List of Dandy comic strips
Over the years the Dandy has had many different strips ranging from comic strips to adventure strips to prose stories. However eventually the Dandy changed from having all these different types of strips to having only comic stips. Prose stories were the first to go being phased out in the 1950s. Adventure Strips were phased out in the 1980s.
The Dandy
Strip Title [1] | Notes | Original Artist [1] | Other Notable Artists [1] | Start Date [1] | End Date [1] | Genre [1] |
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Korky the Cat | James Crichton | Charles Grigg | 1937 | 2012 | Comic | |
Keyhole Kate | Original run from 1937 to 1955. Returned in the 2010s.
Also appeared in Sparky |
Allan Morley | 1937 | 2012 | Comic | |
Desperate Dan | Dudley Watkins | 1937 | 2013 | Comic | ||
Jimmy and his Grockle | First appeared in The Rover under the title 'Jimmy Johnson's Grockle' in 1932.
Later appeared in Sparky under the title 'My Grockle and Me'. |
James Clark | 1937 | 1946 | Comic Adventure | |
The Tricks of Tommy | Fred Sturrock | 1937 | 1938 | Prose | ||
Our Gang | Dudley Watkins | 1937 | 1947 | Comic | ||
Red Hoof | 1937 | 1938 | Prose | |||
Lost on the Mountain of Fear | Fred Sturrock | 1937 | 1938 | Adventure | ||
The Magic Sword | 1937 | 1938 | Prose | |||
Barney Boko | John R. Mason | 1937 | 1944 | Comic | ||
Hungry Horace | Also appeared in Sparky | Allan Morley | 1937 | 1958 | Comic | |
Freddy the Fearless Fly | Original run from 1937 to 1954. Reappeared in the 2010s.
Also appeared in Sparky |
Allan Morley | 1937 | 2012 | Comic | |
Magic Mike and his Magic Shop | Sam Fair | 1937 | 1938 | Comic | ||
Smarty Grandpa | The strips main character looked identical to Granpaw Broon | Dudley Watkins | 1937 | 1940 | Comic | |
The Two Brave Runaways | 1937 | 1938 | Prose | |||
The Daring Deeds of Buck Wilson | Jack Glass | 1937 | 1938 | Adventure | ||
Wee Tusky | 1937 | 1943 | Prose | |||
Boaster Billy | Fred Sturrock | 1937 | 1938 | Comic | ||
Wig and Wam the Skookum Twins | Sam Fair | 1937 | 1939 | Comic | ||
Podge | Eric Roberts | 1937 | 1945 | Comic | ||
Mugg Muggins | Charlie Gordon | 1937 | 1938 | Comic | ||
When the West was Wild | 1937 | 1938 | Prose | |||
Invisible Dick | Originated in The Rover in 1922.
Later appeared in Sparky |
George Ramsbottom | 1937 | 1939 | Comic Adventure | |
Bamboo Town | Charlie Gordon | 1937 | 1944 | Comic | ||
Flippy the Sea Serpent | Frank Minnitt | 1938 | 1938 | Comic | ||
Teddy Bear | Sam Fair | 1938 | 1938 | Comic | ||
Late Again Larry | Fred Sturrock | 1938 | 1938 | Comic | ||
Sleepy Gus | Fred Sturrock | 1938 | 1938 | Comic | ||
The House that Jack the Joker built | Fred Sturrock | 1938 | 1938 | Prose | ||
Bad-Luck Billy | Fred Sturrock | 1938 | 1938 | Prose | ||
Buffalo Bill | Jack Glass | 1938 | 1938 | Prose | ||
7 Terrible Tasks for the 7th Son | Dudley Watkins | 1938 | 1938 | Prose | ||
Handy Clark on the Treasure Trail | Fred Sturrock | 1938 | 1939 | Adventure | ||
The Smasher | Unrelated to later and longer running The Smasher which started in 1957. | James Walker | 1938 | 1938 | Adventure | |
Dopey Dinah | Sam Fair | 1938 | 1941 | Comic | ||
Simple Simon | Hugh McNeil | 1938 | 1940 | Comic | ||
Meddlesome Matty | Original run from 1938 to 1942.
Reappeared from 1948 to 1949. Later appeared in Sparky |
Sam Fair | Malcolm Judge | 1938 | 1949 | Comic |
Buster Billy (The Pride of the Regiment) | James Walker | 1938 | 1939 | Prose | ||
Wild Young Dirky | Dudley Watkins | James Walker | 1938 | 1946 | Prose | |
The Plucky Little Petersons | 1938 | 1938 | Prose | |||
The Sign of the Red Raven | Jack Glass | 1938 | 1938 | Prose | ||
The Three Bears | James Clark | 1938 | 1939 | Prose | ||
Never, Never Nelson | Jack Glass | 1938 | 1939 | Adventure | ||
Whistling Jim | James Walker | 1938 | 1940 | Prose | ||
Old King Cole | Title Young King Cole from 1941 to 1942 | Fred Sturrock | 1938 | 1944 | Prose | |
Lost in the Land of Bad King John | James Walker | 1938 | 1939 | Prose | ||
Straight from the Jungle to Magic Land | Originally appeared as a prose story in 1939.
Title changed to 'Lion Boy' for subsequent appearances. Returned as a picture strip from 1949 to 1950. Reappeared as a prose story in 1951. Returned as a picture strip from 1952 to 1953. |
Jack Glass | 1939 | 1953 | Prose / Adventure | |
The Man from Laughing Mountain | 1939 | 1939 | Prose | |||
Sacred Bull of Batmandu | James Walker | 1939 | 1939 | Prose | ||
Jumping Jiminy (The Kangaroo who's always on the hop) | William Ward | 1939 | 1940 | Comic | ||
Who's to wear the King's Boots | George Ramsbottom | 1939 | 1939 | Prose | ||
The Ugliest Pig in the World | Originally a prose story that ran from 1939 to 1940.
Returned in picture strip form under the title 'Rip Snorter - The Ugliest Pig in the World' from 1956 to 1957. |
Toby Baines | Eric Roberts | 1939 | 1957 | Prose |
Jak the Dragon Killer | Jack Glass | 1939 | 1941 | Prose | ||
The Man who owns an Ali Baba Cave | Toby Baines | 1939 | 1940 | Prose | ||
The Boy with Iron Hands | Fred Sturrock | 1939 | 1940 | Adventure | ||
The Black-Striped Sweets that Billy Eats | James Walker | 1939 | 1939 | Prose | ||
Our Teacher's a Walrus! | Originally a prose story from 1939 to 1940.
