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    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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