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stevezodiac wrote:I almost bought the Beano and Dandy yesterday for the first time in ages but when I saw it was a fiver the pair I dropped them like hot bricks. You could get them both for tanner in 1967! I'll look at tomorrow's issues and if they are only 30 bob apiece i'll snap them up.

I notice under your name there Steve it says "posts 1958."
Is that the number of times you've posted or is it the year you're posting from?

One is 50 bob and the other is 30 bob. Wait and see which.

As an aside to our younger readers 50/- or 50 bob is equivalent to £2.50 and 30/- 0r 30 bob is £1.50. Or to be even more succint, a week's wages for someone starting out in their chosen career.

But to put it in more realistic terms, the last pre-decimal Commando was 1/- (as £/S/d is pre-decimal currency). Nowadays that means that 1/- (circa 1970) is the same as £1.50 today or thereabouts.

So when Steve took the comics to the till, he wasn't seeing £5.00 (as in decimal pennies), he was seeing £75.00 (as in pre-decimal 1/- multiplied by 50 and that is a big difference.) in real terms.

I remember Denis Gifford's anecdote where his aunt always bought a tuppenny coloured comic when she visited each week. One week she forgot to get the comics so gave Dennis the 2d. He went to the shop and found that there were one penny comics on sale as well so bought two of them instead. It didn't bother him they were in black and white just that he could get two for his money instead of just one. Of course a fiver back then would have got him 1200 penny comics!

stevezodiac wrote:I almost bought the Beano and Dandy yesterday for the first time in ages but when I saw it was a fiver the pair I dropped them like hot bricks. You could get them both for tanner in 1967! I'll look at tomorrow's issues and if they are only 30 bob apiece i'll snap them up.

The Dandy IS 30 bob so I hope you do snap it up. Meanwhile, you're right, it is a disgrace that comics are the only thing that has increased in price since 1967 isn't it?

Brilliant Halloween issue this week loved Postman Prat's trip to the spooky doctor to deliver him a takeaway on Halloween Night. It was great to see Boo return this week in a two page strip for Andy Fanton. Also enjoying seeing Harry CHILLS trick on Anne Robinson.

The Daily Mirror was also 3d in 1967 but is only 45p now. Of course there is no catapult stuck to the front cover. NP I wish you would put a smiley face after your digs at me - or are you really being critical? My posts are meant to be taken light heartedly. Chill out, man!

PS You can't draw for toffee

A brilliant issue full o' Halloweeny goodness!

Before I begin I'd just like to say two things,
1. I really like the Dandy's new slogan. Much better than something like "Totally Gross!" or "Proper Rank!"
2. Well done to all the artists who worked on this issue! Full of talent!

The front cover is eye-catching. Well done to Nigel Parkinson for such an amazing front cover and well done to the Dandy for making everything stand out! I wish the image drawn by NP had Dan and Korky on it instead of Ant and Dec though, would've been a lot better. I'm glad to see the "Celebs, Spoofs, Mickey Takes, Comics" strip gone and the character list along the bottom still there. I really like it!

Inside I'm haunted by a two page Kre-O advert! Curse you Kre-O!! Luckily when I turn the page I see a brilliant contents with Boo featuring drawn by Andy Fanton. I was surprised to see Harry Hill not as the first story though and instead a darn one-off celeb strip starring Ant and Dec. It could've worked just as well without the celeb input but at least it was a good story and had some good artwork as well...

Postman Prat was brilliant, I loved the storyline and thought the title panel was ace! Bananaman despite being one page was also funny and Wayne's artwork once again wowed me! I also loved the title panel, I love the simplistic Bananaman!

Stu Munro doing a Madvert was a nice surprise, very busy and dark! I liked it! 99 Genius Homework Excuses were once again genius, much better than Simples! 101 Ways to Use a Meerkat. Go Compare was awful but at least Turtle Wipeout and Watch this Space made me chortle.

Mr Meecher was funny, I loved Mr Meecher's lines and the "Almost as scary as the thought of our education being in your hands!" line. Will's stuff is always hilarious! Boo!'s back and amazing as ever! Two pages as well, a great treat! Some brilliant lines as well such as "A ghost? You look more like a furious blanket!" and "Kids today, floatin' about. Tsk." Also liked the cameos or Korky, Dave and Grampire! Also the guy Boo is attempting to get sweets off of looks like George! A possible relation perhaps?

Harry Hill was brilliant, yes, I can't believe it myself, I enjoyed Harry Hill. Liked the Anne Robinson jokes and the Zombie jokes. The final joke was also great, poor Anne! Rocky's Horror Show was... different... Quite violent actually, it was very good though, very Halloweeny!

Are you Ready for the Question, Noel? was terrible, no surprises there then! Count Slugula made me laugh, a shame it replaced Dave the Squirrel though, they're both good! (I wonder if Count Slugula is in next week's or whether he's a one-off like Count Snotula...), Ray Fears is the second to last one! Noooo!! Very funny, made me laugh. The Bogies was hilarious! I really like Nigel's stuff, always funny!

Korky the Cat was good up until the joke. Not funny at all. Desperate Dan was brilliant! Very funny, I loved the Centre of the Earth being full of socks! Nuke Noodle was very strange, I didn't really get it but it was funny in places. Snoop Dawg was not funny and I really didn't like how such an awful strip replaced Jibber & Steve! FOOLS! Igg and Ook was good and was quite Halloweeny, Knock! Knock! on the other hand, wasn't. Oh and it was terrible.

George VS Dragon was hilarious and it was great to see Wirlin back with some stupid tricks! Next Week looks good, I hope it'll be a good follow up from this week's amazing issue!

Notable missing strips: Pre-Skool Prime Minister, My Own Genie, Dave the Squirrel, Jibber & Steve (4 BRILLIANT STRIPS!! At least we still have George VS Dragon, Postman Prat, Nuke Noodle and Desperate Dan to keep us laughing as well as good mini strips like Igg and Ook, Ray Fears and Watch this Space.)

I also loved Boo this week some nice expressions there Andy...

Hope Boo comes back soon..

WizzKid97 wrote:Notable missing strips: Pre-Skool Prime Minister, My Own Genie,

I'd guess that Boo and the Kre-O ad are to blame for that. My Own Genie is reprint - and the only one currently, so it's absence makes this week's 100% new material again.

Love the Desperate Dan strip this week with him inventing the Angry Birds game. One of my favourite Desperate Dan strips since Jamie Smart took over.

Gilly wrote:Love the Desperate Dan strip this week with him inventing the Angry Birds game. One of my favourite Desperate Dan strips since Jamie Smart took over.

I agree, a great Desperate Dan this week, very funny! The others are also funny but this one was extra funny!

Loved Postman Prat and Harry Hill this week with great firework themes..

Well done Lew and Nigel

They've printed the same Harry Potter review again in the Dandy. The game review pages have become the best place to look for errors...if you're that way inclined...

Anyhows...I just wanted to say It's a thumbs up from me and my kids for My Freaky Family. Judging from this episode, it's like My Parents Are Aliens meets Harry Allard's The Stupids...which is no bad thing.

I liked the cover this week i actually thought it was the chrimbo issue out early,saying that it may well turn out to be a better cover than the actual xmas issue.Little dermot o leary was excellent as well.