The end of the Dandy

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.telegraph....birthday-edition.html

Ah! the end of an era.

How long will it be before the Beano goes, and why is it that the children of today don't care for comics?

What other comics did you enjoy reading as a child, and who were your favourite characters?

Remember 'Weary Willie and Tired Tim' in Chips?

And how appropriate in 2012 'The Wolf of Kabul' in the Wizard.

http://www.britishcom.../The_Wizard/index.htm

[Kiki-frog]

Very sad indeed, AOG. I used to love 'Whizzer and Chips', which I guess was the successor to 'Chips', and the girls comics 'Princess' and 'Diana'.

It's interesting how the characters in girls' comics were always catching criminals, solving mysteries, winning sporting events and becoming prima ballerinas. Today all the comics aimed at girls are about how to get a boyfriend and what's the best lipstick. Sigh.

[DTCwordfan]

Surely mike still doesn't have two willies?

My fav from Dandy - Desperate Dan

Lord Snooty from Beano and Dennis the Menace.

and Beryl and the Numskulls from Beezer were good too.

Remember the Eagle to and the Mekon, definite resemblance to Hague and also the multimillionaire in the Simpsons, Mr Burns.

[WyeDyed]

The first comic I remember being bought was Pippin and Tog but that's all I remember about it. Next was Topper, once again the only thing I remember was that it was like a broad sheet.
Later I regularly took Victor (there was always a bit of competition between my father and myself as to who would read it first). The front cover was always "A true story of men at war". With Alf Tupper, who lived on a diet of fish and chips, always had to work late in his welding shop before running several miles to his long distance race (which he would inevitably win, narrowly). I never tired of him though.

[WyeDyed]

In the early 70's the were a plethora of new titles on the scene like Whoopee and Cor! which soon merged with the bigger names; so Buster became Buster and Cor! and Whoopee merged with Beano (I think). And, of course Victor and Hotspur.

[anotheoldgit]

Kiki-frog

/// It's interesting how the characters in girls' comics were always catching criminals, solving mysteries, winning sporting events and becoming prima ballerinas. Today all the comics aimed at girls are about how to get a boyfriend and what's the best lipstick. Sigh. ///

That is interesting in these days of sex equality, one would thing it would be the other way round.

[craft1948]

I used to get Dandy, Beano, and Knockout, my sister used to get Girls Crystal.

[JMR27]

ah, happy days...used to get Dandy, Beano, Topper, and a brightly coloured comic whose name escapes me (maybe Jack and Jill?) Judy for the cut-out doll on the back page, Bunty and Jackie
I remember a strip called the Four Marys but can't recall which comic that was in.

[craft1948]

The 4 Marys from St Elmos was in Bunty.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.compalcomi...report/summer2012.htm

There are some memories in these pages, and crikey if only one saved these old comics, they are worth a fortune.

No one has mentioned 'Knockout' and anyone remember 'Rockfist Rogan RAF' in 'Champion'?

http://www.dandare.in.../RockfistRogan_sm.jpg

http://www.dandare.in.../Rockfist_khan_sm.jpg

http://www.dandare.in...fist_NorthPole-sm.jpg

And there was a little black boy on the front of the Beano.

http://www.compalcomi...ges/2012summer021.jpg

[craft1948]

Excuse me aog...............I mentioned Knockout.

[JMR27]

well rememered craft :o)
aog - I had every issue of the Bunty and Jackie - threw them out about 10 years ago - boohoo - but maybe they weren't old enough to be 'collector's items'

[anotheoldgit]

Sorry craft1948 missed that one.

[FredPuli43]

Snap guns, aog? Yes. My memory is that one was a gift with the very first edition of either Beezer or Topper because I had the comic. Almost needless to say, but collectors want comics with any toy that came with them. Who, I wonder, was a child then who kept the toy and the comic together, and in good condition, at all, let alone for 50 years or more? The suspicion must be that some are found, unsold and forgotten, in the back of newsagents' shops.

[mike11111]

If I remember correctly, the Beezer was published in broadsheet format, which made it far more respectable than the Dandy or the Beano, which were tabloids. Also, the Beezer retailed at the magnificent price of 3d, unlike the other rags which were only 2d.