That book was published in 1988, when the Internet didn't yet exist! Computer dating was around before the Internet. Just in a different form. :offtopic1: Yes...the Dandy annual exactly showed it in a completely different form. The Internet did exist in the 1980s and 1970s (when it was first being ...
In the 'Dandy Book 1989' he was seen on a mission to find a girlfriend (even going through a stage of appeared to be very early computer/internet dating)--though fails to find one...but in conclusion of the story - he felt chuffed that his Dandy readers 'loved' him...does that storyline ring any bel...
I remember Comics Britannia--at least the first part which was supposedly about 'The Beano' and 'The Dandy'. Although, to me it didn't feel like a whole documentary of through the years. It felt more like a nostalgic documentary for readers that grew up with the comics in the 50s and 60s..also, ther...
Mmm, Bamboo Town in the front cover. How long did THAT strip last for? Being on the front cover, the strip would've still been running around 1942/43. Obviously the strip has faded into being unknown after being taken out of the comic.
Being Frank, am not really bothered about the digital Dandy. The prints are evidently the most superior by a long chalk.. Personally, I'm a lover of Dandy when they produced comics in the late 80s and early 90s...which I'm in the midst of collecting at the moment. I checked out what it looks like in...