Over the years the British comic magazine The Dandy has had many different strips ranging from humour strips to adventure strips to prose stories. However eventually the Dandy changed from having all these different types of strips to having only humour strips. Prose stories were the first to start being phased out in the 1950s. Adventure strips were phased out in the 1980s.

The Dandy

Strip Title[1] Notes Original Artist[1] Other Notable Artists[1] Start Date[1] End Date[1] Genre[1]
Korky the Cat Original run from 1937 to 2005. Made sporadic appearances thereafter before returning in 2010. James Crichton Charles Grigg,

David Gudgeon, Robert Nixon, David Sutherland, Paul Palmer, Dave Windett, Henry Davies, Phil Corbett, Anthony Caluori

1937 2012 Humour
Keyhole Kate Original run from 1937 to 1955. Later ran from 1989 to 1993, 1998–1999 and reprinted in 2012.

Also appeared in Sparky

Allan Morley Sid Burgon

Tom Paterson

Anthony Caluori

1937 2012 Humour
Desperate Dan Dudley Watkins Peter Davidson,

Ken H. Harrison,

Anthony Caluori, David Parkins, Trevor Metcalfe, John Geering, Jamie Smart

1937 2013 Humour
Jimmy and his Grockle First appeared in The Rover under the title 'Jimmy Johnson's Grockle' in 1932.

Later appeared in Sparky under the title 'My Grockle and Me'.

James Clark 1937 1946 Humour Adventure
The Tricks of Tommy Fred Sturrock 1937 1938 Prose
Our Gang Dudley Watkins 1937 1947 Humour
Red Hoof 1937 1938 Prose
Lost on the Mountain of Fear Fred Sturrock 1937 1938 Adventure
The Magic Sword 1937 1938 Prose
Barney Boko John R. Mason 1937 1944 Humour
Hungry Horace Also appeared in Sparky Allan Morley 1937 1958 Humour
Freddy the Fearless Fly Original run from 1937 to 1954. Reappeared in the 2010s.

Also appeared in Sparky

Allan Morley Gordon Bell,

Tom Paterson, Phil Corbett

1937 2012 Humour
Magic Mike and his Magic Shop Sam Fair 1937 1938 Humour
Smarty Grandpa The strips main character looked identical to Granpaw Broon Dudley Watkins 1937 1940 Humour
The Two Brave Runaways 1937 1938 Prose
The Daring Deeds of Buck Wilson Jack Glass 1937 1938 Adventure
Wee Tusky 1937 1943 Prose
Boaster Billy Fred Sturrock 1937 1938 Humour
Wig and Wam the Skookum Twins Sam Fair 1937 1939 Humour
Podge Eric Roberts 1937 1945 Humour
Mugg Muggins Charlie Gordon 1937 1938 Humour
When the West was Wild 1937 1938 Prose
Invisible Dick Originated in The Rover in 1922.

Later appeared in Sparky

George Ramsbottom 1937 1939 Humour Adventure
Bamboo Town Charlie Gordon 1937 1944 Humour
Flippy the Sea Serpent Frank Minnitt 1938 1938 Humour
Teddy Bear Sam Fair 1938 1938 Humour
Late Again Larry Fred Sturrock 1938 1938 Humour
Sleepy Gus Fred Sturrock 1938 1938 Humour
The House that Jack the Joker built Fred Sturrock 1938 1938 Prose
Bad-Luck Billy Fred Sturrock 1938 1938 Prose
Buffalo Bill Jack Glass 1938 1938 Prose
7 Terrible Tasks for the 7th Son Dudley Watkins 1938 1938 Prose
Handy Clark on the Treasure Trail Fred Sturrock 1938 1939 Adventure
The Smasher Unrelated to later and longer running The Smasher which started in 1957. James Walker 1938 1938 Adventure
Dopey Dinah Sam Fair 1938 1941 Humour
Simple Simon Hugh McNeil 1938 1940 Humour
Meddlesome Matty Original run from 1938 to 1942.

Reappeared from 1948 to 1949. Later appeared in Sparky

Sam Fair Malcolm Judge 1938 1949 Humour
Buster Billy (The Pride of the Regiment) James Walker 1938 1939 Prose
Wild Young Dirky Dudley Watkins James Walker 1938 1946 Prose
The Plucky Little Petersons 1938 1938 Prose
The Sign of the Red Raven Jack Glass 1938 1938 Prose
The Three Bears James Clark 1938 1939 Prose
Never, Never Nelson Jack Glass 1938 1939 Adventure
Whistling Jim James Walker 1938 1940 Prose
Old King Cole Title Young King Cole from 1941 to 1942 Fred Sturrock 1938 1944 Prose
Lost in the Land of Bad King John James Walker 1938 1939 Prose
Straight from the Jungle to Magic Land Originally appeared as a prose story in 1939.

Title changed to 'Lion Boy' for subsequent appearances. Returned as a picture strip from 1949 to 1950. Reappeared as a prose story in 1951. Returned as a picture strip from 1952 to 1953.

Jack Glass 1939 1953 Prose / Adventure
The Man from Laughing Mountain 1939 1939 Prose
Sacred Bull of Batmandu James Walker 1939 1939 Prose
Jumping Jiminy (The Kangaroo who's always on the hop) William Ward 1939 1940 Humour
Who's to wear the King's Boots George Ramsbottom 1939 1939 Prose
The Ugliest Pig in the World Originally a prose story that ran from 1939 to 1940.

Returned in picture strip form under the title 'Rip Snorter – The Ugliest Pig in the World' from 1956 to 1957.

