The Magic Comic
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- Not to be confused with the unrelated 1970s Magic comic
The Magic Comic was the ill fated third comic to The Beano and The Dandy. It was aimed at a younger audience, with more emphasis on picture stories. The first issue was published in July 22, 1939. The comic ran for only 80 issues until January 25, 1941. Paper rationing due to the outbreak of World War II was to blame for its demise.
Two annuals, named The Magic Fun Book, were also published in 1941 and 1942. The cover star was Koko the Pup who would later team up with Big Eggo in the Magic-Beano Books between 1943 and 1950 in the story named Eggo and Koko.
A first issue of The Magic comic was sold on eBay in February 2006 for £1,250 to a collector, and it was one of only 6 copies known to exist. A 'Very Fine' copy was also sold in 1997 for £2,975.
In the 1970s, a comic called Magic comic was published in England.
[edit] Characters Featured
- Koko the Pup
- Dolly Dimple
- Peter Piper
- Boy Biffo the Brave
- Uncle Dan The Magic man
- The Boy With The Golden Goose
- Cheeky Mary - The Lord Mayors Daughter
- Tell-Tale Tilly
- Sam Swell
- Little Squirty
- The Adventures of Grandfather Clock
- The Tickler Twins in Wonderland
- Pa, Ma and Squeaker
- Oompah Pete
- Ugly Muggins
- Wee Hi Lo
- Poor Blind Billy
- The Seven-Foot Cowboy
- Val In The Magic Forest
- The Magic Joke Page
- Inky, Binky and Bluff
- Sooty Snowball
- Leave It to Lop Ears
- Crusty Crosspatch
- The Wolf Boy of Badenoch
- Old Pop Pelican
- Tootsy McTurk
- Sammy's Magic Stone
- Herr Paul Fry - The Nasty Spy
- Ding-Dong Dally
- Little Orphan Andy
- Old Father Time
- Kipper Feet
- Beric the Caveboy
- Dizzy Duck
- Dick Turpentine
- Dirty Dick - The Chimney Sweep
- Stone-Age Steve
- Young Buffalo Bill
- Two Wanderers of the War
- Softie Sam
- Gulliver
- Keeper Of The Flock
- Hiram Scaram - The Stagecoach Driver
- Robin Hood
- Pete of the Spitfires
- Bandy Legs
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