While today’s comic books are published in a few recognisable formats, they once came in all shapes and sizes. In another look at the history of classic British comics, David McDonald focuses on the once-popular but now almost extinct ‘library’ format and the thrill of finding new titles in the age before the internet… Growing […]
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While today's comic books are published in a few recognisable formats, they once came in all shapes and sizes. In another look at the history of classic British comics, David McDonald focuses on the once-popular but now almost extinct 'library' format and the thrill of finding new titles in the age before the internet...
I was familiar with the monthly War and Battle Picture library, but these chunky 192-page Holiday Specials were a revelation. Top Secret was full of secret agent action, giving me my 'James Bond' fix, and the Space Library was clearly old school sci-fi. I didn't need the 'previously published' notice inside to know it was old, but the square jawed heroic adventures of Jet Ace Logan, superbly drawn by John Gilliat, was a perfect juxtaposition to the violent antihero action I was just starting to enjoy in 2000 AD.
Total Number of Series: 118 Total Number of Issues: 41618 Show Covers by Month: using on-sale date or using publication date Notes: In 1888, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth launched his first magazine, Answers to Correspondants. Two years later, he launched his first comic called Comic Cuts, which was followed by titles like Illustrated Chips, The Wonder, Funny Wonder, Puck, Merry and Bright, and Firefly. In 1901 Harmsworth gathered all of his publishing ventures under the name The Amalgamated Press (AP), located at Fleetway House, Farringdon Street, London.AP was sold to The Mirror Group in 1959 and formed the core of the IPC Magazines line of comics. Editing View Change History Series Year Issues Covers Published Billy the Kid Book of Picture Stories [b] 1957 2 issues (1 indexed) Gallery 1957 - 1958 Bo-Peep and Little Boy Blue [m] 1929 245 issues (0 indexed) Add 1929 - 1934 Bubbles [m] 1921 1024 issues (1 indexed) Have 7 (Need 1018) 16 April 1921 - 24 May 1941 Buck Jones Annual [b] 1957 2 issues (0 indexed) Gallery 1957 - 1958 ? Butterfly 1904 656 issues (0 indexed) Have 4 (Need 652) 1904 - 1917 Butterfly [m] 1925 760 issues (0 indexed) Have 9 (Need 758) 1925 - 1940 Butterfly and Firefly [m] 1917 446 issues (0 indexed) Have 1 (Need 445) 1917 - 1925 Butterfly Annual 1939 2 issues (0 indexed) Have 1 (Need 1) 1939 - 1940 Captain Condor Space-Man of the Unknown Moon [a] 1950 1 issues (0 indexed) Gallery 1950 The Champion [m] 1922 1 issues (1 indexed) No Covers March 19, 1955 Charlie Chaplin Fun Book 1915 1 issues (0 indexed) Have 1 (Need 1) 1915 Chicks' Own [m] 1920 1605 issues (0 indexed) Have 18 (Need 1589) 25 September 1920 - 9 March 1957 Chicks' Own Annual [b] 1924 34 issues (0 indexed) Have 15 (Need 20) 1924 - 1957 Children's Fairy 1919 76 issues (0 indexed) Have 1 (Need 76) 1919 - 1921 Children's Sunday Fairy 1919 3 issues (0 indexed) Add 1919 - 1919 Chuckles 1914 6 issues (0 