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e comics and magazines are or were published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd
D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd

D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, is a publishing company based in Dundee, Scotland, best known for producing Oor Wullie, The Broons, The Beano, The Dandy and Commando Comics comics....
 of Dundee
Dundee

Dundee is the fourth-largest City status in the United Kingdom in Scotland and, fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland....
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Comics and magazines

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

D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, is a publishing company based in Dundee, Scotland, best known for producing Oor Wullie, The Broons, The Beano, The Dandy and Commando Comics comics....
 of Dundee
Dundee

Dundee is the fourth-largest City status in the United Kingdom in Scotland and, fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland....
, Scotland
Scotland

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  • Animals & You (1998-present)
  • The Bash Street Kids Annual
    The Bash Street Kids Annual

    The Bash Street Kids Annual is the current name of the book that has been published yearly since 1979 to tie in with the children's comic book The Beano, specifically The Bash Street Kids comic strip....
     (1979-present)
  • The Beano
    The Beano

    The Beano comic is a United Kingdom children's comic book, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.The comic first appeared on 26 July 1938 and was published weekly....
     (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 book The Beano....
     (1939-present)
  • BeanoMAX
    BeanoMAX

    The BeanoMAX is a monthly United Kingdom 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 ?2.50....
     (2007-present)
  • The Beezer
    Beezer

    The Beezer was a British comic book that ran from 21 January 1956 to 21 August 1993, when it unofficially "merged" with The Beano.Like its sister comic, Topper , The Beezer was an A3 publication, making it twice as big as other comics....
     (1956-1990)
  • The Beezer Book (1957-2002)
  • Beryl the Peril Annual (1959-1977, 1981, 1987-1988)
  • The Best of Beezer
    Beezer

    The Beezer was a British comic book that ran from 21 January 1956 to 21 August 1993, when it unofficially "merged" with The Beano.Like its sister comic, Topper , The Beezer was an A3 publication, making it twice as big as other comics....
     (1988-1996)
  • Beezer and Topper (1990 - 1993)
  • The Best of Topper (1988-1996)
  • Black Bob Annual (1950-1965)
  • The Broons Annual
    The Broons

    File:Broonsmarch0892.jpgThe Broons is a comic strip published in the weekly Scottish newspaper, The Sunday Post. It features the Brown family, who live in a tenement flat at 10 Glebe Street, in the fictional Scotland town of Auchentogle or Auchenshoogle....
     (1940-present)
  • Buddy
    Buddy

    Buddy may refer to:* A friend or a partner for a particular activity.* Buddy , pet of former U.S. President Bill Clinton* Buddy memory allocation, a dynamic memory allocation system for computers....
     (1981 to 1983)
  • Bullet (1976-1978)
  • Bunty
    Bunty

    Bunty was a United Kingdom comic book for girls published from 1958 until 2001. It consisted of a collection of many small strips, typically the stories themselves being three to five pages long....
     (1958-2001)
  • Buzz
    Buzz (comic)

    Buzz was an A3 United Kingdom comic book that ran from 20 January 1973 to 4 January 1975, when it merged with The Topper . Its strips included:...
     (1973-1975)
  • Classics from the Comics
    Classics from the Comics

    Classics from the Comics is a United Kingdom comic book, first published in March 1996. Published monthly, it is D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd's third all-reprint comic, collecting archive comic strips from eight of their comics- the still going The Beano and The Dandy, and the defunct Beezer, Topper , Nutty, Sparky , Cracker , and Buzz ....
     (1996-present)
  • 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 World War I and World War 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....
  • Cracker
    Cracker (comic)

    Cracker was a History of the 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 Beezer....
     (1975-1976)
  • The Dandy
    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 ....
     (1937-present) (now called Dandy Xtreme)
  • 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 book The Dandy....
     (1938-present)
  • Dennis the Menace Annual
    Dennis the Menace Annual

    The Dennis the Menace Annual is the current name of the book that has been published since 1955 to tie in with the children's comic book The Beano, specifically the Dennis the Menace comic strip....
     (1955-1977, 1982-present)
  • Desperate Dan Annual (1954, 1978, 1990-1992)
  • Diana
    Diana

