{"id":317318,"date":"2025-11-25T05:27:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T05:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/hatch-match-dispatch-december-2025-rusty-staples\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T05:27:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T05:27:46","slug":"hatch-match-dispatch-december-2025-rusty-staples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=317318","title":{"rendered":"Hatch, Match &#038; Dispatch \u2013 December 2025 \u2013 Rusty Staples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9394\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/calendar-12-dec\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/calendar-12-dec.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"128,128\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Calendar 12 Dec\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/calendar-12-dec.jpg?w=128\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/calendar-12-dec.jpg?w=128\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/calendar-12-dec.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9394\" style=\"width:128px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Welcome to our regular look at British comics that are celebrating (or commiserating) a notable anniversary in the coming month!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dark-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n<p><strong>Blog News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"294\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/amazing-fantasy-thumb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/amazing-fantasy-thumb.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"128,128\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"amazing fantasy thumb\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/amazing-fantasy-thumb.jpg?w=128\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/amazing-fantasy-thumb.jpg?w=128\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/amazing-fantasy-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-294\" style=\"width:128px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Not a great deal of much happening this month, folks, mostly because of work-related not-having-enough-timeness, but we do have a <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2025\/11\/22\/comics-on-tv-amazing-fantasy\/\">brand new entry<\/a> in our sporadic <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/tag\/comics-on-tv\/\">Comics on TV<\/a> series!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dark-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n<p>Standard disclaimer: unless I decide otherwise, these are only the \u201cbig\u201d anniversaries (25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 75, 80, 90 &amp; 100+ years); dates are cover-dates where known; monthly comics with no confirmed day of launch default to the start of the month; and this list is accurate only to the best of my knowledge, so do please let me know of any important errors or omissions! <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n<p>Previous episodes of Hatch, Match &amp; Dispatch:<br \/>2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2019\/10\/14\/hatch-match-dispatch-october-2019\/\">Oct<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2019\/10\/28\/hatch-match-dispatch-november-2019\/\">Nov<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/25\/hatch-match-dispatch-december-2019\/\">Dec<\/a><br \/>2020: <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2019\/12\/30\/hatch-match-dispatch-january-2020\/\">Jan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/01\/27\/hatch-match-dispatch-february-2020\/\">Feb<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/02\/24\/hatch-match-dispatch-march-2020\/\">Mar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/03\/30\/hatch-match-dispatch-april-2020\/\">Apr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/04\/27\/hatch-match-dispatch-may-2020\/\">May<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/25\/hatch-match-dispatch-june-2020\/\">Jun<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/06\/29\/hatch-match-dispatch-july-2020\/\">Jul<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/07\/27\/hatch-match-dispatch-august-2020\/\">Aug<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/08\/31\/hatch-match-dispatch-september-2020\/\">Sep<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/09\/28\/hatch-match-dispatch-oct-2020\/\">Oct<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/10\/26\/hatch-match-dispatch-nov-2020\/\">Nov<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/11\/30\/hatch-match-dispatch-dec-2020\/\">Dec<\/a><br \/>2021: <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/12\/28\/hatch-match-dispatch-jan-2021\/\">Jan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/25\/hatch-match-dispatch-feb-2021\/\">Feb<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2021\/02\/24\/hatch-match-dispatch-mar-2021\/\">Mar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2021\/03\/29\/hatch-match-dispatch-apr-2021\/\">Apr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2021\/04\/26\/hatch-match-dispatch-may-2021\/\">May<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2021\/05\/31\/hatch-match-dispatch-june-2021\/\">Jun<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2021\/06\/28\/hatch-match-dispatch-july-2021\/\">Jul<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2021\/07\/26\/hatch-match-dispatch-august-2021\/\">Aug<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2021\/08\/30\/hatch-match-dispatch-september-2021\/\">Sep<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/27\/hatch-match-dispatch-october-2021\/\">Oct<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2021\/10\/25\/hatch-match-dispatch-november-2021\/\">Nov<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2021\/11\/29\/hatch-match-dispatch-december-2021\/\">Dec<\/a><br \/>2022: <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/27\/hatch-match-dispatch-january-2022\/\">Jan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2022\/01\/29\/hatch-match-dispatch-february-2022\/\">Feb<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2022\/02\/26\/hatch-match-dispatch-march-2022\/\">Mar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2022\/03\/28\/hatch-match-dispatch-april-2022\/\">Apr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2022\/04\/25\/hatch-match-dispatch-may-2022\/\">May<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2022\/05\/30\/hatch-match-dispatch-june-2022\/\">Jun<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2022\/06\/27\/hatch-match-dispatch-july-2022\/\">Jul<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2022\/07\/25\/hatch-match-dispatch-august-2022\/\">Aug<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2022\/08\/29\/hatch-match-dispatch-september-2022\/\">Sep<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2022\/09\/26\/hatch-match-dispatch-october-2022\/\">Oct<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2022\/10\/29\/hatch-match-dispatch-november-2022\/\">Nov<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2022\/11\/28\/hatch-match-dispatch-december-2022\/\">Dec<\/a><br \/>2023: <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2022\/12\/27\/hatch-match-dispatch-january-2023\/\">Jan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2023\/01\/30\/hatch-match-dispatch-february-2023\/\">Feb<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2023\/02\/27\/hatch-match-dispatch-march-2023\/\">Mar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2023\/03\/27\/hatch-match-dispatch-april-2023\/\">Apr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2023\/04\/24\/hatch-match-dispatch-may-2023\/\">May<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/29\/hatch-match-dispatch-june-2023\/\">Jun<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2023\/06\/26\/hatch-match-dispatch-july-2023\/\">Jul<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2023\/07\/31\/hatch-match-dispatch-august-2023\/\">Aug<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2023\/08\/28\/hatch-match-dispatch-september-2023\/\">Sep<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2023\/09\/25\/hatch-match-dispatch-october-2023\/\">Oct<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2023\/10\/30\/hatch-match-dispatch-november-2023\/\">Nov<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2023\/11\/27\/hatch-match-dispatch-december-2023\/\">Dec<\/a><br \/>2024: <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2023\/12\/27\/hatch-match-dispatch-january-2024\/\">Jan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2024\/01\/29\/hatch-match-dispatch-february-2024\/\">Feb<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2024\/02\/26\/hatch-match-dispatch-march-2024\/\">Mar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2024\/03\/25\/hatch-match-dispatch-april-2024\/\">Apr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2024\/04\/29\/hatch-match-dispatch-may-2024\/\">May<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2024\/05\/27\/hatch-match-dispatch-june-2024\/\">Jun<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2024\/06\/24\/hatch-match-dispatch-july-2024\/\">Jul<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2024\/07\/29\/hatch-match-dispatch-august-2024\/\">Aug<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2024\/08\/26\/hatch-match-dispatch-september-2024\/\">Sep<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/30\/hatch-match-dispatch-october-2024\/\">Oct<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2024\/10\/28\/hatch-match-dispatch-november-2024\/\">Nov<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2024\/11\/25\/hatch-match-dispatch-december-2024\/\">Dec<\/a><br \/>2025: <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2024\/12\/30\/hatch-match-dispatch-january-2025\/\">Jan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2025\/01\/27\/hatch-match-dispatch-february-2025\/\">Feb<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2025\/02\/24\/hatch-match-dispatch-march-2025\/\">Mar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2025\/03\/31\/hatch-match-dispatch-april-2025\/\">Apr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/tag\/hatch-match-dispatch\/\">May<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2025\/05\/26\/hatch-match-dispatch-june-2025\/\">Jun<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2025\/06\/30\/hatch-match-dispatch-july-2025\/\">Jul<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2025\/07\/28\/hatch-match-dispatch-august-2025\/\">Aug<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2025\/08\/31\/hatch-match-dispatch-september-2025\/\">Sep<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2025\/09\/29\/hatch-match-dispatch-october-2025\/\">Oct<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/tag\/hatch\/\">Nov<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n<p><strong>30 years ago<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5857\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/superted1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/superted1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"151,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"superted1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/superted1.jpg?w=151\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/superted1.jpg?w=151\" width=\"151\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/superted1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/superted1.jpg 151w, https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/superted1.jpg?w=113&amp;h=150 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>December \u2013 <strong>SuperTed<\/strong> final issue.<br \/>Publisher: Marvel UK\/Redan<br \/>From: 10 Mar 1990<br \/>To: Dec 1995<br \/>Duration: 5 years, 9 months<br \/>Issues: 61<br \/>Fortnightly at first, monthly from #21 (6 Dec 1990). This one might not actually be correct: #61 is the latest that\u2019s been confirmed, but it\u2019s possible there were more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6067\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/12\/28\/hatch-match-dispatch-jan-2021\/renandstimpy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/renandstimpy.