Judy was a British pre-teen and teen girl's magazine, primarily in comic book form. Judy was extant from 1960 to 1991.[2] From 1991 to 1997 it was combined with another title in Mandy and Judy magazine.[3]Judy was published by DC Thomson.
DC Thomson had published its first girls' magazine, Bunty, in 1958. The success of this title led DC Thomson to publish Judy, which was also successful: between them, Bunty and Judy achieved a circulation of over one million.[4] DC Thomson went on to publish other similar titles: Diana (published 1965–1976), Mandy (published 1967–1991), Debbie (published 1973–1983), and Suzy (published 1982–1987).[4]
By 1974, DC Thomson's girls' imprints had fallen off somewhat (Bunty, Judy, Mandy, and Debbie had a combined circulation of 750,000 that year) but remained the market leader.[5] Whether in imitation or not, British girls' magazines of this era typically bore a single female given name as title; besides the DC Thomson titles, other magazines were Tracy, Nikki, Sandie, Diana, Sally, June, Tammy, Lindy, and Penny.[6]
Mergersedit
As was common in British comics of the period, it was standard practice to merge a comic into another one when it declined in sales. Typically, three stories or strips from the cancelled comic would continue for a while in the surviving comic, and both titles would appear on the cover (one in a smaller font than the other) until the title of the cancelled comic was eventually dropped. Judy was emblematic of this practice. It absorbed Emma in 1979 and Tracy in 1985; as a consequence, the title was known as Judy and Emma from issue #1027 (15 September 1979) to issue #1049 (16 February 1980), and Judy and Tracy from issue #1306 (19 January 1985) to some time before issue #1443.
Even though Judy had debuted earlier than Mandy, when the two titles merged in 1991, Mandy was listed first in the new merged publication. Mandy & Judy, also known as M&J, merged with Bunty in 1997.
Contentedit
Judy offered a mix of romance, pathos, school, and girl-next-door stories, thriving well into the era when consumer, fashion, and teen idol fare became popular in girls' magazines.[7] The insouciant Bobby Dazzler was a recurring character.[6]
Among the fare offered by Judy was stories of girls confronting adversity and overcoming it — for instance, Nobody Loves Dixie (1964) tells of a shunned girl who wins a trophy and rises from her wheelchair to collect it[8] — or succumbing to it — for instance, in the harrowing Nothing Ever Goes Right (1981), the heroine, beset with poverty, orphanhood, and health problems, dies[9] of heart failure while rescuing children from an abandoned house.[10]
Stripsedit
Bess’s Secret Brother, written by Marion Turner (1984); reprinted as Her Brother’s Keeper (1990)
Bobby Dazzler
Bobtail the Beach Rescue
Boomerang, the Horse that Always Comes Back
Cold As Charity, written by Marion Turner (1986–1987); reprinted in Mandy & Judy (1994)
Cybela, written by Marion Turner (1979–1980)
The Honourable SJ
Judy & Co. (1985–1991) — starring Judy, the "host" of the comic, and her schoolfriends Emma and Tracy, both of whom joined after Judy absorbed their respective titles.
Marina and the Monster
Nobody Loves Dixie (1964)
The Nobody of the School, written by Marion Turner (1982); reprinted as The Veiled Lady (1988); reprinted as The Nobody of the School in M&J (1994)
Nothing Ever Goes Right (1981)
Patience in the Saddle
Part-Time Supergirl, written by Marion Turner (1983)
Petra the Party Maker
The Princess Who Never Was, written by Marion Turner (1986)
^lorrsadmin. "Marion Turner – DCT writer," Girls Comics of Yesterday (25th October 2019).
