Comics and magazines

These comics and magazines are or were published by D. C. Thomson & Co. of Dundee

Dundee

Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...

, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

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• Adventure (1921-1961)
• Animals & You (1998–present)
• Animal Planet (2011-present)
• The Bash Street Kids Annual
  The Bash Street Kids Annual
  The Bash Street Kids Annual was a book that has been published yearly since 1979 to tie in with the children's comic The Beano, specifically The Bash Street Kids comic strip. there have been 26 editions. They are published in the autumn in time for Christmas, and have the date of the following...
  
  (1979–2009)
• The Beano
  The Beano
  The Beano is a British children's comic, published by D.C. Thomson & Co and is arguably their most successful.The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938, and was published weekly. During the Second World War,The Beano and The Dandy were published on alternating weeks because of paper and ink...
  
  (1938–present)
• The Beano Annual
  The Beano Annual
  The Beano Annual is the current name of the book that has been published every year since 1939, to tie in with the children's comic The Beano. there have been 73 editions They are traditionally published in August, in time for Christmas, and since 1965 they have had the date of the following year...
  
  (1939–present)
• BeanoMAX
  BeanoMAX
  The BeanoMAX is a monthly British comic published by D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd It is a spin-off of the UK comic, The Beano. Each issue has 44 pages and costs £3.50.The first issue was published on February 15, 2007 and was a Comic Relief special.- Strips :...
  
  (2007–present)
• The Beezer (1956–1990)
• The Beezer Book (1957–2002)
• Beryl the Peril Annual (1959–1977, 1981, 1987–1988)
• The Best of Beezer (1988–1996)
• Beezer and Topper (1990–1993)
• The Best of Topper
  The Topper
  The Nottingham & Long Eaton Topper is a free newspaper located in West Bridgford, Nottingham.It is Britain's largest circulating independent weekly newspaper with a distribution in excess of 211,000 copies a week...
  
  (1988–1996)
• Black Bob Annual (1950–1965)
• Blue Jeans (1980–1991)
• The Broons Annual (1940–present)
• Buddy (1981–1983)
• Bullet (1976–1978)
• Bunty
  Bunty
  Bunty was a British comics anthology for girls published by D. C. Thomson & Co. from 1958 to 2001. It consisted of a collection of many small strips, typically the stories themselves being three to five pages long. As well as the weekly comic, Christmas and summer annuals were published. Bunty...
  
  (1958–2001)
• Buzz
  Buzz (comic)
  Buzz was an A3 British comic that ran from 20 January 1973 to 4 January 1975, when it merged with The Topper. Buzz ran for 103 Issues.-List of Buzz comic strips:...
  
  (1973–1975)
• Champ (1984-1985)
• Classics from the Comics
  Classics from the Comics
  Classics from the Comics was a UK comic, published from March 1996 until October 2010. Published monthly, it was D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd's third all-reprint comic...
  
  (1996–2010)
• Classic Stitches (????-????)
• Commando Comics
  Commando Comics
  Commando For Action and Adventure, formerly known as Commando War Stories in Pictures, and colloquially known as Commando Comics, are a series of British comic books that primarily draw their themes and backdrops from the various incidents of the World Wars I and II...
  
  (1961–present)
• The Courier
  The Courier
  The Courier & Advertiser, more commonly known as simply The Courier, is a broadsheet newspaper published by DC Thomson in Dundee, Scotland...
  
  (1801–present)
• Cracker
  Cracker (comic)
  Cracker was a British comic printed by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from the issues dated 18 January 1975 to 11 September 1976 , when it merged with The Beezer...
  
  (1975–1976)
• The Crunch
  The Crunch (comic)
  The Crunch was an A4 British comic that ran from 20 January 1979 to 26 January 1980 after which it merged with The Hotspur. Its strips included:*The Kyser Experiment*Clancy and the Man*Arena*The Mantracker*Hitler Lives*The Walking Bombs...
  
  (1979–1980)
• The Dandy
  The Dandy
  The Dandy is a long running children's comic published in the United Kingdom by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The first issue was printed in 1937 and it is the world's third longest running comic, after Detective Comics and Il Giornalino...
  
  (1937–present) (renamed Dandy Xtreme between 2007-2010)
• The Dandy Annual
  The Dandy Annual
  The Dandy Annual is the current name of the book that has been published every year since 1938, to tie in with the children's comic The Dandy. there have been 74 editions, with another presumably to follow in 2012. The annuals are traditionally published in August, in time for Christmas, and...
  
