Over the years the British comic magazine The Dandy has had many different strips ranging from humour strips to adventure strips to prose stories. However eventually The Dandy changed from having all these different types of strip to having only humour strips. Prose stories were the first to start being phased out in the 1950s. Adventure strips were phased out in the 1980s.

The Dandy

Strip title Notes Original artist Other notable artists Start date End date Genre Korky the Cat Original run from 1937 to 2005. Made sporadic appearances thereafter before returning in 2010. James Crichton Charles Grigg, David Gudgeon, Robert Nixon, David Sutherland, Paul Palmer, Dave Windett, Henry Davies, Phil Corbett, Anthony Caluori 1937 2012 Humour Keyhole Kate Original run from 1937 to 1955. Later ran from 1989 to 1993, 1998–1999 and reprinted in 2012. Also appeared in Sparky Allan Morley Sid Burgon Tom Paterson, Judi Mitchell

Anthony Caluori 1937 2012 Humour Desperate Dan Dudley Watkins Peter Davidson, Ken H. Harrison,

Anthony Caluori, David Parkins, Trevor Metcalfe, John Geering, Jamie Smart 1937 2013 Humour Jimmy and his Grockle First appeared in The Rover under the title 'Jimmy Johnson's Grockle' in 1932. Later appeared in Sparky under the title 'My Grockle and Me'. James Clark 1937 1946 Humour Adventure The Tricks of Tommy Fred Sturrock 1937 1938 Prose Our Gang This was a licensed comic strip based on the American series of short films, of the same name. Despite appearing in the comic for almost 10 years, they never appeared in the annuals. Dudley Watkins 1937 1947 Humour Red Hoof 1937 1938 Prose Lost on the Mountain of Fear Fred Sturrock 1937 1938 Adventure The Magic Sword 1937 1938 Prose Barney Boko John R. Mason 1937 1944 Humour Hungry Horace Also appeared in Sparky Allan Morley 1937 1958 Humour Freddy the Fearless Fly Original run from 1937 to 1954. Reappeared in the 2010s. Also appeared in Sparky Allan Morley Gordon Bell, Tom Paterson, Phil Corbett 1937 2012 Humour Magic Mike and his Magic Shop Sam Fair 1937 1938 Humour Smarty Grandpa The strips main character looked identical to Granpaw Broon Dudley Watkins 1937 1940 Humour The Two Brave Runaways 1937 1938 Prose The Daring Deeds of Buck Wilson Jack Glass 1937 1938 Adventure Wee Tusky 1937 1943 Prose Boaster Billy Fred Sturrock 1937 1938 Humour Wig and Wam the Skookum Twins Sam Fair 1937 1939 Humour Podge Eric Roberts 1937 1945 Humour Mugg Muggins Charlie Gordon 1937 1938 Humour When the West was Wild 1937 1938 Prose Invisible Dick Originated in The Rover in 1922. Later appeared in Sparky George Ramsbottom 1937 1939 Humour Adventure Bamboo Town Charlie Gordon 1937 1944 Humour Flippy the Sea Serpent Frank Minnitt 1938 1938 Humour Teddy Bear Sam Fair 1938 1938 Humour Late Again Larry Fred Sturrock 1938 1938 Humour Sleepy Gus Fred Sturrock 1938 1938 Humour The House that Jack the Joker built Fred Sturrock 1938 1938 Prose Bad-Luck Billy Fred Sturrock 1938 1938 Prose Buffalo Bill Jack Glass 1938 1938 Prose 7 Terrible Tasks for the 7th Son Dudley Watkins 1938 1938 Prose Handy Clark on the Treasure Trail Fred Sturrock 1938 1939 Adventure The Smasher Unrelated to later and longer running The Smasher which started in 1957. James Walker 1938 1938 Adventure Dopey Dinah Sam Fair 1938 1941 Humour Simple Simon Hugh McNeil 1938 1940 Humour Meddlesome Matty Original run from 1938 to 1942. Reappeared from 1948 to 1949. Later appeared in Sparky Sam Fair Malcolm Judge 1938 1949 Humour Buster Billy (The Pride of the Regiment) James Walker 1938 1939 Prose Wild Young Dirky Dudley Watkins James Walker 1938 1946 Prose The Plucky Little Petersons 1938 1938 Prose The Sign of the Red Raven Jack Glass 1938 1938 Prose The Three Bears James Clark 1938 1939 Prose Never, Never Nelson Jack Glass 1938 1939 Adventure Whistling Jim James Walker 1938 1940 Prose Old King Cole Title Young King Cole from 1941 