Pictured above is our small shelf of Scottish crime books. Louise Welsh’s novel “The Cutting Room” is not included as our copy was out to a reader at the Library. The story of Scottish crime fiction in 11 books from its dark origins to the present day when Scottish crime fiction is read all around […]| National Library of Scotland Blog
Desperate Dan made his first appearance in issue 1 of the “The Dandy Comic” in December 1937 as reproduced above. “The Dandy Comic” was arguably Scotland’s greatest contribution to 20th century popular culture at least until a single mother completed her book about a boy wizard in an Edinburgh café in 1995. “The Dandy Comic” changed everything in British comics and would become the model for all future British funny comics including “The Beano” which was launched the follow...| National Library of Scotland Blog