  (1938–present)
• Dennis the Menace Annual
  Dennis the Menace Annual
  The Dennis and Gnasher Annual is the current name of the book that has been published since 1955 to tie in with the children's comic The Beano, specifically the Dennis the Menace comic strip. there have been 39 over the years...
  
  (1955–1977, 1982–present)
• Desperate Dan Annual (1954, 1978, 1990–1992)
• Diana (1963 to 1976) – a girl's comic
• The Evening Telegraph
• The Fun Size Beano
  Fun Size Comics
  The Fun Size Beano and Fun Size Dandy were small-format, full-colour children's comics, originally published four times monthly by DC Thomson and Co. Ltd between 1997 and 2010. They replaced the Beano and Dandy Comic Libraries, originally printed in red, white and black and published from 1982 to...
  
  (1996–2010)
• The Fun Size Dandy
  Fun Size Comics
  The Fun Size Beano and Fun Size Dandy were small-format, full-colour children's comics, originally published four times monthly by DC Thomson and Co. Ltd between 1997 and 2010. They replaced the Beano and Dandy Comic Libraries, originally printed in red, white and black and published from 1982 to...
  
  (1996–2010)
• Goodie Bag Mag (2003-2011)
• Hoot
  Hoot (comic book)
  Hoot was a British comic that ran from 26 October 1985 to 25 October 1986, when it merged with The Dandy. Its cover price was 20p, represented by a stylized graphic depiction of a 20p coin. Throughout its run, it billed itself as "Britain's bubbling new comic!", a reference to the title masthead...
  
  (1985–1986)
• Jackie
  Jackie (magazine)
  Jackie was a weekly British magazine for girls. The magazine was published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd of Dundee from 11 January 1964 until its closure on 3 July 1993—a total of 1534 issues....
  
  (1964–1993) – a girl's comic, allegedly named after Jacqueline Wilson
  Jacqueline Wilson
  Dame Jacqueline Wilson, DBE, FRSL is an award-winning English author, known for her vast and diverse work in children's literature. Her novels have been adapted numerous times for television, and commonly deal with such challenging themes as adoption, divorce and mental illness...
  
   who wrote for it.
• Judy – girls' comic, became a 2-in-1 paper with the 'Mandy' comic in 1991 before becoming part of 'Bunty' in the mid 1990s. The amalgamated comic ceased publication completely in 2001 (1960–2001).
• The Magic Comic
  The Magic Comic
  The Magic Comic was the ill fated third comic to The Beano and The Dandy. It was aimed at a younger audience, with more emphasis on picture stories. The first issue was published on 22 July 1939. The comic ran for only 80 issues until 25 January 1941...
  
  (1939–1941)
• Mandy
  Mandy (comic)
  Mandy was a British comic for girls, published weekly by D. C. Thomson & Co. from 21 January 1967 to 11 May 1991 , with annuals appearing from 1972 until 2007....
  
  (1967–1991)
• My Weekly
  My Weekly
  My Weekly is a magazine for women in the 45-and-over age bracket, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd of Dundee, Scotland. It tends to consist of short stories, reader contributions, knitting or sewing patterns, and celebrity gossip....
  
  
• Nickelodeon Magazine (2011-present)
• Nutty
  Nutty
  Nutty was a British comic that ran for 292 issues from 16 February 1980 to 14 September 1985, when it merged with The Dandy. Published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, Nutty was an attempt to create a more lively and chaotic comic compared to many on sale at the time. Its strips included:* Bananaman as...
  
  (1980–1985)
• Oor Wullie Annual (1939–present)
• The People's Friend
  The People's Friend
  The People's Friend is a British weekly magazine founded in 1869 and currently published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. Its tagline is "The famous story magazine".The magazine is principally aimed at older women and is broadly traditionalist in outlook...
  
  
• Plug
  Plug (comic)
  Plug was a British comic that ran for 76 issues from 14 September 1977 until 4 February 1979, when it merged with The Beezer.A spin-off from The Bash Street Kids comic strip in The Beano, the comic was based around the character Plug who was a distinctive character in the Bash Street Kids strip...
  
  (1977–1979)
• The Scots Magazine
  The Scots Magazine
  The Scots Magazine is a magazine containing articles on subjects of Scottish interest. It is the oldest magazine in the world still in publication although there have been several gaps in its publication history...
  
  (1739–1826, 1888–1893, 1924–present)
• Sparky
  Sparky (comic)
  Sparky was a British comic published weekly by DC Thomson, that ran from 23 January 1965 to 9 July 1977 when it merged with The Topper after 652 issues. From 1965-1980 the comic published an annual entitled The Sparky Book...
  