Reappeared in picture strip form in 1947. |
George Ramsbottom | Dudley Watkins | 1939 | 1947 | Prose / Comic Adventure |
Drake's Drummer Boy | Originally a prose story that ran from 1939 to 1940.
Returned as a picture strip in 1959. |
Jack Glass | Victor Peon | 1939 | 1959 | Prose / Adventure |
Little White Chief of the Cherokees | Originally ran from 1939 to 1940.
Reprinted from 1951 to 1952. |
George Ramsbottom | 1939 | 1952 | Adventure | |
Addie and Hermy | Sam Fair | 1939 | 1941 | Comic | ||
Those Blinking Vaccies Again | Toby Baines | 1939 | 1940 | Prose | ||
Wild Man of the Woods | Sam Fair | 1940 | 1940 | Comic | ||
Jimmy's Pocket Grandpa | Fred Sturrock | 1940 | 1941 | Prose | ||
Swallowed by a Whale | George Ramsbottom | 1940 | 1940 | Prose | ||
Hair Oil Hal | John Brown | 1940 | 1941 | Comic | ||
Cripple Charlie | Toby Baines | 1940 | 1940 | Prose | ||
There's a Curse on the King | Toby Baines | 1940 | 1941 | Prose | ||
British Boys and Girls go West | 1940 | 1941 | Prose | |||
Wildfire the War Horse | Jack Glass | 1940 | 1941 | Adventure | ||
The Daring Deeds of the Sheriff's Little Sister | George Ramsbottom | 1940 | 1940 | Prose | ||
The Adventures of Dick Turpin's Kids | George Ramsbottom | 1941 | 1941 | Prose | ||
Brave Little Comrade of the Cowardly Lion | James Clark | 1941 | 1941 | Prose | ||
Boomerang Burke | Jack Glass | 1941 | 1942 | Adventure | ||
Centipede Pete | James Clark | 1941 | 1941 | Comic | ||
Jock Macswiper | R. MacGiillivray | 1941 | 1941 | Comic | ||
Young Husky | 1941 | 1941 | Prose | |||
The Chimney Top Teacher | James Walker | 1941 | 1941 | Prose | ||
Grandma Jolly and her Brolly | John R. Mason | 1941 | 1941 | Comic | ||
The Twins dare the Redskin Trail | Toby Baines | 1941 | 1941 | Prose | ||
Hassan and his Flying Carpet | James Walker | 1941 | 1942 | Prose | ||
Blackhawk's Boy | George Ramsbottom | 1941 | 1941 | Adventure | ||
Mickey's Magic Book | James Crichton | 1941 | 1948 | Comic | ||
Big Starr | Jack Glass | 1941 | 1942 | Adventure | ||
Watchful Wally | 1942 | 1942 | Comic | |||
Willie Woodpecker | John R. Mason | 1942 | 1944 | Comic | ||
Peter Pye | Dudley Watkins | 1942 | 1942 | Comic Adventure | ||
The Two Tough Lambs | Toby Baines | 1942 | 1942 | Prose | ||
Freddie Flipper's Fighters | 1942 | 1942 | Prose | |||
The Magic Box | Toby Baines | 1942 | 1942 | Prose | ||
Merry Marvo and his Magic Cigar | Allan Morley | 1942 | 1946 | Comic | ||
Hopeful Jimmy Steele | James Walker | 1942 | 1943 | Prose | ||
Diver Dick | Robert MacGillivray | 1942 | 1944 | Comic | ||
Dick Whittington and his Cat | 1942 | 1943 | Comic Adventure | |||
Lost in the Magic Forest | 1943 | 1943 | Prose | |||
Tricky Dicky Doyle | James Walker | 1943 | 1943 | Prose | ||
King of the Jungle | James Clark | 1943 | 1943 | Adventure | ||
The Magic Knockers | Toby Baines | 1943 | 1944 | Prose | ||
The Wonderful Wizards | James Walker | 1943 | 1944 | Prose | ||
Hansel and Gretel | James Clark | 1944 | 1944 | Adventure | ||
The Spitfire Twins | 1944 | 1944 | Prose | |||
Inky Poo the Cute Hindoo | John R. Mason | 1944 | 1944 | Comic | ||
Captain Cutlass | Charlie Gordon | 1944 | 1945 | Comic | ||
The Wandering Wilsons | Jack Prout | 1944 | 1944 | Prose | ||
Clumsy Claudie | Leslie Marchant | 1944 | 1944 | Comic | ||
The Amazing Mr X | Jack Glass | Dudley Watkins | 1944 | 1945 | Adventure | |
Five Spunky Duncans | Jack Prout | 1944 | 1944 | Prose | ||
The Slapdash Circus | Toby Baines | 1944 | 1945 | Prose | ||
Charlie Chutney the Comical Cook | Allan Morley | 1944 | 1947 | Comic | ||
Nellie Elephant | Leslie Marchant | 1944 | 1945 | Comic | ||
Black Bob | Originally a prose story that ran from 1944 to 1955.
From 1956 onwards appeared as picture strips reprinted from The Weekly News. |
Jack Prout | 1944 | 1982 | Prose / Adventure | |
Old Ma Murphy the Strong Arm School Ma'am | Allan Morley | 1944 | 1949 | Comic | ||
Lazy Larry | Dudley Watkins | 1945 | 1946 | Comic | ||
Danny Longlegs | Dudley Watkins | 1945 | 1950 | Comic Adventure | ||
Mary's Magic Medicines | Jack Prout | 1945 | 1945 | Prose | ||
Happy Go Lucky | James Walker | 1945 | 1945 | Prose | ||
Absent-Minded Alfie | Fred Sturrock | 1945 | 1947 | Comic | ||
The Cheery Chinks | Charlie Gordon | 1945 | 1946 | Comic | ||
The ABC Kids | James Crichton | 1946 | 1946 | Prose | ||
The Crusoe Kydds | James Crichton | 1946 | 1946 | Prose | ||
Dad's got a Broken Leg | Fred Sturrock | 1946 | 1946 | Prose | ||
Julius Sneezer the Sneezing Caesar | Allan Morley | 1946 | 1949 | Comic | ||
Dangerous Duff (the Mouse who's Rough and Mighty Tough) | James Crichton | 1946 | 1947 | Comic | ||
Whiskery Dick | 1946 | 1948 | Comic | |||
Poor Old Nosey | Fred Sturrock | 1946 | 1947 | Prose | ||
Dickey Bird (the Boy who knows the Secret Whistle) | James Walker | 1947 | 1947 | Prose | ||
Her Majesty's Wizard, Mr G. Whizz | Fred Sturrock | 1947 | 1949 | Prose | ||
Smudge | Originally ran from 1947 to 1949.