Toby Baines Eric Roberts 1939 1957 Prose
Jak the Dragon Killer Jack Glass 1939 1941 Prose
The Man who owns an Ali Baba Cave Toby Baines 1939 1940 Prose
The Boy with Iron Hands Fred Sturrock 1939 1940 Adventure
The Black-Striped Sweets that Billy Eats James Walker 1939 1939 Prose
Our Teacher's a Walrus! Originally a prose story from 1939 to 1940.

Reappeared in picture strip form in 1947.

George Ramsbottom Dudley Watkins 1939 1947 Prose / Humour Adventure
Drake's Drummer Boy Originally a prose story that ran from 1939 to 1940.

Returned as a picture strip in 1959.

Jack Glass Victor Peon 1939 1959 Prose / Adventure
Little White Chief of the Cherokees Originally ran from 1939 to 1940.

Reprinted from 1951 to 1952.

George Ramsbottom 1939 1952 Adventure
Addie and Hermy Sam Fair 1939 1941 Humour
Those Blinking Vaccies Again Toby Baines 1939 1940 Prose
Wild Man of the Woods Sam Fair 1940 1940 Humour
Jimmy's Pocket Grandpa Fred Sturrock 1940 1941 Prose
Swallowed by a Whale George Ramsbottom 1940 1940 Prose
Hair Oil Hal John Brown 1940 1941 Humour
Cripple Charlie Toby Baines 1940 1940 Prose
There's a Curse on the King Toby Baines 1940 1941 Prose
British Boys and Girls go West 1940 1941 Prose
Wildfire the War Horse Jack Glass 1940 1941 Adventure
The Daring Deeds of the Sheriff's Little Sister George Ramsbottom 1940 1940 Prose
The Adventures of Dick Turpin's Kids George Ramsbottom 1941 1941 Prose
Brave Little Comrade of the Cowardly Lion James Clark 1941 1941 Prose
Boomerang Burke Jack Glass 1941 1942 Adventure
Centipede Pete James Clark 1941 1941 Humour
Jock Macswiper R. MacGiillivray 1941 1941 Humour
Young Husky 1941 1941 Prose
The Chimney Top Teacher James Walker 1941 1941 Prose
Grandma Jolly and her Brolly John R. Mason 1941 1941 Humour
The Twins dare the Redskin Trail Toby Baines 1941 1941 Prose
Hassan and his Flying Carpet James Walker 1941 1942 Prose
Blackhawk's Boy George Ramsbottom 1941 1941 Adventure
Mickey's Magic Book James Crichton 1941 1948 Humour
Big Starr Jack Glass 1941 1942 Adventure
Watchful Wally 1942 1942 Humour
Willie Woodpecker John R. Mason 1942 1944 Humour
Peter Pye Dudley Watkins 1942 1942 Humour Adventure
The Two Tough Lambs Toby Baines 1942 1942 Prose
Freddie Flipper's Fighters 1942 1942 Prose
The Magic Box Toby Baines 1942 1942 Prose
Merry Marvo and his Magic Cigar Allan Morley 1942 1946 Humour
Hopeful Jimmy Steele James Walker 1942 1943 Prose
Diver Dick Robert MacGillivray 1942 1944 Humour
Dick Whittington and his Cat 1942 1943 Humour Adventure
Lost in the Magic Forest 1943 1943 Prose
Tricky Dicky Doyle James Walker 1943 1943 Prose
King of the Jungle James Clark 1943 1943 Adventure
The Magic Knockers Toby Baines 1943 1944 Prose
The Wonderful Wizards James Walker 1943 1944 Prose
Hansel and Gretel James Clark 1944 1944 Adventure
The Spitfire Twins 1944 1944 Prose
Inky Poo the Cute Hindoo John R. Mason 1944 1944 Humour
Captain Cutlass Charlie Gordon 1944 1945 Humour
The Wandering Wilsons Jack Prout 1944 1944 Prose
Clumsy Claudie Leslie Marchant 1944 1944 Humour
The Amazing Mr X Jack Glass Dudley Watkins 1944 1945 Adventure
Five Spunky Duncans Jack Prout 1944 1944 Prose
The Slapdash Circus Toby Baines 1944 1945 Prose
Charlie Chutney the Humoral Cook Allan Morley 1944 1947 Humour
Nellie Elephant Leslie Marchant 1944 1945 Humour
Black Bob Originally a prose story that ran from 1944 to 1955.

From 1956 onwards appeared as picture strips reprinted from The Weekly News.

Jack Prout 1944 1982 Prose / Adventure
Old Ma Murphy the Strong Arm School Ma'am Allan Morley 1944 1949 Humour
Lazy Larry Dudley Watkins 1945 1946 Humour
Danny Longlegs Dudley Watkins 1945 1950 Humour Adventure
Mary's Magic Medicines Jack Prout 1945 1945 Prose
Happy Go Lucky James Walker 1945 1945 Prose
Absent-Minded Alfie Fred Sturrock 1945 1947 Humour
The Cheery Chinks Charlie Gordon 1945 1946 Humour
The ABC Kids James Crichton 1946 1946 Prose
The Crusoe Kydds James Crichton 1946 1946 Prose
Dad's got a Broken Leg Fred Sturrock 1946 1946 Prose
Julius Sneezer the Sneezing Caesar Allan Morley 1946 1949 Humour
Dangerous Duff (the Mouse who's Rough and Mighty Tough) James Crichton 1946 1947 Humour
Whiskery Dick Similar to the Beano's Hairy Dan except instead of a massive beard this character had a very large moustache. 1946 1948 Humour
Poor Old Nosey Fred Sturrock 1946 1947 Prose
Dickey Bird (the Boy who knows the Secret Whistle) James Walker 1947 1947 Prose
Her Majesty's Wizard, Mr G. Whizz Fred Sturrock 1947 1949 Prose
Smudge Originally ran from 1947 to 1949.

