UK Comic and Chidrens Magazine Sales
Last Updated: February 2012
Based in part on Audit Bureau of Circulations
Publisher listed is the current publisher
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UK Comic and Chidrens Magazine Sales
Last Updated: February 2012
Based in part on Audit Bureau of Circulations
Publisher listed is the current publisher
Notes
• This is not an exhaustive list of al comic titles on sale in the UK - information
and corrections are always welcome
• Owned by the media industry, ABC independently verifies and reports
on media performance, providing a major trading currency for media buyers
and owners across print, events, digital and evolving platforms.
• NDA = No Data Available. Not all comics are Audit
Bureau of Circulations rated, on which most of the figures below are
sourced: where no ABC information is available, information has been sourced
based on press and advertising PR from the publishing companies.
• NLR = No Longer Registered.
This does not necessarily mean the title is no longer being published
• NLP = No Longer Published
| Pre-School Comics/Magazines | (Jul-Dec 2006) |
(Jul-Dec 2007) |
(Jan - Jun 2008) |
Jul - Dec 2010 | Jan - Jun 2011 | July - Dec 2011 |
| Balamory (BBC Worldwide) |
64,064 |
36,555 |
28,862 |
NLR | ||
| Bob the Builder
(BBC Worldwide) |
79,081 |
57,139 |
54,557 |
45,142 | 40,733 | 37,505 |
| Cbeebies Animals (BBC Worldwide) | 58,558 | 30,830 | 35,411 | 30,337 | ||
| CBeebies Art (BBC Worldwide) |
51,586 | 61,327 | 63,679 | |||
| CBeebies Weekly (Immediate Media Company) |
70,554 |
65.179 |
61,587 |
54,345 | 56,644 | 55,516 |
| Charlie & Lola (Immediate Media Company) |
54,937 |
51,538 |
39,870 | 39,238 | 37,391 | |
| Club
Penguin (Panini UK) |
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| Daisy (Egmont Magazines) |
40,053 |
NLR |
||||
| Disney Fairies (Egmont Magazines) | 30,053 |
25,543 |
31,004 | 29,016 | 30,002 | |
| Disney
Make It! (Panini UK) |
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| Disney and Me (Egmont Magazines) |
55,003 |
47.012 |
46,564 |
39,506 | 40,503 | 41,788 |
| Disney
Presents (Panini UK) |
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| Dora the Explorer (Egmont Magazines) |
46,014 |
54,000 |
50,006 |
35,537 | -- | 27,123 |
| Fifi and the FlowerTots (Titan Magazines) |
32,388 |
|||||
| Fimbles (BBC Worldwide) |
45,009 |
NLP |
||||
| Fireman Sam (Egmont Magazines) |
41,001 |
38,507 |
28,541 | 28,550 | 27,577 | |
| Fun to Learn -
Favourites (Redan) |
70,113 |
56,002 |
50,729 |
38,126 | 40,874 | 30,187 |
| Fun
to Learn - Friends (Redan) |
81,583 |
84,340 |
86,435 |
69,331 | 72,418 | 74,284 |
| Fun to Learn -
Peppa Pig (Redan) |
65,141 | 75,786 | 76,834 | |||
| In the Night Garden (Immediate Media Company) |
110,350 |
103,644 |
58,686 | 47,508 | 54,229 | |
| Lazy Town (Titan Magazines) |
43,425 |
NLR | ||||
| Marvel
Super Hero Squad (Panini UK) |
NDA | NDA | NDA | NLP | ||
| Noddy Magazine (Titan Magazines) |
37,056 |
30,105 |
22,506 |
NLR | ||
| Octonauts (Immediate Media Company) |
61,750 | |||||
| Play
and Learn - Thomas & Friends (Egmont Magazines) |
40,081 |
40,386 |
40,504 |
30,501 | 25,504 | 25,248 |
| Postman Pat (Panini) |
NDA | NDA | NDA | NDA | NDA | NDA |
| Thomas and Friends (Egmont Magazines) |
47,503 |
40,773 |
38,433 |
31,520 | 28,505 | 28,003 |
| Thomas Expresss (Egmont Magazines) Launched Feb 2012 |
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| Thomas Express
Special (Egmont Magazines) |
27,025 |
27,352 |
NLR | |||
| Teletubbies (BBC Worldwide) |
48,073 |
42,895 |
31,576 |
NLR | ||
| Toybox (Immediate Media Company) |
90,997 |
82,607 |
73,290 |
32,449 | 35,971 | 40,244 |
| Toy Story Magazine (Egmont Magazines) |
48,525 | 42,294 | 35,008 | |||
| Tweenies (BBC Worldwide) |
66,112 |
32,909 |
30,502 |
NLR | ||
| Waybuloo (Immediate Media Company) |
32,271 | 34,711 | 24,809 | |||
| Winnie the Pooh (Egmont Magazines) |
24,028 |
NLR | ||||
| ZingZillas (Immediate Media Company) |
52,037 | 43,237 | 33,349 | |||
| Humour Comics | Jul-Dec
2006 |
Jul-Dec
2007 |
Jan
- Jun 2008 |
Jul - Dec 2010 | Jan - Jun 2011 | |
| The Beano (DC Thomson) |
74,567 |
74,419 |
61,931 |
40,101 | 37,145 | 38,333 |
| 2006 Beano figure estimated, based on combined July-December 2006 figures for the Beano and Dandy (see this article by Steve Holland on Bear Alley) | ||||||
| BeanoMax (DC Thomson) |
51,431 |
48,275 |
30,184 | 24,438 | 22,094 | |
| Cartoon Network (Panini UK) |
47,249 |
NLR |
NLP | |||
| The
Dandy (DC Thomson) |
37,283 |
28,550 |
23,869 |
15,012 | 7,448 | 7,489 |