Reprinted from 1955 to 1957 under the title 'Hy Jinks' |
Eric Roberts | 1947 | 1957 | Comic | |
Cinder Eddie | Fred Sturrock | 1947 | 1947 | Prose | ||
Curly's Two Ton Kitten | 1947 | 1948 | Prose | |||
Bouncing Billy Balloon | Charlie Gordon | 1948 | 1948 | Comic | ||
Brave Young Black-Hoof | Dudley Watkins | 1948 | 1949 | Adventure | ||
Big Bonehead | Jack Glass | 1948 | 1949 | Prose | ||
Castor Oil Craddock | Basil Blackaller | 1948 | 1948 | Comic | ||
Raggy Muffin - the Dandy Dog | James Crichton | 1948 | 1950 | Comic | ||
Plum Macduff (the Highlandman who never gets enough) | Bill Holroyd | 1948 | 1952 | Comic | ||
Hotcha the Hottentot | Robert MacGillivray | 1948 | 1949 | Comic | ||
The Slave of the Magic Lamp | Fred Sturrock | 1948 | 1949 | Prose | ||
The Croaker holds the Clue | Jack Glass | 1948 | 1949 | Prose | ||
Wuzzy-Wiz, Magic is his Biz | Bill Holroyd | 1949 | 1955 | Comic | ||
Mary's Mighty Uncle | Originally a prose story in 1949.
Returned as an adventure strip in 1953 |
Fred Sturrock | Charles Grigg | 1949 | 1953 | Prose / Adventure |
Sir Solomon Snoozer | Paddy Brennan | 1949 | 1950 | Comic Adventure | ||
Cocky Sue the Cockatoo (she's the Brains of the Pirate Crew) | 1949 | 1951 | Comic | |||
Jammy Jimmy Johnson (the Boy with Lucky Hands) | Fred Sturrock | 1950 | 1950 | Prose | ||
Quick-Nick, the Lightning Lock-Picker of London | Originally a prose story in 1950.
Reappared in picture strip form in 1958. Reprinted from 1973 to 1974. |
Jack Glass | 1950 | 1974 | Prose / Adventure | |
Black Magic Bongo the Schoolboy from the Congo | Fred Sturrock | 1950 | 1951 | Prose | ||
Barney's Bear | Originally ran from 1950 to 1956.
Reprinted from 1964 to 1965. |
George Ramsbottom | 1950 | 1965 | Comic Adventure | |
Grandpa Gallant Rides Again! | Fred Sturrock | 1950 | 1950 | Prose | ||
Tommy Brown's Slave | Dudley Watkins | 1950 | 1950 | Comic Adventure | ||
Rusty | Originally ran from 1950 to 1954.
Reprinted from 1960 to 1962. |
Paddy Brennan | 1950 | 1962 | Comic | |
Peggy and her Pop's Peg-Leg | James Walker | 1950 | 1950 | Prose | ||
Long Tom's Treasure | Jack Glass | 1950 | 1950 | Prose | ||
Fergus of the Forty Faces | James Walker | 1950 | 1951 | Adventure | ||
The Boy Keeper of the King's Beasts | Originally a prose story that ran from 1950 to 1951.
Returned as a picture strip entitled 'Wild Wulff' that ran from 1955 to 1956. |
Jack Glass | 1950 | 1956 | Prose | |
Fighting Forkbeard - The Sea Wolf from long ago | Paddy Brennan | 1951 | 1951 | Adventure | ||
Noah Lott - He Knows a Lot of Rot | Richard Cox | 1951 | 1954 | Comic | ||
Bonanza Bill - The Tricky Trader of Hilly Billy City | Bill Holroyd | 1951 | 1951 | Comic Adventure | ||
Shocker Jock - The Boy from the Wonder World | Originally a Prose story that ran from 1951 to 1952.
Reappeared in picture strip form from 1954 to 1955. |
George Ramsbottom | George Drysdale | 1951 | 1955 | Prose / Comic Adventure |
Sooty and his Shooter | Charles Grigg | 1951 | 1952 | Prose | ||
Willie Willikin's Pobble | Paddy Brennan | 1952 | 1952 | Comic Adventure | ||
Hurray for the Rip-Roaring Robinsons | George Drysdale | 1952 | 1952 | Prose | ||
Wily Smiley the Jungle Joker | George Martin | 1952 | 1958 | Comic | ||
The Trouble of Old Sheriff Saggy Baggs | Fred Sturrock | 1952 | 1952 | Prose | ||
The Galloping Glory Boys | Paddy Brennan | 1952 | 1952 | Adventure | ||
Mickey from the Moon | Paddy Brennan | 1952 | 1953 | Prose | ||
Wee Willie King and his Magic Stings | George Ramsbottom | 1952 | 1953 | Prose | ||
Willie the Wicked | Eric Roberts | 1953 | 1953 | Comic Adventure | ||
The Tickler Twins on the Redskin Trail | Eric Roberts | 1953 | 1953 | Adventure | ||
Tin Lizzie | Originally a prose story that ran from 1953 to 1954.
Reappeared in picture strip form from 1955 to 1959. |
Jack Prout | Charles Grigg | 1953 | 1959 | Prose / Comic Adventure |
Cats-Eye Kelly | Originally a prose story in 1953.
