Single Issue British Comics

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  • Reference
    • GB 254 MS 423/4
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1962-2013
  • Physical Description
    • 1 UK comics box

Scope and Content

This box contains comics that are mostly paper comics (with the exception of the Beano 75th Birthday which is bound) from DC Thomson and IPC Publishing ranging in date from 1962 to 2013. The titles are numbered and the dates of the issues are in brackets and separated by a semi-colon. They were donated by Morris Heggie, former editor of DC Thomson and writer of Oor Wullie and the Broons. [renumber and remove oversized comics to be placed in MS 423/5] 1/The Beano 75th Birthday Special [bound book], 2013 2/The Beano Summer Special (1968) damage including water damage and tape; (1971) with writing on cover; 3/The Beano (17 July 2013); 4/The Beezer (No. 372, March 2nd 1963); 5/Buster (29th March, 1975); (30th December 1978); (4th August, 1979); (19th April 1980); (23rd April 1988); (11th June 1988); ( 9th July, 1988); (16th July 1988); 6/ Cor (2nd June 1973) cover damaged and drawn on; 7/ Dennis the Menace [American] in Free Supplement to Femina & Women's Life (December 15th, 1966) Cover has fallen off so it is stored inside a blue folder; 8/ The Dandy (No. 2866 October 26th, 1996); 9/ The Dandy Summer Special (1968); (1969) writing on cover; (1970); (1976); 10/ It's a Hoot (No. 3, November 9th 1985) stamped with Rough Proof on cover; (No. 12, January 11th 1986); (No. 22, March 22nd 1986); (No. 23, March 29th 1986); (No. 25, April 12th 1986); (No. 26, April 19th 1986); (No. 27, April 26th, 1986); (No. 48, September 20th 1986); (No. 51, October 11th 1986); 11/ Jackpot (19th May, 1979); 12/ MAD (No. 286, February 1986); 13/ Shiver and Shake (14th July, 1973); (25th August 1973); (1st September 1973); (8th September, 1973); (17th November 1973); 14/ Sparky (No. 627, Jan. 22nd 1977); Special pull-out (ND) with writing on back; 15/ Whoopee! (11th August, 1979); (18th August, 1979); (1st September, 1979); (8th September 1979); (15th September, 1979); (29th September, 1979); (3rd January, 1981); 16/ Valiant (15th December, 1962) writing on cover; 17/ Whizzer and Chips (25th August, 1979); Whoopee! Eventually merged with Shiver and Shake. [142] Whoopee, 1978-81; [1] Knockout, 1971; [3] Whizzer and Chips, 1979; [6] Shiver and Shake, 1973-1974; [2] The Beano, 2007-2008, [2] Viz, 1988/1999, 1/ Whoopee! n/i (6th Sept 1980) IPC 2/ Whoopee! n/i (13th Sept 1980) IPC 3/ Whoopee! n/i (27th Sept 1980) IPC 4/ Whoopee! n/i (4th Oct 1980) IPC 5/ Whoopee! n/i (8 Dec 1979 ) IPC 