  (1965–1977)
• The Sparky Annual (1966–1979)
• Spike
  Spike (comic)
  Spike was a British comics anthology that ran from 22 January 1983 to 28 April 1984. 67 Issues. Published by D. C. Thomson & Co...
  
  (1983–1984)
• Starblazer
  Starblazer
  Starblazer - Space Fiction Adventure in Pictures was a British small-format comics anthology in black and white published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.-History:...
  
  (1979-1991)
• The Sunday Post
  The Sunday Post
  The Sunday Post is a weekly newspaper published in Dundee, Scotland by DC Thomson, and characterised by a 'folksy' mix of news, sentimental stories and short features...
  
  (1936–present)
  • Oor Wullie
    Oor Wullie
    Oor Wullie is a Scottish comic strip published in the D.C. Thomson newspaper, The Sunday Post. It features a boy named William, known as Wullie . His trademarks are spiky hair, dungarees and an upturned bucket, which he often uses as a seat...
    
     Oor Wullie, your Wullie, A'body's Wullie – within the Sunday Post
  • The Broons
    The Broons
    The Broons is a comic strip in Scots published in the weekly Scottish newspaper, The Sunday Post. It features the Broon family, who live in a tenement flat at 10 Glebe Street, in the fictional Scottish town of Auchentogle or Auchenshoogle . They are also shown as living on Glebe Street...
    
     Scotland's Happy Family, that makes every family happy – within the Sunday Post (1936–present)
  • Nosey Parker Our Muddling Meddler – within the Sunday Post
  • Nero and Zero
    Nero and Zero
    Nero and Zero was a comic strip originally in the boys' story paper The Wizard, published by DC Thomson. This strip started on 1 November 1930 and was originally drawn by Allan Morley. The strip featured the subtitle the "Rollicking Romans" and featured two bumbling Roman guards called Nero and...
    
     The Rollicking Romans – within the Sunday Post (from Buzz
    Buzz (comic)
    Buzz was an A3 British comic that ran from 20 January 1973 to 4 January 1975, when it merged with The Topper. Buzz ran for 103 Issues.-List of Buzz comic strips:...
    
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• Suzy (1982–1987)
• The Skipper (1930 to 1941)
• The Topper
  Topper (comic book)
  The Topper was a UK comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from 7 February 1953 to 15 September 1990, when it merged with The Beezer....
  
  (1953–1990)
• The Topper Annual (1954–1993)
• Twinkle
  Twinkle (comic)
  Twinkle, 'the picture paper especially for little girls' was a popular British comic, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd from 27 January 1968 to 1999...
  
  (1968-1999)
• The Vanguard
  The Vanguard (comic)
  The Vanguard was a boys' story paper published in Britain from 1923 to 1926 by D. C. Thomson & Co....
  
  (1923-1926)
• The Victor (1961-1994)
• The Wizard (1922–1963, 1970–1978)
• TV Tops (1981-1984) (originally titled Tops)
• Warlord
  Warlord (British comics)
  Warlord was a comics anthology published weekly in the United Kingdom between 28 September 1974 and 27 September 1986.-Publication history:...
  
   (1974-1986)
• The Weekly News
  The Weekly News
  The Weekly News is a national newspaper published every Thursday by the Dundee newspaper chain D. C. Thomson. Billed as "the paper with the feelgood factor", it has been in production since 1855, and contains news and features on a broad range of subjects...
  
  
• WWE Kids Magazine (2008–present)

See also: British comics

Annuals

The annuals are normally published in time for Christmas, which is the major gift selling time of the year, usually appearing on shelves in early September.

The annuals that DC Thomson have published, and still publish, over the years, include:

• The Beano Annual
  The Beano Annual
  The Beano Annual is the current name of the book that has been published every year since 1939, to tie in with the children's comic The Beano. there have been 73 editions They are traditionally published in August, in time for Christmas, and since 1965 they have had the date of the following year...
  
   (1940–present), DC Thomson's biggest selling annual
• The Dandy Annual
  The Dandy Annual
  The Dandy Annual is the current name of the book that has been published every year since 1938, to tie in with the children's comic The Dandy. there have been 74 editions, with another presumably to follow in 2012. The annuals are traditionally published in August, in time for Christmas, and...
  
   (1939–present)
• The Beezer Book (1958–2003)
• The Topper Book
  The Topper Book
  The Topper Book was the name of the book that had been published every year since 1954, to tie in with the children's comic The Topper. 40 were made over the years. Since they were traditionally published in the autumn and in time for Christmas, since 1966 they had the date of the following year on...
  
