And On That Subject, Shurely Shome Mistake?

I read with mild interest this news on the BBC website today.

Note they mention that The Dandy is the longest running comic in the world. Naw it isnae.

Off the top of my head I can think of one older that's still going - "Detective Comics", first published in March 1937, several months before the first issue of The Dandy hit the stands.

It's certainly Britain's oldest, but that's not what they've said, even though its an easily checkable fact.

Nice to see yet another person with a better job than me getting away with phoning it in. Bravo BBC.

Of course, Detective Comics Number 27 features the first ever appearance of...Batman - you can pick up a mint copy for around 300 grand.