Returned as an adventure strip in 1959. |
Toby Baines | Jack Glass | 1953 | 1959 | Prose / Adventure |
Westward Ho with Prince Charlie's Gold | Paddy Brennan | 1953 | 1953 | Adventure | ||
Bandy Shand and Great Big Bees | George Ramsbottom | 1953 | 1953 | Prose | ||
Little Master of the Swooping Monster | Jack Glass | 1953 | 1953 | Adventure | ||
Pie Face Pete's Secret Pal | George Ramsbottom | 1953 | 1954 | Prose | ||
Great Big Bonzo | Charles Grigg | 1953 | 1954 | Comic Adventure | ||
The Streak-O-Light Express | Bill Holroyd | 1954 | 1954 | Comic Adventure | ||
Fleetfoot Jack | James Walker | 1954 | 1954 | Prose | ||
Young Drake | Dudley Watkins | Paddy Brennan | 1954 | 1954 | Adventure | |
Gobble, Gobble Gertie | Charles Grigg | 1954 | 1954 | Comic Adventure | ||
Chinkee, Chinkee Junkee Man | 1954 | 1955 | Comic | |||
My Gang by Whacker Wilson | Ron Smith | 1954 | 1955 | Comic Adventure | ||
Shaggy Doggy | Originally appeared from 1954 to 1958.
Reprinted from 1976 to 1982 under the title 'Waggy, the Shaggy Doggy' |
Allan Morley | George Drysdale | 1954 | 1982 | Comic |
The Wee Black Scallywag | Eric Roberts | 1954 | 1955 | Comic Adventure | ||
Winker and Blinker | Fred Sturrock | 1954 | 1954 | Prose | ||
Little Angel Face | Ken Reid | 1954 | 1955 | Comic | ||
Clanky the Cast Iron Pup | Originally appeared in 1955.
Reprinted in 1962. |
Charles Grigg | 1955 | 1962 | Comic Adventure | |
Ginger's Super Jeep | Originally a prose story in 1955.
Returned as a picture strip from 1958 to 1960. |
James Walker | Eric Roberts | 1955 | 1960 | Prose / Adventure |
Big Bad Wolff | The strips main characters reappeared in 1955 in a strip entitled 'The Lion Heart Logans'. | George Drysdale | 1955 | 1955 | Comic Adventure | |
3 Jonahs in a Whale | Jack Glass | 1955 | 1955 | Adventure | ||
Mickey's Tick Tock Men | Paddy Brennan | 1955 | 1955 | Comic Adventure | ||
Crackaway Jack | From 1960 to 1961 this strip had the title 'The Crackaway Twins'
Originally ran from 1955 to 1961. Reprinted from 1966 to 1967. |
Paddy Brennan | 1955 | 1967 | Adventure | |
Millionaire Mike | Charles Grigg | 1955 | 1955 | Comic Adventure | ||
Big Beardie | Shamus O'Doherty | 1955 | 1956 | Comic | ||
The Tricks of Screwy Driver | Originally ran from 1955 to 1959.
Reprinted from 1971 to 1975. New strips started appearing from 1975 to 1984. With the occasional reprint mixed in. |
Bill Holroyd | 1955 | 1984 | Comic | |
My Pal Baggy Pants | Ken Hunter | 1956 | 1959 | Comic Adventure | ||
Willie's Whizzer Broom | Eric Roberts | 1956 | 1956 | Comic Adventure | ||
Just Jimmy | Hugh Morren | 1956 | 1958 | Comic | ||
Bing Bang Benny | Ken Reid | 1956 | 1960 | Comic | ||
Roly-Poly Joe | Frank MacDiarmid | 1956 | 1958 | Comic | ||
Turtle Boy | Paddy Brennan | 1956 | 1956 | Adventure | ||
Kipper the Copper | Charles Grigg | 1956 | 1957 | Comic Adventure | ||
Corporal Kim - The Boy Mountie | Jack Glass | 1956 | 1956 | Adventure | ||
Buster's Battling Beetle | Ken Hunter | 1956 | 1957 | Comic Adventure | ||
Jet Carson's School for Racers | George Drysdale | 1956 | 1957 | Comic Adventure | ||
Charlie the Chimp | George Ramsbottom | Charles Grigg | 1957 | 1960 | Comic Adventure | |
The Smasher | Hugh Morren | David Gudgeon
Brian Walker |
1957 | 2004 | Comic | |
Young Dandy | About a red deer fawn
Originally ran from 1957 to 1960. Reprinted in 1974 to 1975. |
James Clark | 1957 | 1975 | Adventure | |
Mystery Dick | Originally ran from 1957 to 1958.
Reprinted in 1974. |
George Ramsbottom | 1957 | 1974 | Adventure | |
Robin Hood | Paddy Brennan | 1958 | 1958 | Adventure | ||
Brave Ben Bold | Victor Peon | 1958 | 1958 | Adventure | ||
Robinson and his dog Crusoe | George Martin | 1958 | 1960 | Comic | ||
The Castaway Kidds | Originally ran from 1958 to 1959.
Reprinted from 1974 to 1975. |
James Clark | 1958 | 1975 | Adventure | |
Mr Mutt | George Martin | 1959 | 1960 | Comic | ||
Circus Boy | Jack Glass | 1959 | 1959 | Adventure | ||
Round the World in 80 Days | Based on the novel | Paddy Brennan | 1959 | 1959 | Adventure | |
The Boy with Iron Hands | Unrelated to previous strip with the same title | Bill Holroyd | 1959 | 1961 | Adventure | |
Buffalo Bill's Schooldays | Michael Darling | 1960 | 1960 | Adventure | ||
Rodger and his Lodgers | Originally ran from 1960 to 1962.
Reprinted from 1972 to 1973. |
Shamus O'Doherty | 1960 | 1973 | Comic | |
Dockland Davie | Originally appeared in 1960.
Reprinted in 1970. |
James Clark | 1960 | 1970 | Adventure | |
Robbie the Bobbie | Jack Prout | 1960 | 1961 | Adventure | ||
Jammy Mr Sammy | George Martin | 1960 | 1962 | Comic | ||
Dirty Dick | A lot of 1970s strips were reprints. | Eric Roberts | Jimmy Hughes | 1960 | 1978 | Comic |
Ali Ha-Ha and the Forty Thieves | Originally ran from 1960 to 1963.
A second series started in 1986. |
Ken Reid | 1960 | 1963 | Comic | |
Corporal Clott | Originally ran from 1960 to 1975.
