Talk:The Dandy

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Contents 1 Two changes or one? 2 Albert Barnes' tenure 3 Fortnightly 4 Fair use rationale for Image:Dandylogo.png

[edit] Two changes or one?

BillyH, you just merged the two relaunches of October and January - is that the actual way it happened? According to the BBC here it took two changes:

Three months ago, the Dandy introduced this most radical relaunch, trying to stem decades of declining circulation.

...and...

But aware of the deluge of media now directed at children, including films and games as well as TV, the comic's owners, DC Thomson, decided to go for wholesale change.

I've not even seen a Dandy in years so I'm far from knowledgable about it, but it seems to me that we should go back to the unmerged version. violet/riga (t) 18:35, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Looking at the first Dandy of the October relaunch, and this weeks issue, no change is apparent. I'd put it down to slightly misleading wording on the BBC's part. BillyH 18:48, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Fair enough, thanks. violet/riga (t) 18:52, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Albert Barnes' tenure

Did he leave in 1980 or 1982? Unless i am misreading, two adjacent sentences contradict each other: The original editor was Albert Barnes from the first issue up until 1982.... He was succeeded by Dave Torrie in 1980.... Lindsay H. 07:30, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fortnightly

Huh! Surely the fortnightly issues mean that The Dandy will soon merge with The Beano? If that happens I can only see Desperate Dan and Bananaman surviving - Winker Watson is too similar to Roger the Dodger, Beryl is too like Minnie the Minx, and Owen Goal is exactly like Ball Boy. Digifiend 10:10, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Dandylogo.png

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BetacommandBot (talk) 20:53, 13 February 2008 (UTC)