The Topper (comics)
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The Topper was a UK
A strip named "
Unlike most other comics at the time, which were half tabloid size, the Topper was for many years full tabloid. It changed to A4 in 1980, one year before The Beezer.
Two comics were merged into The Topper during its run: these were
The Topper also produced an annual collection, The Topper Book.
Rebrand, closure and reprints
In the late 1980s and 1990s, with the expansion of
In September 1990, it was decided to merge the Topper with another of D. C. Thomson's long-running comics, The Beezer and the two comics combined as Beezer and Topper. This continued in publication until 1993; it subsequently closed, with a small amount of content from the combined comic subsequently relocating into other D. C. Thomson publications The Beano and The Dandy.
Despite the closure of the Topper as a standalone title, The Topper Book continued as an annual, separate from The Beezer Book, until the 1994 annual (published 1993, the year new issues of Beezer and Topper ceased).
Vintage stories from the Topper appeared alongside stories from other D. C. Thomson publications in Classics from the Comics, a compilation magazine series which ran from 1996 to 2010.
In March 2012, the
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Famous creators
Well known creators who worked for The Topper include:
- Gordon Bell
- Paddy Brennan
- David Law
- Tom Paterson
- Dudley D. Watkins
- John Dallas
- Malcolm Judge
- Robert Nixon
- David Parkins
See also
- List of DC Thomson publications
References
- ^ "Beano's Dennis the Menace on Royal Mail comic stamps". BBC News. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