Reprinted from 1955 to 1957 under the title 'Hy Jinks'

Eric Roberts 1947 1957 Humour
Cinder Eddie Fred Sturrock 1947 1947 Prose
Curly's Two Ton Kitten 1947 1948 Prose
Bouncing Billy Balloon Charlie Gordon 1948 1948 Humour
Brave Young Black-Hoof Dudley Watkins 1948 1949 Adventure
Big Bonehead Jack Glass 1948 1949 Prose
Castor Oil Craddock Basil Blackaller 1948 1948 Humour
Raggy Muffin – the Dandy Dog James Crichton 1948 1950 Humour
Plum Macduff (the Highlandman who never gets enough) Bill Holroyd 1948 1952 Humour
Hotcha the Hottentot Robert MacGillivray 1948 1949 Humour
The Slave of the Magic Lamp Fred Sturrock 1948 1949 Prose
The Croaker holds the Clue Jack Glass 1948 1949 Prose
Wuzzy-Wiz, Magic is his Biz Bill Holroyd 1949 1955 Humour
Mary's Mighty Uncle Originally a prose story in 1949.

Returned as an adventure strip in 1953

Fred Sturrock Charles Grigg 1949 1953 Prose / Adventure
Sir Solomon Snoozer Paddy Brennan 1949 1950 Humour Adventure
Cocky Sue the Cockatoo (she's the Brains of the Pirate Crew) 1949 1951 Humour
Jammy Jimmy Johnson (the Boy with Lucky Hands) Fred Sturrock 1950 1950 Prose
Quick-Nick, the Lightning Lock-Picker of London Originally a prose story in 1950.

Reappared in picture strip form in 1958. Reprinted from 1973 to 1974.

Jack Glass 1950 1974 Prose / Adventure
Black Magic Bongo the Schoolboy from the Congo Fred Sturrock 1950 1951 Prose
Barney's Bear Originally ran from 1950 to 1956.

Reprinted from 1964 to 1965.

George Ramsbottom 1950 1965 Humour Adventure
Grandpa Gallant Rides Again! Fred Sturrock 1950 1950 Prose
Tommy Brown's Slave Dudley Watkins 1950 1950 Humour Adventure
Rusty Originally ran from 1950 to 1954.

Reprinted from 1960 to 1962.

Paddy Brennan 1950 1962 Humour
Peggy and her Pop's Peg-Leg James Walker 1950 1950 Prose
Long Tom's Treasure Jack Glass 1950 1950 Prose
Fergus of the Forty Faces James Walker 1950 1951 Adventure
The Boy Keeper of the King's Beasts Originally a prose story that ran from 1950 to 1951.

Returned as a picture strip entitled 'Wild Wulff' that ran from 1955 to 1956.

Jack Glass 1950 1956 Prose
Fighting Forkbeard – The Sea Wolf from long ago Paddy Brennan 1951 1951 Adventure
Noah Lott – He Knows a Lot of Rot Richard Cox 1951 1954 Humour
Bonanza Bill – The Tricky Trader of Hilly Billy City Bill Holroyd 1951 1951 Humour Adventure
Shocker Jock – The Boy from the Wonder World Originally a Prose story that ran from 1951 to 1952.

Reappeared in picture strip form from 1954 to 1955.

George Ramsbottom George Drysdale 1951 1955 Prose / Humour Adventure
Sooty and his Shooter Charles Grigg 1951 1952 Prose
Willie Willikin's Pobble Paddy Brennan 1952 1952 Humour Adventure
Hurray for the Rip-Roaring Robinsons George Drysdale 1952 1952 Prose
Wily Smiley the Jungle Joker George Martin 1952 1958 Humour
The Trouble of Old Sheriff Saggy Baggs Fred Sturrock 1952 1952 Prose
The Galloping Glory Boys Paddy Brennan 1952 1952 Adventure
Mickey from the Moon Paddy Brennan 1952 1953 Prose
Wee Willie King and his Magic Stings George Ramsbottom 1952 1953 Prose
Willie the Wicked Eric Roberts 1953 1953 Humour Adventure
The Tickler Twins on the Redskin Trail Eric Roberts 1953 1953 Adventure
Tin Lizzie Originally a prose story that ran from 1953 to 1954.

Reappeared in picture strip form from 1955 to 1959.

Jack Prout Charles Grigg 1953 1959 Prose / Humour Adventure
Cats-Eye Kelly Originally a prose story in 1953.

Returned as an adventure strip in 1959.

Toby Baines Jack Glass 1953 1959 Prose / Adventure
Westward Ho with Prince Charlie's Gold Paddy Brennan 1953 1953 Adventure
Bandy Shand and Great Big Bees George Ramsbottom 1953 1953 Prose
Little Master of the Swooping Monster Jack Glass 1953 1953 Adventure
Pie Face Pete's Secret Pal George Ramsbottom 1953 1954 Prose
Great Big Bonzo Charles Grigg 1953 1954 Humour Adventure
The Streak-O-Light Express Bill Holroyd 1954 1954 Humour Adventure
Fleetfoot Jack James Walker 1954 1954 Prose
Young Drake Dudley Watkins Paddy Brennan 1954 1954 Adventure
Gobble, Gobble Gertie Charles Grigg 1954 1954 Humour Adventure
Chinkee, Chinkee Junkee Man 1954 1955 Humour
My Gang by Whacker Wilson Ron Smith 1954 1955 Humour Adventure
Shaggy Doggy Originally appeared from 1954 to 1958.

