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Dandy Comics. The first issue, under the name The Dandy Comic, was published on 4 December 1937. It was a weekly publication until 6th September 1941, when wartime paper shortages forced it to switch to fortnightly, alternating with The Beano. It returned to its weekly schedule on 30 July 1949. As from 17 July 1950, the comic was dropped from the title and the Dandy comic changed its name to The Dandy. After issue 3282 (dated 16 October 2004) The Dandy underwent a radical format overhaul. The comic was turned towards a more television-oriented style, now printed on glossy magazine paper instead of newsprint. The price was raised from 70p to £1.20 (99p for the first two weeks), a new comic strip called "Office Hours" appeared, and two supposedly new ones also started, though were actually revivals from a few years earlier ("Jak" and "Dreadlock Holmes"). As of August 2007 (issue 3426), The Dandy had another update, becoming the fortnightly comic Dandy Xtreme, at a cost of £1.99. After obtaining just two new comics and waiting a month for the delivery of another, I gave up on this item, The Dandy is not now the comic it had been for so long a time, and a lost to my collection. |
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