Final edition of the Dandy goes on sale
Ok so this actually happened yesterday but I've only just heard and it made me nostalgic so I'm posting it now :idc:
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The last-ever printed edition of one of the world's longest-running comics has gone on sale.
The Dandy, which features characters such as Desperate Dan and Korky the Kat, was first published 75 years ago.
But its circulation has plummeted to about 8,000 copies a week in recent years, from a peak of two million in the 1950s.
Publisher DC Thomson has now launched the comic online, and as a smartphone and tablet app.
The final print edition coincides with the title's 75th anniversary, and will include a pullout reprint of the very first edition of the comic from 4 December 1937.
DC Thomson confirmed at the weekend that Sir Paul McCartney would appear alongside Desperate Dan - fulfilling a lifetime ambition of the former Beatle, who said in 1963 it was his dream to appear in the comic.
The edition is expected to become a collector's item, with several newsagents saying they have been inundated with pre-orders from nostalgic fans.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...ntral-20581867
Might try get it if I can find it anywhere, used to love the Dandy. Have tons of old ones from the 60s/70s/80s as well because my Granny used to give me them, sounds like they've created loads of new terrible characters over the last few years though |