Reprinted from 1976 to 1982 under the title 'Waggy, the Shaggy Doggy'

Allan Morley George Drysdale 1954 1982 Humour
The Wee Black Scallywag Eric Roberts 1954 1955 Humour Adventure
Winker and Blinker Fred Sturrock 1954 1954 Prose
Little Angel Face Ken Reid 1954 1955 Humour
Clanky the Cast Iron Pup Originally appeared in 1955.

Reprinted in 1962.

Charles Grigg 1955 1962 Humour Adventure
Ginger's Super Jeep Originally a prose story in 1955.

Returned as a picture strip from 1958 to 1960.

James Walker Eric Roberts 1955 1960 Prose / Adventure
Big Bad Wolff The strips main characters reappeared in 1955 in a strip entitled 'The Lion Heart Logans'. George Drysdale 1955 1955 Humour Adventure
3 Jonahs in a Whale Jack Glass 1955 1955 Adventure
Mickey's Tick Tock Men Paddy Brennan 1955 1955 Humour Adventure
Crackaway Jack From 1960 to 1961 this strip had the title 'The Crackaway Twins'

Originally ran from 1955 to 1961. Reprinted from 1966 to 1967.

Paddy Brennan 1955 1967 Adventure
Millionaire Mike Charles Grigg 1955 1955 Humour Adventure
Big Beardie Shamus O'Doherty 1955 1956 Humour
The Tricks of Screwy Driver Originally ran from 1955 to 1959.

Reprinted from 1971 to 1975. New strips started appearing from 1975 to 1984. With the occasional reprint mixed in.

Bill Holroyd 1955 1984 Humour
My Pal Baggy Pants Ken Hunter 1956 1959 Humour Adventure
Willie's Whizzer Broom Eric Roberts 1956 1956 Humour Adventure
Just Jimmy Hugh Morren 1956 1958 Humour
Bing Bang Benny Ken Reid 1956 1960 Humour
Roly-Poly Joe Frank MacDiarmid 1956 1958 Humour
Turtle Boy Paddy Brennan 1956 1956 Adventure
Kipper the Copper Charles Grigg 1956 1957 Humour Adventure
Corporal Kim – The Boy Mountie Jack Glass 1956 1956 Adventure
Buster's Battling Beetle Ken Hunter 1956 1957 Humour Adventure
Jet Carson's School for Racers George Drysdale 1956 1957 Humour Adventure
Charlie the Chimp George Ramsbottom Charles Grigg 1957 1960 Humour Adventure
The Smasher Hugh Morren David Gudgeon

Brian Walker

1957 2004 Humour
Young Dandy About a red deer fawn

Originally ran from 1957 to 1960. Reprinted in 1974 to 1975.

James Clark 1957 1975 Adventure
Mystery Dick Originally ran from 1957 to 1958.

Reprinted in 1974.

George Ramsbottom 1957 1974 Adventure
Robin Hood Paddy Brennan 1958 1958 Adventure
Brave Ben Bold Victor Peon 1958 1958 Adventure
Robinson and his dog Crusoe George Martin 1958 1960 Humour
The Castaway Kidds Originally ran from 1958 to 1959.

Reprinted from 1974 to 1975.

James Clark 1958 1975 Adventure
Mr Mutt George Martin 1959 1960 Humour
Circus Boy Jack Glass 1959 1959 Adventure
Round the World in 80 Days Based on the novel Paddy Brennan 1959 1959 Adventure
The Boy with Iron Hands Unrelated to previous strip with the same title Bill Holroyd 1959 1961 Adventure
Buffalo Bill's Schooldays Michael Darling 1960 1960 Adventure
Rodger and his Lodgers Originally ran from 1960 to 1962.

Reprinted from 1972 to 1973.

Shamus O'Doherty 1960 1973 Humour
Dockland Davie Originally appeared in 1960.

Reprinted in 1970.

James Clark 1960 1970 Adventure
Robbie the Bobbie Jack Prout 1960 1961 Adventure
Jammy Mr Sammy George Martin 1960 1962 Humour
Dirty Dick A lot of 1970s strips were reprints. Eric Roberts Jimmy Hughes 1960 1978 Humour
Ali Ha-Ha and the Forty Thieves Originally ran from 1960 to 1963.

A second series started in 1986.

Ken Reid Jerry Swaffield 1960 1988 Humour
Corporal Clott Originally ran from 1960 to 1975. A second series ran from 1987 to 1988.

Reappeared in 2012.

David Law Jimmy Hughes,

Steve Bright, Nigel Auchterlounie

1960 2012 Humour
The Purple Cloud Originally appeared in 1961.

Reprinted from 1968 to 1969.

Charles Grigg 1961 1969 Adventure
Winker Watson First appeared in the 1961 Dandy Book. Originally ran from 1961 to 2007, being reprinted between 1980 and 1991. Reprinted again during 2012. Eric Roberts Terry Bave, Stevie White, Wilbur Dawbarn, Alan Ryan 1961 2012 Humour Adventure
Bingo – the Black Streak Jack Glass 1961 1962 Humour Adventure
The Hovercar Snatchers Bill Holroyd 1961 1962 Adventure
Willie Fixit Originally ran from 1962 to 1963.

