Express Weekly

{{Short description|Comic magazine}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox comic book title

| image =  | noimage = Y | caption = | schedule = Weekly | ongoing = Y | genre = Adventure, Children's, Science fiction | publisher = Beaverbrook (1954–1960)<br />City Magazines (1960–1962) | date = 4 Sept. 1954 – 13 Jan. 1962 | issues = 375 | main_char_team = | issn = | writers = Mike Butterworth, Dave Wood | artists = Bruce Cornwall, Ron Embleton, Jack Kirby, Mike Noble, Terence Patrick, Ferdinando Tacconi, Mike Western | pencillers = | inkers = | letterers = | colorists = | editors = | creative_team_month = | creative_team_year = | creators = | TPB = | ISBN = | subcat = | altcat = | sort = Express Weekly | nonUS = Y }} '''''Express Weekly''''' was a British children's comic magazine, published between 1954 and 1962 under a progression of titles: '''''Junior Express''''', '''''Junior Express Weekly''''', '''''Express Weekly''''', and '''''TV Express Weekly'''''.

The publication was similar in format to the popular children's comic ''Eagle'': tabloid with photogravure colour, with a mixture of comic strips and features.<ref name=BCR />

== Publication history == Published by Beaverbrook Newspapers, whose flagship title was the ''Daily Express'', the publication started out in 1954 as ''Junior Express''. It was renamed ''Junior Express Weekly'' in 1955 and then ''Express Weekly'' in 1956.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://britishcomics.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/express-weekly/|title=Express Weekly|date=30 March 2015|website=wordpress.com}}</ref> In 1960, the title was acquired by City Magazines and renamed ''TV Express Weekly''.<ref>{{cite web|title=W. E. JOHNS WORK IN EXPRESS WEEKLY AND TV EXPRESS WEEKLY|url=http://www.wejohns.com/TV%20Express%20Weekly/|website=wejohns.com|accessdate=17 April 2018}}</ref>

It was acquired by Polystyle Publications in 1962 (after issue #375)<ref name=BCR>[https://downthetubes.net/?page_id=9791 "British Comics Reference | British TV-related Comic Strips,"] DownTheTubes.net. Retrieved Feb. 25, 2021.</ref> and merged into ''TV Comic''.

* ''Junior Express'' (38 issues, 4 Sept. 1954–June 1955) * ''Junior Express Weekly'' (35 issues, June 1955–11 Feb. 1956) * ''Express Weekly'' (212 issues, 18 Feb. 1956–Apr. 1960) * ''TV Express Weekly'' (91 issues, 23 Apr. 1960–13 Jan. 1962)

==Comic strips (selected)== * ''Biggles'', by Mike Western and then Ron Embleton (1960–1962)<ref name="BA">Steve Holland, [http://bearalley.blogspot.com/2008/05/mike-western-1925-2008.html Mike Western (1925-2008)], Bear Alley, 20 May 2008</ref> * ''Journey into Space'', drawn first by Ferdinando Tacconi, and then Bruce Cornwall and Terence Patrick (from 1956)<ref>Booklet accompanying the 1998 release of ''The World in Peril'' on audio cassette by BBC Worldwide Ltd</ref> * ''No Hiding Place'', by Mike Western (1960–1962)<ref name="BA" /> * ''Lone Ranger and Tonto'', by Mike Noble (1958–1962) * ''Sky Masters of the Space Force'', drawn by Jack Kirby (issues #208-259) * ''Wulf the Briton'' (originally ''Freedom Is The Prize''), written by Mike Butterworth and drawn by Ron Embleton (1955–1960)

== References == === Citations === {{Reflist}}

=== Sources consulted === * {{gcdb series|id= 68287 |title=''Junior Express''}} * {{gcdb series|id= 61704 |title=''Junior Express Weekly''}} * {{gcdb series|id= 61709 |title=''Express Weekly''}} * {{gcdb series|id= 85128 |title=''TV Express Weekly''}}

== External links == * [https://britishcomics.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/express-weekly/ ''Express Weekly''] section of British Comics Wordpress site

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