The Magic Comic

[1] Paper rationing resulting from the outbreak of the Second World War caused its demise.

Its Editor Bill Powrie promised that 'the Magic' would return; however, he was killed in action in 1942.

From 1943 to 1949, The Magic Comic would share its annual with The Beano, under the title, The Magic-Beano Book.

A first issue of The Magic comic was sold on eBay in February 2006 for £1,250 to a collector, and it was one of only 6 copies known to exist.

However it did contain characters from The Beano with a spinoff of Biffo the Bear involving his niece and nephew, Cuddly and Dudley, appearing in the new comic.

The third issue of the original run, dated 5 August 1939
A typical mid-run example of the relaunched 1970s incarnation, dated 4 March 1978