Reappeared in 2012. |
David Law | Jimmy Hughes | 1960 | 1975 | Comic |
The Purple Cloud | Originally appeared in 1961.
Reprinted from 1968 to 1969. |
Charles Grigg | 1961 | 1969 | Adventure | |
Winker Watson | First appeared in the 1961 Dandy Book. | Eric Roberts | Terry Bave | 1961 | 2012 | Comic Adventure |
Bingo - the Black Streak | Jack Glass | 1961 | 1962 | Comic Adventure | ||
The Hovercar Snatchers | Bill Holroyd | 1961 | 1962 | Adventure | ||
Willie Fixit | Originally ran from 1962 to 1963.
Reprinted from 1975 to 1977. |
Bill Holroyd | 1962 | 1977 | Comic Adventure | |
Sunny Boy - He's a Bright Spark | Originally ran from 1962 to 1965.
Reprinted from 1971 to 1973. |
George Martin | 1962 | 1973 | Comic | |
Danny Longlegs | Unrelated to 1940s strip with the same name | Jack Glass | 1962 | 1963 | Comic Adventure | |
Blitz Boy | Paddy Brennan | 1962 | 1963 | Adventure | ||
My Home Town | Long running feature where readers sent in information about their home towns. | Frank McDiarmid | 1962 | 1970 | Feature | |
Bobcat Boy | Jack Glass | 1963 | 1963 | Adventure | ||
Big Head and Thick Head | Ken Reid | Frank McDiarmid | 1963 | 1967 | Comic | |
Rocket Jock | Charles Grigg | 1963 | 1963 | Adventure | ||
Joe White and the Seven Dwarfs | Bill Holroyd | 1963 | 1964 | Comic Adventure | ||
The Crimson Ball | Jack Glass | 1963 | 1964 | Adventure | ||
The Red Wrecker | Originally appeared in 1964.
Reprinted in 1978. |
Charles Grigg | 1964 | 1978 | Adventure | |
Kit from the Wild Karroo | Jack Glass | 1964 | 1965 | Adventure | ||
Brassneck | Originally ran from 1964 to 1973.
Reappeared from 1982 to 1984. |
Bill Holroyd | 1964 | 1984 | Comic Adventure | |
Moe and Joe and Daddy-O! | Eric Roberts | 1965 | 1965 | Comic Adventure | ||
Greedy Pigg | Originally ran from 1965 to 1971.
Reappeared for a second run from 1978 to 1984. |
George Martin | 1965 | 1984 | Comic | |
The Stinging Swarm | Jack Glass | 1965 | 1965 | Adventure | ||
The Umbrella Men | Charles Grigg | 1965 | 1966 | Adventure | ||
Hank and his Mini-Tank | Jack Glass | 1966 | 1966 | Adventure | ||
South with the Hovercar | Jack Glass | 1967 | 1967 | Adventure | ||
Bully Beef and Chips | Originally ran from 1967 to 1997.
Reappeared in the 2010s. |
Jimmy Hughes | Robert Nixon
Sid Burgon Wayne Thompson |
1967 | 2012 | Comic |
Captain Whoosh | Charles Grigg | 1967 | 1967 | Adventure | ||
Butch and his Pooch | Shamus O'Doherty | 1967 | 1968 | Comic | ||
Spunky and his Spider | Bill Holroyd | 1967 | 1970 | Comic Adventure | ||
Bodger the Bookworm | Shamus O'Doherty | 1968 | 1971 | Comic | ||
Gunsmoke Jack | Jack Glass | 1968 | 1968 | Adventure | ||
Super Sam | Jack Prout | 1968 | 1968 | Comic Adventure | ||
The Island of Monsters | Paddy Brennan | 1969 | 1970 | Adventure | ||
The Babes 'N' the Bullies | Trevor Metcalfe | 1969 | 1969 | Comic | ||
The Wooden Submarine | Victor Peon | 1969 | 1970 | Adventure | ||
My Top Story | 1970 | 1982 | Feature | |||
Dinah Mite | Ron Spencer | 1970 | 1971 | Comic | ||
Claude Hopper | George Martin | 1971 | 1973 | Comic | ||
Whacko! | Originally appeared from 1971 to 1973.
Reprinted from 1983 to 1984. |
Ron Spencer | 1971 | 1984 | Comic | |
PC Big Ears | John Geering | 1971 | 1973 | Comic | ||
Iron Hands | Paddy Brennan | 1971 | 1971 | Adventure | ||
My Woozy Dog, Snoozy | Jack Edward Oliver | 1971 | 1971 | Comic | ||
The Boy from Lilliput | Paddy Brennan | 1972 | 1972 | Adventure | ||
Jack Silver | Bill Holroyd | 1973 | 1981 | Adventure | ||
Monkey Business | John Geering | 1973 | 1975 | Comic | ||
Robin Hood's Schooldays | Ron Spencer | 1973 | 1975 | Comic | ||
The Talking Ball | Paddy Brennan | 1973 | 1974 | Adventure | ||
Desperate Dawg | George Martin | 1973 | 1986 | Comic | ||
Sir Coward De Custard | Ken H. Harrison | 1973 | 1975 | Comic | ||
Peter's Pocket Grandpa | Similar in theme to 1940s prose story entitled 'Jimmy's Pocket Grandpa' | Ron Spencer | 1975 | 1983 | Comic Adventure | |
Tom Tin and Buster Brass | Jack Prout | 1975 | 1976 | Comic Adventure | ||
Rah-Rah Randall | Ken H. Harrison | 1975 | 1979 | Comic | ||
Izzy Skint (You bet he is!) | George Martin | 1975 | 1984 | Comic | ||
The Jocks and the Geordies | Jimmy Hughes | 1975 | 1997 | Comic | ||
Tom Tum | Keith Reynolds | 1978 | 1986 | Comic | ||
Bertie Buncle and his Chemical Uncle | David Mostyn | 1978 | 1982 | Comic | ||
Harry and his Hippo | Originally ran from 1979 to 1986.
