THE COMIC PRICE GUIDE FOR GREAT BRITAIN 5 (D)

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DANDY COMIC, THE. D.C. Thomson. 1 4th Dec 1937-presentThe longest-running British comic title approaching its 70th anniversary. Not quite as culty and popular as The Beano though. About 15 copies known to exist of issue #1 (compared to 16 or 17recorded Beano #1's). There is also a copy with two centre-spreads missing so it's basically the first four pages and the last four. It still sold for 148! An issue in solid VG Plus was sold at auction in June 1996 for 2,420 which helped put this item on the map. It was descibed as having "tanned dusty front/back covers with three small tears. Interior pages lightly tanned with edge wear". June 1999 saw 4,840 achieved. In 2004 a world record price was established for a British comic at a staggering 20,350 for a Fine Minus grade copy with the only known surviving free gift Express Whistler. A VG copy was sold at auction in May 2005 for 6,366. The Dandy title currently holds the record highest sale for both comic and annual, putting The Beano firmly in its place for once! Dandy is now Dandy Extreme and monthly. The desperation of the free gifts that are piled into the pre-bagged package makes you fear for this title's long term survival.PR GD VG FN VF NM MINT1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 1 4th Dec 1937 rare, about 10 known copies; 1st Korky the Cat by James Crichton, Keyhole Kate by Alan Morely, Desperate Dan by Dudley Watkins, Jimmy and his Grockle by James Clark, Smarty Granpa by Dudley Watkins500.00 3,000.00 6,000.00 20,000.002 rare; only a handful of copies exist. In Sept 2004, a Fine Minus copy with the free gift Jumping Frog (one of only 2 known examples) sold for 3,76880.00 400.00 1,500.00 4,000.003 rare; only a handful of copies exist. In Sept 2004 a lovely Fine Plus copy sold for 1,81550.00 250.00 750.00 1,500.004 rare; 1st Christmas issue40.00 175.00 500.00 1,000.005 rare30.00 150.00 350.00 750.006-10 rare25.00 130.00 275.00 500.0011-15 very scarce22.50 120.00 225.00 450.0016-20 very scarce20.00 90.00 200.00 400.0021-30 very scarce15.00 60.00 125.00 250.0031-40 very scarce12.50 50.00 100.00 200.0041-50 very scarce10.00 40.00 80.00 175.00

Free Gifts#1 (4th Dec 1937) - Express Whistler#2 (11th Dec 1937) - Jumping Frog#11 (12th Feb 1938) - Dainty Dandy Nougat#12 (19th Feb 1938) - Dandy Tasty Toffee#39 (27th Aug 1938) - Red Indian Bow and Arrows#40 (3rd Sep 1938) - Dandy Nougat Bar#53 (3rd December 1938) - Dandy Fruity Lollipop#78 (27th May 1939) - Korky Balloon#90 (19th Aug 1939) - Flying Balloon#121 ( 23rd Mar 1940) - Nutty Nougat#990 (11th November 1960) - The Dandy Whirlybird#991 (19th November 1960) - The Dandy Thunderbang#1529 (13th Mar 1971) - Dandy Thunderbang#1530 (2th Mar 1971) - Red Racketty#1662 (29th Mar 1973) - Korky's Squeaky Squawker#1663 (6th Oct 1973) - Whirly Twirley#1771 (1st Nov 1975) - Korky Glow Mask#1772 (8th Nov 1973) - The Funny Face Maker#1894 (11th Mar 1978) - Dan's Nutty Nougat#1895 (18th Mar 1978) - The Zooming Boomer

Key issues

#1 (4th Dec 1937) - 1st Korky the Cat, 1st Keyhole Kate, 1st Desperate Dan, 1st Jimmy and his Grockle, 1st Smarty Grandpa#4 - 1st Christmas issue#18 - 1st April Fool issue#207 (7th Feb 1942) - 1st Peter Pye by Dudley Watkins#227 (14th Nov 1942) - 1st Dick Whittington by Dudley Watkins#272 (1st Aug 1944) - 1st Amazing Mr. X by Jack Glass (1st British costumed crime-fighter)#280 (25th Nov 1944) - 1st Black Bob text story#285 ( 3rd Feb 1945) - 1st Danny Longlegs by Dudley Watkins#447 (17th Jun 1950) - titled shortened to Dandy#500 (23rd Jun 1951) - anniversary issue#603 (13th Jun 1953) - 1st Westward Ho! by Paddy Brennan#721 (17th Sep 1955) - 1st all-picture issue#745 (5th May 1956) - 1st Black Bob picture story#990 (12th Nov 1960) - 1st Corporal Clott by David Law#1000 (21st Jan 1961) - anniversary issue though no special acknowledgement on the cover - Nov 2007 E Bay sale 14.85 (VG)#1010 (1st Apr 1961) - 1st Winker Watson - Nov 2007 E Bay sale 28 (VG/FN)#1202 (5th Dec 1964) - 1st Brassneck#1771 (1st Nov 1975) - new look; free Korky Cat Mask; 4 new stories#2000 (22nd Mar 1980) - anniversary issue#2287 (21st Sep 1985) - 1st Dandy