Dandy
Dandy, Beano, and Buntyare the best‐known British comics by virtue of their longevity, being first published in 1937, 1938, and 1950 respectively. The first two are juvenile comics and the last is intended for young adolescent girls.
Fairy tales in the Dandy have tended to be robust and dominated by male characters. An early example, ‘Jack the Dragon Killer’, was initially a text story published in 1939, and later became a picture story with the slightly changed title of ‘Jak the Dragon Killer’. Other picture stories have included ‘Dick Whittington’ (1943) and ‘Hansel and Gretel’ (1944). A parody with the title ‘Joe White and the Seven Dwarfs’ was published in 1943.
Consistently recognized as Britain's most popular comic, the Beano has made rather more use of fairy stories than the Dandy. Male robustness has again been the...
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