Reappeared from 2011 to 2012. |
Ken H. Harrison | Andy Fanton | 1979 | 2012 | Comic |
Dave the Brave | Paddy Brennan | 1979 | 1980 | Comic | ||
Dumb Belle | Jan Sitek | 1979 | 1982 | Comic | ||
The Hairy Gang of Robbers | Bill Holroyd | 1979 | 1980 | Adventure | ||
Big Chief Itchy Snitch | Bill Holroyd | 1982 | 1983 | Comic | ||
Micky the Mouth | David Mostyn | 1982 | 1984 | Comic | ||
The Burrd | Ron Spencer | 1983 | 1986 | Comic | ||
Dinah Mo | Ron Spencer | Pete Moonie | 1983 | 1996 | Comic | |
Jolly Roger | George Martin | 1984 | 1986 | Comic | ||
Ham and Egghead | Steve Bright | 1984 | Comic | |||
Mitch and his Mummy | Ken H. Harrison | Jerry Swaffield | 1984 | 1986 | Comic | |
Cuddles and Dimples | Originally titled 'Dimples'.
After the merger with Hoot in 1986 the character Cuddles originally from Nutty and later Hoot was incorporated into the strip and the title was changed to 'Cuddles and Dimples'. |
Barrie Appleby | Gordon Bell | 1984 | 2012 | Comic |
The Domes | John Geering | 1984 | 1985 | Comic | ||
Peter Pest | Originally in Nutty | Tom Williams | 1985 | Comic | ||
Bananaman | Originally in Nutty
Currently appears in The Beano |
John Geering | Barrie Appleby
Steve Bright Wayne Thompson |
1985 | 2012 | Comic |
The Snobbs and the Slobbs | Originally in Nutty | John Geering | 1985 | Comic | ||
Strange Hill | David Mostyn | 1986 | 2008 | Comic | ||
Polar Blair | Originally in Hoot | Robert Nixon | 1986 | Comic | ||
Spotted Dick | Originally in Hoot | Barrie Appleby | Jerry Swaffield
John Aldrich |
1986 | Comic | |
Comic Cuts | Originally in Hoot
This feature involved a number of four frame strips featuring pre-existing DC Thomson characters. |
George Martin | 1986 | Comic | ||
Ted-Time Tales | 1987 | Comic | ||||
Mutt and Moggy | Very similar to Puss 'n' Boots | John Geering | 1987 | Comic | ||
Angie the Little Actress | Steve Bright | 1988 | Comic | |||
Granny | spin-off strip from Cuddles and Dimples, featuring the pair's grandmother | 1988 | Comic | |||
Li'l Imp | 1988 | Comic | ||||
Richard's Snitch | 1988 | Comic | ||||
Woofer and Tweeter | 1988 | Comic | ||||
Sammy Supersnail | 1988 | Comic | ||||
Postman Patel | Spin-off of Cuddles and Dimples. | Barrie Appleby | John Aldrich | 1988 | Comic | |
George and the Dragon | 1988 | Comic | ||||
James - the World's Worst Schoolboy | Jimmy Glen | 1988 | 1992 | Comic | ||
Norbert's Nightmares | 1988 | Comic | ||||
Louden the Mouth | 1988 | Comic | ||||
Watch the Birdie | 1988 | Comic | ||||
Sneaker | Jim Petrie | Nick Brennan | 1988 | Comic | ||
Young Trainee Santas | 1988 | Comic | ||||
Golden Ol' Days | 1989 | Comic | ||||
Tristan - the Vicar's Son | Barrie Appleby | 1989 | Comic | |||
Kylie Phizzog | 1990 | Comic | ||||
Marvo the Wonder Chicken | Syd Kitching | Jim Hansen | 1990 | 2010 | Comic | |
Billy Green and his Sister Jean | Jim Petrie | 1990 | Comic | |||
The Laughing Planet | Tom Paterson | 1990 | Comic | |||
Marty's House | 1990 | Comic | ||||
It's Magic | 1990 | Comic | ||||
Tumba and Rumba - the Mimicking Elephants | Ron Spencer | 1990 | Comic | |||
Growing Paynes | Trevor Metcalfe | 1991 | 2001 | Comic | ||
Molly | David Mostyn | 1991 | 2004 | Comic | ||
Smitten | A young boy and his problems with love. | Bill Ritchie | 1991 | 1994 | Comic | |
Barney The Wonder Winger | Brian Walker | 1991 | Comic | |||
Joe Mince | Gordon Bell | 1991 | 1993 | Comic | ||
Sherman Tortoise | John Geering | 1991 | 1993 | Comic | ||
King Dom | Trevor Metcalfe | 1991 | 1993 | Comic | ||
Wendy's Wicked Stepladder | Keith Robson | 1992 | Comic | |||
Miss Eve L. Powers | Jimmy Glen | 1992 | 1995 | Comic | ||
Hyde and Shriek | Originally ran from 1992 to 1993.
Reappeared as reprints in 2004 before changing to new material around a year later. |
Tom Paterson | Nick Brennan | 1992 | 2009 | Comic |
Reg Hog | 1992 | Comic | ||||
Der Daft Dachshunds | 1993 | Comic | ||||
Peter Piper | Character originally appeared in The Magic Comic.
Also appeared in Sparky and The Topper |
Nick Brennan | 1993 | Comic | ||
Fiddle O'Diddle | Tom Paterson | 1993 | 2004 | Comic | ||
Oliver Twister | Trevor Metcalfe | 1993 | Comic | |||
Fibba | Gordon Bell | 1993 | Comic | |||
Potsworth and Co | Based on a Hanna-Barbera cartoon.
Previously appeared in The Beezer and Topper |
Barrie Appleby | 1993 | 1994 | Comic | |
Beryl the Peril | Character first appeared in The Topper in 1953.
Had previously appeared in The Beezer and Topper |
Robert Nixon | Karl Dixon
Steve Bright |
1993 | 2012 | Comic |
Carrot | Short strip based around Cuddles and DImples' pet cat and parrot constantly fighting. | Barrie Appleby | 1993 | Comic | ||
Jonah | This strip's main character had previously appeared in The Beano | Keith Robson | 1993 | Comic | ||
Rasper | Tom Paterson | 1993 | 1998 | Comic | ||
Claude Cuckooland | Steve Bright | 1993 | Comic | |||
Puss 'n' Boots | This strips main characters had previously appeared in Sparky | John Geering | Barrie Appleby | 1993 | Comic | |
First Class | Jimmy Hansen | 1993 | 1998 | Comic | ||
Blinky | Previously appeared in The Beezer and Topper.
