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