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"143,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"renandstimpy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/renandstimpy.jpg?w=143\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/renandstimpy.jpg?w=143\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"143\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/renandstimpy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6067\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>27 December \u2013 <strong>The Ren and Stimpy Show<\/strong> final issue.<br \/>Publisher: Marvel UK<br \/>From: 19 Oct 1994<br \/>To: 27 Dec 1995<br \/>Duration: 1 year, 2 months<br \/>Issues: 16<br \/>Published every four weeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>35 years ago<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14613\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2025\/11\/24\/hatch-match-dispatch-december-2025\/sphinx-1990-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sphinx-1990-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"138,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sphinx 1990 #1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sphinx-1990-1.jpg?w=138\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sphinx-1990-1.jpg?w=138\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"138\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sphinx-1990-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14613\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>December \u2013 <strong>Sphinx<\/strong> launched.<br \/>Publisher: <br \/>From: Dec 1990<br \/>To: <em>Unknown<\/em><br \/>Duration: <em>Unknown<\/em><br \/>Issues: <em>Unknown<\/em><br \/>It\u2019s possible that this adult-oriented comic only lasted for one issue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5832\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/11\/30\/hatch-match-dispatch-dec-2020\/dreamstone\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dreamstone-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"138,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dreamstone\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dreamstone-2.jpg?w=138\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dreamstone-2.jpg?w=138\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"138\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dreamstone-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5832\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>December \u2013 <strong>The Dreamstone<\/strong> launched.<br \/>Publisher: London Editions<br \/>From: Dec 1990<br \/>To: Aug 1991<br \/>Duration: 8 months<br \/>Issues: 6<br \/>Bi-monthly. Based on an animated show.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8518\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2022\/08\/29\/hatch-match-dispatch-september-2022\/completespider-man-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/completespider-man.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"130,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"completespider-man\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/completespider-man.jpg?w=130\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/completespider-man.jpg?w=130\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"130\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/completespider-man.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8518\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>December \u2013 <strong>The Complete Spider-Man<\/strong> launched.<br \/>Publisher: Marvel UK<br \/>From: Dec 1990<br \/>To: Sep 1992<br \/>Duration: 1 year, 9 months<br \/>Issues: 24<br \/>Each issue reprinted four (fairly recent) US comics, usually from <em>Spider-Man<\/em>, <em>Amazing Spider-Man<\/em>, <em>Spectacular Spider-Man<\/em> and <em>Web of Spider-Man<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>40 years ago<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5837\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/conqueroruniverse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/conqueroruniverse.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"130,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"conqueroruniverse\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/conqueroruniverse.jpg?w=130\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/conqueroruniverse.jpg?w=130\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"130\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/conqueroruniverse.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5837\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>December \u2013 <strong>Conqueror Universe<\/strong> launched.<br \/>Publisher: Harrier Comics<br \/>From: Dec 1985<br \/>To: Dec 1985<br \/>Duration: <br \/>Issues: 2<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5837\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/conqueroruniverse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/conqueroruniverse.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"130,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"conqueroruniverse\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/conqueroruniverse.jpg?w=130\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/conqueroruniverse.jpg?w=130\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"130\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/conqueroruniverse.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5837\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>December \u2013 <strong>Conqueror Universe<\/strong> final issue.<br \/>Publisher: Harrier Comics<br \/>From: Dec 1985<br \/>To: Dec 1985<br \/>Duration: <br \/>Issues: 2<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5836\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/11\/30\/hatch-match-dispatch-dec-2020\/conqueror\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/conqueror.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"131,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"conqueror\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/conqueror.jpg?w=131\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/conqueror.jpg?w=131\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"131\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/conqueror.