The Dandy was a long-running children's comic published in the United Kingdom by
D. C. Thomson & Co. The first issue was printed in December 1937, making it the world's third-longest running comic, after
Detective Comics (cover dated March 1937) and
Il Giornalino (cover dated 1 October 1924). From August 2007 until October 2010, it was rebranded as
Dandy Xtreme.