D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd

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D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, is a publishing company based in Dundee, Scotland, best known for producing Oor Wullie, The Broons, and The Beano and The Dandy comics.

The Company

The company began as a branch of the Thomson family business. In 1884, David Couper Thomson took over the publishing business, and established it as DC Thomson in 1905. The firm flourished, and took its place as the third J in the 'Three Js', the traditional summary of Dundee industry ('jam, jute and journalism'). Thomson was notable for his conservatism, vigorously opposing the introduction of trade unions into his workforce, and denying employment to people of the Roman Catholic faith [link].

The company produces more than 200 million comic books, magazines, and newspapers every year from offices in Dundee, Glasgow, Manchester and London. As of 2003, the company employed around 2,000 workers.

Publications

DC Thomson publications include:

• Sunday Post,
• The Courier and Advertiser,
• The Evening Telegraph,
• My Weekly,
• The Scots Magazine,
• The Beano,
• ''The Dandy,
• Jackie,
• Shout.

See the list of DC Thomson publications for a complete listing.

Reference

• [Gazetteer for Scotland: David Couper Thomson]

See also

• List of DC Thomson Publications
• British comics

External link

• [DC Thomson]

 

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