to 1942 Fred Sturrock 1938 1944 Prose Lost in the Land of Bad King John James Walker 1938 1939 Prose Straight from the Jungle to Magic Land Originally appeared as a prose story in 1939. Title changed to 'Lion Boy' for subsequent appearances. Returned as a picture strip from 1949 to 1950. Reappeared as a prose story in 1951. Returned as a picture strip from 1952 to 1953. Jack Glass 1939 1953 Prose / Adventure The Man from Laughing Mountain 1939 1939 Prose Sacred Bull of Batmandu James Walker 1939 1939 Prose Jumping Jiminy (The Kangaroo who's always on the hop) William Ward 1939 1940 Humour Who's to wear the King's Boots George Ramsbottom 1939 1939 Prose The Ugliest Pig in the World Originally a prose story that ran from 1939 to 1940. Returned in picture strip form under the title 'Rip Snorter – The Ugliest Pig in the World' from 1956 to 1957. Toby Baines Eric Roberts 1939 1957 Prose Jak the Dragon Killer Jack Glass 1939 1941 Prose The Man who owns an Ali Baba Cave Toby Baines 1939 1940 Prose The Boy with Iron Hands Fred Sturrock 1939 1940 Adventure The Black-Striped Sweets that Billy Eats James Walker 1939 1939 Prose Our Teacher's a Walrus! Originally a prose story from 1939 to 1940. Reappeared in picture strip form in 1947. George Ramsbottom Dudley Watkins 1939 1947 Prose / Humour Adventure Drake's Drummer Boy Originally a prose story that ran from 1939 to 1940. Returned as a picture strip in 1959. Jack Glass Victor Peon 1939 1959 Prose / Adventure Little White Chief of the Cherokees Originally ran from 1939 to 1940. Reprinted from 1951 to 1952. George Ramsbottom 1939 1952 Adventure Addie and Hermy Sam Fair 1939 1941 Humour Those Blinking Vaccies Again Toby Baines 1939 1940 Prose Wild Man of the Woods Sam Fair 1940 1940 Humour Jimmy's Pocket Grandpa Fred Sturrock 1940 1941 Prose Swallowed by a Whale George Ramsbottom 1940 1940 Prose Hair Oil Hal John Brown 1940 1941 Humour Cripple Charlie Toby Baines 1940 1940 Prose There's a Curse on the King Toby Baines 1940 1941 Prose British Boys and Girls go West 1940 1941 Prose Wildfire the War Horse Jack Glass 1940 1941 Adventure The Daring Deeds of the Sheriff's Little Sister George Ramsbottom 1940 1940 Prose The Adventures of Dick Turpin's Kids George Ramsbottom 1941 1941 Prose Brave Little Comrade of the Cowardly Lion James Clark 1941 1941 Prose Boomerang Burke Jack Glass 1941 1942 Adventure Centipede Pete James Clark 1941 1941 Humour Jock Macswiper R. MacGiillivray 1941 1941 Humour Young Husky 1941 1941 Prose The Chimney Top Teacher James Walker 1941 1941 Prose Grandma Jolly and her Brolly John R. Mason 1941 1941 Humour The Twins dare the Redskin Trail Toby Baines 1941 1941 Prose Hassan and his Flying Carpet James Walker 1941 1942 Prose Blackhawk's Boy George Ramsbottom 1941 1941 Adventure Mickey's Magic Book James Crichton 1941 1948 Humour Big Starr Jack Glass 1941 1942 Adventure Watchful Wally 1942 1942 Humour Willie Woodpecker John R. Mason 1942 1944 Humour Peter Pye Dudley Watkins 1942 1942 Humour Adventure The Two Tough Lambs Toby Baines 1942 1942 Prose Freddie Flipper's Fighters 1942 1942 Prose The Magic Box Toby Baines 1942 1942 Prose Merry Marvo and his Magic Cigar Allan Morley 1942 1946 Humour Hopeful Jimmy Steele James Walker 1942 1943 Prose Diver Dick Robert MacGillivray 1942 1944 Humour Dick Whittington and his Cat 1942 1943 Humour Adventure Lost in the Magic Forest 1943 1943 Prose Tricky Dicky Doyle James Walker 1943 1943 Prose King of the Jungle James Clark 1943 1943 Adventure The Magic Knockers Toby Baines 1943 1944 Prose The Wonderful Wizards James Walker 1943 1944 Prose Hansel and Gretel James Clark 1944 1944 Adventure The Spitfire Twins 1944 1944 Prose Inky Poo the Cute Hindoo John R. Mason 1944 1944 Humour Captain Cutlass Charlie Gordon 1944 1945 Humour The Wandering Wilsons Jack Prout 1944 1944 Prose Clumsy Claudie Leslie Marchant 1944 1944 Humour The