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The Dwarf (comics)
The Dwarf is a British comic character who has appeared in eponymous strips published by IPC Magazines. The character, a criminal genius who operated an army of highly realistic robots, first appeared in the anthology title '' Jet'' on 8 May 1971. The strip mixed adventure and comedy elements, with the Dwarf frequently breaking the fourth wall to address readers directly. Creation Since Fleetway Publications and Odhams Press had been merged into IPC Magazines TI Media Ltd. (formerly International Publishing Company, IPC Magazines Ltd, IPC Media and Time Inc. UK) was a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the United Kingdom, with a portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year. Most of it ... by common owners International Publishing Company in 1969, management had launched several new juvenile titles, including ''Sally (comics), Sally'', ''Scorcher (magazine), Scorcher'', ''Cor!!'', ''Score (comic), Score 'n' Roar'', ''Thunder (British comics), Thunder'' and ''Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jet (British Comics)
''Jet'' was a weekly British comics periodical published by Fleetway Publications from 1 May to 25 September 1971. A boys' adventure comic, the title only lasted for 22 editions before being merged with another Fleetway title, the long-established ''Buster (comics), Buster''. Publishing history While IPC Magazines' previous attempt to launch a new boys' comic, ''Thunder (British comic), Thunder'', had been short-lived and merged with ''Lion (comics), Lion'' earlier in 1971 the experiment had not been a complete waste; ''Thunders new features had proven popular with readers, and given the post-merger ''Lion'' a sales boost. Under group director Jack Le Grand, the decision was taken to try another weekly as a testbed for new stories, which could then be folded into an extant title should the new arrival not find an audience. The comic was an anthology covering similar areas of adventure and humour as other boys' comics of the period. Fantasy was covered by "Von Hoffman's Invasio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |