DC Thomson's The Dandy and The Beano, started to appear. One boys' magazine that did not conform to the above formats was Modern Wonder, published by Odhams. It had a comparatively short life, starting in 1937 and closing down in 1941. It differed from the other magazines by mainly having factual articles of a technical nature, instead of all fiction. Some short stories and a serial were included, but it was largely well-illustrated articles about modern inventions. Post-war period Several new boys' comics were started in the 1950s, Tiger and Eagle being long-lasting. The characters in the strip of these two comics were mainly human, unlike those in The Beano and The Dandy. The Eagle had strips such as Dan Dare and PC 49 drawn without distortion. By the middle of the 1960s, the taste of the youth of Britain was changing. Television had, for many, displaced reading. The improvement of public libraries also hastened the end of some magazines. As various publications stopped publication, they were sometimes merged with one of the remaining magazines. By 1970 most of the publications with text had been replaced by new weeklies of the strip cartoon type. Previously, this type of boys' magazine had largely only been available in the United Kingdom as imports from North America. Cartoon-strip novels for adults were also introduced. By the end of the 20th century, many of these magazines had become collectors' items. From being worthless paper, copies became highly desirable with high prices attached to them. Selected publications Story papers Adventure Aldine Adventure Library The Boys' Friend (1895–1927) Boys' Fun The Boys' Herald (1903–1913) Boys' Journal The Boys' Leisure Hour Boys' Magazine Boys of the Empire Boys of England (1866–1899) The Boy’s Own Magazine (1855–1890) The Boy's Own Paper (1879–1967) The Boys' Realm (1902–1916; 1919–1929) The Bullseye The Champion (1922–1955) Chums (1892–1934) Detective Weekly (1933–1940) Every Boy’s Magazine (from 1862) The Gem (1907–1940) The Greyfriars Herald Halfpenny Marvel (1893–1922) The Magnet (1908–1940) The Marvel The Modern Boy (1928–1939) Nelson Lee Library Oracle The (Penny) Popular Pluck (1894–1916; 1922–1924) Schoolboys' Own Library The Skipper The Thriller (1929–1937) The Triumph Union Jack The Vanguard (1907–1909) Young Britain The Young Englishman The Wizard (1922–1963) The Big Five (Tuppenny Bloods) Thomson's Adventure (1921–1961) Thomson's Hotspur (1933–1959) – Red Circle School stories Thomson's Rover (1922–1961) Thomson's Skipper (1930–1941) Thomson's Wizard (1922–1963) Comics Thomson's The Beano (1938–present) – strip comic The Champion