D.C. Thomson. Ltd.
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It is hoped that by setting up this small site that the huge empire of D.C. Thomson's publishers can be revealed to the whole World. From the first Topical Times comic that caught my eye, to the last copy of Beano that I now religiously collect from the newsagents in a village where I was born and had bought for me many comics at then huge expense by my poor land working father. I would spend many a Saturday and Sunday glued to the bedroom as in fact I do now, reading my weeks supply of comics. Though all those comics were burnt or disposed of thinking they were rubbish. I am now the proud collector of everything D.C. Thomson I can get my hands on that I can afford. I Hope you enjoy this web page as it will hopefully expand through dedicated renewal.
Kelly Boldero. (A boy aged 52 )
D.C. Thomson.
Please find here a small tribute to the greatest publishing firm in the World.
From their humble beginnings........to an extrodinary firm in their hayday, D.C. Thomson have led the way for years.
The creators of the Big Five comics, Rover, Wizard, Skipper, Adventure and Hotspur, to the dozens of other titles, that they have done over the years.
This is a relatively small collection by some standards, but is owned by a private collector me, Kelly Boldero.
If anyone would like to make any form of donation to advance the site by means of publishing material, free gifts etc etc that aren't included, please contact me on: bolderokelvin@yahoo.co.uk
The D.C. Thomson company began as a branch of the Thomson family business when W. Thomson became the sole proprietor of Charles Alexander & Co., publishers of Dundee Courier and Daily Argus. In 1884, David Coupar Thomson took over the publishing business, and established it as DC Thomson in 1905. The firm flourished, and took its place as the third J in the "Three Js", the traditional summary of Dundee industry ('jam, jute and journalism'). Thomson was notable for his conservatism, vigorously opposing the introduction of trade unions into his workforce, and denying employment to people of the Catholic faith.
The company produces more than 200 million comic books, magazines, and newspapers every year from offices in Dundee, Glasgow, Manchester and London. As of 2006, the company employed around 1,950 workers. Although the principal offices are located outside the city centre, the Courier Building has been retained. This 1902 building was designed to resemble an American red stone, steel reinforced office block. When a tower extension was added in 1960, the architect T. Lindsay Grey kept the same style.
Separate pages of all collections can be found by clicking on the page index links above, happy viewing.
Kelly.
Can I please apologise to the many people that have looked at the site? In that the pages take a while to download.
This is because of the size of the fronts of the issues on show.
Many thanks for viewing Kelly.
