The Dandy - Issue 3524

It's a new week so here's a new issue! First of all, today was the beginning of the Dandy's own version of Comic Idol, entitled 'Strictly come Laughing!', four contenders are up, they are Harry and his Hippo, a classic strip by Andy Fanton, Daredevil Dad by Steve Beckett, Phil's Finger by Chris McGhie and Tag-Team Tastic by Warwick Johnson Cadwell. Below I will give my opinions... For now here's the contents...

PG 1: Front Cover (starring Harry Hill) - Nigel Parkinson
PG 2: Jokes - Jamie Smart
PG 3: Contents (starring Harry Hill) - Nigel Parkinson
PG 4: Harry Hill's Real Life Adventures in TV Land - Nigel Parkinson and Harry Hill
PG 6: Bananaman - Wayne Thompson
PG 7: Madvertisement: Love Dogs, Hate Poo? - Nigel Auchterlounie
PG 8: The Mighty Bork - Wayne Thompson
PG 9: Shorts: Doctor Huh? - Nik Holmes, Simples! 101 Ways to Use a Meerkat - Duncan Scott?, Korky the Cat - Phil Corbett, Terror Byte - David Banks
PG 10: Strictly come Laughing
PG 11: Harry and his Hippo - Andy Fanton NEW!
PG 12: Daredevil Dad - Steve Beckett NEW!
PG 13: Tag-Team Tastic - Warwick Johnson Cadwell and Robin Etherington NEW!
PG 14: Phil's Finger - Chris McGhie NEW!
PG 15: Boo - Andy Fanton
PG 16: Arena of Awesome (Zombie VS Viking) - Jamie Smart
PG 18: Mr Meecher, the Uncool Teacher - Wilbur Dawbarn
PG 19: Shorts: Doctor Huh? - Nik Holmes, Simples! 101 Ways to Use a Meerkat - Duncan Scott?, Off the Vine - Unknown, The Grown-up Way VS The Right Way: Ice - Karl Dixon
PG 20: Graeme Reaper - David Banks
PG 21: The Bogies (in Game Over) - Nigel Auchterlounie
PG 22: Dandy Subscription Page
PG 23: Yore - The Etherington Brothers
PG 24: Thingummyblob - Jamie Smart
PG 25: Mailbag
PG 26: Stan Helsing - Nik Holmes
PG 27: Bear Thrills - Phil Corbett
PG 28: Advertisement for WWE Kids and Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Competition
PG 29: Shorts: Doctor Huh? - Nik Holmes, Simples! 101 Ways to Use a Meerkat - Duncan Scott?, Nibbles - Unknown, Newsblast with Rocky O'Flair - Wayne Thompson
PG 30: Desperate Dan - Jamie Smart
PG 31: Next Time (featuring Flop Gear (NEW!), Harry Hill's Real Life Adventures in TV Land, Boo and The Arena of Awesome)
PG 32: Back Page: Advertisement for Comic Relief

Okay, Strictly come Laughing:

NAME: Harry and his Hippo
ARTIST: Andy Fanton
RATING ON THIS WEEK'S STORY: 9.5/10

NAME: Daredevil Dad
ARTIST: Steve Beckett
RATING ON THIS WEEK'S STORY: 9.5/10

NAME: Tag-Team Tastic
ARTIST: Warwick Johnson Cadwell
RATING ON THIS WEEK'S STORY: 5/10

NAME: Phil's Finger
ARTIST: Chris McGhie
RATING ON THIS WEEK'S STORY: 8/10
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Now for my ratings on this week's stories, minus Shorts:

Harry Hill's Real Life Adventures in TV Land - 8/10
Bananaman - 8/10
Madvertisement - 6/10
The Mighty Bork - 4/10
Harry and his Hippo - 9.5/10
Daredevil Dad - 9.5/10
Tag-Team Tastic - 5/10
Phil's Finger - 8/10
Boo - 8.5/10
Arena of Awesome - 10/10
Mr Meecher, the Uncool Teacher - 10/10
Graeme Reaper - 9/10
The Bogies - 10/10
Yore - 8.5/10 (minus it being a reprint)
Thingummyblob - 5/10
Stan Helsing - 8/10
Bear Thrills - 5/10
Desperate Dan - 9/10
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Absent this week:

Postman Prat
Kid Cops
George VS Dragon
Disaster Chef
Robot on the Run
Pre-Skool Prime Minister
Doctor Loo
Pepperoni Pig
Shao Lin Punks
Clive 5
Little Celebs
A Puzzle Page
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The Dandy - Issue 3524, on sale now for £1.50

Phew! :D