The Scottish publisher D.C. Thomson first introduced The Broons and Oor Wullie in their Sunday newspaper 'The Sunday Post' on 8 March 1936. They featured in a new 8 page pull-out supplement called 'The Fun Section'.

The first annual was The Broons published on 17 November 1939. The following year the first Oor Wullie annual was published. The annuals have continued to be published on alternate years ever since with the exceptional years of 1943, 1944, 1945 and 1946; no annuals were printed on these years because of paper shortages caused by World War II.

I have given some guide prices for the annuals (updated January 2005) but be aware that some annuals are extremely rare and are seldom offered for sale so prices may vary wildly from those shown. The overall condition of an annual will greatly affect it's value (except perhaps for the first three books which are so rare you will be lucky to find a copy at all) so again prices will vary. As with most things collectable, if someone really wants an item, the price guide goes out the window. Web based auction sites such as Compal Comics and E-bay have made it easier to find the annuals but also, in the case of the rare early books, have increased competition from other collectors. The common books from the last 20-30 years are available in abundance and their value is low. The rare early books are scarce and competition from collectors is driving their price up.

Annual Dating: I have dated the annuals by the year they were published.
This is the dating method used by D.C. Thomson and is assumed to be correct.

I have split the annuals over two pages and due to the number of annuals, each page may take a few minutes to load up. Click on any small image to see a larger version of the image.