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The Viz

    (John Brown, 1979-2023)
©1994 House of S***/John Brown Spunkfactory, Ltd.

The Viz is one of the stranger magazines to appear on British newsstands in recent years. It’s a bimonthly humor magazine which reads like a particularly obnoxious underground comic crossed with the Weekly World News.

The pages alternate between one-and two-pagers featuring characters like “Sweary Mary” and “Johnny Fartpants”; odd tabloid-style coverage of subjects ranging from crocodiles to royal toilet training; and the occasional fumetti comedy piece (comic-like stories with photographs instead of drawings). Scatological references abound, and the dialog is certainly not for those who prefer to veer away from four-letter Anglo-Saxonisms. Nevertheless, its unabashedly lowbrow appeal has brought it circulation far in excess of many of its more respectable contemporaries.
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  • 1
    #1
    Dec 1979
    Cover: $0.20
    Only 150 printed
    No copies available
  • 2
    #2
    Rare
    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    Scarce
    No copies available
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    #4
    Scarce
    No copies available
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    #5
    Scarce
    No copies available
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    #6
    Scarce
    No copies available
  • 7
    #7
    Dec 1981
    Cover: $0.28
    Scarce, only 2000 in existance
    No copies available
  • 8
    #8
    May 1982
    Scarce, only 3000 of this issue produced
    No copies available
  • 9
    #9
    Nov 1982
    Scarce, only 3000 of this issue produced
    No copies available
  • 10
    #10
    May 1983
    Cover: $0.30
    Viz 20 Fantastic Hits Volume One only 2500 of these printed so its extremely rare Dated May 1983
    No copies available
  • 10.5
    #10.5
    Nov 1983
    Cover: $0.30
    Viz 20 Fantastic Hits Volume One only 3500 of these printed so its extremely rare Dated November 1983
    No copies available
  • 11
    #11
    May 1984
    Cover: $0.30
    No copies available
  • 12
    #12
    Nov 1984
    Cover: $0.35
    The last copy of Viz published before the Virgin publishing deal, only 5,000 copies were printed and distributed largely in Newcastle upon Tyne. Printed on lightweight 60gsm newsprint by the Tyneside Free Press
    No copies available
  • 12/A
    #12 Variation A
    May 1985
    Cover: $0.35
    April/May 1985; Rontel Presents 12”Party Version originally priced at 35p Much sought after special issue with’some bits out of Viz comic No.s 5 & 6’ only 5000 printed
    No copies available
  • 13
    #13
    Sep 1985
    Cover: $0.50
    August / September 1985
    No copies available
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    #14
    Nov 1985
    Cover: $0.50
    October / November 1985
    No copies available
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    #15
    Jan 1986
    Cover: $0.50
    December / January 1985/86
    No copies available
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    #16
    Mar 1986
    Cover: $0.50
    February / March 1986
    No copies available
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    #17
    May 1986
    Cover: $0.60
    April / May1986
    No copies available
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    #18
    Jul 1986
    Cover: $0.60
    June / July 1986
    No copies available
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    #19
    Sep 1986
    Cover: $0.60
    August / September 1986
    No copies available
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    #20
    Nov 1986
    Cover: $0.60
    October / November 1986
    No copies available
  • 21
    #21
    Jan 1987
    Cover: $0.60
    December / January 1986/87 includes Free Inside“A Packet of Crisps!”These are not real crisps
    No copies available
  • 22
    #22
    Mar 1987
    Cover: $0.60
    February / March 1987
    No copies available
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    #23
    May 1987
    Cover: $0.60
    April / May 1987, only 29,000 printed
    No copies available
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    #24
    Jul 1987
    Cover: $0.60
    No copies available
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    #25
    Sep 1987
    Cover: $0.60
    August / September 1987
    No copies available
  • 25/A
    #25 Variation A
    Oct 1987
    Cover: $0.60
    16 Page Special Issue Presented Free with’Your Sinclair’ magazine only 10,000 printed
    No copies available
  • 26
    #26
    Nov 1987
    Cover: $0.60
    October / November 1987
    No copies available
  • 27
    #27
    Jan 1988
    Cover: $0.60
    December / January 1988
    No copies available
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    #28
    Mar 1988
    Cover: $0.60
    February / March 1988
    No copies available
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    #29
    May 1988
    Cover: $0.60
    April / May 1988
    No copies available
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    #30
    Jul 1988
    Cover: $0.60
    June / July 1988
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    #31
    Sep 1988
    Cover: $0.60
    August / September 1988
    No copies available
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    #32
    Nov 1988
    Cover: $0.90
    October / November 1988
    No copies available
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    #33
    Jan 1989
    Cover: $0.90
    December / January 1988/1989
    No copies available
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    #34
    Mar 1989
    Cover: $0.90
    February / March 1989
    No copies available
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    #35
    May 1989
    Cover: $0.90
    April / May 1989
    No copies available
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    #36
    Jul 1989
    Cover: $0.90
    June / July 1989
    1 copy for $9.99
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    #37
    Sep 1989
    Cover: $0.90
    August / September 1989
    No copies available
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    #38
    Nov 1989
    Cover: $0.90
    October / November 1989
    No copies available
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    #39
    Jan 1990
    Cover: $0.90
    December / January 1989/90
    No copies available
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    #40
    Mar 1990
    Cover: $0.90
    February / March 1990
    1 copy for $9.99
  • 41
    #41
    May 1990
    Cover: $0.90
    April / May 1990
    1 copy for $14.99
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    #42
    Jul 1990
    Cover: $1.00
    June / July 1990
    No copies available
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    #43
    Sep 1990
