Polystyle Publications Ltd was a British publisher of children's comics and books that operated from 1960 to 1997, publishing such titles as TV Comic, I-Spy, Pippin, Countdown/TV Action, and BEEB.
History[]
The company was incorporated as TV Publications on 12 May 1960, ostensibly to publish TV Comic, which it had acquired from Beaverbrook Newspapers.
The company changed its name to Polystyle Publications Ltd in March 1968. It dissolved in 1997 due to insolvency.
Titles[]
Among the titles that it published were:
- BEEB (1985)
- Buttons for Play School Children (1981-90)
- Countdown/TV Action (1971-73)
- I-Spy (1967–1982)
- Pippin (1966-1986)
- Playland (1968-1975)
- Read To Me (1977)
- Target (1978)
- TV Comic (1960-1984; acquired from Beaverbrook, where it originated in 1951)
- TV Comic Annual (1960–1985)
- TV Comic Holiday Special (23 issues, 1962–1985)
| Pink Panther UK Annuals 1973 ◉ 1974 ◉ 1975 ◉ 1976 ◉ 1977 ◉ 1978 ◉ 1980 ◉ 1983 ◉ 1985 ◉ 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other UK Annuals feat Pink Panther | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV Comics #994 ◉ #996 ◉ #997 ◉ #1009 ◉ #1040 ◉ #1041 ◉ #1045 ◉ #1111 ◉ #1122 ◉ #1133 ◉ #1135 ◉ #1136 ◉ #1137 ◉ #1139 ◉ #1145 ◉ #1161 ◉ #1178 ◉ #1190 ◉ #1191 ◉ #1378 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holiday Specials 1975 ◉ 1976 ◉ 1977 ◉ 1978 ◉ 1979 ◉ 1980 ◉ 1981 ◉ 1982 ◉ 1983 ◉ 1984 ◉ 1985 ◉ 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Books Purnell Books | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||