Playhour facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Playhour |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Amalgamated Press Fleetway Publications IPC Magazines |
| Schedule | Weekly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Humor/comedy |
| Publication date | 16 October 1954 – 15 August 1987 |
| Number of issues | c. 1700 |
| Main character(s) | Prince, the Wonder Dog of the Golden West Sonny and Sally of Happy Valley |
| Creative team | |
| Artist(s) | Sep E. Scott, Peter Woolcock, Hugh McNeill, Nadir Quinto, Ron Embleton, Basil Reynolds, H. M. Talintyre, Ron Nielsen, Walter Bell, Fred Robinson, Fred Holmes, Philip Mendoza, Fred White, Harry Pettit, Harold McReady, Douglas Turnbull, Eric Stephens, Tom Kerr, Geoff Squire, Bert Felstead, Gordon Hutchings, Tony Hutchings, Roger Hutchings, Barbara C. Freeman, Rene Cloke, Henry Seabright, Virginio Livraghi, Ferguson Dewar, Leslie Branton and Arthur Baker, Jesus Blasco |
Playhour was a British children's comics magazine published by Amalgamated Press/Fleetway/IPC between 16 October 1954 and 15 August 1987, a run of approximately 1,700 weekly issues. Playhour contained a mixture of original tales for young children and adaptations of well-known fairy tales (drawn by Nadir Quinto, Ron Embleton, Jesus Blasco and others).
Series published in Playhour
- Billy Brock's Schooldays
- Bunny Cuddles
- Jolly Days with Dicky and Dolly
- Leo the Friendly Lion
- Little Red Squirrel
- The Magic Roundabout, based on the TV series
- The Merry Tales of Mimi and Marmy
- Mr Men, based on the children's book series
- Norman Gnome
- Num Num and His Funny Family
- Pinky and Perky, based on the TV series
- Prince, the Wonder Dog of the Golden West
- Sonny and Sally of Happy Valley
- Sooty, based on the TV series
- Tiger Tim and the Bruin Boys
- Tommy Trouble
- The Travels of Gulliver Guinea-Pig
- Wink and Blink, the Playful Puppies
- The Wonderful Tales of Willow Wood
- [1] at the Grand Comics Database
- [2] at the Grand Comics Database
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