This weekly comic was published between 9 November 1951 and 1984 originally by the News of the World, then Beaverbrook and finally, Polystyle Publications.
It was the first British comic to be based around TV programmes – although, in fact, cover star Muffin The Mule was one of the few characters in the original lineup with any connection to television.
Regular strips over the years included:
The Avengers
Barney Bear
Basil Brush
Battle of the Planets
Bisto Kids
Bootsie and Smudge
Bugs Bunny
Buzby
Cannon
Catweazle
Charlie’s Angels
Dad’s Army
Deputy Dawg
Doctor Who
Droopy
The Dukes of Hazzard
Fireball XL5
Four Feather Falls
Ze Inspector
Jack and Jill
Johnny Morris’s Animal Magic
Ken Dodd’s Diddymen
Kojak
Laurel and Hardy
Lenny the Lion
Little Iodine
Mighty Moth
Mr Pastry
Muffin the Mule
Pink Panther
Popeye
Red Ray: Space Raynger
Road Runner
Roy Rogers: King of the Cowboys
The Secret Sign of the Ladybird Adventure Club
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
Space Patrol
Star Trek
The Stick Family
Supercar
Sooty
Tales of the Gold Monkey
Target
Tarzan
Tom and Jerry
Tusker and Tikki
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