Amazing Mr X Jack Glass Dudley Watkins 1944 1945 Adventure Five Spunky Duncans Jack Prout 1944 1944 Prose The Slapdash Circus Toby Baines 1944 1945 Prose Charlie Chutney the Humoral Cook Allan Morley 1944 1947 Humour Nellie Elephant Leslie Marchant 1944 1945 Humour Black BobOriginally a prose story that ran from 1944 to 1955. From 1956 onwards appeared as picture strips reprinted from The Weekly News. Jack Prout 1944 1982 Prose / Adventure Old Ma Murphy the Strong Arm School Ma'am Allan Morley 1944 1949 Humour Lazy Larry Dudley Watkins 1945 1946 Humour Danny Longlegs Dudley Watkins 1945 1950 Humour Adventure Mary's Magic Medicines Jack Prout 1945 1945 Prose Happy Go Lucky James Walker 1945 1945 Prose Absent-Minded Alfie Fred Sturrock 1945 1947 Humour The Cheery Chinks Charlie Gordon 1945 1946 Humour The ABC Kids James Crichton 1946 1946 Prose The Crusoe Kydds James Crichton 1946 1946 Prose Dad's got a Broken Leg Fred Sturrock 1946 1946 Prose Julius Sneezer the Sneezing Caesar Allan Morley 1946 1949 Humour Dangerous Duff (the Mouse who's Rough and Mighty Tough) James Crichton 1946 1947 Humour Whiskery Dick Similar to The Beanos Hairy Dan except instead of a massive beard this character had a very large moustache. 1946 1948 Humour Poor Old Nosey Fred Sturrock 1946 1947 Prose Dickey Bird (the Boy who knows the Secret Whistle) James Walker 1947 1947 Prose Her Majesty's Wizard, Mr G. Whizz Fred Sturrock 1947 1949 Prose Smudge Originally ran from 1947 to 1949. Reprinted from 1955 to 1957 under the title 'Hy Jinks' Eric Roberts 1947 1957 Humour Cinder Eddie Fred Sturrock 1947 1947 Prose Curly's Two Ton Kitten 1947 1948 Prose Bouncing Billy Balloon Charlie Gordon 1948 1948 Humour Brave Young Black-Hoof Dudley Watkins 1948 1949 Adventure Big Bonehead Jack Glass 1948 1949 Prose Castor Oil Craddock Basil Blackaller 1948 1948 Humour Raggy Muffin – the Dandy Dog James Crichton 1948 1950 Humour Plum Macduff (the Highlandman who never gets enough) Bill Holroyd 1948 1952 Humour Hotcha the Hottentot Robert MacGillivray 1948 1949 Humour The Slave of the Magic Lamp Fred Sturrock 1948 1949 Prose The Croaker holds the Clue Jack Glass 1948 1949 Prose Wuzzy-Wiz, Magic is his Biz Bill Holroyd 1949 1955 Humour Mary's Mighty Uncle Originally a prose story in 1949. Returned as an adventure strip in 1953 Fred Sturrock Charles Grigg 1949 1953 Prose / Adventure Sir Solomon Snoozer Paddy Brennan 1949 1950 Humour Adventure Cocky Sue the Cockatoo (she's the Brains of the Pirate Crew) 1949 1951 Humour Jammy Jimmy Johnson (the Boy with Lucky Hands) Fred Sturrock 1950 1950 Prose Quick-Nick, the Lightning Lock-Picker of LondonOriginally a prose story in 1950. Reappared in picture strip form in 1958. Reprinted from 1973 to 1974. Jack Glass 1950 1974 Prose / Adventure Black Magic Bongo the Schoolboy from the Congo Fred Sturrock 1950 1951 Prose Barney's Bear Originally ran from 1950 to 1956. Reprinted from 1964 to 1965. George Ramsbottom 1950 1965 Humour Adventure Grandpa Gallant Rides Again! Fred Sturrock 1950 1950 Prose Tommy Brown's Slave Dudley Watkins 1950 1950 Humour Adventure Rusty Originally ran from 1950 to 1954. Reprinted from 1960 to 1962. Paddy Brennan 1950 1962 Humour Peggy and her Pop's Peg-Leg James Walker 1950 1950 Prose Long Tom's Treasure Jack Glass 1950 1950 Prose Fergus of the Forty Faces James Walker 1950 1951 Adventure The Boy Keeper of the King's Beasts Originally a prose story that ran from 1950 to 1951. Returned as a picture strip entitled 'Wild Wulff' that ran from 1955 to 1956. Jack Glass 1950 1956 Prose Fighting Forkbeard – The Sea Wolf from long ago Paddy Brennan 1951 1951 Adventure Noah Lott – He Knows a Lot of Rot Richard Cox 1951 1954 Humour Bonanza Bill – The Tricky Trader of Hilly Billy City Bill Holroyd 1951 1951 Humour Adventure Shocker Jock – The Boy from the Wonder World Originally a Prose story that ran from 1951 to 1952.