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One interesting side of our school category is the amount of titles that were published in Great Britain, and also their longevity.

The Girls' Crystal was first published in 1935 as a story paper and continued its run until 1953, when it transformed into a comic book and continued in that format for ten years.

The Silent Three, was a popular comic strip published in School Friend between 1950 and 1963. It featured a trio of schoolgirls: Joan Derwent, Betty Roland and Peggy West. The boarders at St. Kit's school fought crime and injustice both inside and outside of the school, often wearing masks and hooded green robes.

The Hotspur featured the Red Circle School stories that became firm favorites with its readers. This is just one of the titles published by D.C. Thomson, known as the 'Big Five', which are also included in this category.

The emergence of The Dandy, The Beano and later television meant that the circulation of British school titles gradually faded away.

We have 38 titles and 5,232 issues in our 'School Category' for you to enjoy.

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School Comics And Books

Adventure
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Online: 375 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 999
From: Sep 1921
To: Jan 1961
Seq: 1 - 999
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:Adventure was published by D.C. Thomson based in Dundee, Scotland. Adventure was the first of the 'Big Five', it ran for a total of 1878 issues between 17th September 1921 to 14th January 1961, where it then merged with 'The Rover'. One of the Big Five ...
The Boys' Friend
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Online: 28 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 999
From: Jan 1895
To: Dec 1927
Seq: 1 - 999
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:The Boys' Friend was a story paper, published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It ran for a total of 1717 issues from 29th January 1895 until 31st December 1927, when it was merged into The Triumph. It incorporated ...
The Boys' Herald
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Online: 4 Books
 
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:The Boys' Herald was published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It was first published on 1st August 1903 and ran for a total of 530 issues until 13th September 1913. It changed its name to just 'The Herald' ...
The Boys' Realm
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Online: 7 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 299
From: Sep 1909
To: Jun 1915
Seq: 1 - 299
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:The Boys' Realm was a story paper, published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It was first published on 14th June 1902 and ran until 9th February 1929 for a total of 1235 issues. Its initial run was from 14th ...
The Captain
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Online: 43 Books
 
Publishing History
From: 1899
To: 1924
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:The Captain was a magazine for young boys, published monthly in the United Kingdom by George Newnes from April 1899 to March 1924, for a total of 300 issues. A 'quality' boys' magazine, almost like a junior version of the same publisher's, more ...
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Catholic Publications: Catholic Comics
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Online: 28 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 29
From: Oct 1946
To: Jul 1949
Seq: v1 5 - v3 10
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The Champion Annual for Boys
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Online: 6 Books
 
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:
Champion Book for Boys
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Online: 6 Books
 
Publisher:British Story Papers
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The Champion
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Online: 169 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 999
From: Jan 1922
To: Mar 1955
Seq: 1 - 999
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:The Champion was a weekly anthology story paper published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It ran for a total of 1729 issues between 28th January 1922 and 19th March 1955. It incorporated Young Britain on 23rd ...
Chums
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Online: 9 Books
 
Publishing History
From: 1892
To: Sep 1941
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:Chums was a long running British Story Paper for boys. It was published from 1892 until January 1927 by Cassell & Company based at Ludgate Hill, London. From February 1927 until 1941 it was published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon ...
The Dreadnought
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Online: 7 Books
 
Publishing History
From: 1912
To: 1915
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:The Dreadnought was a short-lived Boy's Story Paper, published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It was first published on March 9th 1912 and ran until June 12th 1915 for a total of 171 issues. It had a number ...
Freckles And His Friends
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Online: 4 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 4
From: Nov 1955
To: Jun 1956
Seq: 1 - 4
Publisher:Argo Publications
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Freddy
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Online: 12 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 15
From: 1959
To: 1962
Seq: 1 - 15
Publisher:Charlton - Promotional Comics
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The Gem
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Online: 274 Books
 
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:The Gem was a British Story Paper. Companion paper to the more famous Magnet. It was published first fortnightly then weekly in the United Kingdom by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It ran from February 1907 to December ...
Girl
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Online: 18 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 427
From: Nov 1951
To: 1964
Seq: v1 1 - v9 11
Publisher:UK Comic Books
Description:
Girl Annual
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Online: 7 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 13
From: Dec 1952
To: Dec 1964
Seq: 1 - 13
Publisher:UK Comic Books
Description:
Girls' Crystal
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Online: 152 Books
 
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:Girls' Crystal was published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It was first published on 26th October 1935 and ran for a total of 908 issues until 18th May 1963 when it was incorporated into 'The School Friend'. For ...
Girls' Crystal
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Online: 92 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 529
From: 1953
To: 1963
Seq: 1 - 529
Publisher:UK Comic Books
Description:Weekly British anthology comic for girls.
Girls' Crystal Annual
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Online: 11 Books
 
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:The Girls' Crystal Annual is an offshoot of The Girls' Crystal paper, was first published in 1939 and ran until the late seventies. It was published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It had the usual mix of girl's ...
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The Hotspur
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Online: 335 Books
 