indexed) Have 1 (Need 5) 10 January 1914 - 1 December 1923 Comet [m] 1949 510 issues (8 indexed) Have 448 (Need 72) 1949 - 1959 Comic Cuts [m] 1890 3006 issues (13 indexed) Have 55 (Need 2961) 17 May 1890 - 1953 Comic Home Journal [m] 1895 488 issues (0 indexed) Have 2 (Need 486) 1895 - 1904 Comic Life [m] 1920 5 issues (0 indexed) Have 1 (Need 4) 13 March 1920 - 21 January 1928 Confessions Library 1959 44 issues (40 indexed) Have 21 (Need 26) February 1959 - December 1960 Cowboy Comics [m] 1950 204 issues (45 indexed) Have 251 (Need 51) April 1950 - 1957 Cowboy Picture Library [m] 1957 264 issues (194 indexed) Have 380 (Need 54) 5 March 1957 - September 1962 Crackers 1929 615 issues (0 indexed) Have 2 (Need 613) 1929 - 1941 Famous Romance Library 1956 171 issues (106 indexed) Have 99 (Need 121) [June 1956 ?] - 1961 ? The Favorite Comic 1911 324 issues (1 indexed) Have 13 (Need 321) 1911 - 1917 Film Fun 1920 2222 issues (84 indexed) Have 465 (Need 1986) 17 January 1920 - 8 September 1962 Film Fun Annual 1938 24 issues (1 indexed) Gallery 1938 - 1961 Film Picture Stories 1934 30 issues (0 indexed) Gallery 28 July 1934 - 16 February 1935 Firefly 1914 51 issues (0 indexed) Have 1 (Need 51) 1914 - 1915 Firefly 1915 111 issues (0 indexed) Have 1 (Need 110) 1915 - 1917 Fun and Fiction 1911 124 issues (0 indexed) Add 1911 - 1914 The Funny Wonder [m] 1893 325 issues (4 indexed) Have 2 (Need 323) 1893 - 1899 The Funny Wonder 1899 109 issues (0 indexed) Have 1 (Need 109) 1899 - 1901 The Funny Wonder [m] 1914 1404 issues (1 indexed) Have 8 (Need 1396) 1914 - 1942 The Funny Wonder Annual [b] 1935 7 issues (0 indexed) Have 4 (Need 3) 1935 ? - 1941 ? Girls' Crystal [m] 1953 524 issues (5 indexed) Have 244 (Need 295) 21 March 1953 - 1963 Girls' Crystal Annual [b] 1939 39 issues (1 indexed) Have 27 (Need 14) 1939 - 1978 ? Golden 1937 135 issues (1 indexed) Have 1 (Need 134) 1937 - 1940 The Golden Book of Comics 1950 1 issues (0 indexed) Gallery 1950 Halfpenny Wonder 1914 39 issues (0 indexed) Add 1914 - 1914 Happy Days 1938 45 issues (1 indexed) Have 1 (Need 44) 1938 - 1939 Illustrated Chips 1890 6 issues (0 indexed) Add 26 July 1890 - 1890 Illustrated Chips 1890 2997 issues (1 indexed) Have 52 (Need 2972) September 6, 1890 - September 12th, 1953 Jack and Jill 1909 3 issues (0 indexed) Add 1909 - 29 July 1909 Jester [m] 1912 465 issues (0 indexed) Add 1912 - 1920 Jester 1924 847 issues (0 indexed) Have 7 (Need 840) 1924 - 1940 Jester and Wonder [m] 1902 506 issues (1 indexed) Have 2 (Need 504) 24 May 1902 - 1912 Jingles 1934 741 issues (0 indexed) Have 39 (Need 729) 1934 - 29 May 1954 John Wesley 1953 1 issues (0 indexed) Add 16 May 1953 The Joker 1927 655 issues (0 indexed) Have 4 (Need 651) 1927 - 1940 Jolly Comic 1935 250 issues (0 indexed) Have 1 (Need 249) 1935 - 1939 Jolly Jester [m] 1920 165 issues (0 indexed) Have 1 (Need 164) 1920 - 1924 Jolly Times 1920 5 issues (0 indexed) Add 1920 - 1920 Jungle Jinks 1923 62 issues (0 indexed) Have 1 (Need 61) 8 December 1923 - 7 February 1925 Kinema Comic 1920 651 issues (0 indexed) Have 7 (Need 647) 1920 - 1932 Kit Carson's Cowboy Annual 1954 7 issues (0 indexed) Gallery 1954 ? - 1960 ? Knockout [m] 1939 1240 issues (87 indexed) Have 545 (Need 725) 4 March 1939 - 16 February 1963 Knockout Annual [a] 1957 6 issues (1 indexed) Gallery 1956 - 1962 ? Knockout Fun Book 1941 16 issues (1 indexed) Have 16 (Need 2) 1941 - 1955 Larks 1927 656 issues (0 indexed) Have 4 (Need 654) 1927 - 1940 Lion [m] 1952 390 issues (153 indexed) Have 379 (Need 69) 23rd February 1952 - 1959 Little Sparks 1920 4 issues (0 indexed) Add 1920 - 1920 Little Sparks 1920 124 issues (0 indexed) Have 2 (Need 122) 1920 - 1922 Lot-O'-Fun 1920 4 issues (0 indexed) Add 13 March 1920 - 16 February 1929 Love Romance 1950 2 issues (0 indexed) Add 1950 - 1950 Marilyn [m] 1955 542 issues (185 indexed) Have 204 (Need 359) 19 March 1955 - 18 September 1965 Merry and Bright 1910 337 issues (2 indexed) Have 2 (Need 335) 1910 - 31 March 1917 Merry and Bright the Favorite Comic 1917 928 issues (0 indexed) Have 2 (Need 926) 1917 - 1935 Mighty Midget Comic 1958 4 issues (0 indexed) Add 1958 - 1958 Monthly Playbox 1904 6 issues (0 indexed) Add 1904 - 1905 My Favourite 1928 351 issues (0 indexed) Have 1 (Need 350) 1928 - 1934 Only My Fun 1908 1 issues (0 indexed) Add 22 October 1908 The Penny Wonder 1912 47 issues (0 indexed) Have 1 (Need 46) 1912 - 1912 Playbox 1898 2 issues (0 indexed) Add 1898 - ? Playbox 1905 61 issues (0 indexed) Have 1 (Need 60) 1905 - 1910 Playbox [m] 1910 44 issues (0 indexed) Add 1910 - 1913 Playbox 1925 1279 issues (1 indexed) Have 16 (Need 1266) 1925 - 1955 Playbox Annual [b] 1909 48 issues (0 indexed) Have 8 (Need 40) 1909 - 1956 Playhour [m] 1910 3 issues (0 indexed) Add 1910 - 1910 Playhour Pictures 1954 31 issues (0 indexed) Have 1 (Need 31) 16 October 1954 - 14 May 1955 Playtime 1919 243 issues (0 indexed) Have 19 (Need 242) 1919 - 1923 Playtime 1923 307 issues (0 indexed) Add 1923 - 1929 Puck 1904 1867 issues (1 indexed) Have 9 (Need 1859) 30 July 1904 - 1940 Radio Fun [m] 1938 1015 issues (13 indexed) Have 109 (Need 948) 1938 - 1959 Radio Fun Annual 1940 21 issues (2 indexed) Have 19 (Need 3) 1940 - 1960 The Rainbow 1914 1898 issues (1 indexed) Have 55 (Need 1882) February 14, 1914 - April 28, 1956 Rainbow Annual [b] 1924 34 issues (0 indexed) Have 10 (Need 25) 1924 - 1957 ? Round the Nursery Fire 1915 5 issues (0 indexed) Add 18 December 1915 - 1915 Roxy 1958 288 issues (65 indexed) Have 69 (Need 244) 1958 - 14 September 1963 School Friend 1950 762 issues (2 indexed) Have 280 (Need 485) May 20th, 1950 - 23rd January, 1965 School Friend Picture Library [m] 1962 39 issues (0 indexed) Have 18 (Need 22) February 1962 - 1965 Sparkler 1931 251 issues (0 indexed) Add 1931 - 1939 Sports Fun 1922 13 issues (0 indexed) Add 1922 - 1922 Sun [m] 1952 395 issues (17 indexed) Have 344 (Need 64) March 29, 1952 - 1959 Sun Comic [m] 1949 122 issues (0 indexed) Have 72 (Need 53) 1949 - March 22 1952 Sunbeam 1922 173 issues (0 indexed) Add 1922 - 1926 Sunbeam 1926 747 issues (0 indexed) Have 2 (Need 746) 1926 - 1940 Sunday Fairy 1919 22 issues (0 indexed) Add 1919 - 1919 Super Detective Library [m] 1953 154 issues (145 indexed) Have 182 (Need 28) March 1953 - 1959 ? 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