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Race complaint over Dandy reprint

June 27th, 2007 · Post your comment (No Comments)

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Publishing giant DC Thomson has been criticised after it reprinted a 1939 annual which contained racist references to black people.

A reader condemned the inclusion of a comic strip from the original 1939 Dandy annual which included a term deemed unacceptable in modern society.

The issue has led to calls for the withdrawal of the “facsimile” publication from sale.

Dundee-based DC Thomson said it would be unfair to tamper with the reprint.

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