List of AP, Fleetway and IPC Comics publications

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A list of the story papers and comic books published by Amalgamated Press, Fleetway Publications, IPC Magazines and Rebellion Developments.

Contents

Juvenile magazines

For reasons of clarity, only the original name of each title is listed; for the various names used throughout each publication's life see their individual pages.

TitleStartEndIssues [lower-alpha 1] Merged intoNotes
Comic Cuts 17 May 189012 September 19533006 Knockout
Illustrated Chips 26 July 189012 September 19532997 Film Fun
The Gem 16 March 190730 December 19391711 [lower-alpha 2]
The Magnet 15 February 190818 May 19401683 Knockout
The Nelson Lee Library 12 June 191512 August 1933956 [lower-alpha 3] The Gem
School Friend 17 May 191927 July 1929532 [lower-alpha 4]
Film Fun 17 January 192015 September 19622225 Buster
The Champion 28 January 192219 March 19551729 Tiger
The Schoolgirl 21 February 192213 March 192356
Playbox14 February 192511 June 1955 Jack and Jill
The Schoolgirl 3 August 192918 May 1940564 Girls' Crystal
Girls' Crystal 26 October 193518 May 19631432 School Friend Transformed from a story paper into a comic in 1953.
Radio Fun 15 October 193818 February 19611667 Buster
The Knock-out 2 March 193916 February 19631227 Valiant
The Comet 31 May 194917 October 1959509 [lower-alpha 5] Tiger Previously published by J.B. Allen.
Sun 31 May 194917 October 1959509 [lower-alpha 6] Lion Previously published by J.B. Allen.
School Friend 20 May 195023 January 1965766 June
Lion 23 February 195218 May 19741156 Valiant
Jack and Jill 27 February 195429 June 19851640
Tiger 11 September 195430 March 19851554 Eagle
Marilyn 19 March 195518 November 1965547 or 549 Valentine
Mirabelle 10 September 195622 October 19771103 Pink
Valentine 19 January 19579 November 1974922 Mirabelle
Roxy 15 March 195814 September 1963288 Valentine
Harold Hare's Own Paper14 November 19594 April 1964230
Princess 30 January 196016 September 1967399 Tina
Buster 28 May 19604 January 20001902
June 18 March 196115 June 1974399 Tammy
Look and Learn 15 January 196217 April 19821049
Serenade 22 September 19629 February 196321 Valentine
Valiant 6 October 196210 October 1976714 Battle
Hurricane 29 February 19648 May 196563 Tiger
The Big One 17 October 196410 February 196519 Buster
Ranger 18 September 196518 June 196640 Look and Learn
The Champion 22 February 19664 June 196615 Lion
Eagle 6 May 196726 April 1969104 [lower-alpha 7] Lion Previously published by Hulton Press and Odhams Press.
Princess Tina 23 September 196718 August 1973256Pink
Jag 4 May 196829 March 196948 Tiger
Smash! 4 May 19683 April 1971104 [lower-alpha 8] Valiant Previously published by Odhams Press.
Whizzer and Chips 18 October 196927 October 19901092 Buster
Scorcher 10 January 19705 October 1974125 Tiger
World of Wonder 28 March 19701 March 1975258 Look and Learn
Cor!! 6 June 197015 June 1974210 Buster
Score 'n' Roar19 September 197026 June 197141 Scorcher
Thunder 17 October 197013 March 197122 Lion
Tammy 6 February 197123 June 1984689 Girl
Jet 1 May 197125 September 197122 Buster
Knockout 12 June 197123 June 1973106 Whizzer and Chips
Sandie 12 February 197220 October 197389 Tammy
Shiver and Shake 10 March 19735 October 197479 Whoopee!
Whoopee! 9 March 197430 May 1985572 Whizzer and Chips
Jinty 11 May 197421 November 1981393 Tammy
Vulcan 1 March 19753 April 197658 Valiant Scotland only until 27 September 1975.
Battle Picture Weekly 8 March 197523 January 1988664 Eagle
Monster Fun 14 June 197530 October 197673 Buster
Action 14 February 197612 November 197786 Battle Suspended between 16 October and 4 December 1976.
Roy of the Rovers 25 September 197620 March 1993853
Krazy 16 October 197615 April 197879 Whoopee!
2000 AD 26 February 1977Ongoing2337 [lower-alpha 9]
Cheeky Weekly 22 October 19772 February 1980117 Whoopee!
Misty 4 February 197812 January 1980101 Tammy
Starlord 13 May 19787 October 197822 2000 AD
Tornado 24 March 197918 August 197922 2000 AD
Jackpot 5 May 197930 January 1982141 Buster
Speed 23 February 198025 October 198031 Tiger
Girl 14 February 1981March 1990478My Guy
Dreamer 19 September 198115 May 198235 Girl
Eagle 27 March 1982January 1994505Monthly from May 1991.
Wow! 5 June 198225 June 198356 Whoopee!
Scream! 24 March 198430 June 198415 Eagle
Diceman February 1986October 19865Monthly
Oink 3 May 1986November 198888 Buster Initially fortnightly, then weekly, then monthly.
M.A.S.K. 25 October 198622 October 198880 Eagle Fortnightly until 10 October 1987
Nipper 31 January 198712 September 198716 Buster Fortnightly
Supernaturals 31 October 198720 February 19889Fortnightly
Gary Lineker's Hot-Shot!13 August 198828 January 198925 Roy of the Rovers
Crisis 17 September 1988September 199063Fortnightly, then monthly from September 1990
Wildcat 22 October 198825 March 198812 Eagle
Ring Raiders 18 February 198925 November 19896Fortnightly
Revolver July 1990January 19917 Crisis Monthly
Thunderbirds: The Comic 19 October 199129 April 199466Fortnightly
Judge Dredd Megazine 15 May 1992Ongoing444 [lower-alpha 10] Fortnightly and later monthly
Sonic the Comic 29 May 19939 January 2002223Fortnightly
Transformers: Generation 2 October 1994March 19955Monthly

