List of AP, Fleetway and IPC Comics publications
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A list of the story papers and comic books published by Amalgamated Press, Fleetway Publications, IPC Magazines and Rebellion Developments.
Juvenile magazines
[edit]For reasons of clarity, only the original name of each title is listed; for the various names used throughout each publication's life see their individual pages.
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Title | Start | End | Issues[a] | Merged into | Notes |
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Comic Cuts | 17 May 1890 | 12 September 1953 | 3006 | Knockout | |
Illustrated Chips | 26 July 1890 | 12 September 1953 | 2997 | Film Fun | |
The Gem | 16 March 1907 | 30 December 1939 | 1711[b] | ||
The Magnet | 15 February 1908 | 18 May 1940 | 1683 | Knockout | |
The Nelson Lee Library | 12 June 1915 | 12 August 1933 | 956[c] | The Gem | |
School Friend | 17 May 1919 | 27 July 1929 | 532[d] | ||
Film Fun | 17 January 1920 | 15 September 1962 | 2225 | Buster | |
The Champion | 28 January 1922 | 19 March 1955 | 1729 | Tiger | |
The Schoolgirl | 21 February 1922 | 13 March 1923 | 56 | ||
Playbox | 14 February 1925 | 11 June 1955 | Jack and Jill | ||
The Schoolgirl | 3 August 1929 | 18 May 1940 | 564 | Girls' Crystal | |
Girls' Crystal | 26 October 1935 | 18 May 1963 | 1432 | School Friend | Transformed from a story paper into a comic in 1953. |
Radio Fun | 15 October 1938 | 18 February 1961 | 1667 | Buster | |
The Knock-out | 2 March 1939 | 16 February 1963 | 1227 | Valiant | |
The Comet | 31 May 1949 | 17 October 1959 | 509[e] | Tiger | Previously published by J.B. Allen. |
Sun | 31 May 1949 | 17 October 1959 | 509[f] | Lion | Previously published by J.B. Allen. |
School Friend | 20 May 1950 | 23 January 1965 | 766 | June | |
Lion | 23 February 1952 | 18 May 1974 | 1156 | Valiant | |
Jack and Jill | 27 February 1954 | 29 June 1985 | 1640 | ||
Tiger | 11 September 1954 | 30 March 1985 | 1554 | Eagle | |
Marilyn | 19 March 1955 | 18 November 1965 | 547 or 549 | Valentine | |
Mirabelle | 10 September 1956 | 22 October 1977 | 1103 | Pink | |
Valentine | 19 January 1957 | 9 November 1974 | 922 | Mirabelle | |
Roxy | 15 March 1958 | 14 September 1963 | 288 | Valentine | |
Harold Hare's Own Paper | 14 November 1959 | 4 April 1964 | 230 | ||
Princess | 30 January 1960 | 16 September 1967 | 399 | Tina | |
Buster | 28 May 1960 | 4 January 2000 | 1902 | ||
June | 18 March 1961 | 15 June 1974 | 399 | Tammy | |
Look and Learn | 15 January 1962 | 17 April 1982 | 1049 | ||
Serenade | 22 September 1962 | 9 February 1963 | 21 | Valentine | |
Valiant | 6 October 1962 | 10 October 1976 | 714 | Battle | |
Hurricane | 29 February 1964 | 8 May 1965 | 63 | Tiger | |
The Big One | 17 October 1964 | 10 February 1965 | 19 | Buster | |
Ranger | 18 September 1965 | 18 June 1966 | 40 | Look and Learn | |
The Champion | 22 February 1966 | 4 June 1966 | 15 | Lion | |
Eagle | 6 May 1967 | 26 April 1969 | 104[g] | Lion | Previously published by Hulton Press and Odhams Press. |
Princess Tina | 23 September 1967 | 18 August 1973 | 256 | Pink | |
Jag | 4 May 1968 | 29 March 1969 | 48 | Tiger | |
Smash! | 4 May 1968 | 3 April 1971 | 104[h] | Valiant | Previously published by Odhams Press. |
Whizzer and Chips | 18 October 1969 | 27 October 1990 | 1092 | Buster | |
Scorcher | 10 January 1970 | 5 October 1974 | 125 | Tiger | |
World of Wonder | 28 March 1970 | 1 March 1975 | 258 | Look and Learn | |
Cor!! | 6 June 1970 | 15 June 1974 | 210 | Buster | |
Score 'n' Roar | 19 September 1970 | 26 June 1971 | 41 | Scorcher | |
Thunder | 17 October 1970 | 13 March 1971 | 22 | Lion | |
Tammy | 6 February 1971 | 23 June 1984 | 689 | Girl | |
Jet | 1 May 1971 | 25 September 1971 | 22 | Buster | |
Knockout | 12 June 1971 | 23 June 1973 | 106 | Whizzer and Chips | |
Sandie | 12 February 1972 | 20 October 1973 | 89 | Tammy | |
Shiver and Shake | 10 March 1973 | 5 October 1974 | 79 | Whoopee! | |
Whoopee! | 9 March 1974 | 30 May 1985 | 572 | Whizzer and Chips | |
Jinty | 11 May 1974 | 21 November 1981 | 393 | Tammy | |
Vulcan | 1 March 1975 | 3 April 1976 | 58 | Valiant | Scotland only until 27 September 1975. |
Battle Picture Weekly | 8 March 1975 | 23 January 1988 | 664 | Eagle | |
Monster Fun | 14 June 1975 | 30 October 1976 | 73 | Buster | |
Action | 14 February 1976 | 12 November 1977 | 86 | Battle | Suspended between 16 October and 4 December 1976. |
Roy of the Rovers | 25 September 1976 | 20 March 1993 | 853 | ||
