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| 1954. Characters copyright relevant and respective owners |
TV Comic was published for an impressive 33 years, from 1951 to 1984, but it wasn't always the same sort of periodical during its lengthy lifespan. For its first 10 years it looked more like a nursery comic with strips for infants, before eventually evolving into a publication aimed at a wider age-group of children. The comic was started by News Of The World ('51-'57), then sold to Beaverbrook Newspapers ('57-'60), who sold it to TV Publications, which became Polystyle Publications in 1968 ('60-'84) .
The first Annual was issued in 1953 for '54, and the last in 1984 for '85, though none were published for the years '81-'83 - 29 Annuals in all. I have a mere 11 (update: now 13), so not a complete set, but I thought you might appreciate a cover gallery of the ones I currently own as the contents are a nice glimpse of a bygone age. I probably won't bother buying any more of the '50s series (though never say never) as it's really the Annuals from the early '60s onwards that are the most interesting.
Anyway, enjoy the covers, and feel welcome to comment.
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| 1957 |
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| 1963 |
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| 1964 |
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| 1965 |
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| 1967 |
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| 1968 |
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| 1969 |
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| 1972 |
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| 1977 |
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| 1978 |
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| 1984. This edition was a 'softcover', the first ever in the series, I believe |
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| 1985 |
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