Regional publisher DC Thomson will launch an online-only version of its popular children’s comic The Dandy tomorrow. HTFP reported earlier this year that the comic will be printed for the final time tomorrow with a special edition to mark its
DC Thomson
- Head Office: 2 Albert Square, Dundee, DD1 1DD
- Website: www.dcthomson.co.uk
Best-known as the publisher of the Beano, DC Thomson and Co employs more than 2,000 people and is based in Dundee.
As well as its magazines and comics, it publishes daily newspapers in both Dundee and Aberdeen.
It also has offices in Glasgow, Manchester and London and is the largest major publisher which still has a base in Fleet Street.
More information can be found on the company’s website at www.dcthomson.co.uk.
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