BRITISH COMICS

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Updated: April 27th 2009

This site deals mainly with the D. C. Thomson adventure papers of the last century and British Picture Libraries.

This month one new episode from the Adventure:

HORATIO NELSON, MIDSHIPMITE

 

British comic list

Adventure was the first to be published September 17th 1921, The Rover March 4th 1922, The Wizard September 23rd 1922, The Skipper September 6th 1930 and The Hotspur September 2nd 1933, these publications became known collectively as:

 

THE ‘Big Five’

Adventure

No. 1

The Hotspur

No. 1

The Rover

No. 1

The Skipper

No. 1

The Wizard

No. 1

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and Information on: Adventure

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and Information on:

The Hotspur

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and Information on:

The Rover

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and Information on:

The Skipper

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and Information on:

The Wizard

In the late 50’s, early 60’s and 70’s these titles were merged

Click Here for stories and Information on: The Mergers

With the introduction of the VICTOR AND HORNET some of these text stories found a new audience appearing in picture strip.

Visit Adrian Banfield’s web site on VICTOR AND HORNET comics at:

Victor and Hornet comics

 

 

Adventure Story:

HORATIO NELSON, MIDSHIPMITE:

Young Nelson will be a famous Admiral one day –

But he has to start the hard way!

This first episode appeared in the Adventure in 1959.

 

Click here to read the first episode of Horatio Nelson, Midshipmite.

 

 

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Tania (Muttley)

10/08/1986 – 24/05/2003

 

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