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Title: TV Comic (Issues #1533 and #1671 illustrated above) (England)
Stock Number: Various
Publisher: Polystyle Publications, Ltd.
Price: Various, from 15p to 22p
Released: Approximately early 1981 to December 30, 1983
Status: Out-of-print
Information: This weekly publication contained original color (black and white in later issues) "Battle of the Planets" stories. Each untitled story segment ran two pages per issue, with the complete stories being serialized over a span of 4 to 5 weeks. Though it is unknown exactly when the "BotP" strips began running in the magazine, they were included from issue #1532 in May, 1981 (the earliest known sample) up to issue #1671 in December, 1983 (It was replaced with a comic version of the American TV show "The A-Team" in issue #1672 onward). In addition to the "BotP" stories, there were comics of "Tom & Jerry," "The Pink Panther," "Popeye" and "Laurel & Hardy," "The Road Runner," "Tales of the Gold Monkey" and many more. Keeping with the tradition of those strips, the "Battle of the Planets" stories in this magazine were campy, filled with bad jokes and puns. Later issues added four extra pages and were printed on better quality paper. (Full color and black & white)
Pages: 16, then in later issues, 20
Size: 22cm X 29cm
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