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
Long-distance running mountain running can all be considered variations on traditional cross country which incorporate significant uphill and/or downhill sections as an additional challenge to the course. A number of events, records and achievements exist for long distance running, outside the context of track and field sports events. These include multiday races, ultramarathons, and long distance races in extreme conditions or measuring hundreds or thousands of miles. Beyond these, records and stand-alone achievements, rather than regular events, exist for individuals who have achieved running goals of a unique nature, such as running across or around continents "(see lists of runners: America, Australia)"