List of D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd publications

Newspapers, Comics and magazines

These newspapers, comics and magazines are or were published by D. C. Thomson & Co. of Dundee, Scotland.

• 110% Gaming (2014-)
• Adventure (1921–1961)
• Animal Planet (2011–present)
• Animals & You (1998–present)
• The Beano (1938–present)
• BeanoMAX (2007–present)
• The Beezer (1956–1990)
• Beezer and Topper (1990–1993)
• The Best of Beezer (1988–1996)
• The Best of Topper (1988–1996)
• Blue Jeans (1980–1991)
• Bucky O'Hare (1992)
• Buddy (1981–1983)
• Bullet (1976–1978)
• Bunty (1958–2001)
• Buzz (1973–1975)
• Champ (1984–1985)
• Classic Stitches
• Classics from the Comics (1996–2010)
• Commando Comics (1961–present)
• The Courier (1801–present)
• Cracker (1975–1976)
• The Crunch (1979–1980)
• The Dandy (1937–2012) (renamed Dandy Xtreme between 2007–2010)
• Danger Mouse (2015)^[1]
• Debbie (Sept. 1976 – Jan. 1978), a girls' comic
• Diana (1963 to 1976) – a girls' comic
• Emma (Feb. 1978 – Sept. 1979), a girls' comic, combined with Judy in 1979
• The Evening Telegraph
• The Fun Size Beano (1996–2010)
• The Fun Size Dandy (1996–2010)
• Goodie Bag Mag (2003–2011)
• Hoot (1985–1986)
• The Hotspur (1933-59)
• Jackie (1964–1993) – a girls' comic, allegedly named after Jacqueline Wilson, who wrote for it
• Judy – girls' comic, became a 2-in-1 paper Mandy and Judy with the Mandy comic in 1991 before becoming part of Bunty in the mid-1990s; the amalgamated comic ceased publication completely in 2001 (1960–2001)
• The Magic Comic (1939–1941)
• Mandy (1967–1991)
• My Weekly
• Nickelodeon Magazine (2011–present)
• Nutty (1980–1985)
• The People's Friend (1869-present)
• Plug (1977–1979)
• The Scots Magazine (1739–1826, 1888–1893, 1924–present)
• The Skipper (1930 to 1941)
• Sparky (1965–1977)
• Spike (1983–1984)
• Starblazer (1979–1991)
• The Sunday Post (1936–present)
  • The Broons Scotland's Happy Family, that makes every family happy – within the Sunday Post (1936–present)
  • Nero and Zero The Rollicking Romans – within the Sunday Post (from Buzz)
  • Nosey Parker Our Muddling Meddler – within the Sunday Post
  • Oor Wullie, Oor Wullie, your Wullie, A'body's Wullie – within the Sunday Post
• Suzy (1982–1987)
• The Topper (1953–1990)
• Tracy (1979–1985), a girls' comic, combined with Judy in 1985
• TV Tops (1981–1984) (originally titled Tops)
• Twinkle (1968–1999)
• The Vanguard (1923–1926)
• The Victor (1961–1994)
• The Wizard (1922–1963, 1970–1978)
• Warlord (1974–1986)
• The Weekly News
• WWE Kids Magazine (2008–present)

Annuals

The annuals are normally published in time for Christmas, which is the major gift selling time of the year, usually appearing on shelves in early September.

The annuals that DC Thomson have published, and still publish, over the years, include:

• 70 Years of The Beano and The Dandy (1988–present), originally called Golden Years, then 60 Years; sometimes features stories from other comics
• Animals and You (2008–present)
• Bananaman (1984–1987), based on the TV series
• The Bash Street Kids (1980–2010), reprinting older strips from The Beano; originally alternating with Beryl and Dennis until 1989
• The Beano Annual (1940–present), DC Thomson's biggest selling annual
• The Beezer Book (1958–2003)
• Beryl the Peril (1959–1977, 1981, 1987–1988), reprinting older strips from The Topper; alternating with Dennis, Dan and The Bash Street Kids
• Black Bob (1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1965), reprinting old Weekly News and Dandy strips
• Blue Jeans Annual (70s to 90s)
• The Broons (1940–present), published bi-annually, excluding during World War II; no annuals were published in 1944 and 1946 due to rationing
• Bunty Annual (1960–2009)
• Classic Broons and Oor Wullie annuals (1996–present)
• Cowboy Book For Boys (1938 one-off annual)
• The Dandy Annual (1939–present)
• Dennis the Menace (1956–present), reprinting older strips from The Beano; originally bi-annually, alternating with Beryl, Dan and The Bash Street Kids, until the 1980s
• Desperate Dan Annual (1955, 1979, 1991–1993), reprinting older strips from The Dandy and Dandy annuals
• Mandy Annual (1969–2007)
• Oor Wullie (1941–present), published bi-annually, alternating with The Broons, excluding World War II; no annuals were published for 1945 and 1947
• The Sparky Book (1967–1981), the 1981 was joint with the Topper
• Storytime with Grandma (2008–present)
• The Topper Book (1955–1994)
• Willie Waddle Book (1930s to 1950s)

See also

• List of magazines published in Scotland

References