Reprinted from 1975 to 1977.

Bill Holroyd 1962 1977 Humour Adventure
Sunny Boy – He's a Bright Spark Originally ran from 1962 to 1965.

Reprinted from 1971 to 1973.

George Martin 1962 1973 Humour
Danny Longlegs Unrelated to 1940s strip with the same name Jack Glass 1962 1963 Humour Adventure
Blitz Boy Paddy Brennan 1962 1963 Adventure
My Home Town Long running feature where readers sent in information about their home towns. Frank McDiarmid 1962 1970 Feature
Bobcat Boy Jack Glass 1963 1963 Adventure
Big Head and Thick Head Ken Reid Frank McDiarmid 1963 1967 Humour
Rocket Jock Charles Grigg 1963 1963 Adventure
Joe White and the Seven Dwarfs Bill Holroyd 1963 1964 Humour Adventure
The Crimson Ball Jack Glass 1963 1964 Adventure
The Red Wrecker Originally appeared in 1964.

Reprinted in 1978.

Charles Grigg 1964 1978 Adventure
Kit from the Wild Karroo Jack Glass 1964 1965 Adventure
Brassneck Originally ran from 1964 to 1973.

Reappeared from 1982 to 1984. A third series ran in 1987. A fourth series ran during 2006–2007, which was reprinted during 2012.

Bill Holroyd Steve Bright,

Nick Brennan

1964 2012 Humour Adventure
Moe and Joe and Daddy-O! Eric Roberts 1965 1965 Humour Adventure
Greedy Pigg Originally ran from 1965 to 1971.

Reappeared for a second run from 1978 to 1984.

George Martin 1965 1984 Humour
The Stinging Swarm Jack Glass 1965 1965 Adventure
The Umbrella Men Charles Grigg 1965 1966 Adventure
Hank and his Mini-Tank Jack Glass 1966 1966 Adventure
South with the Hovercar Jack Glass 1967 1967 Adventure
Bully Beef and Chips Originally ran from 1967 to 1997.

Reappeared in the 2010s.

Jimmy Hughes Robert Nixon,

Gordon Bell, Sid Burgon Wayne Thompson

1967 2012 Humour
Captain Whoosh Charles Grigg 1967 1967 Adventure
Butch and his Pooch Shamus O'Doherty 1967 1968 Humour
Spunky and his Spider Bill Holroyd 1967 1970 Humour Adventure
Bodger the Bookworm Shamus O'Doherty 1968 1971 Humour
Gunsmoke Jack Jack Glass 1968 1968 Adventure
Super Sam Jack Prout 1968 1968 Humour Adventure
The Island of Monsters Paddy Brennan 1969 1970 Adventure
The Babes 'N' the Bullies Trevor Metcalfe 1969 1969 Humour
The Wooden Submarine Victor Peon 1969 1970 Adventure
My Top Story 1970 1982 Feature
Dinah Mite Ron Spencer 1970 1971 Humour
Claude Hopper George Martin 1971 1973 Humour
Whacko! Originally appeared from 1971 to 1973.

Reprinted from 1983 to 1984.

Ron Spencer 1971 1984 Humour
PC Big Ears John Geering 1971 1973 Humour
Iron Hands Paddy Brennan 1971 1971 Adventure
My Woozy Dog, Snoozy Jack Edward Oliver 1971 1971 Humour
The Boy from Lilliput Paddy Brennan 1972 1972 Adventure
Jack Silver Bill Holroyd 1973 1981 Adventure
Monkey Bizness Revival of 'Bamboo Town' (1937–44) John Geering 1973 1975 Humour
Robin Hood's Schooldays Ron Spencer 1973 1975 Humour
The Talking Ball Paddy Brennan 1973 1974 Adventure
Desperate Dawg George Martin 1973 1986 Humour
Sir Coward De Custard Ken H. Harrison 1973 1975 Humour
Peter's Pocket Grandpa Similar in theme to 1940s prose story entitled 'Jimmy's Pocket Grandpa' Ron Spencer 1975 1983 Humour Adventure
Tom Tin and Buster Brass Jack Prout 1975 1976 Humour Adventure
Rah-Rah Randall Ken H. Harrison 1975 1979 Humour
Izzy Skint (You bet he is!) George Martin 1975 1984 Humour
The Jocks and the Geordies Jimmy Hughes 1975 1991 Humour
Tom Tum Keith Reynolds 1978 1986 Humour
Bertie Buncle and his Chemical Uncle David Mostyn 1978 1982 Humour
Harry and his Hippo Originally ran from 1979 to 1986.

Reappeared from 2011 to 2012.

Ken H. Harrison Andy Fanton 1979 2012 Humour
Dave the Brave Paddy Brennan 1979 1980 Humour
Dumb Belle Jan Sitek 1979 1982 Humour
The Hairy Gang of Robbers Bill Holroyd 1979 1980 Adventure
Big Chief Itchy Snitch Bill Holroyd 1982 1983 Humour
Micky the Mouth David Mostyn 1982 1984 Humour
The Burrd Ron Spencer Keith Reynolds 1983 1986 Humour
Dinah Mo Ron Spencer Pete Moonie 1983 1996 Humour
Jolly Roger George Martin 1984 1986 Humour
Ham and Egghead Steve Bright 1984 Humour
Mitch and his Mummy Ken H. Harrison Jerry Swaffield 1984 1986 Humour
Cuddles and Dimples Originally titled 'Dimples'.