^Newson, Kezia (2014). How Has The Pre–teen Girls' Magazine Influenced Girls From The 1950s To Present Day?. p. 6. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
^Gibson, Mel (2015). Remembered Reading: Memory, Comics and Post-War Constructions of British Girlhood. Studies in European Comics and Graphic Novels. Leuven University Press. p. 203. ISBN978-9462700307. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^ ab"Bunty: 1958 – 2001". 100 Years of Scottish Magazine Publishing. PPA (Professional Publishers Association). Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^Chapman, James (2011). British Comics: A Cultural History. Reaktion Books. p. 185. ISBN978-1861898555. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^ abJacqueline Rayner (17 August 2012). "Jinty, Tammy, Misty and the golden age of girls' comics". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^John Freeman. "Let's Here It For The Girls". Misty. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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Not to be confused with Judy satirical magazine or Aunt Judy s Magazine Judy was a British pre teen and teen girl s magazine primarily in comic book form Judy was extant from 1960 to 1991 2 From 1991 to 1997 it was combined with another title in Mandy and Judy magazine 3 Judy was published by DC Thomson JudyThe cover of Judy 1 16 January 1960 Publication informationPublisherDC ThomsonScheduleWeeklyFormatNewsprint magazineGenreSchool Romance Drama HumourPublication date16 January 1960 11 May 1991No of issues1 635Main character s Bobby DazzlerJudyEmma from 1979 Tracy from 1985 Creative teamWritten byMarion Turner 1 Contents 1 Publication history 1 1 Background 1 2 Mergers 2 Content 2 1 Strips 3 See also 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksPublication history editBackground edit DC Thomson had published its first girls magazine Bunty in 1958 The success of this title led DC Thomson to publish Judy which was also successful between them Bunty and Judy achieved a circulation of over one million 4 DC Thomson went on to publish other similar titles Diana published 1965 1976 Mandy published 1967 1991 Debbie published 1973 1983 and Suzy published 1982 1987 4 By 1974 DC Thomson s girls imprints had fallen off somewhat Bunty Judy Mandy and Debbie had a combined circulation of 750 000 that year but remained the market leader 5 Whether in imitation or not British girls magazines of this era typically bore a single female given name as title besides the DC Thomson titles other magazines were Tracy Nikki Sandie Diana Sally June Tammy Lindy and Penny 6 Mergers edit As was common in British comics of the period it was standard practice to merge a comic into another one when it declined in sales Typically three stories or strips from the cancelled comic would continue for a while in the surviving comic and both titles would appear on the cover one in a smaller font than the other until the title of the cancelled comic was eventually dropped Judy was emblematic of this practice It absorbed Emma in 1979 and Tracy in 1985 as a consequence the title was known as Judy and Emma from issue 1027 15 September 1979 to issue 1049 16 February 1980 and Judy and Tracy from issue 1306 19 January 1985 to some time before issue 1443 Even though Judy had debuted earlier than Mandy when the two titles merged in 1991 Mandy was listed first in the new merged publication Mandy amp Judy also known as M amp J merged with Bunty in 1997 Content editJudy offered a mix of romance pathos school and girl next door stories thriving well into the era when consumer fashion and teen idol fare became popular in girls magazines 7 The insouciant Bobby Dazzler was a recurring character 6 Among the fare offered by Judy was stories of girls confronting adversity and overcoming it for instance Nobody Loves Dixie 1964 tells of a shunned girl who wins a trophy and rises from her wheelchair to collect it 8 or succumbing to it for instance in the harrowing Nothing Ever Goes Right 1981 the heroine beset with poverty orphanhood and health problems dies 9 of heart failure while rescuing children from an abandoned house 10 Strips edit Bess s Secret Brother written by Marion Turner 1984 reprinted as Her Brother s Keeper 1990 Bobby Dazzler Bobtail the Beach Rescue Boomerang the Horse that Always Comes Back Cold As Charity written by Marion Turner 1986 1987 reprinted in Mandy amp Judy 1994 Cybela written by Marion Turner 1979 1980 The Honourable SJ Judy amp Co 1985 1991 starring Judy the host of the comic and her schoolfriends Emma and Tracy both of whom joined after Judy absorbed their respective titles Marina and the Monster Nobody Loves Dixie 1964 The Nobody of the School written by Marion Turner 1982 reprinted as The Veiled Lady 1988 reprinted as The Nobody of the School in M amp J 1994 Nothing Ever Goes Right 1981 Patience in the Saddle Part Time Supergirl written by Marion Turner 1983 Petra the Party Maker The Princess Who Never Was written by Marion Turner 1986 The Rivals Sally of Studio Seven Sandra of the Secret Ballet Supergirl Jenny Brown not related to DC Comics Supergirl Topsy and the Scientist s Secret The Unwanted Ones written by Marion Turner 1980 1981 Where Is Melanie Forbes written by Marion Turner 1982 reprinted 1989 See also editBritish girls comicsReferences edit lorrsadmin Marion Turner DCT writer Girls Comics of Yesterday 25th October 2019 Newson Kezia 2014 How Has The Pre teen Girls Magazine Influenced Girls From The 1950s To Present Day p 6 Retrieved 2 March 2016 Gibson Mel 2015 Remembered Reading Memory Comics and Post War Constructions of British Girlhood Studies in European Comics and Graphic Novels Leuven University Press p 203 ISBN 978 9462700307 Retrieved 3 March 2016 a b Bunty 1958 2001 100 Years of Scottish Magazine Publishing PPA Professional Publishers Association Retrieved 3 March 2016 Chapman James 2011 British Comics A Cultural History Reaktion Books p 185 ISBN 978 1861898555 Retrieved 3 March 2016 a b Jacqueline Rayner 17 August 2012 Jinty Tammy Misty and the golden age of girls comics The Guardian Retrieved 3 March 2016 John Freeman Let s Here It For The Girls Misty Retrieved 3 March 2016 Newson 2014 pp 19 20 Rayner Jac Paper Worlds Why girls comics were wonderful BBC 18 June 2014 Newson 2014 pp 23 24 Sources editJudy at the Grand Comics Database Mandy amp Judy at the Grand Comics DatabaseExternal links editScan of 1982 Annual Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Judy girls 27 magazine amp oldid 1130162147, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