    Diana may refer to:*Diana, Princess of Wales, the first wife of Charles, Prince of WalesIn mythology:*Diana , ancient Roman goddess of the moon, the hunt, and chastity...
     (1963 to 1976) - a girl's comic
  • The Evening Telegraph
    The Evening Telegraph

    The Evening Telegraph, known locally as the Tele is the sister paper of The Courier and Advertiser, published by Dundee firm D. C....
  • The Fun Size Beano
    Fun Size Comics

    The Fun Size Beano and Fun Size Dandy are children's comics, published four times monthly by DC Thomson. They are spin-offs of the weekly comics, The Beano and The Dandy....
     (1996-present)
  • The Fun Size Dandy
    Fun Size Comics

    The Fun Size Beano and Fun Size Dandy are children's comics, published four times monthly by DC Thomson. They are spin-offs of the weekly comics, The Beano and The Dandy....
     (1996-present)
  • Hoot
    Hoot (comic book)

    Hoot was a United Kingdom comic book that ran from 26 October 1985 to 25 October 1986, when it merged with The Dandy. Strips throughout its 53 issue run included:...
     (1985-1986)
  • Jackie
    Jackie (magazine)

    Jackie was a weekly United Kingdom magazine for girls. The magazine was published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd of Dundee from 1964 until its closure in 1993....
     (1964-1993) - a girl's comic, allegedly named after Jacqueline Wilson
    Jacqueline Wilson

    Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Order of the British Empire is a multi award-winning England author, known for her vast and diverse work in children's literature....
     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....
     (1939-1941)
  • Mandy
    Mandy (comic)

    File:Mandyfirstissue.jpgMandy was a British comic for girls, published weekly by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd from 21st January 1967 to 11th May 1991 ,, with annuals appearing from 1972 until 2007....
  • 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....
  • 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....
     (1980-1985)
  • Oor Wullie Annual
    Oor Wullie

    Oor Wullie is a Scotland comic strip published in the D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd newspaper, The Sunday Post. It features a boy named William, known as Wullie ....
     (1939-present)
  • The People's Friend
    The People's Friend

    The People's Friend is a United Kingdom weekly magazine founded in 1869 and currently published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. Its tagline is "The famous story magazine"....
  • Plug
    Plug (comic)

    Plug was a United Kingdom comic book that ran for 76 issues from 24 September 1977 until 24 February 1979, when it merged with The Beezer....
     (1977-1979)
  • The Scots Magazine
    The Scots Magazine

    The Scots Magazine is a magazine containing articles on subjects of Scotland 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 book that ran from 23 January 1965 to 9 July 1977, when it merged with The Topper after 652 issues. It featured:...
     (1965-1977)
  • The Sparky Annual (1966-1979)
  • Spike
    Spike (comic)

    Spike was a British comic book that ran from 22 January 1983 to 28 April 1984. Published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, it was a traditional 'action comic for boys', with many of its strips revolving around football ....
     (1983-1984)
  • Starblazer
    Starblazer

    Starblazer - Space Fiction Adventure in Pictures was a United Kingdom small-format comics anthology in black and white published by D. C. Thomson & Co....
  • The Sunday Post
    The Sunday Post

    The Sunday Post is a weekly newspaper published in Dundee, Scotland by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, and characterised by a 'folksy' mix of news, sentimental stories and short features....
    • Oor Wullie
      Oor Wullie

      Oor Wullie is a Scotland comic strip published in the D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd newspaper, The Sunday Post. It features a boy named William, known as Wullie ....
       Oor Wullie, your Wullie, A'body's Wullie - within the Sunday Post
(1936-present)
    • The Broons
      The Broons

      File:Broonsmarch0892.jpgThe Broons is a comic strip published in the weekly Scottish newspaper, The Sunday Post. It features the Brown family, who live in a tenement flat at 10 Glebe Street, in the fictional Scotland town of Auchentogle or Auchenshoogle....
       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 The Rollicking Romans - within the Sunday Post (from Buzz
      Buzz (comic)