| 2006 Beano figure estimated, based on combined July-December 2006 figures for the Beano and Dandy (see this article by Steve Holland on Bear Alley) | ||||||
| Family Guy (Titan Magazines) |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
| Futurama (Titan Magazines) |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
| Goodie Bag Mag (DC Thomson) |
28,552 |
31,903 |
32,392 | NLR | ||
| Kraze Club (Attic Media) |
54,686 |
51,044 |
51,044 |
NLR | ||
| Looney
Tunes Presents (Panini UK) |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
| Scooby Doo (Panini UK) |
54,167 |
46,567 |
NLR | |||
| Simpsons Comics (Titan Publishing) | 134,631 |
133,086 |
112,067 |
77,950 | 64,882 | 64,078 |
| Simpsons Comics
Presents (Titan Magazines) |
83,485 |
90,005 |
74,585 |
57,344 | 44,728 | 41,080 |
| Spongebob Squarepants (Titan Publishing) |
39,287 |
45,297 |
40,330 |
31,743 | 24,945 | 23,413 |
| Tom and Jerry (Panini UK) |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
| TOXIC (Egmont Magazines) |
47,803 |
54,049 |
53,784 |
40,639 | 40,503 | 41,521 |
| Viz Comic (Dennis Publishing) |
94,364 |
88,165 |
88,165 |
67,851 | 67,851 | 64,233 |
| Wallace & Gromit (Titan Magazines) | 34,003 |
NDA |
NDA |
NLP | ||
| Adventure Comics | Jul-Dec
2006 |
Jul-Dec
2007 |
Jan
- Jun 2008 |
Jul - Dec 2010 | Jan - Jun 2011 | Jul - Dec 2011 |
| 2000AD (Rebellion) |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA | NDA | NDA |
| Batman:
Brave &
The Bold (Titan Magazine) |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
| Batman Legends (Titan Magazines) |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
| Ben 10 (Egmont Magazines) |
71,104 | 71,222 | 64,671 | |||
| CLiNT (Titan Magazines) |
NDA | NDA | ||||
| Commando (DC Thomson) |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
| As of August 2011, based on recent interviews it is estimated Commando sells some 8000 copies per issue. | ||||||
| DC Universe Presents (Titan Magazines) |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
| Doctor Who Adventures (Immediate Media Company) |
107,557 |
154,989 |
93,791 |
56,648 | 50,013 | 48,470 |
| Doctor Who Magazine (Panini UK) |
33,564 | 30,682 | 30,614 | |||
| Judge Dredd Megazine (Rebellion) |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
| Marvel Heroes (Panini UK) |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
| Marvel
Superheroes (Panini UK) |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
NDA |
| Power Rangers (Egmont Magazines) | 53,549 |
52,588 |
49,037 |
NLP | ||
| Spectacular Spider-Man (Panini UK) |
45,595 |
40,011 |
27,815 | |||
| Star Wars Comic (Titan Publishing) |
NDA | NDA | ||||
| Thundercats (Panini UK) Launches 2012? - see DTT news story |
||||||
| Totally
... Hot Wheels
(Titan Magazines) |
33,081* | NDA | NDA | |||
| * 2006 title is for Egmont's Hot Wheels title | ||||||
| Torchwood
Comic (Titan Magazines) |
NDA | |||||
| Transformers (Titan Magazines) |
45,092 |
38,733 |
NLR | |||
| Girls Comics and Magazines | Jul-Dec
2006 |
Jul-Dec
2007 |
Jan
- Jun 2008 |
Jul - Dec 2010 | Jan - Jun 2011 | Jul - Dec 2011 |
| Note that most girls magazine do not include comic strip but the sales figures are a useful indicator of the strength of the sector | ||||||
| Amy Magazine (BBC Worldwide) |
36,223 |
34,062 |
NLP | |||
| Barbie (Egmont Magazines) |
64,312 |
55,018 |
52,559 |
50,017 | 53,013 | 53,049 |
| Bliss (Panini UK) |
60,022 | |||||
| Bratz (DC Thomson) |
43,226 |
64,279 |
53,212 |
NLR | ||
| Disney Girl (Future) |
NDA | |||||
| Disney High School Musical (Panini UK) |
142,053 |
NLR | ||||
| Disney
Princess
(Egmont Magazines) |
78,023 |
69,023 |
67,664 |
58,011 | 63,238 | 63,907 |
| Disney Tinkerbell (Egmont Magazines) |
29,016 | 30,002 | ||||
| Disney WITCH (BBC Worldwide) |
64,119 |
NLP |
||||
| Girl Talk (Immediate Media Company) |
87,915 |
86,955 |
81,912 |
67,959 | 65,129 | 51,463 |
Go Girl |
44,058 |
61,766 |
66,501 |
42,501 | 37,011 | 41,095 |
| Hannah Montana
Magazine (Panini UK) |
33,415 | NLR | ||||
| Mizz (Panini UK) |
44,071 | 35,837 | 30,055 | |||
| Sparkle World (Redan) | 63,815 |
65,706 |
65,457 | 65,281 | 66,752 | |
| For sales figures of British Comics in the 1960s and 1970s, click here | ||||||
• Read Steve Holland's analysis of the UK Comic Sales
for June - December 2008 on Bear Alley
• Read
Steve Holland's analysis of UK Comic Sales for Jan - June 2008 on Bear
Alley
• Read
Steve Holland's analysis of UK Comic Sales for July - December 2007
• Read
Steve Holland's analysis of UK Comic Sales for Jan - June 2007
• For sales figures of British Comics in the 1960s and 1970s, click
here
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