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HISTORY OF THE DANDY ''The Dandy'' is a British Child ren's Comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd of Dundee , Scotland , which was first issued on 3 December (dated 4 December ) 1937 , and is currently the longest running comic in the UK, which it became as of issue 3007 (dated 10 July 1999 ). This beat the previous record holder, '' Comic Cuts '', which ran for 3006 issues between 17 May 1890 - 12 September 1953 . Internationally very few titles surpass the Dandy’s achievement, beaten in terms of duration by Detective Comics (USA) which began in March 1937 and is still running today. In terms of number of issues Pepin (Mexico) ran for 7,561 issues.The original editor was Albert Barnes from the first issue up until 1982 - legend has it that Desperate Dan 's chin was based on Albert's own chin. He was succeeded by Dave Torrie in 1980, before Dave went to edit The Beezer when he was in turn succeeded by Morris Heggie . Morris handed over to Craig Graham in 2006. There have been several long-running Strips in The Dandy over the years. The most enduring is Desperate Dan who has been in all issues since the first one in 1937, bar a brief period in 1997 where he 'left' the comic, only to return for the comic's 60th anniversary issue in that year. Korky The Cat also featured in the first issue, and despite being quietly dropped in January 2005, he returned in November and still makes irregular appearances in The Dandy today. Other long-running characters include Winker Watson, Brassneck and Cuddles & Dimples.Also, because many strips in The Beano are drawn by the same artists, crossovers between the two comics also occur occasionally. As well as this, the comics develop a friendly rivalry. (e.g. "I quit! The Dandy is much safer" "This would never happen in The Beano!") Nutty merged with The Dandy in 1985, followed by Hoot in 1986. An 8 foot bronze statue of Desperate Dan stands in the centre of his birthplace - Dundee . The first issue of The Dandy, complete with free gift, sold for a record £20,350 on 7 September 2004 ; the highest price ever paid for a British comic at an auction. IMAGE UPDATES |
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