Girl (comic)
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Girl was a weekly comic for girls published from 1951 to 1964. It was launched by Hulton Press on 2 November 1951 as a sister paper to the Eagle
, and lasted through Hultons' acquisition by Odhams Press
in 1959 and Odhams' merger into IPC
in 1963. Its final issue was dated 3 October 1964, after which it was merged into Princess. Another comic of the same name was published by IPC from 1981 to 1990, during which time Dreamer and Tammy
were merged into it.
Other strips included:
Eagle (comic)
Eagle was a seminal British children's comic, first published from 1950 to 1969, and then in a relaunched format from 1982 to 1994. It was founded by Marcus Morris, an Anglican vicar from Lancashire. Morris edited a parish magazine called The Anvil, but felt that the church was not communicating...
, and lasted through Hultons' acquisition by Odhams Press
Odhams Press
Odhams Press was a British publishing firm. Originally a newspaper group, founded in 1890, it took the name Odham's Press Ltd in 1920 when it merged with John Bull magazine. By 1937 it had founded the first colour weekly, Woman, for which it set up and operated a dedicated high-speed print works...
in 1959 and Odhams' merger into IPC
IPC
IPC may refer to:*International Poverty Centre, of the United Nations Development Programme*IPC International, a shopping center security company*Ikano Power Centre, a shopping mall in Mutiara Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia...
in 1963. Its final issue was dated 3 October 1964, after which it was merged into Princess. Another comic of the same name was published by IPC from 1981 to 1990, during which time Dreamer and Tammy
Tammy (comics)
Tammy was a weekly British comic for girls published by Fleetway in London from 1971 to 1984, at which point it merged with Girl. Other titles which had merged with Tammy before then include June, Jinty, and Misty ....
were merged into it.
Original series
Like the Eagle, Girl was founded by the Rev. Marcus Morris. The lead strip was originally "Kitty Hawke and her All-Girl Air Crew", drawn in full colour by Ray Bailey, about a group of women running a charter airline. The strip was not very popular - it was apparently felt to be too masculine - and it was moved to the black and white interior pages, replaced on the cover by the schoolgirl strip "Wendy and Jinx", written by Michael and Valerie Hastings and drawn by Bailey.Other strips included:
- "Angela Air Hostess", written by Betty RolandBetty RolandBetty Roland was an Australian writer of plays, screenplays, novels, children's books and comics.-Early years:Betty Roland was born Mary Isobel Maclean at Kaniva, Victoria, the daughter of Roland and Matilda Maclean...
and drawn by Dudley Pout (1958-1961) - "At Work With Janet - Fashion Artist", drawn by Marjorie Slade
- "Belle of the Ballet" by George Beardmore and Stanley Houghton
- "Captain Starling" by George Beardmore and Paddy Nevin
- "Claudia of the Circus", written by Geoffrey Bond and drawn by T. S. La Fontaine
- "A Cosy Christmas", drawn by Gerald Haylock
- "Emergency Ward 10Emergency Ward 10Emergency – Ward 10 is a British television series shown on ITV between 1957 and 1967. Like The Grove Family, a series shown by the BBC between 1954 and 1957, Emergency – Ward 10 is considered to be one of British television's first major soap operas.-Overview:The series was made by the ITV...
", based on the TV series, drawn by Eric Dadswell - "Flying Cloud", a western strip, written by Charles ChiltonCharles ChiltonCharles Chilton MBE is a BBC radio presenter, a writer and a producer. Born in Bloomsbury in London, England, he never knew his father - who was killed during World War I - and when he was six his mother died as a result of having a botched abortion, so he was raised by his grandmother. He was...
- "Judy and Pat", illustrated by Harry Winslade
- "Laura and the Legend of Hadley House" by Betty RolandBetty RolandBetty Roland was an Australian writer of plays, screenplays, novels, children's books and comics.-Early years:Betty Roland was born Mary Isobel Maclean at Kaniva, Victoria, the daughter of Roland and Matilda Maclean...
and Dudley Pout (1954) - "Lettice Leefe" - the greenest girl in the school, by John RyanJohn Ryan (cartoonist)John Gerald Christopher Ryan was a British animator and cartoonist, best known for his character Captain Pugwash. His brother was Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher Columba Ryan.-Biography:Ryan was born in Edinburgh...
- "Lindy Love" by Ruth AdamRuth AdamRuth Augusta Adam, née King , feminist writer, was born on 14 December 1907 in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, daughter of a Church of England vicar. She attended St Elphin's girls' boarding school in Darley Dale, Derbyshire, from 1920 to 1925, before becoming a teacher in elementary schools in...
and Peter Kay (1954-55) - "Pat of Paradise Isle" by Betty RolandBetty RolandBetty Roland was an Australian writer of plays, screenplays, novels, children's books and comics.-Early years:Betty Roland was born Mary Isobel Maclean at Kaniva, Victoria, the daughter of Roland and Matilda Maclean...
and Dudley Pout (1953-1954) - "Penny Starr, written by Peter LingPeter LingPeter Ling was a British writer in many media, but best known for his work in television, where he was the co-creator of the soap opera Crossroads....
and Sheilah Ward, 1957 - "Prince of the Pampas", drawn by Dudley Pout (1961)
- "The Rajah's Secret" by Betty RolandBetty RolandBetty Roland was an Australian writer of plays, screenplays, novels, children's books and comics.-Early years:Betty Roland was born Mary Isobel Maclean at Kaniva, Victoria, the daughter of Roland and Matilda Maclean...
and Charles Paine - "Robbie of Red Hall", drawn by Roy Newby
- "Sally of the South Seas" by J. H. G. Freeman and Dudley Pout (1961)
- "Sumuna's South Sea Isle" by Terry Standford and Paddy Nevin
- "Susan of St. Bride's", series about a student nurse, by Ruth AdamRuth AdamRuth Augusta Adam, née King , feminist writer, was born on 14 December 1907 in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, daughter of a Church of England vicar. She attended St Elphin's girls' boarding school in Darley Dale, Derbyshire, from 1920 to 1925, before becoming a teacher in elementary schools in...
and Peter Kay (1954-61) - "Tessa of Television"
- "Three Sisters of Haworth", bio of the Brontë sisters, written by Pamela Green and Kenneth Gravett, drawn by Eric Dadswell
- "Travel Girl" by Molly Black and Dudley Pout (1952-52)
- "Two Pairs of Skates", written by Peter LingPeter LingPeter Ling was a British writer in many media, but best known for his work in television, where he was the co-creator of the soap opera Crossroads....
and Sheilah Ward (1956-57) - "The Untold Arabian Nights" by Geoffrey Bond and Cecil Langley DoughtyCecil Langley DoughtyCecil Langley Doughty was a British comics artist and illustrator, best known for his work in the comic Knockout and the educational weekly Look and Learn.-Life:...
- "Vicky" by Betty RolandBetty RolandBetty Roland was an Australian writer of plays, screenplays, novels, children's books and comics.-Early years:Betty Roland was born Mary Isobel Maclean at Kaniva, Victoria, the daughter of Roland and Matilda Maclean...
and Dudley Pout (1954-1958) - "White Queen of Calabar", drawn by Gerald Haylock
- "Yvette" by Sylvia Little and Dudley Pout (1952)