After the merger with Hoot in 1986 the character Cuddles originally from Nutty and later Hoot was incorporated into the strip and the title was changed to 'Cuddles and Dimples'. Originally ran until 2010. Reprinted in 2012.

Barrie Appleby Gordon Bell

Nigel Parkinson

1984 2012 Humour
The Domes John Geering 1984 1985 Humour
Peter Pest Originally in Nutty Tom Williams 1985 Humour
Bananaman Originally in Nutty

Currently appears in The Beano

John Geering Barrie Appleby,

Steve Bright, Chris McGhie, Wayne Thompson

1985 2012 Humour
The Snobbs and the Slobbs Originally in Nutty John Geering 1985 Humour
Strange Hill Originally appeared in the 1984 Summer Special. David Mostyn 1986 2008 Humour
Polar Blair Originally in Hoot Robert Nixon 1986 Humour
Spotted Dick Originally in Hoot Barrie Appleby Jerry Swaffield

John Aldrich

1986 Humour
Comic Cuts Originally in Hoot

This feature involved a number of four frame strips featuring pre-existing DC Thomson characters.

George Martin 1986 Humour
Ted-Time Tales 1987 Humour
Mutt and Moggy Very similar to Puss 'n' Boots John Geering 1987 Humour
Angie the Little Actress Steve Bright 1988 Humour
Granny spin-off strip from Cuddles and Dimples, featuring the pair's grandmother Barrie Appleby 1988 Humour
Li'l Imp Tom Paterson 1988 Humour
Richard's Snitch Gordon Bell 1988 Humour
Woofer and Tweeter 1988 Humour
Sammy Supersnail 1988 Humour
Postman Patel Spin-off of Cuddles and Dimples. Barrie Appleby John Aldrich 1988 Humour
George and the Dragon 1988 Humour
James – the World's Worst Schoolboy Originally ran from 1988 to 1992.

Returned in 1997.

Glynn Clarke 1988 1999 Humour
Norbert's Nightmares 1988 Humour
Louden the Mouth 1988 Humour
Watch the Birdie 1988 Humour
Sneaker Jim Petrie Nick Brennan 1988 2002 Humour
Young Trainee Santas 1988 Humour
Golden Ol' Days Ken H. Harrison 1989 Humour
Tristan – the Vicar's Son Barrie Appleby 1989 Humour
Kylie Phizzog 1990 Humour
Marvo the Wonder Chicken Syd Kitching Jim Hansen

Nigel Parkinson

1990 2010 Humour
Billy Green and his Sister Jean Jim Petrie 1990 Humour
The Laughing Planet Tom Paterson 1990 Humour
Marty's Mouse Ken H. Harrison 1990 Humour
It's Magic 1990 Humour
Tumba and Rumba – the Mimicking Elephants Ron Spencer 1990 Humour
Growing Paynes Trevor Metcalfe 1991 2001 Humour
Molly David Mostyn 1991 2004 Humour
Smitten A young boy and his problems with love. Bill Ritchie 1991 1994 Humour
Barney The Wonder Winger Brian Walker 1991 1995 Humour
Joe Mince Gordon Bell 1991 1993 Humour
Sherman Tortoise John Geering 1991 1994 Humour
King Dom Trevor Metcalfe 1991 1993 Humour
Wendy's Wicked Stepladder Keith Robson 1992 Humour
Miss Eve L. Powers Jimmy Glen 1992 1999 Humour
Hyde and Shriek Originally ran from 1992 to 1993.

Reappeared as reprints in 2004 before changing to new material around a year later.

Tom Paterson Nick Brennan 1992 2009 Humour
Reg Hog 1992 Humour
Der Daft Dachshunds 1993 Humour
Peter Piper Character originally appeared in The Magic Comic.

Also appeared in Sparky and The Topper

Nick Brennan 1993 1999 Humour
Fiddle O'Diddle Tom Paterson 1993 2004 Humour
Oliver Twister Trevor Metcalfe 1993 Humour
Fibba Gordon Bell 1993 Humour
Potsworth & Co. Based on a Hanna-Barbera cartoon.

Previously appeared in The Beezer and Topper

Barrie Appleby 1993 1994 Humour
Beryl the Peril Character first appeared in The Topper in 1953.

Had previously appeared in The Beezer and Topper. Originally ran until 2004. Returned for a second series from 2005 to 2007. A third series ran during 2012. became reprints later that year.

Robert Nixon Karl Dixon

Steve Bright

1993 2012 Humour
Carrot Short strip based around Cuddles and Dimples' pet cat and parrot constantly fighting. Barrie Appleby 1993 Humour
Jonah This strip's main character had previously appeared in The Beano Keith Robson 1993 Humour
Rasper Tom Paterson 1993 1998 Humour
Claude Cuckooland Steve Bright 1993 Humour
Puss 'n' Boots This strips main characters had previously appeared in Sparky John Geering Barrie Appleby,

Nigel Parkinson, Nigel Auchterlounie,

1993 2010 Humour
First Class Jimmy Hansen 1993 1998 Humour
Blinky Previously appeared in The Beezer and Topper.

Younger version of Colonel Blink. Originally ran from 1994 to 2007. Was reprinted sporadically from 2007 to 2010, and again during 2012.

Nick Brennan 1994 2012 Humour
Little Win Steve Bright 1994 1994 Humour
The Verminator Jimmy Hansen 1994 1994 Humour
Euro School Tom Paterson 1994 1995 Humour
Tik and Tak Gordon Bell 1994 1995 Humour
The Flying Boy 1994 Humour
Herb's History John Geering 1994 Humour
Brain Duane Featured in the video game Beanotown Racing Tom Paterson 1994 Humour
Mad March Hare Barrie Appleby 1995 Humour
Jock the Rapper Similar to Watford Gapp in Whizzer and Chips. Tom Paterson 1995 2001 Humour
Beastie Boy 1995 Humour
Frawg Nick Brennan 1995 Humour
Brother Grimm 1995 Humour
Spelling Mistaxe 1995 Humour
Little Boots Cassidy Jimmy Hansen 1995 Humour
Hector Spectre Based on The Beezer and Topper strip "Meet Edd: He's a Ghost". David Mostyn 1996 Humour
Foxy First appeared in The Topper

Previously appeared in The Beezer and Topper

Evi De Bono 1996 Humour
Cowrin' Wolf David Mostyn 1996 Humour
Classic Cuts 1997 Humour
The Dandy Treasure Island 1997 Humour
Neighbourhood Wood 1997 Humour
Jak and Todd The strip was originally titled Jak before changing to Jak and Todd in 2007 after the Dandy went Xtreme.

Jak was the Dandy's cover star from 2004 to 2007. Originally ran from 1997 to 1999. Appeared for a second series from 2000 to 2003 as "Jak and Spike" A third series ran from 2004 to 2010, with a one-off reprint in 2012.

Jimmy Hansen David Sutherland

Wayne Thompson

1997 2010 Humour
Stick Maniacs 1997 Humour
Brewster Rooster 1997 Humour
Vain Wayne 1998 Humour
Owen Goal Originally reprints of 'Cannonball Kid' from Nutty.

Later changed to new strips.

Rob Lee Nigel Parkinson 1998 Humour
P5 Originally ran from 1998 to 2002.

Reprinted from 2006 to 2007 under the title 'Class Act'. Similar to The Beano's Bash Street Kids.

Jimmy Hansen 1998 2007 Humour
Bedtime Tales with Bradley Bedsock 1998 Humour
Now Showing 1998 Humour
Buster Crab 1998 Humour
Tweedle Dumb and Tweedle Dumber Jimmy Hansen 1999 Humour
Antchester 1999 Humour
Polly 1999 Humour
The Pluck of Percy 1999 Humour
Calmsville 1999 Humour
Red Hot Chilli Dogs 1999 Humour
Bodkins Moor 1999 Humour
Walter Gnome – Millenium Gnome 2000 Humour
Bart Brimston Karl Dixon 2000 Humour
Ridge Rescue 2000 Humour
The Comet 2000 Humour
Phone Bone and Digit Al 2000 Humour
Auntie Clockwise Wayne Thompson 2000 Humour
Island of Terror 2001 Humour
Ollie Fliptrik Karl Dixon 2002 2009 Humour
Dallas Ditchwater 2002 Humour
Chester the Alien Chaser 2002 Humour
Animal Asylum 2002 Humour
Silly Moo Originally ran from 2002 to 2003.

Was reprinted in 2012.

Wayne Thompson 2002 2012 Humour
Neville's Island 2002 Humour
The Vulture Club 2002 Humour
The Doyle Family Originally conceived in the 1970s by Albert Barnes and Tom Paterson as "The Dangerous Dumplings" for a new comic that was later scrapped. Ken H. Harrison 2002 Humour
The Heavy Metal Yeti 2003 Humour
Pinky's Crackpot Circus Originally ran during 2003–2004.

reprinted in 2012.

Nick Brennan 2003 2012 Humour
Baby Herc 2003 Humour
Bad Max About a kid with an orange perm and a big jumper with an M on it.

Similar to Dennis the Menace.

Steve Bright 2003 2007 Humour
Ozzy Outback 2003 Humour
Wizzo the Wizard 2003 Humour
Make me a Monster 2003 Humour
Agent Dog 2 Zero Wayne Thompson 2003 Humour
Dandy Days in Beanotown Steve Bright 2003 Humour
Cats David Mostyn 2003 Humour
The Nutters Reprints from Cracker John Geering 2004 2004 Humour
The Banana Bunch This strip originally appeared in the first issue of The Beezer back in 1956.

Originally ran during 2004. Appeared sporadically during the Xtreme era before returning in 2012.

Nigel Parkinson 2004 2012 Humour
Piggles Reprints from Hoot Barrie Appleby 2004 Humour
Pants 2004 Humour
Bad Neighbours 2004 Humour
Edd the Ghost Reprints from The Beezer and Topper 2004 Humour
Jacques and Gilles 2004 Humour
Dreadlock Holmes Jimmy Hansen Steven White 2004 Humour
Office Hours Steven White 2004 Humour
Adrian's Wall 2004 Humour
Tootuff Translated version of Swiss comic strip. Zep 2005 Humour
My Own Genie Originally ran from 2005 to 2006.

reprinted during 2011–2012.

Jamie Smart 2005 2012 Humour
Reverend Fearnon 2005 Humour
Pig and Cow 2005 Humour
Thor Thumb 2005 Humour
Ten Watt Spot 2005 Humour
Secret Agent Sally 2005 Humour
Flung Poo 2005 Humour
Noah's Ark Nick Brennan 2006 Humour
Gizmo Karl Dixon 2006 Humour
Tony and Alberto 2006 Humour
Captain Handsome Steve Horrocks 2007 Humour
Ted and the Animals Originally ran during February–July 2007.

Reprinted in 2012.

Dan Gaynor 2007 2012 Humour
Space Raoul Originally ran during 2007.

Reprinted in 2012.

