Girl (UK comics)
| Girl | |
|---|---|
 The cover of Girl issue 1, featuring Kitty Hawke and her All-Girl Air Crew, 1951 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Hulton Press, Odhams Press, IPC |
| Schedule | Weekly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | 2 November 1951 – 3 October 1964 |
| No. of issues | 675 |
| Editor(s) | Marcus Morris, |
Girl was the name of two weekly comics magazines for girls published by IPC Magazines in the United Kingdom.
The first and more well-known volume was published from 1951 to 1964. It was launched by Hulton Press on 2 November 1951 as a sister paper to the Eagle, and lasted through Hultons' acquisition by Odhams Press in 1959 and Odhams' merger into IPC in 1963. Its final issue was dated 3 October 1964, after which it was merged into Princess. Girl was very much an educational magazine whose heroines, including those who got into scrapes, became involved in tales that had a moral substance. A considerable number of pages were also dedicated to real-life tales of heroic women in various fields.
A second volume of the series was published by IPC from 1981 to 1990, during which time and Tammy were merged into it.[1]
Original series[]
Like the Eagle, Girl was founded by the Rev. Marcus Morris, with the close participation of Morris' fellow clergyman Chad Varah. The lead strip was originally , drawn in full colour by , about a group of women running a charter airline. The strip was not very popular — it was apparently felt to be too masculine — and it was moved to the black-and-white interior pages, replaced on the cover by the schoolgirl strip , written by and and drawn by Bailey.[2][3][4]
Other strips included:
- , written by Betty Roland and drawn by (1958-1961)[5]
- , drawn by [6]
- by and [7]
- by and [8]
- , written by and drawn by [9]
- , drawn by Gerald Haylock[10]
- Emergency Ward 10, based on the TV series, drawn by [11]
- , a western strip, written by Charles Chilton[12]
- , illustrated by [13]
- by Betty Roland and (1954)[5]
- — the greenest girl in the school, by John Ryan[14]
- by Ruth Adam and (1954–55)[15]
- by Betty Roland and (1953-1954)[5]
- , written by Peter Ling and (1957)[16]
- Penny Wise by Norman Pett
- The Pilgrim Sisters by George Beardmore and Hardee
- , drawn by (1961)[17]
- by Betty Roland and [18]
- , drawn by [19]
- by and (1961)[17][20]
- by and [8]
- , series about a student nurse, by Ruth Adam and (1954–61)[15][21]
- Susan Marsh by Ruth Adam and Peter Kay
- , bio of the Brontë sisters, written by and , drawn by [11]
- by and (1952-52)[17]
- , written by Peter Ling and (1956–57)[16]
- by and Cecil Langley Doughty[9]
- by Betty Roland and (1954-1958)[5] — reprinted as Vicky in Australia in Princess Tina
- , drawn by [10]
- by and (1952)[17]
- Your Pets by Barbara Woodhouse and George Howe
1980s series[]
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| Girl | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | IPC Magazines |
| Schedule | Weekly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | 14 February 1981 – March 1990 |
| No. of issues | 478 |
According to Jacqueline Rayner, writing about girls' comics in The Guardian, the second volume of Girl "was a stepping stone between the traditional 'picture-story papers' and . . . teen mags such as Jackie and Blue Jeans." It "had photo-stories, boyfriends, pop stars and problem pages, alongside its occasional illustrated story."[22]
The IPC title Dreamer, which debuted on September 19, 1981, merged into Girl after Dreamer's May 15, 1982, issue. The merged publication carried the title Girl and Dreamer in the period 1982–1983 (issues 89 to 110 at least).[23]
The fellow IPC title Tammy (launched 1971) was intended to merge with Girl in the summer of 1984, but, according to the Grand Comics Database, "a printer's dispute in June 1984 prevented the final issues being published and it was simply canceled. Girl did carry the Tammy masthead for several issues from 25th August 1984 but these issues contain no material from Tammy."[24]
In March 1990, Girl was merged into its fellow IPC title , which became My Guy and Girl for a period.[25] Girl volume 2 published 478 issues.
Strips[]
- Diary of a Ballerina
- The Haunting of Uncle Gideon
- Patty's World by Purita Campos — continued from Princess Tina and
References[]
- ^ "Complete AP / Fleetway Comic Index". www.dandare.info.
- ^ Girl Flight! Kitty Hawke and Worrals of the WAAF versus Angela Air Hostess, Gad, Sir! Comics!, 19 September 2007
- ^ "Girl at BritishComics.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ^ "Ray Bailey (I)". lambiek.net.
- ^ a b c d Steve Holland, Betty Roland, Bear Alley, 8 September 2006
- ^ "Marjorie Slade". lambiek.net.
- ^ "Stanley Houghton". lambiek.net.
- ^ a b Steve Holland Pat Nevin, Bear Alley, 1 May 2008
- ^ a b Eagle writers - Geoffrey Bond (1920 - 2009) aka Alan Jason, Eagle Times, 31 December 2009
- ^ a b "Gerald Haylock". lambiek.net.
- ^ a b "Eric Dadswell". lambiek.net.
- ^ Eagle Writers - Charles Chilton (1917 - ), Eagle Times, 30 July 2008
- ^ "Harry Winslade". lambiek.net.
- ^ "John Ryan". lambiek.net.
- ^ a b "Peter Kay". lambiek.net.
- ^ a b Steve Holland, Peter Ling (1926-2006), Bear Alley, 21 September 2006
- ^ a b c d Steve Holland, Dudley Pout, Bear Alley, 31 January 2007
- ^ "Charles Paine". lambiek.net.
- ^ "Roy Newby". lambiek.net.
- ^ Eagle writers: J. H. G. Freeman (1903-1972) aka Gordon Grinstead, Eagle Times, 30 January 2009
- ^ Shu-fen Tsai, [1] Girlhood Modified in Susan of St. Brides in Girl magazine (1954-1961) (pdf), Dong Hwa Journal of Humanistic Studies 2, July 2000, pp. 259-272
- ^ Rayner, Jacqueline (2012-08-17). "Jinty, Tammy, Misty and the golden age of girls' comics". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ Girl (IPC, 1981 Series), Grand Comics Database. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Tammy entry, Grand Comics Database. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ Carroll, Michael Owen. "Can You Help Me Track Down My Guy?," Rusty Staples Comics Blog (June 26, 2018).
Sources[]
- Comics publications
- 1951 comics debuts
- 1964 comics endings
- 1981 comics debuts
- 1990 comics endings
- British girls' comics
- Defunct British comics
- Comics magazines published in the United Kingdom
- Magazines established in 1951
- Magazines disestablished in 1964
- Magazines established in 1981
- Magazines disestablished in 1990
- Comics about women
- Odhams Press titles