Knockout (comic)

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Knockout was the name of two British comic books.

The first ran from (issues dates) 4 March 1939 to 16 February 1963, when it merged with Valiant. Magnet merged with it in 1940, followed by Comic Cuts in 1953. Its strips included (see also here):

  • Billy Bunter
  • Davy Crockett
  • Firebrand the red knight
  • Hopalong Cassidy
  • Johnnie Wingco - master pilot
  • Our Ernie
  • Sexton Blake
  • Sinbad Simms
  • Space Family Rollinson (see French Wikipedia article)
  • Sporty
  • Stonehenge Kit (later Spaceage Kit)
  • Thunderbolt Jackson

The second ran from (issues dates) 12 June 1971 to 23 June 1973, when it merged with Whizzer and Chips. Its strips included:

  • Beat Your Neighbour
  • Boney
  • Fuss Pot
  • Joker
  • Pete's Pockets
  • Sammy Shrink
  • The Haunted Wood
  • The Super Seven
  • The Toffs and the Toughs