British newsprint fun. Have been spending far too much time poring over these cover galleries of British comics from the 60s and 70s. Girl's comics from this period are a real curiosity because, of course, no boy wouldn't be seen dead holding a copy of Bunty or Penelope. Now I'd love to read them.
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Martin Barker wrote some excellent studies on UK Girls' Comics, in his book Comics: Ideology, Power and The Critics. His main interest is in taking a second look at stereotypes, and I suppose that includes no boy wishing to be seen dead with a copy of Bunty or Jackie! Amazingly, you can find this on Google Books (at least a cut-down version of it). I recommend picking up a copy of the actual book if you ever find it.
Have taken a look. Fascinating!
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