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5836\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>December \u2013 <strong>Conqueror<\/strong> final issue.<br \/>Publisher: Harrier Comics<br \/>From: Aug 1984<br \/>To: Dec 1985<br \/>Duration: 1 year, 4 months<br \/>Issues: 9<br \/>Absorbed into <em>Swiftsure<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8886\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2022\/09\/17\/marvel-uk-1900s-timeline\/smcw1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/smcw1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"143,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"smcw1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/smcw1.jpg?w=143\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/smcw1.jpg?w=143\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"143\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/smcw1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8886\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>14 December \u2013 <strong>Spider-Man Comics Weekly<\/strong> final issue.<br \/>Publisher: Marvel UK<br \/>From: 17 Feb 1973<br \/>To: 14 Dec 1985<br \/>Duration: 12 years, 10 months<br \/>Issues: 666<br \/>Retitled many times, mostly due to mergers with other Marvel titles. See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2019\/01\/16\/branding-spider-man-comics-weekly\/\">Branding: Spider-Man Comics Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>45 years ago<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5840\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/11\/30\/hatch-match-dispatch-dec-2020\/disneypuzzletime\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/disneypuzzletime.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"155,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"disneypuzzletime\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/disneypuzzletime.jpg?w=155\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/disneypuzzletime.jpg?w=155\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"155\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/disneypuzzletime.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/disneypuzzletime.jpg 155w, https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/disneypuzzletime.jpg?w=116&amp;h=150 116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>December \u2013 <strong>Walt Disney\u2019s Puzzle Time<\/strong> final issue.<br \/>Publisher: IPC<br \/>From: Aug 1979<br \/>To: Dec 1980<br \/>Duration: 1 year, 4 months<br \/>Issues: 17<br \/>Absorbed into <em>Mickey Magazine<\/em> (see below)<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5843\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/11\/30\/hatch-match-dispatch-dec-2020\/mickeymag\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mickeymag.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"152,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mickeymag\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mickeymag.jpg?w=152\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mickeymag.jpg?w=152\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"152\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mickeymag.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mickeymag.jpg 152w, https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mickeymag.jpg?w=114&amp;h=150 114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>06 December \u2013 <strong>Mickey Magazine<\/strong> launched.<br \/>Publisher: IPC<br \/>From: 06 Dec 1980<br \/>To: 28 Mar 1981<br \/>Duration: 3 months<br \/>Issues: 17<br \/>Relaunch of <em>Mickey Mouse<\/em><br \/>This one was a relaunch\/rebranding of <em>Mickey Mouse<\/em> (263 issues from 25 Oct 1975 to 29 Nov 1980). The numbering is contiguous so usually I wouldn\u2019t include this as a separate publication, but it does seem to have quite radically changed its format\u2026 so for now, it\u2019s in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>50 years ago<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3640\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2020\/04\/27\/hatch-match-dispatch-may-2020\/noddytime\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/noddytime.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"146,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"noddytime\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/noddytime.jpg?w=146\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/noddytime.jpg?w=146\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"146\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/noddytime.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3640\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>20 December \u2013 <strong>Noddy Time<\/strong> final issue.<br \/>Publisher: Woman\u2019s Way<br \/>From: 10 May 1975<br \/>To: 20 Dec 1975<br \/>Duration: 7 months<br \/>Issues: 33<br \/>We know that <em>Noddy Time<\/em> lasted for at least 33 issues, but the actual date and number of the final issue have not been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>60 years ago<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5847\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/giantwarpl\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giantwarpl.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"79,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"giantwarpl\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giantwarpl.jpg?w=79\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giantwarpl.jpg?w=79\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"79\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giantwarpl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5847\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>December \u2013 <strong>Giant War Picture Library<\/strong> final issue.<br \/>Publisher: Fleetway<br \/>From: Jun 1964<br \/>To: Dec 1965<br \/>Duration: 1 year, 6 months<br \/>Issues: 76<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14645\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2025\/11\/24\/hatch-match-dispatch-december-2025\/wide-world-newnes\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wide-world-newnes.