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''TV Comic'' was a British comic book magazine published weekly from 9 November 1951 until 29 June 1984. Originally started by Beaverbrook, it was published by Polystyle Publications from 1960 and featured stories based on television series running at the time of publication. The first issue ran to eight pages, with ''Muffin the Mule'' on the front cover. It also featured many other TV favourites of the day, including ''Mr. Pastry'', ''Larry the Lamb'', ''Tom Puss'', ''Prince Valiant'' (Hal Foster reprint) ''Jack & Jill'' and ''Prudence Kitten''. In common with other British children's comics, ''TV Comic'' absorbed other, less successful titles during its run. These included ''TV Land'' and ''TV Express'' in 1962, ''TV Action'' (formerly ''Countdown'') in 1973, ''Tom and Jerry Weekly'' in 1974 (Tom and Jerry already featured in ''TV Comic'') and the short-lived ''Target'' in 1978. Editors of ''TV Comic'' included Dick Millington (who also edited ''Pippin'' and created ''Mighty Moth''), Robin Tucheck and John Lynott. Artists included Bill Titcombe, John Canning, Neville Main, H. Watts, Gerry Haylock, Mike Lacey and Steve Maher. ==History== For the first decade of its existence, the publication was aimed explicitly at younger children. As well as ''Muffin the Mule'' (which ran for nearly 10 years—as the cover feature until 1955, then later as a half-page in black and white), other favourites from the 1950s that made appearances were ''Sooty'', ''Coco the Clown'', ''Noddy'' and ''Lenny the Lion''. As the decade passed, so the comic began to acquire a slightly more "grown-up" feel, with stories such as ''Treasure Island'', ''The Lone Ranger'' and ''Black Beauty'' all appearing for a time. Text stories also began to be featured, with religious themes such as "Jesus and the Bible". ''TV Comic'' is notable for printing ''Doctor Who'' stories from 1964 to 1979 (except for the period between 1971 and 1973, when the strip was instead published in another Polystyle title, ''Countdown/TV Action''). It also featured strip cartoons for the early puppet TV series produced by Gerry Anderson and AP Films—''Four Feather Falls'', ''Supercar'' and ''Fireball XL5''—until Anderson's titles became the focus of a rival publication, ''TV Century 21''. The 1960s issues are also noted as being the most collectable period in the comic's history. As well as ''Doctor Who'' and Anderson strips, other highly collectable material included ''Telegoons'' (which ran from 1963 to 1967), ''Space Patrol'' (from 1964 to 1965) and ''The Avengers'' (initially from 1965 to 1966 and again from 1968 to 1972). A number of annuals and holiday specials were also issued over the years, including special editions concentrating on characters such as the Pink Panther and Tom and Jerry. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「TV Comic」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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