Fun Size Dandy

Post by **AndyB** » 30 Jul 2006, 20:25

I noticed yesterday that one of the latest Fun Size Dandys has a John Geering Bananaman strip. Is this previously unpublished from just before John died, or is it a reprint?

Conor B · Post by **Conor B** » 31 Jul 2006, 17:47

Reprint. There's even been a reprinted ADVERT in a Beano one.

Earl · Post by **Earl** » 31 Jul 2006, 19:49

You are lucky you can find this. I never see it in any of the local shops. It was only when I saw a copy on hols that I knew it was still running.

Earl.

Conor B · Post by **Conor B** » 01 Aug 2006, 08:53

Go to Asda. They usually have it.

Post by **AndyB** » 01 Aug 2006, 19:19

It gets worse. There's a Tom Williams Minnie in the Fun Size Beano...

I wondered, because the fun size editions haven't been running more than about five years, and in the (at least) fifteen years that the Comic Libraries were running, I don't remember any reprints.

Conor B · Post by **Conor B** » 22 Sep 2006, 20:52

Fun size Beanos have been around since 1996 though. That's not 5 years that's 10!!

Post by **AndyB** » 23 Sep 2006, 10:05

*blinks* Time flies. Doesn't seem it... then again, Classics from the Comics just celebrated its tenth birthday last year.

NP · Post by NP » 24 Sep 2006, 20:00

Fun Size Dandy have reprinted a few old stories from the Dandy comic Libraries. Very embarressing for some!

Corporal Clott · Post by **Corporal Clott** » 24 Sep 2006, 22:22

Just out of interest, what were they?

NP · Post by NP » 24 Sep 2006, 23:06

Corporal Clott · Post by **Corporal Clott** » 25 Sep 2006, 07:55

Great! For a moment I thought they might have been ones I wrote.

David · Post by **David** » 05 Oct 2006, 19:18

Corporal Clott wrote:Just out of interest, what were they?

The comic libraries were much the same as The Fun Size comics, except they had only one story (unless it was one of the cartoon specials with lots of short stories) and were only three colours (black, white and red). Some had Topper characters too.

Corporal Clott · Post by **Corporal Clott** » 06 Oct 2006, 10:33

Actually, David, I meant what were the particular stories NP was referring to. I thought they might have been some I wrote. You?re right, they were mostly complete stories. During the time I worked on the comic libraries I did stories involving most of the characters from Dandy and Beano. For example, I did a story featuring a time machine and the Bash Street Kids in which I can recall doing a gag about the Roman coliseum. I also recall doing a story featuring Desperate Dan and a long eared dog with amazing powers of hearing. This one sticks in my mind because it was the result of a mix up. One of the editors had suggested a story line in which I assumed he was talking about this dog. He was, in fact, talking about something else! Fortunately, he liked my version and let me go ahead with it. I also did characters from other comics like Colonel Blink. Maybe it?s best for my ego if I didn?t know which ones NP considered ?dire!?

NP · Post by NP » 06 Oct 2006, 22:05

Well the stories were OK, it was the "artwork" that was dire... on about two dozen occasions that I'm sadly familiar with!!!!!

Corporal Clott · Post by **Corporal Clott** » 07 Oct 2006, 09:02

So, the artist screwed up - thank God for that!

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