DANDY
Desperate Dan, a hero of Dandy tucks into a Cow Pie.
Algy tells me that this was one of the three favourite comics he liked when he was a boy. The reason why this interests my monkey mind, is because I find it hard to understand why so many of you humans doubt the truth of the Bible. Algy doubted it for a long time. I wonder if these comics were part of the not so subtle undermining of the better side of his nature? The human mind is a finely tuned receiver, meant to be tuned into God as the number one station.
Below is a short history of the Dandy. The circulation was astonishing. It flopped as an “online” publication, indicating how fickle your human tastes are.
Next week I look at a comic that was founded by an English Church of England Minister, who felt he was not doing enough to reach the young.
We are waiting impatiently for the zoo to re-open, I really miss you all!
Gibber! Gibber!
Chugley
The Comical Chimp
Another Dandy hero.
The Dandy was a British children’s comic magazine published by the Dundee based publisher DC Thomson. The first issue was printed in December 1937, making it the world’s third-longest running comic, after IL Giornalino (cover dated 1 October 1924) and Detective Comics (cover dated March 1937). From August 2007 until October 2010, it was rebranded as Dandy Xtreme.
One of the best selling comics in the UK, along with The Beano, The Dandy reached sales of two million a week in the 1950s. The final printed edition was issued on 4 December 2012, the comic’s 75th anniversary, after sales slumped to 8,000 a week. On the same day, The Dandy relaunched as an online comic, The Digital Dandy, appearing on the Dandy website and in the Dandy App. The digital relaunch was not successful and the comic ended just six months later.
2 thoughts on “DANDY”
Dear Chugley. When I saw the headline of your blog; “Dandy”, my heart missed a beat. How did you know about Dandy. But as I read further I realised you were not referring to my Dandy. You see, Dandy was my pony when I was about 5. I rode Dandy around the farm and even tho’ she gave me hayfever, I still rode. Then one day she bolted and tipped me off, no real damage, but a few weeks later she did it again and that was the end of my horse riding days. Really it was my allergic reaction to horses (and cats) that ended my equine days. Sorry, I never came across your Dandy comic. I did have
some contact with Superman, until I met the real Superman, the one who gave His life on a cross for me. Thank you.
I am sorry I raised a false hope about your old horse. But I wholeheartedly agree that you have found the right Superman! Gibber! Gibber! Chugley
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