size, the Topper was for many years full tabloid. It changed to A4 in 1980, one year before The Beezer. Two comics were merged into The Topper during...
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Topper (comic strip), a general term for a small comic strip published above or below another strip The Topper (comics), a 1953–1990 British comics periodical...
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and merged the Beezer with The Topper. Whereas most previous comic mergers saw the name of one of the 'absorbed' comics disappear, the Topper was considered...
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The Topper was a long running anthology comic which ran from 1953 to 1990. Mergers with two other comics, Buzz and Sparky in 1975 and 1977, respectively...
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pages in the Sunday comics sections, allowing them to add smaller strips and single-panel cartoons to their page. Toppers usually were drawn by the same artist...
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The Topper Book was a comic book published from 1954 to 1994, to tie in with the children's comic The Topper. The first twelve editions were undated,...
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display in the Stripper's Guide site run by comics historian Allan Holtz. Many of the leading cartoonists also drew an accompanying topper strip to run...
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publications Paul Gravett, "Obituary: Ian Gray", The Guardian, 20 September 2007 "Plug Comic Summary". www.topper-universe.co.uk. Peter, Alex. "อ่านการ์ตูน"...
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List of D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd publications (redirect from D.C. Thomson Comics)
Animals & You (1998–2023) The Beezer (1956–1990) Beezer and Topper (1990–1993) The Best of Beezer (1988–1996) The Best of Topper (1988–1996) Blue Jeans (1980–1991)...
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comic. It replaced The Best of Topper and The Best of Beezer, which had reprinted old strips for some years. Classics from the Comics collected archive...
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Comic strip formats (category Comics terminology)
have the panels cut up and re-arranged. Expendable parts may include a topper (a small separate comic strip, no longer used in mainstream comics), "throwaway"...
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which debuted in the magazine Topper in December 1976 and was drawn by John Dallas. From 1979 to 1986 he was the cover star of the comic, succeeding...
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Gordon Bell (cartoonist) (redirect from Gordon Bell (comics))
kids' dogs, which he drew regularly in The Beano from 1967 to 1988, in The Topper from 1989 to 1990, and The Beezer from 1990 to 1992. According to D...
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Manga (redirect from Japanese comics)
[maŋga] ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has...
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Comic strip (redirect from Comics page)
color comics sections. With the advent of the internet, online comic strips began to appear as webcomics. Most strips are written and drawn by a comics artist...
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War Is Hell (comics), a 1973–1975 Marvel Comics series War Is Hell (film), a 1961 American war film by Burt Topper "War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too)"...
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Nancy (comic strip) (redirect from Nancy (comics))
3–7 (1949), #27–36 (1953–1954); United Comics #8–36 (1950–1953); Tip Topper Comics #1–28 (1949–1954); St John published Fritzi Ritz #37–55 (1955–1957)...
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9 July 1977 when it merged with The Topper after 652 issues. From 1965–1980 the comic published an annual entitled The Sparky Book. It was a DC Thomson...
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a comic paper. As of 2014, the three longest-running comics of all time were all British. British comics are usually comics anthologies which are typically...
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List of ghosts (section Comics)
Cosmo Topper in the two novels by Thorne Smith, the film Topper and its sequels Topper Takes a Trip and Topper Returns, and the television series Topper Boo...
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List of Beano comic strips (redirect from Ratz (comics))
The Beano List of Beano comic strips by annual The Dandy List of Dandy comic strips The Beezer List of Beezer comic strips List of Beezer and Topper comic...
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Fox Feature Syndicate (redirect from Fox Comics)
Fox Comics, Fox Publications, and Bruns Publications, Inc.) was a comic book publisher from early in the period known to fans and historians as the Golden...
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Comics has developed specialized terminology. Several attempts have been made to formalize and define the terminology of comics by authors such as Will...
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Wash Tubbs (category 1924 comics debuts)
extension of the gag-a-day comic strip, the topper shifted focus to become A Wash Tubbs Game from September 4, 1932 to January 29, 1933. After this, the comic...
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Shōjo Club Secret Story Romances #1 - Marvel Comics Speed Carter, Spaceman #1 - Marvel Comics The Topper #1 - D.C. Thomson and Co. Ltd United States Marines...
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Bringing Up Father (category 1913 comics debuts)
1904-1916 McManus strip, The Newlyweds and Their Baby, now focused on their son, the titular character. Snookums remained as the topper for Bringing Up Father...
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a topper Silly Symphony strip.Silly Symphony initially related the adventures of Bucky Bug, the first Disney character to originate in the comics. It...
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Fritzi Ritz (category 1922 comics debuts)
Comics on Parade Fritzi Ritz Nancy Nancy and Sluggo Single Series #5 Sparkle Comics Sparkler Comics Tip Top Comics Tip Topper Comics United Comics Walker...
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Johnson revived Texas Slim as a topper strip paired with his short-lived domestic-comedy strip Lovey Dovey. The topper lasted until September 11, 1932;...
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Popeye (redirect from Popeye the Sailor)
syndication today. Thimble Theatre had a number of topper strips on the Sunday page during its run; the main topper, Sappo, ran for 21 years, from February 28...
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