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Publisher: Polystyle Publications
Years in Operation: 1960 - 1997
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Country: Flag United Kingdom Web Site: Brands: 1 Indicia Publishers: 1 Series: 76 Printings: 3299 (3532 Issues) Disclose Notes:     Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Series Name Years in Print Issues (Printings)
Andy Pandy Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1980 - 1
Basil Brush Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1978 - 1980 5
Basil Brush Summer Special {Comic Books} 1981 - 1
Basil Brush Winter Special {Comic Books} 1978 - 1
Battle of the Planets Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1983 - 1984 2
The Bugs Bunny Christmas Special {Comic Books} 1977 - 1
Bugs Bunny Holiday Special {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Publishing year from copyright year.
1978 - 1984 6
Bugs Bunny Special {Comic Books} 1979 - 1979 1 (0)
Buttons Annual {Comic Books} 1983 - 1990 8 (0)
Buttons for Play School Children {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: More issues may remain to be documented.
1981 - 1990 265
Buttons Holiday Special {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: More issues may exist.
1982 - ? 3
Buzby Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1979 - 1
Camberwick Green Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1981 - 1
Countdown {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Cover titled had some additions during the run. The indicia did not reflect these. Oddly the indicia from issue 7 - 58 say Countdown and Rocket. This is not recorded elsewhere and seems to be ignored by fans and collectors and would probably not be recognized as the title if used. TITLE CHANGES * 1-18 Countdown * 19-45 Countdown The Space-age comic! * 46-56 Countdown for TV Action! * 57-58 TV Action in Countdown
1971 - 1972 58
Countdown Annual {Comic Books} 1972 - 1973 2
Countdown Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1971 - 1
Doctor Snuggles Holiday Special {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Based on the animated television series.
1981 - 1982 2
Doctor Who Holiday Special {Hardcovers} 1973 - 1974 1
Doctor Who Winter Special {Comic Books} 1977 - ? 1 (0)
Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1971 - 1
Hagar the Horrible Winter Special {Comic Books} 1976 - 1
Henry's Cat Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1985 - 1 (0)
Ivor the Engine Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1983 - 1
Laurel and Hardy Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1983 - 1
Mighty Midget {Comic Books} 1976 - 2
Mighty Moth Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1981 - 1
Mighty Moth Winter Special {Comic Books} 1980 - 1
Mr. Benn Summer Special {Comic Books} 1981 - 1
Persuaders Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1972 - 1
Pink Panther Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1975 - 1985 10
Pink Panther Summer Special {Comic Books} 1972 - 1973 1
Pippin {Comic Books} 1966 - 1975 459
Pippin Annual {Comic Books} 1968 - 1987 20 (0)
Pippin Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1967 - ? 8
Pippin in Playland {Comic Books} 1975 - ? 87
A Pippin Special of TV Favourites {Comic Books} 1979 - 1980 2
Pippin Winter Special {Comic Books} 1974 - 1
Play School Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1982 - 1984 3
Playland {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Title was merged with Pippin to form Pippin in Playland.
1968 - 1975 391
Playland Annual {Comic Books} 1969 - 1980 12 (0)
Playland Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1968 - 1980 5
Popeye Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1965 - 1986 19
Popeye Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1965 - 1986 21
Popeye Winter Special {Comic Books} 1974 - 1980 7
Postman Pat Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1988 - 1
Postman Pat Summer Special {Comic Books} 1983 - 1984 2
Read to Me {Comic Books} 1977 - 28
Read to Me Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1977 - 1
Rupert Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1979 - 1981 3
Scooby Doo's Funtastic Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1979 - 1980 2
Sooty Summer Special {Comic Books} 1981 - 1
Sooty Winter Special {Comic Books} 1977 - 1978 2
Sooty's Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1976 - 1982 6
Sooty's Special {Comic Books} 1979 - 1
Sooty's Winter Special {Comic Books} 1978 - 1978 2 (0)
Star Trek Winter Special {Comic Books} 1975 - 1
Stingray Special {Comic Books} 1983 - 1
SuperTed Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1984 - 1
T. V. Mini-Book {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 5
Target {Comic Books} 1978 - 18
Thunderbirds Special {Comic Books} 1982 - 1983 3
Tom and Jerry Bumper Comic Book {Comic Books} 1975 - 1
Tom and Jerry Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1975 - 1986 10
Tom and Jerry Summer Special {Comic Books} 1973 - 1
Tom and Jerry Winter Special {Comic Books} 1976 - 1979 4
Toytown Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1980 - 1
TV Action {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Cover title is "TV Action + Countdown" for #59-100, just "TV Action" for #101-132.
1972 - 1973 74
TV Action and Countdown Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1972 - 1
TV Action Annual {Comic Books} 1974 - 1
TV Action Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1973 - 1
TV Comic {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Cover title "TV Comic + TV Action" #1133-1147; "TV Comic plus Tom & Jerry Weekly" #1182-1201; "Mighty TV Comic" #1292-1352; "TV Comic with Target" #1393-1401. From #1292 to #1376 TV Comic changed to a sixteen page tabloid format but was sold folded in half so that the 'front cover' was actually the top half of the back cover (like the Monster Times). Strips reprinted from the half tabloid issues were printed sideways on the tabloid pages so although indexed as one page were actually two page strips.
1951 - 1984 1697
TV Comic Annual {Hardcovers} 1954 - 1985 32
TV Comic Holiday Extra {Comic Books} 1986 - ? 1
TV Comic Holiday Special {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Polystyle published 25 Specials, 1 each year from 1962 to 1986. The first issue was called "TV Comic Summer Special" and the last was titled "TV Comic Holiday Extra". All the ones in between had the title "TV Comic Holiday Special"
1962 - 1985 23
Wombles Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1983 - 1
Zero G Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1989 - 1 (0)

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