http://www.guide2bristol.com/news/23...-for-The-Dandy
DC Thompson have anounced that the last printed Dandy will go on sale this December in favour for an online version.
This is just the latest in a long line of British comic to disapear from our newsagents shelfs titles that i used to buy as a kid are no longer there gone are the Eagle last seen in the mid 1990's althought Virgin tried to revive Dan Dare in the short lived comic book run. also gone are Warlord,Victor and the Battle coimics along with Topper,Buster and Whizzer and chips and Roy of the Rovers.
All that is now left is the Beano,2000AD and the commando on our shelfs.
No one knows how long the Beano will last as it is another from DC Thompson and if they are getting rid of the Dandy for poor sale then this tittle should surelly be the next to go. The commando has been for a long time mainly a hash of reprinted stories from earlier issues with the odd new story put in here and there the only comic on our shelfs which still has some kind of following is 2000AD with a good mix of old and new stories.
It is sad that today comic books for the British Isles can't grab kids imagination and when you look at the comics on the shelfs now all you see is repinted Marvel and DC comics and then tons of these tat comics to tie in with kids tv and the kids only want it for the cheep toy on the front.and tucked away at the back is a couple of copies of the Dandy and the Beno sad times.