Express Weekly
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox comic book title Express Weekly was a British children's comic magazine, published between 1954 and 1962 under a progression of titles: Junior Express, Junior Express Weekly, Express Weekly, and TV Express Weekly.
The publication was similar in format to the popular children's comic Eagle: tabloid with photogravure colour, with a mixture of comic strips and features.<ref name=BCR />
Publication history
Published by Beaverbrook Newspapers, whose flagship title was the Daily Express, the publication started out in 1954 as Junior Express. It was renamed Junior Express Weekly in 1955 and then Express Weekly in 1956.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1960, the title was acquired by City Magazines and renamed TV Express Weekly.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
It was acquired by Polystyle Publications in 1962 (after issue #375)<ref name=BCR>"British Comics Reference | British TV-related Comic Strips," DownTheTubes.net. Retrieved Feb. 25, 2021.</ref> and merged into TV Comic.
- Junior Express (38 issues, 4 Sept. 1954–June 1955)
- Junior Express Weekly (35 issues, June 1955–11 Feb. 1956)
- Express Weekly (212 issues, 18 Feb. 1956–Apr. 1960)
- TV Express Weekly (91 issues, 23 Apr. 1960–13 Jan. 1962)
Comic strips (selected)
- Biggles, by Mike Western and then Ron Embleton (1960–1962)<ref name="BA">Steve Holland, Mike Western (1925-2008), Bear Alley, 20 May 2008</ref>
- Journey into Space, drawn first by Ferdinando Tacconi, and then Bruce Cornwall and Terence Patrick (from 1956)<ref>Booklet accompanying the 1998 release of The World in Peril on audio cassette by BBC Worldwide Ltd</ref>
- No Hiding Place, by Mike Western (1960–1962)<ref name="BA" />
- Lone Ranger and Tonto, by Mike Noble (1958–1962)
- Sky Masters of the Space Force, drawn by Jack Kirby (issues #208-259)
- Wulf the Briton (originally Freedom Is The Prize), written by Mike Butterworth and drawn by Ron Embleton (1955–1960)
References
Citations
Sources consulted
External links
- Express Weekly section of British Comics Wordpress site