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{{Series | |||
|Title=King Comic/<br>King Comics | |||
|image= [[Image:king_comic-uk 1.jpg|200 px]] | |||
|Sample= First issue | |||
|Country= [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom / English | |||
|Publisher= [[L. Miller & Son|L.Miller & Son Ltd.]] | |||
|Date= 1954 | |||
|Issues= 14 + 1 | |||
|Format= b/w | |||
|}} | |||
'''King Comic(s)''' was a British comic magazine published in 1954. | '''King Comic(s)''' was a British comic magazine published in 1954. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The first comic book from England that included ''Mandrake the Magician'' was '''King Comic''' (changed to King Comics from issue 9), published by [[L.Miller & Son Ltd.]] London in 1954. The comics reprinted a wide range of syndicated Sunday strips from [[King Features Syndicate]]. The series was only short-lived with a total of 14 editions published every Wednesday from May 5 to August 4, 1954 (from issue 8) the date on the cover was for the Saturday of the "week ending"). Cover price was 6d and they had 26 pages each plus the wrap-around glossy cover. | The first comic book from England that included ''Mandrake the Magician'' was '''King Comic''' (changed to King Comics from issue 9), published by [[L. Miller & Son|L.Miller & Son Ltd.]] London in 1954. The comics reprinted a wide range of syndicated Sunday strips from [[King Features Syndicate]]. The series was only short-lived with a total of 14 editions published every Wednesday from May 5 to August 4, 1954 (from issue 8) the date on the cover was for the Saturday of the "week ending"). There was also published a ''King Comic Annual'' issue. | ||
Cover price was 6d and they had 26 pages each plus the wrap-around glossy cover. | |||
== Issue overview== | |||
<gallery | ===King Comic <small>(May 5, 1954 - June 26, 1954)</small>=== | ||
Image:king comic-uk 1.jpg | <gallery> | ||
Image:king comic-uk 2.jpg | Image:king comic-uk 1.jpg|<center>[[King Comic 1 (UK magazine)|''King Comic'' #1]] | ||
Image:king comic-uk 3.jpg | Image:king comic-uk 2.jpg|<center>[[King Comic 2 (UK magazine)|''King Comic'' #2]] | ||
Image:king comic-uk 4.jpg | Image:king comic-uk 3.jpg|<center>[[King Comic 3 (UK magazine)|''King Comic'' #3]] | ||
Image: | Image:king comic-uk 4.jpg|<center>[[King Comic 4 (UK magazine)|''King Comic'' #4]] | ||
Image:king comic-uk 6.jpg | Image:King comic-uk 5.jpg|<center>[[King Comic 5 (UK magazine)|''King Comic'' #5]] | ||
Image:king comic-uk 7.jpg | Image:king comic-uk 6.jpg|<center>[[King Comic 6 (UK magazine)|''King Comic'' #6]] | ||
Image:king comic-uk 8.jpg | Image:king comic-uk 7.jpg|<center>[[King Comic 7 (UK magazine)|''King Comic'' #7]] | ||
Image:king comic-uk 8.jpg|<center>[[King Comic 8 (UK magazine)|''King Comic'' #8]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== | ===King Comics <small>(July 3, 1954 - September 8, 1954 )</small>=== | ||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
Image:king | Image:king comics-uk 9.jpg|<center>[[King Comics 9 (UK magazine)|''King Comics'' #9]] | ||
Image:king comics-uk 10.jpg|<center>[[King Comics 10 (UK magazine)|''King Comics'' #10]] | |||
Image:king comics-uk 11.jpg|<center>[[King Comics 11 (UK magazine)|''King Comics'' #11]] | |||
Image:king comics-uk 12.jpg|<center>[[King Comics 12 (UK magazine)|''King Comics'' #12]] | |||
Image:king comics-uk 13.jpg|<center>[[King Comics 13 (UK magazine)|''King Comics'' #13]] | |||
Image:king comics-uk 14.jpg|<center>[[King Comics 14 (UK magazine)|''King Comics'' #14]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===King Comic Annual=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:king comic-uk annual.jpg|<center>[[King Comic Annual (UK magazine)|''King Comic'' #Annual]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{UK}} | |||
[[Category:Publications]] | [[Category:Publications]] | ||
[[Category:King Comics (UK magazine) issues| ]] | [[Category:King Comics (UK magazine) issues| ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:14, 8 January 2024
| King Comic/ King Comics | |
 First issue | |
| Country/language: |  United Kingdom / English
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|---|---|
| Publishing company: | L.Miller & Son Ltd. |
| Publishing years: | 1954 |
| Issues: | 14 + 1 |
| Format: | b/w |
King Comic(s) was a British comic magazine published in 1954.
History
The first comic book from England that included Mandrake the Magician was King Comic (changed to King Comics from issue 9), published by L.Miller & Son Ltd. London in 1954. The comics reprinted a wide range of syndicated Sunday strips from King Features Syndicate. The series was only short-lived with a total of 14 editions published every Wednesday from May 5 to August 4, 1954 (from issue 8) the date on the cover was for the Saturday of the "week ending"). There was also published a King Comic Annual issue. Cover price was 6d and they had 26 pages each plus the wrap-around glossy cover.
Issue overview
King Comic (May 5, 1954 - June 26, 1954)
- King comic-uk 2.jpg
King Comics (July 3, 1954 - September 8, 1954 )
- King comics-uk 11.jpg
King Comic Annual
