| The Wizard | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | D. C. Thomson & Co. |
| Schedule | Weekly |
| Publication date | 22 September 1922 – 16 November 1963 14 February 1970 – 10 June 1978 |
| No. of issues | 1,970 |
The Wizard was launched as a weekly British story paper on 22 September 1922, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. It was merged with The Rover in September 1963, becoming Rover and Wizard. The last issue of the original Wizard was number 1,970; Rover and Wizard continued until the Wizard name was dropped — becoming The Rover in August 1969.
The Wizard was relaunched as a comic book on 14 February 1970, and continued until 10 June 1978.[1]
Regular features
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- The Q Team — an association football team assembled by the mysterious Ka
- Ruthless Ruff — fictional RFC flying ace of the Great War
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- Wolf of Kabul — fictional agent of the British Intelligence Corps on the North-West Frontier Province
References
- ↑ The Wizard, British Comics, retrieved 5 July 2010
Sources
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