The Dandy
| The Dandy | |
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| Genre | Anthology Comedy Slapstick |
| Publisher | DC Thomson |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Original run | December 4, 1937 - December 4, 2012 (Physical Comic) December 4, 2012 – June 6, 2013 (online) 1938 - Present (annuals) |
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The Dandy was a children's anthology comic that holds the title of Britain's longest running comic, with a third-place position worldwide. Once one of the UK's best selling comics, it is known for introducing Korky the Cat and Desperate Dan, and later for inheriting Bananaman. The comic and its characters were often portrayed as friendly rivals to The Beano, despite both having been created by DC Thompson and sharing artists.
In an attempt to combat declining sales in the late 2000s, the comic rebranded as the fortnightly The Dandy Xtreme, which had an edgier art style and introduced more magazine elements - promoting movies, video games, wrestling and various celebrities. The change was critically panned, and The Dandy comic was discontinued, becoming an online comic with a corresponding app in 2012. This relaunch was also unsuccessful and the service was cancelled six months later. Although weekly comics were no more, The Dandy still receives the traditional Christmas annual every year, with new comic strips and stories.
Contents
Comics
The Dandy (#2415, March 5th, 1988)
Desperate Dan
The Dandy (14th December, 1996)
Brain Duane
Duane disguises his "geniusing machine" as a giant apple in order to sneak it into school, only to get pursued by a hungry cow. In class, the cow eats it whole, ending up with a large belly and hyper intelligence.
The Dandy (#3000, May 22nd, 1999)
Desperate Dan
After a day spent trying to capture the Dandy Millennium Bug, Dan rests with a cow pie, only to find the bloated bug has eaten it and is too fat to escape. Unfortunately, Dan's attempt to squash it instead causes the bug to multiply and infect the other pages of the comic.
The Dandy (#3050, May 6th, 2000)
Molly
Molly has put on weight after eating too many Easter eggs, so her dad tries to get her back in shape. Unable to squeeze her through the door, he gets her unstuck with margarine, only to send the two of them hurtling into incoming traffic.
The Dandy (#3082, December 12th, 2000)
Desperate Dan
Dan wins a bet by eating from a basin filled with butchers meat. When he returns home, Aunt Aggie begins force feeding him cow pie, as he finally meets his match when it comes to food.
The Dandy (#3121, September 15th, 2001)
Desperate Dan
Annuals
The Dandy Book 1989
Bananaman
General Blight turns Eric's cousins into an army of Bananamen so that they can cause chaos in the hero's name. Bananaman tricks them into eating giant Yorkshire puddings so that they are too fat to fly.
Nasty Nursery Rhymes
In Dimples' version of Old Mother Hubbard, he has raided the cupboard of food and left it bare.
Mutt and Moggy
After being flattened by a tree, Moggy over-inflates himself with fizzy pop, and Mutt bounces him about like a ball until he can't hold it in anymore and shoots off like an untied balloon.
The Dandy Book 2002
Desperate Dan
During Dan's lazy day, he eats so much for breakfast, lunch and supper that Aunt Aggie has to push him up the stairs and into bed.
The Dandy Annual 2003
Blinky
Blinky inflates himself with a helium tank in order to blow up a hot air balloon.
The Dandy Annual 2004
Desperate Dan
Dan attempts to go on a hot air balloon ride with Little Bear, but the pilot refuses to let a native on board. As punishment, Dan fills him with hot air from a parliament debate, and uses him as the balloon instead.
The Dandy Annual 2009
Bananaman
Bananaman attempts to fuel up his superform using a mountain of bananas, only to gain weight instead.
The Dandy Annual 2010
Bananaman
In a remake of an earlier 2000s comic strip, General Blight invents bananas made out of pure lard to trick Bananaman. He tests it on Doctor Gloom, and Chief O'Reily also falls victim. The enlarged Bananaman struggles with his new size, bouncing helplessly around town, but manages to capture the villains by trapping them in his fat folds.
Jak
After a boring geometry lesson, Jak is accidentally hit in the head with a ladder, and begins hallucinating people as various shapes. The janitor takes the form of a circle.
Puss 'n' Boots
Puss inflates Boots with ice cream, and pops him with a chocolate flake.
