(Medley can make the sound of a harp by waving her tail, for example, and Cotton Candy has a sweet tooth for flowers that gets her into trouble.) The comics fit in the same continuity as the UK children's books published by World International Publishing Limited, such as The Stolen Shadow, The Cross Weather Witch, and The Man in the Moon.Īlmost all Year 2 and Year 3 ponies appeared in the comics, even ponies who were never sold in the UK. Most ponies have whatever character traits and magical abilities they had in their backcard story. The comic book universe shares many similarities with the G1 backcards. Larger cast of ponies and a recurring cast of non-pony characters.Wind Whistler was rather silly, Shady was more confident, etc. Many of the pony personalities were different.The ponies never moved into Paradise Estate, they just used it as a vacation home.Majesty, never seen in animated form, was in almost every comic.Unicorns did not have the ability to wink (teleport).Almost every pony had magic, not just unicorns.Some of the differences from the cartoons: The United States and other non-European countries did not have any comic books at all.Īlthough they featured many of the same pony characters as the television shows, the comic books were clearly set in their own continuity. (These comic books were not necessarily released in the same order as the UK comics, however.) Italy had a unique comic book with original stories and illustrations rather than reused London Editions stories. The stories and illustrations were generally the same as in the UK comics, translated into the appropriate language. Other European countries, such as a Germany, Finland, and Holland, also had comic books. Hasbro UK was heavily involved in quality control of the comic books, "requiring approval of plots, scripts, layouts and finished art." Martin Gray also contributed some scripts, including a story featuring the Smooze in My Little Pony and Friends #30. Writers included Hilda Young and Mike Wild. Martin Gray was the editor of My Little Pony and Friends, while Samantha Scattergood was in charge of Advertising for it.Īll art came from the Spanish company Selecciones Ilustradas, usually sent via fax. Judith Laverty was the editor of My Little Pony from at least 1988 until 1993 when the comic was discontinued. London Editions Limited, later renamed Fleetway Editions Limited, published both comic books. My Little Pony and Friends outlasted My Little Pony by about six months.
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The two comic runs shared a common continuity, with the events of one series often being referred to in the second series. The comics were usually produced fortnightly (every two weeks), though sometimes they switched to a weekly schedule. A second comic book, My Little Pony and Friends (1987 - 1994) had 51 issues. The first comic, called simply My Little Pony (1985 - 1993) had a run of 223 issues.
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