      Buzz was an A3 United Kingdom comic book that ran from 20 January 1973 to 4 January 1975, when it merged with The Topper . Its strips included:...
      )
  • The Topper
    Topper (comic book)

    The Topper was a UK comic book published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from 7 February 1953 to 15 September 1990, when it merged with The Beezer and both comics were renamed as Beezer and Topper which ran until 1993....
     (1953-1990)
  • The Topper Annual (1954-1993)
  • The Victor
  • Warlord
    Warlord (British comics)

    Warlord was a Comic book published weekly in the United Kingdom during the 1970s and 1980s.First published in 1974 by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, it was dedicated to wartime adventures and was a popular boys' comic....
  • The Weekly News
    The Weekly News

    The Weekly News is a topical but uncontroversial magazine published every Saturday by the Dundee newspaper chain D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. It has been in production since 1855 and features a weekly column from Uri Geller, showbusiness news, human interest features, short stories, sport and horoscopes....
  • 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 book The Beano....
     (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 book The Dandy....
     (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 book The Topper . 40 were made over the years....
     (1955-1995)
  • The Sparky Book (1967-1981), the 1981 was joint with the Topper.
  • The Broons
    The Broons

    File:Broonsmarch0892.jpgThe Broons is a comic strip published in the weekly Scottish newspaper, The Sunday Post. It features the Brown family, who live in a tenement flat at 10 Glebe Street, in the fictional Scotland town of Auchentogle or Auchenshoogle....
     (1940-present), published bi-annually, excluding during World War II
    World War II

    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
     - No annuals were published in 1944 and 1946 due to rationing
    Rationing

    Rationing is the controlled distribution of resources and scarcity 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....
    .
  • Oor Wullie
    Oor Wullie

    Oor Wullie is a Scotland comic strip published in the D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd newspaper, The Sunday Post. It features a boy named William, known as Wullie ....
     (1941-present), publsihed 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 is a long-running comic strip featured in The Beano children's comic book, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, Dundee, Scotland, in the United Kingdom....
     (1956-present), reprinting older strips from The Beano
    The Beano

    The Beano comic is a United Kingdom children's comic book, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.The comic first appeared on 26 July 1938 and was published weekly....
    . 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 that features in the United Kingdom comic book 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....
     (1980-present), 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. 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 ....
     and Dandy annuals.
  • Beryl the Peril
    Beryl the Peril

    Beryl the Peril was created by David Law, the creator of Dennis the Menace , for Issue 1 of The Topper comic book . Like Dennis, she had black and red apparel, and devilishly torments 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 daily newspaper located in West Bridgford, Nottingham.It is Britain's largest circulating independent weekly newspaper with a Verified Free Distribution in excess of 200,000 copies a week....
    . Alternating with Dennis, Dan and the Bash Street Kids.
  • Bananaman
    Bananaman

    Bananaman is a United Kingdom comic book fictional character. He originally appeared in Nutty as the backpage strip in Issue 1, dated 16 February 1980 drawn by John Geering....
     (1985-1987), 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 south Scotland....
     (1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1965), reprinting old Weekly News and Dandy strips.
  • Storytime with Grandma (2008-present)
  • Animals and You (2008-pesent)
  • Bunty
    Bunty

    Bunty was a United Kingdom comic book for girls published from 1958 until 2001. It consisted of a collection of many small strips, typically the stories themselves being three to five pages long....
     Annual (1960-present)
  • Mandy Annual (1969-2007)
  • Classic Beano and Dandy annuals (1988-present) (originally included Beezer, Topper, Plug and Sparky, but not in the name)
  • 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)


See also

  • List of magazines published in Scotland
    List of magazines published in Scotland

    List of magazines published in Scotland is an incomplete list of magazines and Comic books published in Scotland.There are over 700 magazines currently being published in Scotland, by nearly 200 organisations, with an estimated total Revenue of ?157m per annum....


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