The Dandy — D.C. Thomson & Co.
Issue: #1
The first issue of Dandy was a mixture of comic strips, picture stories (strips but with the text mostly or completely kept separate from the pictures, located underneath them rather than in word balloons and text boxes) and text stories with minimal accompanying illustrations.Contents:Korky the Cat (front cover strip)Keyhole Kate (half page strip)Desperate Dan (half page strip)Jimmy and his Grock...
First appearances: Keyhole Kate, Buck Wilson, Podge, Freddy the Fearless Fly, Grockle, Invisible Dick, Magic Mike, Barney Boko, Hungry Horace, Bongo, Mugg Muggins, Pongo, Jimmy Johnson, Smarty Grandpa
Creators: Dudley D Watkins, Albert Barnes
Characters: Desperate Dan, Korky the Cat, Keyhole Kate, Buck Wilson, Podge, Freddy the Fearless Fly, Grockle, Invisible Dick, Magic Mike, Barney Boko, Hungry Horace, Bongo, Mugg Muggins, Pongo, Jimmy Johnson, Smarty Grandpa