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"136,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wide world [newnes]\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wide-world-newnes.jpg?w=136\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wide-world-newnes.jpg?w=136\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"136\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wide-world-newnes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14645\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>December \u2013 <strong>The Wide World<\/strong> final issue.<br \/>Publisher: Newnes<br \/>From: Apr 1898<br \/>To: Dec 1965<br \/>Duration: 67 years, 8 months<br \/>Issues: 805<br \/>Absorbed into <em>Geographical Magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>65 years ago<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11711\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2024\/01\/29\/hatch-match-dispatch-february-2024\/confessionslibrary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/confessionslibrary.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"149,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"confessionslibrary\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/confessionslibrary.jpg?w=149\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/confessionslibrary.jpg?w=149\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"149\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/confessionslibrary.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/confessionslibrary.jpg 149w, https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/confessionslibrary.jpg?w=112&amp;h=150 112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>December \u2013 <strong>Confessions Library<\/strong> final issue.<br \/>Publisher: Amalgamated Press\/Fleetway<br \/>From: Feb 1959<br \/>To: Dec 1960<br \/>Duration: 1 year, 10 months<br \/>Issues: 68<br \/>Renamed <em>Romantic Confessions Picture Library<\/em> from #45.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5850\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/superdetectivelibrary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/superdetectivelibrary.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"154,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"superdetectivelibrary\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/superdetectivelibrary.jpg?w=154\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/superdetectivelibrary.jpg?w=154\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"154\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/superdetectivelibrary.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/superdetectivelibrary.jpg 154w, https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/superdetectivelibrary.jpg?w=116&amp;h=150 116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>December \u2013 <strong>Super Detective Library<\/strong> final issue.<br \/>Publisher: Fleetway<br \/>From: Mar 1953<br \/>To: Dec 1960<br \/>Duration: 7 years, 9 months<br \/>Issues: 188<br \/>Renamed <em>Super Detective Picture Library<\/em> from #155<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12317\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2024\/04\/29\/hatch-match-dispatch-may-2024\/pictureshow\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pictureshow.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"148,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pictureshow\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pictureshow.jpg?w=148\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pictureshow.jpg?w=148\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"148\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pictureshow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12317\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>31 December \u2013 <strong>Picture Show<\/strong> final issue.<br \/>Publisher: Amalgamated Press<br \/>From: 03 May 1919<br \/>To: 31 Dec 1960<br \/>Duration: 41 years, 7 months<br \/>Issues: 2170 (est.)<br \/>Issue-count estimated. Absorbed <em>Film Star Weekly<\/em>, <em>Film Pictorial<\/em>, <em>TV Mirror<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>85 years ago<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6463\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/covermissing-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/covermissing-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"161,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"covermissing-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/covermissing-1.jpg?w=161\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/covermissing-1.jpg?w=161\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"161\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/covermissing-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/covermissing-1.jpg 161w, https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/covermissing-1.jpg?w=121&amp;h=150 121w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>December \u2013 <strong>Tip Top Comics<\/strong> launched.<br \/>Publisher: L. Miller and Son, Ltd.<br \/>From: Dec 1940<br \/>To: Jan 1941<br \/>Duration: 1 month<br \/>Issues: 2<br \/>Not to be confused with <em>Tip Top<\/em> from Amalgamated Press or <em>Tip Top Comic<\/em> from Ransom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>90 years ago<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12740\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/30\/hatch-match-dispatch-october-2024\/weekendnovels\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/weekendnovels.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"146,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"weekendnovels\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/weekendnovels.jpg?w=146\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/weekendnovels.jpg?w=146\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"146\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/weekendnovels.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12740\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>07 December \u2013 <strong>Week End Novels<\/strong> final issue.