- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Indicia Publishers:
- 4
- Brands:
- 4
- Total Number of Series:
- 315
- Total Number of Issues:
- 26521
- Notes:
- "Pinpointing exactly how far IPC's roots stretch back into the midst of publishing history is a complicated business. The International Publishing Corporation Ltd was formed in 1963 following the merger of the UK's three leading magazine publishers -- George Newnes, Odhams Press and Fleetway Publications -- who came together with the Mirror Group to form the International Publishing Corporation (IPC). And IPC Magazines was created five years later, in 1968. But those three original magazine businesses each had their own illustrious history, having been established in 1881, 1890 and 1880 respectively, with a number of the titles they launched in the late 19th Century still being published today under the IPC umbrella. And when The Field, launched in 1853, joined the IPC stable in 1994 following the acquisition of Harmsworth Magazines, it saw our family tree reach back even further." from www.ipcmedia.com/about/companyhistory.php
For the purposes of the GCD, the IPC master publisher begins in 1959 when The Mirror Group purchases AP (The Amalgamated Press), publishers of titles like Knockout, Sun, Comet, Cowboy Picture Story, Thriller Picture Library, and Super Detective Library. In 1961 The Mirror Group took over Longacre Press (previously Odhams Press), including their long-running title Eagle. In 1963, the Mirror Group was renamed International Publishing Corporation Ltd (IPC). The Fleetway name, a holdover from AP, was still used to identify the comics magazine publishing arm of IPC, although some comics were published in IPC's name.
In 1987, IPC sold its comics division to Robert Maxwell, who continued to publish the comics under the Fleetway name.
Editing
| Series | Year | # Issues | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 AD | 1977 | 443 issues (110 indexed) | Gallery |
| 2000 AD and Star Lord | 1978 | 41 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery |
| 2000 AD and Tornado | 1979 | 51 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery |
| 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special | 1978 | 10 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery |
| 2000 AD Summer Special | 1977 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| 2000 AD: Dice Man | 1986 | 5 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Action | 1976 | 50 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Action | 1976 | 37 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Action Annual | 1976 | 9 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 8) |
| Action Girl Special | 1983 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Action Holiday Special | 1979 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) |
| Action Picture Library | 1969 | 30 issues (0 indexed) | Have 6 (Need 25) |
| Action Summer Special | 1976 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Air Ace Picture Library | 1960 | 545 issues (501 indexed) | Have 470 (Need 82) |
| Air Ace Picture Library Holiday Special | 1969 | 15 issues (0 indexed) | Have 15 (Need 4) |
| Attack Picture Library Holiday Special | 1982 | 3 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 2) |
| Attack Picture Monthly | 1980? | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Badtime Bedtime Storybook | 1975 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Battle | 1982 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Battle | 1986 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Battle Action | 1977 | 223 issues (0 indexed) | Have 21 (Need 203) |
| Battle Action Force | 1983 | 3 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 2) |
| Battle Action Force Holiday Special | 1984 | 3 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Battle Action Holiday Special | 1981 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Battle Holiday Special | 1982 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Battle Picture Library | 1961 | 1706 issues (6 indexed) | Have 831 (Need 1225) |
| Battle Picture Library Holiday Special | 1966 | 12 issues (0 indexed) | Have 12 (Need 3) |
| Battle Picture Weekly | 1975 | 85 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery |
| Battle Picture Weekly and Valiant | 1976 | 39 issues (0 indexed) | Have 9 (Need 30) |
| Battle Picture Weekly Holiday Special | 1979 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Battle Picture Weekly Summer Special | 1975 | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Battle Storm Force | 1987 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Battler Britton Picture Library Holiday Special | 1977 | 6 issues (0 indexed) | Have 6 (Need 1) |
| The Best of 2000 AD Monthly | 1985 | 119 issues (1 indexed) | Have 37 (Need 82) |
| Best of Krazy | 1978 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Best of My Guy Monthly | 1984 | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Best of My Guy Special | 1982 | 3 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Big One | 1964 | 19 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 19) |
| Black Hole | 1980 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Blue Peter Holiday Special | 1976 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Bobo Bunny | 1969 | 201 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Bonnie | 1974 | 61 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 59) |
| Bonnie's Holiday Special | 1974 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Buster | 1960 | 1906 issues (0 indexed) | Have 31 (Need 1876) |
| Buster Adventure Library | 1966 | 36 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 35) |
| Buster and Monster Fun Holiday Special | 1977 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Buster Comic Library | 1984 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Buster Holiday Special | 1989 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Champion | 1966 | 15 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Cheeky Holiday Special | 1980 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Cheeky Summer Special | 1978 | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Cheeky Weekly | 1977 | 117 issues (0 indexed) | Have 79 (Need 38) |
| Chips Comic | 1983 | 21 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Chips Comic Book | 1984 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Cor!! | 1970 | 211 issues (1 indexed) | Have 94 (Need 117) |
| Cor!! Summer Special | 1971 | 6 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| The Daily Mirror Book of Garth | 1974 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery |
| Dan Dare Annual | 1974 | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Have 4 (Need 1) |
| Dickory Dock | 1980 | 30 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 29) |
| Dickory Dock Summer Special | 1980 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Disney Time | 1977 | 21 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Disneyland | 1971 | 298 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Donald and Mickey | 1972 | 182 issues (0 indexed) | Have 13 (Need 174) |
| Donald Duck | 1975 | 18 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Donald Duck Christmas Special | 1975 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Dreamer | 1981 | 35 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Dummy | 1975 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Eagle | 1982 | 500 issues (7 indexed) | Have 73 (Need 429) |
| Eagle Picture Library | 1985 | 14 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Esmeralda | 1971 | 33 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 32) |
| Fantastic and Terrific | 1968 | 38 issues (18 indexed) | Gallery |
| Fantastic Summer Special | 1968 | 1 issue (1 indexed) | Gallery |
| Fantastic! | 1967 | 51 issues (13 indexed) | Gallery |
| Fleetway Super Library Fantastic Series | 1967 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 1) |
| Fleetway Super Library Front Line Series | 1967 | 26 issues (0 indexed) | Have 22 (Need 4) |
| Fleetway Super Library Secret Agent Series | 1967 | 26 issues (0 indexed) | Have 18 (Need 20) |
| Fleetway Super Library Stupendous Series | 1967 | 24 issues (0 indexed) | Have 16 (Need 8) |
| Frankie Stein's Mini-Monster Comic | 1974 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Fun to Do | 1978 | 178 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Fun to Do Holiday Special | 1980 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Fun to Do Summer Special | 1979 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Fun to Know | 1979 | 43 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Fun to Know Holiday Special | 1980 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Giant War Picture Library | 1964 | 76 issues (0 indexed) | Have 13 (Need 75) |
| Giggle | 1967 | 3 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Girl | 1981 | 375 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Girl Holiday Special | 1984 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Girl Picture Library | 1984 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Girl Summer Special | 1982 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Goofy | 1973 | 29 issues (0 indexed) | Have 9 (Need 20) |
| Grange Hill Magazine | 1980 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Harold Hare's Own Paper | 1959 | 3 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Heartbeat | 1981 | 28 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Hey Diddle Diddle | 1972 | 78 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 78) |
| Hey Diddle Diddle Holiday Special | 1972 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Hurricane | 1964 | 63 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Jack and Jill and Bobo Bunny Holiday Special | 1971 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Jack and Jill Summer Special | 1961 | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Jack and Jill's Holiday Special | 1965 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Jackpot | 1979 | 150 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 149) |
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