Jamie Smart 2007 2012 Humour
Blubba and the Bear Reprints from Nutty.

Originally reprinted during 2007, and again in 2012.

2007 2012 Humour
Mr. Bean Humour strip based on the animated series. 2007 Humour
The Bogies Nigel Auchterlounie 2008 2012 Humour
Count Snotula Duncan Scott 2010 Humour
Harry Hill's Real Life Adventures in TV Land Nigel Parkinson 2010 2011 Humour
Kid Cops Lew Stringer 2010 Humour
Little Celebs Nigel Parkinson 2010 2011 Humour
The Mighty Bork Wayne Thompson 2010 Humour
Pepperoni Pig Wayne Thompson 2010 Humour
Postman Prat Lew Stringer 2010 2012 Humour
Pre-Skool Prime Minister Originally ran until 2011.

A second series began in May 2011 and ended in 2012.

Jamie Smart 2010 2012 Humour
Robot on the Run Alexander Matthews 2010 Humour
Shaolin Punx Wayne Thompson 2010 Humour
Clive 5 Nigel Auchterlounie 2010 Humour
George VS Dragon Originally ran during 2010–2011.

A second and third series began in 2011 and 2012 respectively.

Andy Fanton 2010 2012 Humour
Bear Thrills Phil Corbett 2010 Humour
Graeme Reaper David Banks 2011 Humour
Mr Meecher the Uncool Teacher Originally ran during 2011.

A second series began later in 2011 up until 2012. returned as a three-panel strip in September 2012.

Wilbur Dawbarn 2011 2012 Humour
Stan Helsing Nik Holmes 2011 Humour
Boo Andy Fanton 2011 Humour
Disaster Chef David Mostyn 2011 Humour
The Arena of Awesome Jamie Smart 2011 Humour
Yore The Etherington Brothers 2011 Humour
Clown Wars Nik Holmes 2011 Humour
Daredevil Dad Steve Beckett 2011 Humour
Phil's Finger Chris McGhie 2011 Humour
Tag-Team Tastic The Etherington Brothers, Warwick Johnson Cadwell 2011 Humour
Farmula One Wayne Thompson 2011 Humour
Justin Beaver Stu Monro 2011 Humour
Bone-O Mike Donaldson 2011 Humour
Space Dogz Nigel Auchterlounie 2011 Humour
Gleeks Nigel Auchterlounie 2011 Humour
Sea Dogs Steve Beckett 2011 Humour
Hysterical History Karl Dixon 2011 Humour
Fu Schnicken – Kung Fu Chicken Wayne Thompson 2011 Humour
Tiny's Temper Stu Monro 2011 Humour
Cheryl's Mole Chris McGhie 2011 Humour
Nuke Noodle Originally ran from July 2011 to August 2012.

A second series ran from September–December 2012.

Alexander Matthews 2011 2012. Humour
Rocky's Horror Show Wilbur Dawbarn 2011 Humour
My Freaky Family Nigel Auchterlounie 2011 Humour
Frosty Steve Beckett 2011 Humour
Celeb School Nigel Parkinson 2012 2012 Humour
Noshy Monsters Wayne Thompson 2012 2012 Humour
Bad Grandad Andy Fanton 2012 2012 Humour
Go Ape Wayne Thompson 2012 2012 Humour
Blundercats Steve Beckett 2012 2012 Humour
Mega-Lo Maniacs Jamie Smart 2012 2012 Humour
Superball Nigel Auchterlounie 2012 2012 Humour
Cavemen in Black Andy Fanton 2012 2012 Humour
Starsky's Hutch Gary Boller 2012 2012 Humour
My Dad's a Doofus Jamie Smart 2012 2012 Humour
The Dark Newt Lew Stringer 2012 2012 Humour
OlympiKids Nigel Auchterlounie 2012 2012 Humour
Professor Cheese's Olympic Wheezes Nick Brennan 2012 2012 Humour
Grrrls Alexander Matthews 2012 2012 Humour
Rocky Roller, Pest Controller Andy Fanton 2012 2012 Humour
Secret Agent, Sir Andy Fanton 2012 2012 Humour

The Digital Dandy

Following the end of the print Dandy, The Dandy moved to the internet and became a digital comic and relaunched from Issue 1. The Digital Dandy then relaunched again in April 2013 starting once again from Issue 1.

Strip Title[1] Notes Original Artist[1] Other Notable Artists[1] Start Date[1] End Date[1] Genre[1]
Desperate Dan David Parkins 2013 2013 Humour
Keyhole Kate Stephen White 2013 2013 Humour Adventure
Bananaman Andy Janes 2013 2013 Humour
Brassneck Stephen White 2013 2013 Humour Adventure
Retro Active Features past DC Thomson superheroes such as Billy the Cat, King Cobra and The Dandy's very own The Amazing Mr. X. Wayne Thompson 2013 2013 Adventure
Bad Hair Day Alexander Matthews 2013 2013 Humour
Blinky Nick Brennan 2013 2013 Humour
The Numskulls Originally from The Beezer. Jamie Smart 2013 2013 Humour
Hammie the Hopping Mad Hamster Graham Howie 2012 2013 Humour
The Laughing Planet Tom Paterson 2013 2013 Humour
Harry and his Hippo Dan Gaynor 2013 2013 Humour
Expirin' Uncle Byron Tom Paterson 2013 2013
Dreadlock Holmes

Cover stars

Artists for the stars:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l The Art and History of the Dandy. Dundee, Scotland: D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 2012. pp. 266–284. ISBN 978-1-84934-241-4.
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