The Dandy The Dandy The Dandy was a British children's comic published by the Dundee based publisher DC Thomson. The first issue was printed in December 1937, making it the world's third-longest running comic, after "Il Giornalino" (cover dated 1 October 1924) and "Detective Comics" (cover dated March 1937). From August 2007 until October 2010, it was rebranded as "Dandy Xtreme". One of the best selling comics in British popular culture, along with "The Beano", "The Dandy" reached sales of two million a week in the 1950s. The final printed edition was issued on 4 December 2012, the comic's 75th anniversary, after
Comics in Australia comics were published in the series). For a more recent example, Dillon Naylor's "Da 'n Dill" has been running in one form or another since 1993. Other long running popular Australian comic books include "Hairbutt the Hippo" (1989), "Platinum Grit" (1993) and " Dee Vee" (1997), which are still being published by their creators today. Since 2000, a significant market for Australian comic creators has been commercial Australian children's magazines. Dillon Naylor led the way with "Da 'N' Dill" and the popular Batrisha the Vampire Girl in "K Zone". Other artists with regular work in these markets include Patrick Alexander,