)
• Radio Fun (1938-1961)
• Rainbow (1914-1956)
• Robin (1953-1969)
• Romeo (1957-1974)
• Roy of the Rovers (1976-1993)
• School Fun (1983-1984)
• Scream! (1984)
• Shiver and Shake (1973-1974)
• Smash (1966-1971)
• Sonic the Comic (1993-2002)
• Sparky (1965-1977)
• Starlord (1978)
• Star Wars (Weekly) (1978-1986)
• The Swift (1954-1963)
• Terrific (1967-1968)
• Thunder (1970-1971) and (to 1974 with Lion)
• Tiger (1954-1985 when merged into The Eagle)
• Tiger Tim's Weekly (1920-1940)
• The Topper (1953-1990) and (to 1993 with Beezer)
• TV Action (1972-1973)
• TV Century 21 (1965-1971)
• TV Comic (1951-1984)
• Twinkle (1968-1999)
• Valentine (1957-1974)
• Valiant (1962-1976)
• Victor (1961-1992)
• Viz (1979-current)
• War Picture Library (1958-1984)
• Warlord (1974-1986)
• Wham! (1964-1968)
• Whizzer and Chips (1969-1990)
• Whoopee! (1974-1985)
• Wonder (1942-1953)
• Wow! (1982-1983)

See also: List of DC Thomson publications, List of comic creators 2000 AD logo 2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction oriented comic. ... Action was a controversial British comic published by IPC Magazines from (issues dates) 14 February 1976-12 November 1977, when it merged with Battle Picture Weekly. ... Battle Picture Weekly, later known as Battle Action, was a British war comic published by IPC Magazines from (issues dates) 8 March 1975 to 23 January 1988, when it merged with Eagle. ... The Beano is a British childrens comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. ... The Beezer was a British comic book that started on 21 January 1956 and ran until 21 August 1993, when it merged with The Beano. ... Bunty was an English comic for young girls published from 1958 until 2001. ... Buster was a long-running British comic (28 May 1960 - 4 January 2000) which carried a mixture of humour and adventure strips, although the latter genre would become a rarer occurrence as the comic went on. ... Buzz was an A3 (broadsheet) British comic book. ... Cheeky was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 22 October 1977 to 2 February 1980, when it merged with Whoopee!. The title character originated in another comic called Krazy, and proved popular enough to get his own comic, which managed to outlive Krazy itself. ... ( Dennis the Menace Presents) Classics from the Comics is a UK comic, first published in March 1996. ... Commando Comics are a series of comic books that primarily draw their themes and backdrops from the various incidents of the World wars I and II. Basically they are action and adventure stories in black and white drawings. ... Cor!! was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 6 June 1970 to 15 June 1974, when it merged with Buster. ... Countdown was a British comic book that ran for 58 issues from (issues dates) 20 February 1971 to 25 March 1972, when it became TV Action. ... Cracker was a comic printed by D. C. Thomson & Co. ... Crisis was a British comic published from 1988 to 1991 as an experiment by Fleetway Publications to see if intelligent, mature, politically and socially aware comics were saleable in the United Kingdom. ... The Dandy is a British childrens comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. ... The Eagle was a British weekly comic, which ran in two main volumes over the period of 1950 to 1994 (with accompanying annuals). ... Film Fun was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 17 January 1920 to 15 September 1962, when it merged with Buster. ... Giggle was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 29 April 1967 to 13 January 1968, when it merged with Buster. ... For the 2002 young adult novel by Carl Hiaasen, see Hoot (Hiaasen). ... Jackpot was a British comic book that ran from the issues dated 5 May 1979 to 30 January 1982, when it merged with Buster. ... Judge Dredd Megazine is a British magazine featuring comic strips set in the world of Judge Dredd. ... Knockout was the name of two British comic books. ... Krazy was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 16 October 1976 to 15 April 1978, when it merged with Whizzer and Chips. ... Look and Learn was an educational paperback comic series for children, which covered a variety of topics from volcanoes to the Loch Ness monster. ... Monster Fun was a British comic for young children (7-12). ... Nipper was a British comic book that ran from the issues dated 31 January to 12 September 1987, when it merged with Buster. ... Nutty was a British comic book launched on 16 February 1980. ... The word oink has more than one use:- // Spelling of pig noise Oink is the usual way that the grunting of a pig is represented in the English language. ... Pippin, often also spelt Pepin, was the name of several important figures in the Carolingian family that ruled the Frankish Empire in what is now France and the western parts of Germany in the Middle Ages: Pippin the Elder Pippin the Middle Pippin the Younger (father of Charlemagne) Pippin the... Plug was a British comic that ran for 76 issues from 24 September 1977 until 24 February 1979, when it merged with the Beezer. ... Radio Fun was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 15 October 1938 to 18 February 1961, when it became the first out of twelve titles to merge with Buster. ... Roy of the Rovers was a British comic strip about the life of a fictional footballer named Roy Race. ... School Fun was a British comic book that ran from the issues dated 15 October 1983 to 26 May 1984, when it merged with Buster. ... Front cover of Scream! issue 5 Scream was a British weekly comic with a horror theme, running from March 24, 1984 until 30 June 1984, published by IPC Magazines. ... Shiver and Shake was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 10 March 1973 to 5 October 1974, when it merged with Whoopee!. Borrowing from the successful Whizzer and Chips, it was two comics in one; Shake being a pull-out section from Shiver. The main star of... Sonic the Comic, known to its many readers as STC, was a UK childrens comic published by Fleetway Editions (the merged companies Fleetway and London Editions, which progressively became integrated with its parent company Egmont until it became known as Egmont Magazines) between 1993 and 2002. ... Sparky was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 23 January 1965 to 9 July 1977, when it merged with The Topper after 652 issues. ... Starlord was a shortlived weekly British Science-Fiction comic published by IPC and edited by Pat Mills. ... Tiger was a British comic magazine. ... The Topper was a UK comic that ran from (issues dates) 7 February 1953 to 15 September 1990, when it merged with The Beezer. ... TV Action was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 1 April 1972 to 25 August 1973. ... Twinkle may refer to one of the following. ... Viz is a popular British adult spoof comic magazine. ... Whizzer and Chips was a British comic book that ran from the issues dated 18 October 1969 to 27 October 1990, when it merged with Buster. ... Whoopee! was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 9 March 1974 to 30 March 1985, when it merged with Whizzer and Chips. ... Wow! was a British comic that ran from 5 June 1982 to 25 June 1983, when it merged with Whoopee!. Its strips included: Adam and his Ants, a boy and his army of ants. ... These comics and magazines are or were published by D. C. Thomson & Co. ... This is a list of comic creators. ...

References

• Sabin, Roger (1993). Adult Comics An Introduction. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-04419-7.

• Perry, George; Aldridge, Alan (1989 reprint with introduction). The Penguin Book Of Comics. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-002802-1.

External links:

• Comic collections in the British Library
• A British comics fanpage
• 26 Pigs - Comics auction and interest site
• Comics UK
• Oink! online
• British Juvenile Story Papers and Pocket Libraries Index
• Comics Picture Gallery at bookpalace.com
• BBC cult comics page