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In the 1960's Thomsons published a total of 6540 individual issues of seventeen different juvenile titles and over 300 of these issues were published with an accompanying free gift.

In 1960 itself ten titles were on Thomson's juvenile publishing roster which between them included 42 free gifts across 528 issues published with two of the titles Topper and Beezer not including any free gifts at all.

Now to the other, less parsimonious, titles

Adventure

No 1832(27/2/60) 60 Motor Cars of 1960 + stickyback photos
No 1833(5/3/60)-1836(26/3/60) More stickyback photos for album

Rover

No 1805(30/1/60) 2 Spoofer Badges
No 1806(6/2/60) 2 Secret Sign Badges
No 1807(13/2/60) 2 Un-Supporter's Badges

Rover (cont)

No 1821(21/5/60) The Spotter's Album of the World's Aircraft + stickyback photos
No 1822(28/5/60)-1828(9/7/60) More stickyback photos for album

Wizard

No 1785(30/4/60) My Own Log Book of Locomotives + stickyback photos
no 1786(7/5/60)-1792(18/6/60) More stickyback photos for album

Dandy

No 990(12/11/60) Dandy Whirlybird
No 991(19/11/60) Dandy Thunderbang

Beano

No 953(22/10/60) Flying Snorter Balloon
No 954(29/10/60) Beano Clickitty Clicker

Bunty

No 138(3/9/60) Dainty Doggie Ring
No 139(10/9/60) Lucky Charm Motifs (10)
No 140(17/9/60) Lucky Charm Motifs (9)

New Hotspur

No 21(12/3/60) The 2V Flyer
No 22(19/3/60) The Whistling Whizzer
No 47(10/9/60) The Super Squirt Ring
No 48(17/9/60) The two-tailed Twirler

Judy

No 1(16/1/60) Lovely Bangle
No 2(23/1/60) Lovely Young Dancers of 1960 Wallet
No 3(30/1/60)-5(13/2/60) 3 x 3 ballet dancer photos for wallet
No 20(28/5/60) The Rosebud Ring
No 21(4/6/60) My Own Golden Locket Book

Fascinating threads these Ray! I'm wondering if `Any` DCT title will give more free gifts than `Sparky's` 22 separate `gifts` in nine year period!

Glad your enjoying this series of posts Alan. As to whether any Thomson title will best Sparky's 22 gifts in 9 years you'll have to wait and see.

Incidentally, I wonder if cut-out pictures (like those for the 'Beezer Family Album') count as separate free gifts?

Kashgar wrote:Glad your enjoying this series of posts Alan. As to whether any Thomson title will best Sparky's 22 gifts in 9 years you'll have to wait and see.

Beano & Dandy in the 2000's thread when the free gifts in the 00's appears

After 1960 had given us 42 gifts across 528 issues 1961 would follow this with 40 gifts across 540 issues. The roster of ten juvenile titles available in 1960 being increased to eleven, even twelve briefly if one includes the last two issues of Adventure published in January before its merger with Rover. Following Judy the year before the two new titles for the year were the boys picture paper Victor and the nursery title Bimbo.