Girl IPC

Publisher: IPC
Publication Dates: 14 February 1981 – 1990 ?
Number of Issues Published: 375 (#1 – #375)
Color: Colour
Dimensions: Magazine-size
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing
Publication Type: magazine

Merged from Dreamer (IPC, 1981 series) #35
Note: circa May 1982; cover title of Girl is “Girl and Dreamer” from issues 89 to at least 110.

According to Jacqueline Rayner, writing about girls’ comics in The Guardian, the second volume of Girl “was a stepping stone between the traditional ‘picture-story papers’ and . . . teen mags such as Jackie and Blue Jeans.” It “had photo-stories, boyfriends, pop stars and problem pages, alongside its occasional illustrated story.”

The IPC title Dreamer, which debuted on September 19, 1981, merged into Girl after Dreamer’s May 15, 1982, issue. The merged publication carried the title Girl and Dreamer in the period 1982–1983 (issues 89 to 110 at least).

The fellow IPC title Tammy (launched 1971) was intended to merge with Girl in the summer of 1984, but, according to the Grand Comics Database, “a printer’s dispute in June 1984 prevented the final issues being published and it was simply canceled. Girl did carry the Tammy masthead for several issues from 25th August 1984 but these issues contain no material from Tammy.”

In March 1990, Girl was merged into its fellow IPC title My Guy, which became My Guy and Girl for a period. Girl volume 2 published 478 issues.

Girl 1981-04-11
Girl 1981-06-20
Girl 1981-06-27
Girl 1981-08-08
Girl 1981-10-17

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Girl 1981-11-07
Girl 1981-11-28
Girl 1982-02-06
Girl 1982-02-27
Girl 1982-04-17

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Girl 1982-06-05
Girl 1982-06-12
Girl 1982-09-18
Girl 1982-10-30
Girl 1983-04-16

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Girl Annual 1983
Girl Annual 1984

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Girl Annual 1985
Girl Annual 1986

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Girl Annual 1987
Girl Annual 1988

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