Sandie (comics)

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Sandie
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The cover of Sandie #12 (29 April 1972).
Publication information
Publisher Fleetway Publications
IPC Magazines
ScheduleWeekly
FormatNewsprint magazine
GenreDrama, School, Romance, Humour
Publication date12 February 1972 – 20 October 1973
No. of issues89
Main character(s)Wee Sue
Editor(s) John Wagner

Sandie was a British girls' comic, published by Fleetway, which lasted for 89 weekly issues between 12 February 1972 and 20 October 1973 before being merged into Tammy . The editor of Sandie was John Wagner. [1]

Contents

Like many comics of its kind, the strips in Sandie focused on school, ballet, dogs and horses, and girl-next-door themes. Stories of girls confronting adversity predominated, with long-suffering heroines finally achieving happiness, while villainous relatives or girls who were liars, cheats, and bullies received their comeuppance.

The strips Wee Sue and Jeannie and Her Uncle "Meanie" moved to Tammy with the merger of the two titles.

Strips

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References

  1. W. R. Logan, Interview with John Wagner Archived 18 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine , Class of '79 (undated)

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