6/ Whoopee! n/i (1 Dec 1979 ) IPC 7/ Whoopee! n/i (19 Sep 1981 ) IPC 8/ Whoopee! n/i (26 Sept 1981 ) IPC 9/ Whoopee! n/i ( 10 Oct 1981) IPC 10/ Whoopee! n/i (17 Oct 1981 ) IPC 11/ Whoopee! n/i (24 Oct 1981 ) IPC, Raleigh Racer insert 12/ Whoopee! n/i (31 Oct 1981 ) IPC 13/ Whoopee! n/i (22 Dec 1979 ) IPC 14/Whoopee! n/i (15 Dec 1979 ) IPC 15/ Whoopee! n/i (10 Nov 1979 ) IPC 16/ Whoopee! n/i ( 16 June 1979) IPC 17/ Whoopee! n/i ( 23 June 1979) IPC 18/ Whoopee! n/i (30 June 1979) 19/ Whoopee! n/i (7 July 1979) 20/ Whoopee! n/i (24 Mar 1979) 21/ Whoopee! n/i (31 Mar 1979) 22/ Whoopee! n/i (14 No 1981) 23/ Whoopee! n/i (21 Nov 1981) 24/ Whoopee! n/i (5 Dec 1981) 25/ Whoopee! n/i (12 Dec 1981) 26/ Whoopee! n/i (19 Dec 1981) 27/ Whoopee! n/i (2 Aug 1980) 28/ Whoopee! n/i (9 Aug 1980) 29/ Whoopee! n/i (30 Aug 1980) 30/ Whoopee! n/i (19 May 1979) 31/ Whoopee! n/i (26 May 1979) 32/ Whoopee! n/i (2 June 1979) 33/ Whoopee! n/i (9 Jun 1979) 34/ Whoopee! n/i (13 May 1978) 35/ Whoopee! n/i (17 june 1978) 36/ Whoopee! n/i (24 June 1978) 37/ Whoopee! n/i (1 July 1978) 38/ Whoopee! n/i (20 Jan 1979) 39/ Whoopee! n/i (27 Jan 1979) 40/ Whoopee! n/i (7 Nov 1981) 41/ Whoopee! n/i (24 Jan 1981) 42/ Whoopee! n/i (14 April 1979) 43/ Whoopee! n/i (21 April 1979) 44/ Whoopee! n/i (17 Mar 1979) 45/ Whoopee! n/i (5 May 1979) 46/ Whoopee! n/i (10 Mar 1979) 47/ Whoopee! n/i (22 Nov 1980) 48/ Whoopee! n/i (28 April 1979) 49/ Whoopee! n/i (6 Jan 1979) 50/ Whoopee! n/i (27 May 1978) 51/ Whoopee! n/i (24 Feb 1979) 52/ Whoopee! n/i (3 mar 1979) 53/ Whoopee! n/i (18 Aug 1979) 54/ Whoopee! n/i (25 Aug 1979) 55/ Whoopee! n/i (1 Sept 1979) 56/ Whoopee! n/i (8 Sept 1979) 57/ Whoopee! n/i (15 Sept 1979) 58/ Whoopee! n/i (22 Sept 1979) 59/ Whoopee! n/i (29 sept 1979) 60/ Whoopee! n/i (6 Oct 1979) 61/ Whoopee! n/i (13 Oct 1979) 62/ Whoopee! n/i (20 Oct 1979) 63/ Whoopee! n/i (2 Sept 1978) 64/ Whoopee! n/i (31 Jan 1981) 65/ Whoopee! n/i (14 Feb 1981) 66/ Whoopee! n/i (15 July 1978) 67/ Whoopee! n/i (22 July 1978) 68/ Whoopee! n/i (18 Oct 1980) 69/ Whoopee! n/i (25 Oct 1980) 70/ Whoopee! n/i (15 Nov 1980) 71/ Whoopee! n/i (29 July 1978) 72/ Whoopee! n/i (4 Mar 1978) 73/ Whoopee! n/i (11 Mar 1978) 74/ Whoopee! n/i (4 Feb 1978) 75/ Whoopee! n/i (11 Feb 1978) 76/ Whoopee! n/i (18 Feb 1978) 77/ Whoopee! n/i (14 Oct 1978) 78/ Whoopee! n/i (3 June 1978) 79/ Whoopee! n/i (2 Dec 1978) 80/ Whoopee! n/i (18 Mar 1978) 81/ Whoopee! n/i (14 july 1979) 82/ Whoopee! n/i (6 Oct 1979) 83/ Whoopee! n/i (7 Feb 1981) 84/ Whoopee! n/i (16 Aug 1980) 85/ Whoopee! n/i (21 July 1979) 86/ Whoopee! n/i (28 July 1979) 87/ Whoopee! n/i (27 Oct 1979) 88/ Whoopee! n/i (3 nov 1979) 89/ Whoopee! n/i (19 Aug 1978) 90/ Whoopee! n/i (11 Nov 1978) 91/ Whoopee! n/i (18 Nov 1978) 92/ Whoopee! n/i (25 Nov 1978) 93/ Whoopee! n/i (20 Oct 1979) 94/ Whoopee! n/i (27 Oct 1979) 95/ Whoopee! n/i (29 Dec 1979) 96/ Whoopee! n/i (2 Feb 1980) 97/ Whoopee! n/i (9 Feb 1980) 98/ Whoopee! n/i (16 Feb 1980) 99/ Whoopee! n/i (23 Feb 1980) 100/ Whoopee! n/i (24 Nov 1979) 101/ Whoopee! n/i (3 Feb 1979) 102/ Whoopee! n/i (10 Feb 1979) 103/ Whoopee! n/i (17 Feb 1979) 104/ Whoopee! n/i (28 Jan 1978) 105/ Whoopee! n/i (25 April 1981) 106/ Whoopee! n/i (17 Nov 1979) 107/ Whoopee! n/i (14 Jan 1978) 108/ Whoopee! n/i (21 Jan 1978) 109/ Whoopee! n/i (7 Jan 1978) 110/ Whoopee! n/i (4 Nov 1978) 111/ Whoopee! n/i (3 May 1980) 112/ Whoopee! n/i (10 Nov 1979) 113/ Whoopee! n/i (3 nov 1979) 114/ Whoopee! n/i (17 Nov 1979) 115/ Whoopee! n/i (24 Nov 1979) 116/ Whoopee! n/i (15 Dec 1979) 117/ Whoopee! n/i (1 Dec 1979) 118/ Whoopee! n/i (5 Jan 1980) 119/ Whoopee! n/i (12 Jan 1980) 120/ Whoopee! n/i (19 jan 1980) 121/ Whoopee! n/i (26 Jan 1980) 122./ Whoopee! n/i (18 Apr 1981) 123/ Whoopee! n/i (5 Sept 1981) 124/ Whoopee! n/i (30 Dec 1978) 125/ Whoopee! n/i (22 April 1978) 126/ Whoopee! n/i (29 April 1978) 127/ Whoopee! n/i (6 May 1978) 128/ Whoopee! n/i (16 Sept 1978) 129/ Whoopee! n/i (23 Sept 1978) 130/ Whoopee! n/i (30 Sept 1978) 131/ Whoopee! n/i (7 Oct 1978) 132/ Whoopee! n/i (28 Oct 1978) 133/ Whoopee! n/i (12 May 1979) 134/ Whoopee! n/i (13 Oct 1979) 135/ Whoopee! n/i (12 Sept 1981) 136/ Whoopee! n/i (7 April 1979) 137/ Whoopee! n/i (12 Aug 1978) 138/ Whoopee! n/i (9 May 1981) 139/ Whoopee! n/i (11 Oct 1980) 140/ Whoopee! n/i (8 July 1978) 141/ Whoopee! n/i (13 Jan 1979) 142/ Whoopee! n/i (21 Oct 1978) 143/ Knockout n/i (4 Sept 1971) IPC 144/ Whizzer and Chips n/i (11 Aug 1979) IPC 145/ Whizzer and Chips n/i (18 Aug 1979) IPC 146/ Whizzer and Chips n/i (1 Sept 1979) IPC 147/ Shiver and Shake n/i (7 April 1973) IPC 148/ Shiver and Shake n/i (31 March 1973) 149/ Shiver and Shake n/i (2 June 1973) IPC 150/ Shiver and Shake n/i (23 June 1973) IPC 151/ Shiver and Shake n/i (7 July 1973) IPC 152/ Shiver and Shake n/i (2 Feb 1974) 153/ The Beano No. (2007) DC Thomson 154/The Beano No. (2008) DC Thomson 155/ Viz No. 27 (1988) Dennis Publishing 156/ Viz No. 99 (1999) Dennis Publishing

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Archivist's Note

Description compiled by Hailey Austin

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

Custodial History

Given to Professor Chris Murray to be donated at the University Archives

Accruals

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