The Dandy Tony Morrow, the Desperate Dan statue, which also features his dog Dawg, is the most photographed of 120 pieces of public art in the city. In July 2001 the cover of "The Dandy" featured Dan visiting Dundee and encountering his statue. In December 2012 the University of Dundee held an exhibition in partnership with D C Thomson to mark the comic's 75th anniversary. 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
The Comic Reader the program booklet for the 1973 Comic Art Convention. Issue #99 (July 1973) featured "TCR"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first color cover. In November 1973, with issue #101, Wisconsin-based publisher Street Enterprises took over "TCR", and Mike Tiefenbacher took over as editor. Under Street Enterprises' oversight, "TCR" changed format to digest size, giving it even more the impression of being "the "TV Guide" of the comics industry." In early 1979, due to the cancellation of another Street Enterprises title, "The Menomonee Falls Gazette", the publisher moved many of the strips featured in "The Gazette" over to "The Comic Reader." "The Comic Reader" published its