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Hi and welcome to my blog about comics from other people’s childhood! It is dedicated primarily to British humour comics of the 60s and 70s. The reason they are not from my childhood is simply because I didn’t live in the UK back then (nor do I live there now). I knew next to nothing about them until fairly recently but since then I’ve developed a strong liking for the medium and amassed a large collection, including a number of complete or near complete sets. My intention is to use this blog as a channel for sharing my humble knowledge about different titles, favourite characters and creators as I slowly research my collection.

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Sunday, June 28, 2015

SIZE MATTERS?



During the long history of British comics the weekly magazines came in a variety of sizes but to the best of my knowledge THE BIG ONE gets the prize for being the biggest of them all at 37 x 55 cms, or 14.57 x 21.64 in, while Nipper, with its early issues measuring just 15 x 21 cms, or 5.9 x 8,27 in, is on the opposite side of the size-scale. 

Both experiments only managed short runs, which proves that size matters only as long as it is not one extreme or the other.

Below is a picture of the two oddities together to illustrate the contrast, followed by one where the pair is shown together with a copy of the familiar old newsprint Beano, to put the sizes into context.


 
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3 comments:

  1. KidJune 28, 2015 at 6:50 PM

    I've only got one issue of The Big One, but it was too big - and had too many dated-looking reprints from the look of it. No wonder it didn't last. Beezer and Topper size was fine, but TBO was too sore on the arms.

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  2. Richie BrownJune 29, 2015 at 3:14 PM

    I loved Nipper - unfortunately it went A4 very quickly and completely lost its way - which meant a "Great News, we're moving to Buster!" announcement was always just around the corner.

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  3. STEPHEN ARCHERJuly 1, 2015 at 4:37 PM

    I’ve been meaning to look up The Big One in the British Library; not sure I’ll bother. As mentioned, smiler seems antiquated. According to the Buster Comic website, it was reprints of Mike from Amalgamated Press' Knockout.

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