   (1955–1994)
• The Sparky Book (1967–1981), the 1981 was joint with the Topper.
• The Broons
  The Broons
  The Broons is a comic strip in Scots published in the weekly Scottish newspaper, The Sunday Post. It features the Broon family, who live in a tenement flat at 10 Glebe Street, in the fictional Scottish town of Auchentogle or Auchenshoogle . They are also shown as living on Glebe Street...
  
   (1940–present), published bi-annually, excluding during World War II
  World War II
  World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
  
   – No annuals were published in 1944 and 1946 due to rationing
  Rationing
  Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services. Rationing controls the size of the ration, one's allotted portion of the resources being distributed on a particular day or at a particular time.- In economics :...
  
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• Oor Wullie
  Oor Wullie
  Oor Wullie is a Scottish comic strip published in the D.C. Thomson newspaper, The Sunday Post. It features a boy named William, known as Wullie . His trademarks are spiky hair, dungarees and an upturned bucket, which he often uses as a seat...
  
   (1941–present), published bi-annually, alternating with the Broons, excluding World War II. No annuals were published for 1945 and 1947.
• Dennis the Menace
  Dennis the Menace (UK)
  Dennis the Menace, later called Dennis the Menace and Gnasher and now Dennis and Gnasher, is a long-running comic strip in the British children's comic The Beano, published by D. C...
  
   (1956–present), reprinting older strips from The Beano
  The Beano
  The Beano is a British children's comic, published by D.C. Thomson & Co and is arguably their most successful.The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938, and was published weekly. During the Second World War,The Beano and The Dandy were published on alternating weeks because of paper and ink...
  
  . Originally bi-annually, alternating with Beryl, Dan and the Bash Street Kids, until the 1980s.
• The Bash Street Kids
  The Bash Street Kids
  The Bash Street Kids is an ongoing comic strip featuring in the British comic The Beano. The strip was created by Leo Baxendale under the title When the Bell Rings, and first appeared in The Beano in issue 604, dated 13 February 1954. It became The Bash Street Kids in 1956 and since then, it has...
  
   (1980–2010), reprinting older strips from the Beano. Originally alternating with Beryl and Dennis until 1989.
• Desperate Dan Annual (1955, 1979, 1991–1993), reprinting older strips from The Dandy
  The Dandy
  The Dandy is a long running children's comic published in the United Kingdom by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The first issue was printed in 1937 and it is the world's third longest running comic, after Detective Comics and Il Giornalino...
  
   and Dandy annuals.
• Beryl the Peril
  Beryl the Peril
  Beryl the Peril is a fictional character created by David Law, the creator of Dennis the Menace, for Issue 1 of The Topper comic published by DC Thomson & Co. Limited. Like Dennis, she had black and red apparel, and devilishly tormented her parents and other members of her community...
  
   (1959–1977, 1981, 1987–1988), reprinting older strips from The Topper
  The Topper
  The Nottingham & Long Eaton Topper is a free newspaper located in West Bridgford, Nottingham.It is Britain's largest circulating independent weekly newspaper with a distribution in excess of 211,000 copies a week...
  
  . Alternating with Dennis, Dan and the Bash Street Kids.
• Bananaman
  Bananaman
  Bananaman is a British comic book fictional character. He originally appeared in Nutty as the backpage strip in Issue 1, dated 16 February 1980 drawn by John Geering.-Original strip:...
  
   (1984–1987), based on the TV series.
• Black Bob
  Black Bob
  This article is about the fictional dog. For other meanings see Black Bob .Black Bob was the name of a fictional Border Collie from Selkirk in Southern Scotland. Black Bob originally appeared as a text story in The Dandy in issue 280, dated 25 November 1944...
  
   (1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1965), reprinting old Weekly News and Dandy strips.
• Storytime with Grandma (2008–present)
• Animals and You (2008-present)
• Bunty
  Bunty
  Bunty was a British comics anthology for girls published by D. C. Thomson & Co. from 1958 to 2001. It consisted of a collection of many small strips, typically the stories themselves being three to five pages long. As well as the weekly comic, Christmas and summer annuals were published. Bunty...
  
  Annual (1960–2009)
• Mandy Annual (1969–2007)
• 70 Years of The Beano and The Dandy (1988–present) (originally called Golden Years, then 60 Years. Sometimes features stories from other comics.)
• Classic Broons and Oor Wullie annuals (1996–present)
• Blue Jeans Annual (70s to 90s)
• Willie Waddle Book (1930s to 1950s)
• Cowboy Book For Boys (1938 one off annual)

External links

• Beano.com
• Dandy.com
• Kellys Comics - Unofficial site dedicated to D.C. Thomson