World War II, cowboys and soccer were the tripod on which boys’ comics were built in the 1950s and 1960s.
DC Thomson and Fleetway were in tough competition with their comics, although Thomsons were clear winners with their ageless twins, The Dandyand The Beano which had no real counterparts.
Fleetway, meanwhile, led easily with their nursery comics, Jack and Jill, Playhour and Harold Hare against Thomson’s Bimbo and Longacre’s Robin, which were all prettily produced in colour.
This is not an exhaustive listing of British comics from the 50s, 60s and 70s. It is a recollection of some of the comics which are either personal favourites or which are particularly representative of the era or genre.
