TV Comic
| TV Comic | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher |
Beaverbrook (1957–60) Polystyle Publications (1960–84) |
| Schedule | Weekly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Adventure, Children's, Science fiction |
| Publication date | 9 November 1951 – 29 June 1984 |
| Number of issues | 1,697 |
| Creative team | |
| Artist(s) | Martin Asbury, Geoff Campion, John Canning, Ron Embleton, Hal Foster, Gerry Haylock, Gerry Haylock, Chick Henderson, Mike Lacey, Steve Maher, Neville Main, Bill Mevin, Mike Noble, Bill Titcombe, Keith Watson, H. Watts, Pat Williams |
| Editor(s) | Dick Millington, Robin Tucheck, John Lynott |
TV Comic was a British comic book magazine published weekly from 9 November 1951 until 29 June 1984. Originally started by Beaverbrook, it was published by Polystyle Publications from 1960 and featured stories based on television series running at the time of publication. The first issue ran to eight pages, with Muffin the Mule on the front cover. It also featured many other TV favourites of the day, including Mr. Pastry, Larry the Lamb, Tom Puss, Prince Valiant (Hal Foster reprint), Jack & Jill and Prudence Kitten.
In common with other British children's comics, TV Comic absorbed other, less successful titles during its run. These included TV Land and TV Express in 1962, TV Action (formerly Countdown) in 1973, Tom and Jerry Weekly in 1974 (Tom and Jerry already featured in TV Comic) and the short-lived Target in 1978.
Editors of TV Comic included Dick Millington (who also edited Pippin and created Mighty Moth), Robin Tucheck and John Lynott. Artists included Bill Titcombe, John Canning, Neville Main, H. Watts, Gerry Haylock, Mike Lacey and Steve Maher.
For the first decade of its existence, the publication was aimed explicitly at younger children. As well as Muffin the Mule (which ran for nearly 10 years—as the cover feature until 1955, then later as a half-page in black and white), other favourites from the 1950s that made appearances were Sooty, Coco the Clown, Noddy and Lenny the Lion. As the decade passed, so the comic began to acquire a slightly more "grown-up" feel, with stories such as Treasure Island, The Lone Ranger and Black Beauty all appearing for a time. Text stories also began to be featured, with religious themes such as "Jesus and the Bible".
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