Younger version of Colonel Blink |
Nick Brennan | 1994 | Comic | ||
Little Win | Steve Bright | 1994 | 1994 | Comic | ||
The Verminator | Jimmy Hansen | 1994 | 1994 | Comic | ||
Euro School | Tom Paterson | 1994 | 1995 | Comic | ||
Tik and Tak | Gordon Bell | 1994 | 1995 | Comic | ||
The Flying Boy | 1994 | Comic | ||||
Herb's History | John Geering | 1994 | Comic | |||
Brain Duane | Featured in the video game Beanotown Racing | Tom Paterson | 1994 | Comic | ||
Mad March Hare | Barrie Appleby | 1995 | Comic | |||
Beastie Boy | 1995 | Comic | ||||
Frawg | Nick Brennan | 1995 | Comic | |||
Brother Grimm | 1995 | Comic | ||||
Spelling Mistaxe | 1995 | Comic | ||||
Little Boots Cassidy | Jimmy Hansen | 1995 | Comic | |||
Hector Spectre | Based on The Beezer and Topper strip "Meet Edd: He's a Ghost". | David Mostyn | 1996 | Comic | ||
Foxy | First appeared in The Topper
Previously appeared in The Beezer and Topper |
Evi De Bono | 1996 | Comic | ||
Cowrin' Wolf | David Mostyn | 1996 | Comic | |||
Classic Cuts | 1997 | Comic | ||||
The Dandy Treasure Island | 1997 | Comic | ||||
Neighbourhood Wood | 1997 | Comic | ||||
Jak and Todd | The strip was originally titled Jak before changing to Jak and Todd in 2007 after the Dandy went Xtreme.
Jak was the Dandy's cover star from 2004 to 2007. |
Jimmy Hansen | David Sutherland
Wayne Thompson |
1997 | 2010 | Comic |
Stick Maniacs | 1997 | Comic | ||||
Brewster Rooster | 1997 | Comic | ||||
Vain Wayne | 1998 | Comic | ||||
Owen Goal | Originally reprints of 'Cannonball Kid' from Nutty.
Later changed to new strips. |
Rob Lee | Nigel Parkinson | 1998 | Comic | |
P5 | Originally ran from 1998 to 2002.
Reprinted from 2006 to 2007 under the title 'Class Act'. Similar to The Beano's Bash Street Kids. |
1998 | 2007 | Comic | ||
Bedtime Tales with Bradley Bedsock | 1998 | Comic | ||||
Now Showing | 1998 | Comic | ||||
Buster Crab | 1998 | Comic | ||||
Tweedle Dumb and Tweedle Dumber | Jimmy Hansen | 1999 | Comic | |||
Antchester | 1999 | Comic | ||||
Polly | 1999 | Comic | ||||
The Pluck of Percy | 1999 | Comic | ||||
Calmsville | 1999 | Comic | ||||
Red Hot Chilli Dogs | 1999 | Comic | ||||
Bodkins Moor | 1999 | Comic | ||||
Walter Gnome - Millenium Gnome | 2000 | Comic | ||||
Bart Brimston | 2000 | Comic | ||||
Ridge Rescue | 2000 | Comic | ||||
The Comet | 2000 | Comic | ||||
Phone Bone and Digit Al | 2000 | Comic | ||||
Auntie Clockwise | Wayne Thompson | 2000 | Comic | |||
Island of Terror | 2001 | Comic | ||||
Jock the Rapper | 2001 | Comic | ||||
Ollie Fliptrik | Karl Dixon | 2002 | 2009 | Comic | ||
Dallas Ditchwater | 2002 | Comic | ||||
Chester the Alien Chaser | 2002 | Comic | ||||
Animal Asylum | 2002 | Comic | ||||
Silly Moo | Wayne Thompson | 2002 | Comic | |||
Neville's Island | 2002 | Comic | ||||
The Vulture Club | 2002 | Comic | ||||
The Doyle Family | 2002 | Comic | ||||
The Heavy Metal Yeti | 2003 | Comic | ||||
Pinky's Crackpot Circus | Nick Brennan | 2003 | Comic | |||
Baby Hero | 2003 | Comic | ||||
Bad Max | About a kid with an orange perm and a big jumper with an M on it.
Similar to Dennis the Menace. |
Steve Bright | 2003 | 2007 | Comic | |
Ozzy Outback | 2003 | Comic | ||||
Wizzo the Wizard | 2003 | Comic | ||||
Make me a Monster | 2003 | Comic | ||||
Agent Dog 2 Zero | Wayne Thompson | 2003 | Comic | |||
Dandy Days in Beanotown | Steve Bright | 2003 | Comic | |||
Cats | 2003 | Comic | ||||
The Nutters | Reprints from Cracker | John Geering | 2004 | 2004 | Comic | |
The Banana Bunch | This strip originally appeared in the first issue of The Beezer back in 1956. | Nigel Parkinson | 2004 | 2012 | Comic | |
Piggles | Reprints from Hoot | Barrie Appleby | 2004 | Comic | ||
Pants | 2004 | Comic | ||||
Bad Neighbours | 2004 | Comic | ||||
Edd the Ghost | 2004 | Comic | ||||
Jacques and Gilles | 2004 | Comic | ||||
Dreadlock Holmes | 2004 | Comic | ||||
Office Hours | 2004 | Comic | ||||
Adrian's Wall | 2004 | Comic | ||||
Tootuff | Translated version of Swiss comic strip. | Zep | 2005 | Comic | ||
My Own Genie | Jamie Smart | 2005 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Reverend Fearnon | 2005 | Comic | ||||
Pig and Cow | 2005 | Comic | ||||
Thor Thumb | 2005 | Comic | ||||
Ten Watt Spot | 2005 | Comic | ||||
Secret Agent Sally | 2005 | Comic | ||||
Flung Poo | 2005 | Comic | ||||
Noah's Ark | Nick Brennan | 2006 | Comic | |||
Gizmo | 2006 | Comic | ||||
Tony and Alberto | 2006 | Comic | ||||
Captain Handsome | 2007 | Comic | ||||
Ted and the Animals | 2007 | Comic | ||||
Space Raoul | Jamie Smart | 2007 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Blubba and the Bear | Reprints from Nutty | 2007 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Mr. Bean | Comic strip based on the animated series. | 2007 | Comic | |||
The Bogies | Nigel Auchterlounie | 2008 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Count Snotula | Duncan Scott | 2010 | Comic | |||
Harry Hill's Real Life Adventures in TV Land | Nigel Parkinson | 2010 | 2011 | Comic | ||
Kid Cops | Lew Stringer | 2010 | Comic | |||
Little Celebs | Nigel Parkinson | 2010 | 2011 | Comic | ||
