DC Thomson is a media company based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded by David Couper Thomson in 1905, it is best known for publishing The Courier, The Evening...
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September 1974 and 27 September 1986. It was first published in 1974 by D.C. Thomson. The comic was dedicated to wartime adventures and was a popular success...
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of DC Thomson publications; formerly D. C. Thomson & Co., of Dundee, Scotland. These newspapers, comics and magazines are or were published by D.C. Thomson...
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btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013. Children's literature portal List of DC Thomson publications v t e...
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Pup Parade (section DC Thomson)
magazine it debuted in, to other comic magazines created and owned by DC Thomson. The Bash Street Kids' anthropomorphic dogs live in an alleyway and have...
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Jonah (comics) (section DC Thomson)
sporadically appeared throughout the magazine, it has been published in other DC Thomson comic magazines. Jonah is a skinny, gormless, chinless wonder of a sailor...
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anthology 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...
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General Jumbo (section DC Thomson)
The General Jumbo series debuted in issue 584 with artwork by Irish DC Thomson artist Paddy Brennan. He drew for the first series and the third, his...
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Billy the Cat (British comics) (section DC Thomson)
and issues of non-Beano magazines. In The Beano's 1967 Easter issue, a DC Thomson advert announced a new superhero would feature in the magazine soon. The...
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a weekly British story paper on 22 September 1922, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. It was merged with The Rover in November 1963, becoming Rover and...
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Leo Baxendale (section DC Thomson)
Baxendale also co-operated on the launch of DC Thomson's The Beezer comic in 1956. To facilitate his work for DC Thomson, Baxendale relocated to the publisher's...
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The Beano (category DC Thomson Comics titles)
British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938, and it published its 4000th...
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Novels, London: Phaidon, 1996, repr. 2001, ISPN 0-7148-3993-0, p. 49: "DC Thomson hit back [after the launch of Eagle] . . . by launching new titles, the...
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Lord Snooty (section In other DC Thomson comics)
comic anthology The Beano. The strip debuted in issue 1, illustrated by DC Thomson artist Dudley D. Watkins, who designed and wrote Snooty's stories until...
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Gnasher (category DC Thomson Comics characters)
companion but struggled to give the dog a perfect design, inspired by DC Thomson writer Jim Fowler mentioning reading a newspaper story about pets looking...
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Courier & Advertiser between 1926 and 2012) is a newspaper published by DC Thomson in Dundee, Scotland. As of 2013, it is printed in six regional editions:...
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originally worked for Beano's friendly rival The Dandy, as well as other DC Thomson children's comics, such as Adventure in the 1920s and The Sunday Post's...
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Jack Flash (section DC Thomson)
Beano Book 1958. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. September 1957. p. 55. "Jack Flash". The Beano Book 1954. Illustrated by Paddy Brennan. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. September...
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Dundee-based publisher DC Thomson. Following regulatory approval, the sale was completed on 25 March 2010. On 15 December 2011, DC Thomson estimated that Friends...
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weekly in the UK during the 1970s. First published on 14 February 1976 by D.C. Thomson for 7p, it focused upon adventure, action, revenge, science fiction,...
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List of magazines in Scotland (section DC Thomson)
longest running comic in the world. Both of these titles are owned by DC Thomson of Dundee, a major publisher of newspapers and periodicals. An Gaidheal...
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No. 3934. DC Thomson. Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Annual 2019 Beano. DC Thomson. Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Annual 2019 Beano. DC Thomson. p. 31. Riches...
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stars in ITV's latest period blockbuster Vanity Fair". sundaypost.com. DC Thomson Publishing – The Sunday Post. Archived from the original on 17 February...
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Hendry's son Callum can make his name at St Johnstone". The Courier. DC Thomson. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017. Bannerman, Gordon (20 August...
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Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (redirect from Dennis the Menace (DC Thomson comics))
long-running comic strip in the British children's comic The Beano, published by DC Thomson, of Dundee, Scotland. The comic stars a boy named Dennis the Menace and...
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Dudley D. Watkins (section Work with D.C. Thomson)
the thriving publisher D.C. Thomson, based in Dundee. Watkins was offered a six-month employment contract with D. C. Thomson, so he moved to their Dundee...
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adventure comic magazines became quite popular, especially those published by DC Thomson; the publisher sent observers around the country to talk to boys and learn...
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it is the sister paper of The Courier, also published by Dundee firm DC Thomson. It was founded in 1877. Dave Lord is the Evening Telegraph's current...
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Walter the Softy (category DC Thomson Comics characters)
Law. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. Moonie, George, ed. (17 March 1951). "Dennis the Menace". The Beano. No. 452. Illustrated by Davey Law. D.C. Thomson & Co...
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Nikki for Girls was a DC Thomson British girls' comic which lasted for 237 issues, between 23 February 1985 and 2 September 1989. It is most notable for...
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