The Wizard (DC Thomson)

The Wizard was launched as a weekly British story paper on 22 September 1922, published by It was merged with "The Rover" in September 1963, becoming "Rover and Wizard". The last issue of the original "Wizard" was number 1,970; "Rover and Wizard" continued until the "Wizard" name was dropped — becoming "The Rover" in August 1969. 
"The Wizard" was relaunched as a comic book on 14 February 1970, and continued until 10 June 1978.