Picture Libraries

TitleStartEndIssuesNotes
Cowboy Picture LibraryApril 1950February 1957204
Thriller Comics November 1951May 1963450
Love Story LibraryAugust 19521656
Super-Detective LibraryMarch 1953154
True Life Library1954December 1970769
Schoolgirls Picture LibraryJuly 19571965327
War Picture LibrarySeptember 1958December 19842103
Air Ace Picture LibraryJanuary 1960November 1970545Merged with War Picture Library
Battle Picture LibraryJanuary 1961November 19841706
Tiger Sports LibraryJuly 196112
Princess Picture Library19611966118
Schoolfriend Picture Library1962196539
War at Sea Picture Library1962196336
Lion Picture LibraryOctober 1963May 1969136
Valiant Picture LibraryJune 1963May 1969144
June and Schoolfriend Picture Library1965
Wild West Picture LibraryMay 1966December 1970112
Buster Adventure Library1966196736
Super Library Fantastic SeriesJanuary 1967January 196822
Action Picture LibraryAugust 1969October 197030Merged with War Picture Library
Top Secret Picture LibraryJuly 197440
Space Picture LibraryMay 19771981
Eagle Picture Library1985198514
Battle Picture LibraryJanuary 1985November 1992349

Notes

  1. Some titles underwent unplanned hiatus for wartime paper rationing and/or industrial action, so the number of issues may not always tally with the periods between dates
  2. Cumulative total from consecutive volumes
  3. Cumulative total from consecutive volumes
  4. Cumulative total from consecutive volumes
  5. 71 fortnightly issues previously published by J.B. Allen from 20 September 1946 to 24 May 1949
  6. 49 fortnightly issues previously published by J.B. Allen from 21 November 1947 to 24 May 1949
  7. 883 issues previously published by Hulton Press from 14 April 1950 to 27 December 1958 and Odhams Press from 3 January 1959 to 29 April 1967
  8. 153 issues previously published by Odhams Press from 5 February 1966 to 27 April 1968.
  9. As of May 2023
  10. As of May 2023

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