Krazy | 16 October 1976 | 15 April 1978 | 79 | Whoopee! | |
2000 AD | 26 February 1977 | Ongoing | 2337[i] | ||
Cheeky Weekly | 22 October 1977 | 2 February 1980 | 117 | Whoopee! | |
Misty | 4 February 1978 | 12 January 1980 | 101 | Tammy | |
Starlord | 13 May 1978 | 7 October 1978 | 22 | 2000 AD | |
Tornado | 24 March 1979 | 18 August 1979 | 22 | 2000 AD | |
Jackpot | 5 May 1979 | 30 January 1982 | 141 | Buster | |
Speed | 23 February 1980 | 25 October 1980 | 31 | Tiger | |
Girl | 14 February 1981 | March 1990 | 478 | My Guy | |
Dreamer | 19 September 1981 | 15 May 1982 | 35 | Girl | |
Eagle | 27 March 1982 | January 1994 | 505 | Monthly from May 1991. | |
Wow! | 5 June 1982 | 25 June 1983 | 56 | Whoopee! | |
Scream! | 24 March 1984 | 30 June 1984 | 15 | Eagle | |
Diceman | February 1986 | October 1986 | 5 | Monthly | |
Oink | 3 May 1986 | November 1988 | 88 | Buster | Initially fortnightly, then weekly, then monthly. |
M.A.S.K. | 25 October 1986 | 22 October 1988 | 80 | Eagle | Fortnightly until 10 October 1987 |
Nipper | 31 January 1987 | 12 September 1987 | 16 | Buster | Fortnightly |
Supernaturals | 31 October 1987 | 20 February 1988 | 9 | Fortnightly | |
Gary Lineker's Hot-Shot! | 13 August 1988 | 28 January 1989 | 25 | Roy of the Rovers | |
Crisis | 17 September 1988 | September 1990 | 63 | Fortnightly, then monthly from September 1990 | |
Wildcat | 22 October 1988 | 25 March 1988 | 12 | Eagle | |
Ring Raiders | 18 February 1989 | 25 November 1989 | 6 | Fortnightly | |
Revolver | July 1990 | January 1991 | 7 | Crisis | Monthly |
Thunderbirds: The Comic | 19 October 1991 | 29 April 1994 | 66 | Fortnightly | |
Judge Dredd Megazine | 15 May 1992 | Ongoing | 444[j] | Fortnightly and later monthly | |
Sonic the Comic | 29 May 1993 | 9 January 2002 | 223 | Fortnightly | |
Transformers: Generation 2 | October 1994 | March 1995 | 5 | Monthly |
Picture Libraries
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Title | Start | End | Issues | Notes |
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Cowboy Picture Library | April 1950 | February 1957 | 204 | |
Thriller Comics | November 1951 | May 1963 | 450 | |
Love Story Library | August 1952 | 1656 | ||
Super-Detective Library | March 1953 | 154 | ||
True Life Library | 1954 | December 1970 | 769 | |
Schoolgirls Picture Library | July 1957 | 1965 | 327 | |
War Picture Library | September 1958 | December 1984 | 2103 | |
Air Ace Picture Library | January 1960 | November 1970 | 545 | Merged with War Picture Library |
Battle Picture Library | January 1961 | November 1984 | 1706 | |
Tiger Sports Library | July 1961 | 12 | ||
Princess Picture Library | 1961 | 1966 | 118 | |
Schoolfriend Picture Library | 1962 | 1965 | 39 | |
War at Sea Picture Library | 1962 | 1963 | 36 | |
Lion Picture Library | October 1963 | May 1969 | 136 | |
Valiant Picture Library | June 1963 | May 1969 | 144 | |
June and Schoolfriend Picture Library | 1965 | |||
Wild West Picture Library | May 1966 | December 1970 | 112 | |
Buster Adventure Library | 1966 | 1967 | 36 | |
Super Library Fantastic Series | January 1967 | January 1968 | 22 | |
Action Picture Library | August 1969 | October 1970 | 30 | Merged with War Picture Library |
Top Secret Picture Library | July 1974 | 40 | ||
Space Picture Library | May 1977 | 1981 | ||
Eagle Picture Library | 1985 | 1985 | 14 | |
Battle Picture Library | January 1985 | November 1992 | 349 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Some titles underwent unplanned hiatus for wartime paper rationing and/or industrial action, so the number of issues may not always tally with the periods between dates
- ^ Cumulative total from consecutive volumes
- ^ Cumulative total from consecutive volumes
- ^ Cumulative total from consecutive volumes
- ^ 71 fortnightly issues previously published by J.B. Allen from 20 September 1946 to 24 May 1949
- ^ 49 fortnightly issues previously published by J.B. Allen from 21 November 1947 to 24 May 1949
- ^ 883 issues previously published by Hulton Press from 14 April 1950 to 27 December 1958 and Odhams Press from 3 January 1959 to 29 April 1967
- ^ 153 issues previously published by Odhams Press from 5 February 1966 to 27 April 1968.
- ^ As of May 2023
- ^ As of May 2023
References
[edit]- Carpenter, Kevin. Penny Dreadfuls and Comics (Victoria and Albert Museum, 1983).
- Gifford, Denis. The International Book of Comics (Hamlyn, 1990).
- Holland, Steve (2002). The Fleetway Companion. Rotherham: CJ & Publication.
- The Ultimate Book of British Comics. Allison & Busby. 2005. ISBN 9780749082116.