Publishing History
From: Sep 1933
To: Oct 1959
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:One of the Big Five boys' story papers from D.C. Thomson. Featuring illustrated stories of adventure, sports, schooldays, crime, s.f. plus jokes. They bear no relation to the American pulps or, in fact, the British pocket libraries. They are in a class ...
The Magnet
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Online: 1687 Books
 
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:The Magnet was published weekly by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It was published on 15th February 1908 until 18th May 1940. Originally as The Magnet Library it dropped Library from its title on 10th August 1929. ...
Meet Miss Pepper
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Online: 2 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 2
From: Apr 1954
To: Jun 1954
Seq: 5 - 6
Publisher:St. John
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The Nelson Lee Library
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Online: 278 Books
 
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:The Nelson Lee Library was published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It ran for a total of 948 issues in four runs, between 12th June 1915 and 12th August 1933. First Run or Old Series, ran from 12th June 1915 ...
The Pilot
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Online: 4 Books
 
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:The Pilot was a short-lived Boy's Story Paper. It was published weekly in the United Kingdom by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It ran from October 1935 to April 1938 for a total of 131 issues. It was then incorporated ...
The Popular
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Online: 15 Books
 
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:The Popular was a British weekly story paper for boys. Originally published as The Penny Popular, the penny was dropped from the title when the price went up to two-pence. It was a companion paper to The Penny Wonder, which published more sinister stories. It ...
The Rover
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Online: 957 Books
 
Publishing History
From: Mar 1922
To: Jan 1961
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:The Rover was published by D.C. Thomson based in Dundee, Scotland. The Rover was the second of the 'Big Five' it was first published on 4th March 1922. It ran to a total of 1855 issues with 'Rover' in the title. After nearly a forty year run as 'The ...
School Friend
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Online: 36 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 1
From: May 1950
To: Jan 1965
Seq: 1 - 766
Publisher:UK Comic Books
Description:British weekly comic for girls. Ran from May 1950 to January 1965. A total of 766 issues. It's most famous strip was The Silent Three. Another regular strip was Terry Brent, a detective story.
The School Friend
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Online: 26 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 1
From: May 1919
To: Jul 1929
Seq: v1 229 - v2 229
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:The School Friend was a girl's story paper, published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It was first published on 17th May 1919 and ran until 27th July 1929, for a total of 532 issues. It then changed its name ...
The Schoolboys' Own Library
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Online: 7 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 411
From: 1925
To: 1940
Seq: 1 - 411
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:Schoolboys' Own Library was published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It was published bi-monthly from April 1925, the tri-monthly from October 1936 until its demise in 1940, another casualty of the wartime ...
The Schoolgirl (Shurey)
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Online: 1 Book
 
Publishing History
Issues: 1
From: Feb 1922
Seq: 1 - 1
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:The Schoolgirl in its first incarnation was published by Shurey's Publications Ltd. based at 17 Tudor Street, London. It was a short lived publication that ran from 21st February 1922 until 13th March 1923, for a total of only 56 issues. Featuring mainly ...
The Schoolgirl
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Online: 77 Books
 
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:The Schoolgirl was a British Story Paper for girls. It was published weekly by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It followed on from an earlier publication of the same name published by Shurey's Publications Ltd. It ...
Schoolgirl's Weekly
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Online: 1 Book
 
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:Schoolgirls' Weekly was published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It was first published on 21st October 1922 and it ran until 20th May 1939 when it was incorporated into 'Girls' Crystal'. It had a total ...
The Schoolgirls' Own Library
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Online: 5 Books
 
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:Schoolgirls' Own Library was published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. The girls' equivalent of Schoolboys' Own Library. It was first published on October 1922 and it ran until June 1940 for a total ...
Schoolgirls' Picture Library
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Online: 69 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 1
From: 1957
To: 1965
Seq: 1 - 1
Publisher:UK Comic Books
Description:Pocket Library series which were issued 2 per month, with the frequency later changing to 4 per month. This doesn't mean they appeared weekly or fortnightly, rather that 2 or 4 issues went on sale at the same time each month. Published by Amalgamated Press. ...
The Silent Three
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Online: 10 Books
 
Publisher:UK Comic Books
Description:The best known of the hooded, masked school teams. From School Friend.
The Skipper
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Online: 199 Books
 
Publishing History
From: 1930
To: 1941
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:The Skipper was published by D.C. Thomson based in Dundee, Scotland. The Skipper was the fourth of the 'Big Five' it was first published on 6th September 1930. It ran to a total of 544 issues until 1st February 1941. This was the first of the 'Big ...
The Wizard
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Online: 269 Books
 
Publishing History
From: Sep 1922
To: Nov 1963
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:One of the Big Five boys' story papers from D.C. Thomson. Featuring illustrated stories of adventure, sports, schooldays, crime, s.f. plus jokes. This paper ran from Sep 1922 for 1970 issues. The run ended in Nov. 1963. They bear no relation to the American ...
Young Britain
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Online: 2 Books
 
Publishing History
From: Jun 1919
To: Nov 1923
Publisher:British Story Papers
Description:Young Britain was published weekly by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It was first published on 14th June 1919 until 17th November 1923, when it becomes Young Britain (New Series). It had a total of 232 issues. It ...
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