Over the years the Dandy has had many different strips ranging from comic strips to adventure strips to prose stories. However eventually the Dandy changed from having all these different types of strips to having only comic stips. Prose stories were the first to go being phased out in the 1950s. Adventure Strips were phased out in the 1980s.
| Comic strip | Time in comic | Artist | Notes |
| 101 Ways to Use a Meerkat | 2010–2011 | Duncan Scott & Wayne Thompson | There were exactly 101 episodes. |
| The Arena of Awesome | 2011 | Jamie Smart | This strip involves two random things, such as an Alien and a Ghost, fighting. |
| Bananaman | 1980–present | Wayne Thompson | Originally in Nutty until 1985; also in BEEB comic. |
| The Bogies | 2008–present | Nigel Auchterlounie | |
| Boo | 2011 | Andy Fanton | A strip about a cowardly ghost. |
| Dave the Squirrel | 2011 | Andy Fanton | |
| Desperate Dan | 1937–present | Jamie Smart | |
| George versus Dragon | 2010–present | Andy Fanton | |
| Harry and his Hippo | 1980s, 2011 | Andy Fanton | Originally appeared in the comic in the 1980s, later returned in the Strictly Come Laughing reader poll in 2011. It won and became a regular in the comic. |
| Harry Hill's Real Life Adventures in TV Land | 2010–2011 | Nigel Parkinson, Harry Hill, Sean Baldwin | Drawn by Nigel Parkinson and written by Harry Hill. |
| Kid Cops | 2010-2011 | Lew Stringer | |
| Korky the Cat | 1937–2004, 2005, 2007, 2010–present | Phil Corbett | Appeared on front cover of first Dandy. |
| Little Celebs | 2010-present | Nigel Parkinson | |
| Mr. Meecher, the Uncool Teacher | 2010-present | Wilbur Dawbarn | |
| Postman Prat | 2010-present | Lew Stringer | About a bumbling postman. The title is a parody of Postman Pat. |
| Bone-O | 2011 | Mike Donaldson | |
| Sea Dogs | 2011 | Steve Beckett | |
| The Gleeks | 2011 | Nigel Auchterlounie | |
| Fu Schnicken | 2011 | Wayne Thompson | |
| Addie and Hermy | early 1940s | A Second World War satire of Adolf Hitler and Herman Goerring. | |
| Bamboo Town | 1937–44 | Fun in the African jungle. | |
| The Banana Bunch | 1956–1993, 2004, 2010 | Nigel Parkinson | Originally in The Beezer |
| Beryl the Peril | 1953–2005, 2007, 2010 | Robert Nixon/Karl Dixon | Originally in The Topper. Moved to The Dandy in 1993. |
| Black Bob | 1944–82 | Jack Prout | a border collie |
| Brassneck | Unknown | Bill Holroyd/Steve Bright/Nick Brennan | A robot |
| Bully Beef and Chips | 1967–97, 2009–2010 | Jimmy Hughes/Sid Burgon/Wayne Thompson | respectively, a stocky male bully and a weedy but clever boy who is almost always the hero. |
| The Burrd | 1980s | Ron Spencer | |
| Class Act/P5 | 1998–2003 | Jimmy Hansen | |
| Cuddles and Dimples | 1984–2010 | Barrie Appleby/Gordon Bell/Nigel Parkinson | Cuddles originally in Nutty (1981–1985), transferred to Hoot! (1985–1986), teamed up with Dimples following Dandy merger. Dimples strip in The Dandy 1984–1986. |
| Desperate Dawg | Unknown | George Martin | similar to 'Desperate Dan' but was a dog. |
| Dinah Mo | 1983-1996 | Ron Spencer | |
| First Class | 1993-1998 | Jimmy Hansen | Precursor to P5. |
| Granny | 1988-?? | Barrie Appleby | spin-off strip from Cuddles and Dimples which began in , featuring the pair's grandmother |
| Greedy Pigg | 1965-1984 | George Martin | Greedy Pigg returned in Comic Cuts in the Dandy with a brand new comic strip drawn by George Martin. |
| Growing Paynes | 1992-2001 | Trevor Metcalfe | Strip about two warring brothers. |
| Ham and Egghead | 1980s | Steve Bright | |
| Hungry Horace | Lasted from first issue (1937) till No. 860 (17 May 1958) | Allan Morleythough to the end, by George Drysdale. | About a kid who was eternally hungry and in search of food. Sometimes he got it and sometimes he got hit. |
| Hyde & Shriek | 1992–1993, 2008–2010 | Tom Paterson | |
| Jak and Todd | 1997–1999, 2000–2003, 2004–2010 | ||
| The Jocks and the Geordies | 1975–91 | Jimmy Hughes | the rivalry of pupils of two schools on the Scottish border. |
| Marvo the Wonder Chicken | 1990-1991, 1996–1998, 2008–2010 | Syd Ketching, Jimmy Hansen, Nigel Parkinson | |
