Bananaman - A parody of traditional superhero characters, this caped banana nut originally appeared in the comic Nutty and was a late addition to The Dandy, only appearing after it had gone online in 2012. Korky's Toy Shop", with a mechanical Desperate Dan pushing a tin of red paint (on a shelf above Korky) onto him. Price 6/-

Three pictures of Korky in a train with some fishermen. They go through a tunnel and he has eaten their fish. Price 6/6 This information is necessary to identify older annuals which are not dated. If an annual is dated 1940, it would have been published in August 1939. Prices are in shillings and pence with one shilling equal to 5p. The Dandy annual will be auctioned on the first day of the sale both at the venue and online at www.the-saleroom.com. For more information, visit www.keysauctions.co.uk.Korky the Cat flies up into the air after landing on a blanket (which is held by all the other Dandy characters). Price 6/- Korky the Cat on skis passed by Desperate Dan, who is using logs (with other characters sitting on them) as skis. Price 6/- In 2006, the original 1939 Monster Comic was re-printed as a facsimile edition in a collector's slipcase. Four pictures of Korky stealing a fish which he then hides under a large red top hat (that he wears on his head). Price 6/- Three pictures of Korky eating a meal, while some mice try to jump up to a mailbox with chains wrapped around it. Price 7/-

Three pictures with Korky eating a meal and in a letter box with chains wrapped around it. Price 7/- Desperate Dan, Korky the Cat, Keyhole Kate, and the Bamboo Town monkeys are holding up the letter "Y" of "Dandy". Price 2/6 Desperate Dan - This hugely popular desperado from the Wild West become the Dandy's mascot. He was known as the world's strongest man, able to lift a cow with one hand. Three pictures of Korky, first in a rowing boat, and then in a large umbrella after Hungry Horace sunk said boat. Price 6/6 From 1938 to 1951 the annuals were called The Dandy Monster Comic. The name changed to The Dandy Book in the following year and continued, the year changing for each different annual, until the release of the 2003 book in 2002 when it was renamed "Annual".Korky the Cat and other then-current Dandy characters are displayed in stars (and the Bellboy is aiming at them). Price 6/-

Four pictures of Korky fishing in front of a "No Fishing" sign (he is reading a paper when the gamekeeper comes). Price 6/- Korky is rolling a giant snowball down a hill (which has gathered up some interfering mice in it on its travels). Price 7/6 In 2012 The Dandy featured on a set of stamps issued by the Royal Mail to celebrate Britain's rich comic book heritage. The Dandy Annual is the current name of the book that has been published by D.C. Thomson every year since 1938, to tie in with the children's comic The Dandy. As of 2020 there have been eighty-three editions, with another ( The Dandy Annual 2021) due. The annuals are traditionally published in August, in time for Christmas, and since 1965 they have had the date of the following year on the cover. Before then no date was given.Sales of The Dandy peaked at over two million in the 1950s; by the time the print version was discontinued in 2012, the circulation had fallen to just 7,489.