| The Beano The Beano comic is a British children's comic, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.The comic first appeared on 26 July 1938 and was published weekly. During the Second World War, The Beano and The Dandy were published on alternating weeks due to paper and ink rationing. The_Beano
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| Thin Lizzy Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969. The band were led throughout their recording career by bassist, songwriter and singer Phil Lynott, and are best known for their songs "Whiskey in the Jar", "Jailbreak" and "The Boys Are Back in Town", all major international hits still played regularly on hard rock and classic rock radio stations.Thin Lizzy's leader, Lynott was composer or co-composer of almost all their songs. Thin_Lizzy
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| The Dandy The Dandy is a long running children's comic published in the United Kingdom. It is published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The first issue was printed in 1937 and it is the world's second longest running comic, second only to Detective Comics (cover dated March 1937). It was re-named Dandy Xtreme in August 2007. The_Dandy
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| British comics A British comic is a periodical published in the United Kingdom that contains comic strips. It is generally referred to as a comic or a comic magazine, and historically as a comic paper.British comics are usually comics anthologies which are typically aimed at children, and are published weekly, although some are also published on a fortnightly or monthly schedule. British_comics
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| Gerald Campion Gerald Theron Campion (23 April 1921, Bloomsbury, London, England Agen, France), was an English actor best-known for his role as Billy Bunter in a 1950s television adaptation of books by Frank Richards.The son of a screen writer, Cyril Campion, Gerald Campion appeared in numerous films and television programmes Shada, a Doctor Who story which was recorded in part but never broadcast. Gerald_Campion
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| Buster (comics) Buster was a long-running British comic (28 May 1960 - 4 January 2000) which carried a mixture of humour and adventure strips, although the latter genre would become a rarer occurrence as the comic went on. The title character, whose strip appeared on the front cover, was Buster Capp, who was originally billed as BusterAndy Capp and wore a similar flat cap to reinforce the connection. Buster_(comics)
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| Ken Reid Ken Reid (18 December 1919 - 2 February 1987) was a British comic artist and writer. He began his career by drawing 'The Adventures of Fudge the Elf' for the Manchester Evening News from 1938 to 1961 and in 1953 began work at D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. Ken_Reid
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| Eagle (comic book) The Eagle was a British weekly comic, which ran in two main incarnations over the period of 1950 to 1994 (with accompanying annuals). It is strongly associated with its flagship character, Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future, (created and illustrated by Frank Hampson in the earlier photogravure format), doing battle against the Mekon and other interplanetary foes.In the gender gap tradition of the Amalgamated Press's weekly story papers dating from the 1920s, Magnet for boys, Schoolgirls Own for girls, followed post-war by comics such as Lion, Tiger {boys} and School Friend {girls}, the Eagle and Girl (1951 1964), clearly aimed at different markets. Eagle_(comic_book)
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| Billy Bunter William George Bunter (a.k.a. Billy Bunter, the "Fat Owl of the Remove"), is a fictional character created by Charles Hamilton using the pen name Frank Richards. He featured originally in stories set at Greyfriars School in the boys weekly story paper The first published in 1908, and has since appeared in novels, on television, in stage plays, and in comic strips. Billy_Bunter
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| Tharg the Mighty Talk:Tharg_the_Mighty
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| Battle Picture Weekly Battle Picture Weekly, at various time also known as Battle Action Force, Battle and Battle with Storm Force, was a British war comic published by IPC Magazines from (issues dates) 8 March 1975 to 23 January 1988, when it merged with Eagle. Most stories were set in World War II, with some based on other conflicts. Battle_Picture_Weekly
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| Action (comics) Action was a controversial weekly British comic book that was published by IPC Magazines, starting in February 14th 1976.Concerns over the comic's violent content saw it withdrawn from sale in October 16th 1976. It reappeared the following month, in toned-down form, and continued publication until November 12th 1977, at which point it was merged with Battle Picture Weekly. Action_(comics)
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| Tornado (comics) Tornado was a shortlived weekly British comic published for 22 issues by IPC Magazines between March 1979 and August 1979. After the cancellations of the Starlord and Action titles IPC launched Tornado as a way to use up stories already commissioned for the other titles. Tornado_(comics)
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| Rollerball (1975 film) Talk:Rollerball_(1975_film)
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| Ally Sloper's Half Holiday Ally Sloper's Half Holiday was a British comic, first published on 3 May 1884. It has a legitimate claim to being the first comic magazine named after and featuring a regular character. Star Ally Sloper, a blustery, lazy schemer often found "sloping" through alleys to avoid his landlord and other creditors, had debuted in 1867 in the humour magazine Judy Charles Henry Ross and inked and later fully illustrated by his French wife Emilie de Tessier under the pseudonym "Marie Duval" (or "Marie DuVal"; sources differ). Ally_Sloper's_Half_Holiday
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| Lion (comics) Lion_(comics)
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| Warlord (DC Thomson) Warlord was a comic paper published weekly in the UK during 28.09.1974-27.09.1986. It was first published in 1974 by D.C. Thomson. The comic was dedicated to wartime adventures and was a popular success, leading IPC Magazines to create a competitor, Battle Picture Weekly, in 1975. Warlord included several stories per issue, initially centered around a character called Lord Peter Flint (Codename: Warlord), a World War II version of popular spy James Bond. Warlord_(DC_Thomson)
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| Jinty (comics) Jinty was a weekly British comic for girls published by Fleetway in London from 1974 to 1981, at which point it merged with Tammy. It had previously merged with Penny in a similar fashion, illustrating the 'hatch-match-dispatch' process practiced by editorial staff in the London comics publisher.As well as the weekly comic, Christmas annuals were also published. Jinty_(comics)
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| Steven Strong BenoƮt Brisefer (French for "Benedict Ironbreaker") is a Belgian comic created in 1960 by the Belgian comic book artist Peyo (best known for the Smurfs) about a little boy with superhuman strength. Since Peyo's death it has been continued by other designers and writers. Steven_Strong
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