Twinkle (comic)
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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 (1612 issues). It was aimed at young girls and came out weekly, supplemented each year with a Summer Special and a hardcover Annual (the first annual was dated 1970).
The comics were introduced by Twinkle herself and featured comic strips, dress-up dolls, a Twinkle Club letters page, and often puzzles. Among the most popular comic strips were Nurse Nancy ( illustrated by Sabine Price artist ), Jenny Wren, Witch Winkle, Polly's Magic Paintbox, Goldilocks and her Three Bears, My Baby Brother, The Three Pennys, Patsy Panda, Patty Pickle, Sally Sweet, Molly and her Dollies and Dandy Lion.
Twinkle was given a make-over in the late 1970s and again in the late 1980s, but essentially the character of Twinkle, the comic strips and the essence of the comic remained the same throughout its life.
D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd
D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, is a publishing company based in Dundee, Scotland, best known for producing The Dundee Courier, The Evening Telegraph, The Sunday Post, Oor Wullie, The Broons, The Beano, The Dandy and Commando comics...
from 27 January 1968 to 1999 (1612 issues). It was aimed at young girls and came out weekly, supplemented each year with a Summer Special and a hardcover Annual (the first annual was dated 1970).
The comics were introduced by Twinkle herself and featured comic strips, dress-up dolls, a Twinkle Club letters page, and often puzzles. Among the most popular comic strips were Nurse Nancy ( illustrated by Sabine Price artist ), Jenny Wren, Witch Winkle, Polly's Magic Paintbox, Goldilocks and her Three Bears, My Baby Brother, The Three Pennys, Patsy Panda, Patty Pickle, Sally Sweet, Molly and her Dollies and Dandy Lion.
Twinkle was given a make-over in the late 1970s and again in the late 1980s, but essentially the character of Twinkle, the comic strips and the essence of the comic remained the same throughout its life.
List of strips
- Nurse Nancy- Nancy and her grandad have a toy hospital.
- Jean Genie- every time Gemma slaps the back pocket of her jeans a genie appears to grant her wish. The story is probably named after the song by David Bowie.
- Goody Gumdrops- Goody lives in Sweetie Town, where everyone is named after sweetsSweetSwas a Japanese idol group. Put together through auditions, the group debuted in 2003 on the avex trax label. Although the group met minor success, they disbanded after three years with the release of a final single in June 2006....
. - Jenny Wren- Jenny is a little girl who likes to dress up and make herself look pretty.
- Witch Winkle- Wendy Wilson has a very unusual friend - a witch called Winkle.
- Polly's Magic Paintbox- Whatever Polly paints comes to life because of her magic paints.
- Goldilocks and her Three Bears
- My Baby Brother- The adventures of a young girl and her baby brother.
- The Three Pennys- The adventures of 3 girls, all named Penny.
- Caroline and her Magic Car- Caroline has a magic car that will take her anywhere.
- Patsy Panda
- Silly Milly- She tries to do things right but always lands in a muddle.
- Patty Pickle- similar to Silly Milly.
- Sally Sweet
- Molly and her Dollies
- Dandy Lion
- Jilly of Jingle Bell School