    Cover: $1.00
    August / September 1990
    No copies available
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    #44
    Nov 1990
    Cover: $1.00
    October / November 1990
    No copies available
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    #45
    Jan 1991
    Cover: $1.00
    December / January 1990/91
    No copies available
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    #46
    Mar 1991
    Cover: $1.00
    February / March 1991
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    #47
    May 1991
    Cover: $1.00
    April / May 1991
    No copies available
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    #48
    Jul 1991
    Cover: $1.00
    June / July 1991
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    #49
    Sep 1991
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    August / September 1991
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    #50
    Nov 1991
    Cover: $1.00
    October / November 1991
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    #51
    Jan 1992
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    December / January 1992
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    #52
    Mar 1992
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    February / March 1992
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    #53
    May 1992
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    #54
    Jul 1992
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    June / July 1992
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    #55
    Sep 1992
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    August / September 1992
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    #56
    Nov 1992
    Cover: $1.00
    October / November 1992
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    #57
    Jan 1993
    Cover: $1.00
    December / January 1993
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    #58
    Mar 1993
    Cover: $1.00
    February / March 1993
    No copies available
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    #59
    May 1993
    Cover: $1.00
    April / May 1993
    No copies available
  • 60
    #60
    June / July 1993, first issue with the new glossy cover
    Jul 1993
    Cover: $1.25
    No copies available
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    #61
    Sep 1993
    Cover: $1.25
    August / September 1993
    No copies available
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    #62
    Nov 1993
    Cover: $1.25
    October / November 1993
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    #63
    Jan 1994
    Cover: $1.25
    December / January 1994
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    #64
    Mar 1994
    Cover: $1.25
    February / March 1994
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    #65
    May 1994
    Cover: $1.25
    April / May 1994
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    #66
    Jul 1994
    Cover: $1.25
    June / July 1994
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    #67
    Sep 1994
    Cover: $1.25
    August / September 1994
    No copies available
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    #68
    Nov 1994
    Cover: $1.25
    No copies available
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    #69
    Jan 1995
    Cover: $1.25
    December / January 1994/95
    No copies available
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    #70
    Mar 1995
    Cover: $1.25
    February / March 1995
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    #71
    May 1995
    Cover: $1.25
    April / May 1995
    No copies available
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    #72
    Jul 1995
    Cover: $1.40
    June / July 1995
    No copies available
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    #73
    Sep 1995
    Cover: $1.40
    August / September 1995
    No copies available
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    #74
    Nov 1995
    Cover: $1.40
    October / November 1995
    No copies available
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    #75
    Jan 1996
    Cover: $1.40
    December / January 1995/96
    No copies available
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    #76
    Mar 1996
    Cover: $1.40
    February / March 1996
    No copies available
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    #77
    May 1996
    Cover: $1.50
    April / May 1996
    No copies available
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    #78
    Jul 1996
    Cover: $1.50
    June / July 1996
    No copies available
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    #79
    Sep 1996
    Cover: $1.50
    August / September 1996
    No copies available
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    #80
    Nov 1996
    Cover: $1.50
    October / November 1996
    No copies available
  • 81
    #81
    Jan 1997
    Cover: $1.50
    December / January 1996/97
    No copies available
  • 82
    #82
    Mar 1997
    Cover: $1.50
    February / March 1987
    No copies available
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    #83
    May 1997
    Cover: $1.50
    April / May 1997
    No copies available
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    #84
    Jul 1997
    Cover: $1.50
    June / July 1997
    No copies available
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    #85
    Sep 1997
    Cover: $1.50
    August / September 1997
    No copies available
  • 86
    #86
    Nov 1997
    Cover: $1.50
    October / Novermber 1997
    No copies available
  • 87
    #87
    Jan 1998
    Cover: $1.60
    December / January 1997/98
    No copies available
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    #88
    Mar 1998
    Cover: $1.60
    February / March 1998
    No copies available
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    #89
    May 1998
    Cover: $1.60
    April / May 1998
    No copies available
  • 90
    #90
    Jul 1998
    Cover: $1.60
    June / July 1998
    No copies available
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    #91
    Sep 1998
    Cover: $1.60
    August / September 1998
    No copies available
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    #92
    Nov 1998
    Cover: $1.60
    October / November 1998
    No copies available
  • 93
    #93
    Jan 1999
    Cover: $1.75
    December / January 1998/99
    No copies available
  • 94
    #94
    Mar 1999
    Cover: $1.75
    February / March 1999
    No copies available
  • 95
    #95
    May 1999
    Cover: $1.75
    April / May 1999
    1 copy for $2.76
  • 96
    #96
    Jul 1999
    Cover: $1.75
    June / July 1999
    No copies available
  • 97
    #97
    Sep 1999
    Cover: $1.75
    August / September 1999
    No copies available
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