| Molly | 1991-2004 | David Mostyn | A spoilt girl. |
| Monkey Business | John Geering | a group of monkeys who ran a supermarket. | |
| My Own Genie | Jamie Smart | Returned in reprints in the Dandy Summer Holiday Special No.1 in 2011 | |
| Potsworth & Co. | 1992-1994 | Barrie Appleby | a comic strip based on the Hanna-Barbera series of the same name which was more popular in the UK than the U.S. (where it was seen as Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone). Originally in the Beezer and Topper, moving to the Dandy in 1993. |
| Our Gang | lasted from the first issue to issue 340 (29 March 1947 | Dudley Watkins | The famous group of American kids. |
| Peter's Pocket Grandpa | 1970s/1980s | Ron Spencer | |
| Pre-Skool Prime Minister | 2010-present | Jamie Smart | About a pre-school age kid becoming British prime minister. |
| Puss 'n' Boots | John Geering/Barrie Appleby/Nigel Parkinson | A cat and a dog who are always fighting each other. Originally in Sparky. | |
| Smasher | 1957–2002, 2007 (reprints) | Brian Walker | Originally a mischievous boy who liked to smash things, later a boy who smashed things by accident. |
| Smitten | 1991-1993 | Bill Ritchie | A young boy and his problems with love. |
| Tootuff | Zep | translated version of Swiss-French comic strip Titeuf by Zep | |
| Tom Tum | 1970s/1980s | a fat boy who never stops eating. | |
| Winker Watson | 1961–2007 | A cunning boy who is from Greytowers School. | |
| Spoof Madvertisement! | spoof of advertisements. | ||
| 99 Genius Homework Excuses | 2011 - present | Karl Dixon | |
| Not The Greatest... | 2011 | David Mostyn | |
| Yore! | February to September 2011 | The Etherington Brothers | About a pig and two monsters on a quest. |
| Cheryl's Mole | 2011 | Chris McGhie | Name is a play on Cheryl Cole |
| Bear Behind | 2011 | Stu Munro | |
| Dino Vet | 2011 | Phil Corbett | |
| Tiny's Temper | 2011 | Stu Munro | Name is a play on Tinie Tempah. About a boy and his anthropomorphised temper. |
| Jibber & Steve | 2010-present | Nigel Auchterlounie | |
| Snoop Dawg | 2011 | Wayne Thompson | Name is a play on Snoop Dog |
| Fat Cat | 2011 | Paul Palmer | |
| Nuke Noodle | 2011-present | Alexander Matthews | |
| Clown Wars! | 2011 | Nik Holmes | A parody of Star Wars with the name being a play on Clone Wars. |
| Nobody's Child | |||
| Rocky's Horror Show | 2011 | Wilbur Dawbarn | The strip is a selection of creepy tales introduced by "Rocky". |
Contents |
As part of The Dandy's massive October 2010 clear-out and revamp, the new comic strips were given 10 weeks to 5 months (based on popularity). After the strip has finished it's run, it will be replaced by a new strip or a strip that had previously ended it's run. There are only 7 regulars in the comic: Desperate Dan Korky the Cat Bananaman The Bogies Harry Hill's Real Life Adventures in TV Land Mr. Meecher, the Uncool Teacher George vs Dragon. The comic strips that are in the comic now are: Little Celebs, Harry Hill's Real Life Adventures in TV Land, Postman Prat, Bananaman, 99 Genius Homework Excuses, Go Compare!, Punslinger, Dad's Turn To Cook, Mr Meecher, the Uncool Teacher, My Freaky Family, My Own Genie, Rocky's Horror Show, Are You Ready For The Question, Noel?, Count Slugula, Korky the Cat, The Bogies, Nuke Noodle, Snoop Dawg, Animals Eat The Funniest Things, Star T.Rex, Pepperoni Pig, Space Raoul, George vs Dragon and Desperate Dan. The only strips that have been in every issue since the revamp are Harry Hill's Real Life Adventures in TV Land, Desperate Dan, The Bogies and Bananaman. The Dandy has never quite used as many reprints as The Beano has. Exceptions include Dirty Dick and Screwy Driver (1970s), Snip 'n' Snap (1999, 2007), The Nutters, Piggles and Ali's Baba (2004), Blubba and the Bear and Smasher (2007), The Banana Bunch, Fiddle O Diddle, Korky The Cat and Molly (2010), My Own Genie and Space Raoul (2011).
Artists for the stars:
As of January 4th 2012.
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