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'''''Toxic'' magazine''' was a British comics magazine launched in September 2002 by London-based [[Egmont Publishing]]. The intention was to address the elusive boys' magazine market. Its funny and anarchic take on all the important things in a boy's world proved to be extremely successful and the title continues to be published.
'''''Toxic'' magazine''' is a British comics magazine launched in September 2002 by London-based [[Egmont Publishing]]. The intention was to address the elusive boys' magazine market. The magazine's content was originally themed around [[gross out]] topics, although this has been significantly reduced over time. The magazine has proved to be extremely successful and the title continues to be published today.


''Toxic'' is "edited" by ''Team Toxic'', a group of creatures under the supervision of Doc Shock.
''Toxic'' is "edited" by ''Team Toxic'', a group of creatures under the supervision of Doc Shock.


Key content strands include movies, gaming (traditional and virtual world), TV, DVD, jokes, comics, sport, cars, celebrity, competition prizes and how-to.
Key content strands include movies, gaming (traditional and virtual world), TV, DVD, jokes, comics, sport, cars, celebrity, competition prizes and how-to.

The current comic strips are Captain Gross, Busted Bieber, Team Toxic, Luke's Spooks and Mad City's Star Signings, as of April 2012.


Initially launched as a monthly title, ''Toxic'' increased frequency to every three weeks with issue 14, then to fortnightly with issue 34.
Initially launched as a monthly title, ''Toxic'' increased frequency to every three weeks with issue 14, then to fortnightly with issue 34.

Since January 2011, ''Toxic'' has been edited by former Shoot editor and Nuts journalist '''Frank Tennyson'''.

The last three ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulation) periods - Jan/June 2011, July/Dec 2011 and Jan/June 2012 - have seen Toxic record circulation increases.

''Toxic'' celebrated a decade of publishing in the autumn of 2012.


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Latest revision as of 03:13, 23 April 2022

This article is about the 2000s comic. For the 1991 comic Toxic!, see Toxic!

Toxic
EditorTeam Toxic
CategoriesBoy's magazine
FrequencyFortnightly
Total circulation
(2017)		35,087[1]
First issueSeptember 2002 (2002-09)
CompanyEgmont
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inLondon
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.toxicmag.co.uk

Toxic magazine is a British comics magazine launched in September 2002 by London-based Egmont Publishing. The intention was to address the elusive boys' magazine market. The magazine's content was originally themed around gross out topics, although this has been significantly reduced over time. The magazine has proved to be extremely successful and the title continues to be published today.

Toxic is "edited" by Team Toxic, a group of creatures under the supervision of Doc Shock.

Key content strands include movies, gaming (traditional and virtual world), TV, DVD, jokes, comics, sport, cars, celebrity, competition prizes and how-to.

Initially launched as a monthly title, Toxic increased frequency to every three weeks with issue 14, then to fortnightly with issue 34.

References

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  1. ^ "UK Comic Sales - Last Updated February 2019". Google Docs. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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