Boys Broadcast
First Issue: 27th October 1934Last Issue: 29th June 1935Copyright: Amalgamated Press Short lived story paper…
Boys Broadcast
First Issue: 27th October 1934Last Issue: 29th June 1935Copyright: Amalgamated Press Short lived story paper published by Amalagamated Press that ran for 36 issues before being incorporated into Boy’s Cinema. Boys Broadcast Announces Incorporation with Boy’s Cinema Boys Broadcast Last Issue Number 36 29th June 1935 British Comics – A Cultural Historyby James ChapmanBuy…
Boy’s Cinema Weekly
First Issue: 13th December 1919Last Issue: 18th May 1940Copyright: Amalgamated Press Boy’s Cinema, as its name suggested, was a boys’ comic centred around the Hollywood and British stars of the silver screen. Boy’s Cinema included articles and stories about the film stars of the day. For the eagle-eyed amongst you, at some point during its run,…
Modern Wonder Comic
First Issue: 22nd May 1937Last Issue: March 1941Copyright: Odhams First issue of Modern Wonder with Faced Death at Five Miles a Minute, Conqueror of the Rockies, Moon Only 24 Miles Away, Polar Submarine That Bores through Ice, The Flying Bomb, Across The World in a Flying Liner, Two Million Horse Power, Half a Mile Under…
The Scout Comic
First Issue: 19th April 1908Last Issue: 24th September 1966Copyright: Pearson / The Boy Scout Association Baden Powell Founded by Baden Powell and under the editorship of Percy W. Everett, ‘The Scout’ was a boys’ paper with a boys’ scouting theme. The first issue dated 19th April 1908 included the story ‘How I Started Scouting’ by…
The Big Comic
First Issue: 17th January 1914Last Issue: 28th September 1918Copyright: Henderson Issue number one of ‘The Big Comic’ introduced the adventures of ‘Gay Gus’ and ‘Shrimp’ (H. O’Neil) which was the story of two friends, one tall and one short. The pair got into many scrapes and with the outbreak of the World War One they…
Spider-Man Comics Weekly
First Issue: 17th February 1973Last Issue: 14th December 1985Copyright: UK Marvel Stan Lee Spider-Man’s first ever appearance was in issue number 15 of the American comic ‘Amazing Fantasy’ in August 1952. Written by Stan Lee and Artwork by Steve Ditko, Spider-Man eventually made his way across the Altalntic. Spider-Man made numerous appearances in British comics over…
Bullet Comic
First Issue: 14th February 1976Last Issue: 2nd December 1978Copyright: DC Thomson Bullet issue number one appeared on 14th February 1976 and included a free gift of ‘Secret Sign Ring’. Stories in the first issue were ‘Smasher’, ‘3 Men in a Jeep’, ‘Twisty’, ‘Vic’s Vengeance’, ‘Flight into the Unknown’, ‘Survivor’ and ‘Fireball’. After 147 issues, Bullet merged…
Terrific Comic
First Issue: 15th April 1967Last Issue: 3rd February 1968Copyright: Odhams In the 1960s, publishers Odhams obtained the rights to reprint Marvel superhero characters in their five ‘Power’ comics which were ‘Pow!,’ ‘Wham!,’ ‘Fantastic,’ ‘Terrific’ and ‘Smash!’ The stories in the first issue of Terrific introduced the British comic reading public to ‘The Avengers’ which was…
Smash Comic
First Issue: 5th February 1966Last Issue: 3rd April 1971Copyright: Odhams / IPC The first issue of ‘Smash!’ comic included ‘Ronnie Rich,’ ‘Ghost Patrol,’ ”Bad Penny,’ ‘Percy’s Pets,’ ‘Brian’s Brain,’ ‘ Space Jinx,’ ‘The Nervs,’ ‘Queen of the Seas,’ ‘The Telly Bugs,’ ‘The Swots & The Blots,’ ‘Charlie’s Choice’ and ‘Grimly Feendish.’ As with the other…
The Thriller Story Paper
First Issue: 9th February 1929 Last Issue: 18th May 1940 Copyright: Amalgamated Press Along with many other comics and story papers of the period, ‘The Thriller’ came to an end in 1940 due to paper shortages at the outbreak of the Second World War. It ran for 589 issues, some 11 years. Its authors, reads…