<br \/>Publisher: Amalgamated Press<br \/>From: 01 Oct 1919<br \/>To: 07 Dec 1935<br \/>Duration: 16 years, 2 months<br \/>Issues: 845 (est.)<br \/>Absorbed into <em>Betty\u2019s Paper<\/em>. Issue-count is an estimation based on the publication\u2019s duration and weekly frequency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>105 years ago<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6463\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/covermissing-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/covermissing-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"161,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"covermissing-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/covermissing-1.jpg?w=161\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/covermissing-1.jpg?w=161\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"161\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/covermissing-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/covermissing-1.jpg 161w, https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/covermissing-1.jpg?w=121&amp;h=150 121w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>December \u2013 <strong>Wolf Cub<\/strong> final issue.<br \/>Publisher: Pearson<br \/>From: Dec 1916<br \/>To: Dec 1920<br \/>Duration: 4 years<br \/>Issues: 48<br \/>Absorbed into <em>The Scout<\/em>. <br \/>An eight-page monthly publication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>110 years ago<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11605\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2023\/12\/27\/hatch-match-dispatch-january-2024\/girlsmirror\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/girlsmirror.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"142,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"girlsmirror\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/girlsmirror.jpg?w=142\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/girlsmirror.jpg?w=142\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"142\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/girlsmirror.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11605\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>09 December \u2013 <strong>Girls\u2019 Mirror<\/strong> launched.<br \/>Publisher: Shurey\u2019s Publications<br \/>From: 09 Dec 1915<br \/>To: 22 Jan 1934<br \/>Duration: 18 years, 1 month<br \/>Issues: 948<\/p>\n<p><strong>115 years ago<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12741\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/30\/hatch-match-dispatch-october-2024\/new-buffalo-bill-library-aldine\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/new-buffalo-bill-library-aldine.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"145,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"new buffalo bill library [aldine]\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/new-buffalo-bill-library-aldine.jpg?w=145\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/new-buffalo-bill-library-aldine.jpg?w=145\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"145\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/new-buffalo-bill-library-aldine.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12741\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>December \u2013 <strong>The New Buffalo Bill Library<\/strong> final issue.<br \/>Publisher: Aldine Publishing Company<br \/>From: Oct 1899<br \/>To: Dec 1910<br \/>Duration: 11 years, 2 months<br \/>Issues: 240<br \/>Relaunched as <em>Buffalo Bill Library<\/em>.<br \/>Renamed <em>The New Buffalo Bill Library New Series<\/em> from #85, <em>Buffalo Bill Library<\/em> from #205, relaunched as same title after #240<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5854\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/merrythought\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/merrythought.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"153,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"merrythought\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/merrythought.jpg?w=153\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/merrythought.jpg?w=153\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"153\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/merrythought.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/merrythought.jpg 153w, https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/merrythought.jpg?w=115&amp;h=150 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>21 December \u2013 <strong>The Merry-Thought &amp; Scraps<\/strong> final issue.<br \/>Publisher: James Henderson<br \/>From: 07 May 1910<br \/>To: 21 Dec 1910<br \/>Duration: 7 months<br \/>Issues: 35<br \/>Title reverts to <em>The Merry-Thought<\/em> from issue #22.<\/p>\n<p><strong>120 years ago<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12483\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/2024\/06\/24\/hatch-match-dispatch-july-2024\/talesforlittlepeople1905\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/talesforlittlepeople1905.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"148,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"talesforlittlepeople1905\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/talesforlittlepeople1905.jpg?w=148\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/talesforlittlepeople1905.jpg?w=148\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"148\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/talesforlittlepeople1905.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12483\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>01 December \u2013 <strong>Tales for Little People (1905)<\/strong> launched.<br \/>Publisher: Aldine House<br \/>From: 01 Dec 1905<br \/>To: <em>Oct 1923<\/em> (est.)<br \/>Duration: 17 years, 6 months (est.)<br \/>Issues: 692<br \/>Final date estimated: the publication was relaunched in November 1923, so it seems likely that this version ended in October or November of that year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to our regular look at British comics that are celebrating (or commiserating) a notable anniversary in the coming month! 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