The Mighty Bork | Wayne Thompson | 2010 | Comic | |||
Pepperoni Pig | Wayne Thompson | 2010 | Comic | |||
Postman Prat | Lew Stringer | 2010 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Pre-Skool Prime Minister | Jamie Smart | 2010 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Robot on the Run | Alexander Matthews | 2010 | Comic | |||
Shaolin Punx | Wayne Thompson | 2010 | Comic | |||
Clive 5 | Nigel Auchterlounie | 2010 | Comic | |||
George VS Dragon | Andy Fanton | 2010 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Bear Thrills | Phil Corbett | 2010 | Comic | |||
Graeme Reaper | David Banks | 2011 | Comic | |||
Mr Meecher the Uncool Teacher | Wilbur Dawbarn | 2011 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Stan Helsing | Nik Holmes | 2011 | Comic | |||
Boo | Andy Fanton | 2011 | Comic | |||
Disaster Chef | David Mostyn | 2011 | Comic | |||
The Arena of Awesome | Jamie Smart | 2011 | Comic | |||
Yore | The Etherington Brothers | 2011 | Comic | |||
Clown Wars | Nik Holmes | 2011 | Comic | |||
Daredevil Dad | Steve Beckett | 2011 | Comic | |||
Phil's Finger | Chris McGhie | 2011 | Comic | |||
Tag-Team Tastic | The Etherington Brothers, Warwick Johnson Cadwell | 2011 | Comic | |||
Farmula One | Wayne Thompson | 2011 | Comic | |||
Justin Beaver | Stu Monro | 2011 | Comic | |||
Bone-O | Mike Donaldson | 2011 | Comic | |||
Space Dogz | Nigel Auchterlounie | 2011 | Comic | |||
Gleeks | Nigel Auchterlounie | 2011 | Comic | |||
Sea Dogs | Steve Beckett | 2011 | Comic | |||
Hysterical History | Karl Dixon | 2011 | Comic | |||
Fu Schnicken - Kung Fu Chicken | Wayne Thompson | 2011 | Comic | |||
Tiny's Temper | Stu Monro | 2011 | Comic | |||
Cheryl's Mole | Chris McGhie | 2011 | Comic | |||
Nuke Noodle | Alexander Matthews | 2011 | Comic | |||
Rocky's Horror Show | Wilbur Dawbarn | 2011 | Comic | |||
My Freaky Family | Nigel Auchterlounie | 2011 | Comic | |||
Frosty | Steve Beckett | 2011 | Comic | |||
Celeb School | Nigel Parkinson | 2012 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Noshy Monsters | Wayne Thompson | 2012 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Bad Grandad | Andy Fanton | 2012 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Go Ape | Wayne Thompson | 2012 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Blundercats | Steve Beckett | 2012 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Mega-Lo Maniacs | Jamie Smart | 2012 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Superball | Nigel Auchterlounie | 2012 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Cavemen in Black | Andy Fanton | 2012 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Starsky's Hutch | Gary Boller | 2012 | 2012 | Comic | ||
My Dad's a Doofus | Jamie Smart | 2012 | 2012 | Comic | ||
The Dark Newt | Lew Stringer | 2012 | 2012 | Comic | ||
OlympiKids | Nigel Auchterlounie | 2012 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Professor Cheese's Olympic Wheezes | Nick Brennan | 2012 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Grrrls | Alexander Matthews | 2012 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Rocky Roller, Pest Controller | Andy Fanton | 2012 | 2012 | Comic | ||
Secret Agent, Sir | Andy Fanton | 2012 | 2012 | Comic |
The Digital Dandy
Following the end of the print Dandy, The Dandy moved to the internet and became a digital comic and relaunched from Issue 1. The Digital Dandy then relaunched again in April 2013 starting once again from Issue 1.
Strip Title [1] | Notes | Original Artist [1] | Other Notable Artists [1] | Start Date [1] | End Date [1] | Genre [1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Desperate Dan | David Parkins | 2013 | Present | Comic | ||
Keyhole Kate | Stephen White | 2013 | Present | Comic Adventure | ||
Bananaman | Andy Janes | 2013 | Present | Comic | ||
Brassneck | Stephen White | 2013 | Present | Comic Adventure | ||
Retro Active | Features past DC Thomson superheroes such as Billy the Cat, King Cobra and The Dandy's very own The Amazing Mr. X. | Wayne Thompson | 2013 | Present | Adventure | |
Bad Hair Day | Alexander Matthews | 2013 | Present | Comic | ||
Blinky | Nick Brennan | 2013 | Present | Comic | ||
The Numskulls | Originally from The Beezer. | Jamie Smart | 2013 | Present | Comic | |
Hammie the Hopping Mad Hamster | Graham Howie | 2012 | 2013 | Comic | ||
The Laughing Planet | Tom Paterson | 2013 | Present | Comic | ||
Harry and his Hippo | Dan Gaynor | 2013 | Present | Comic | ||
Expirin' Uncle Byron | Tom Paterson | 2013 | Present |
Cover stars
- 1937–1984 Korky the Cat
- 1984–1999 Desperate Dan
- 1999–2000 Cuddles and Dimples
- 2000–2004 Desperate Dan
- 2004–2007 Jak
- 2007–2010 None
- 2010–2011 Harry Hill's Real Life Adventures in TV Land
- 2012–2012 Bananaman
Artists for the stars:
- 1937–1984 James Chrichton/Charles Grigg
- 1984–2004 Ken Harrison
- 2004–2007 Wayne Thompson
- 2007–2010 None
- 2010–2011 Nigel Parkinson
- 2012–2012 Wayne Thompson
See also
- The Dandy
- The Beano
- List of Beano comic strips
- List of Beano comic strips by annual
- The Beezer
- List of Beezer comic strips
- List of Beezer and Topper comic strips