WATKINS (DUDLEY DEXTER) The Broons, no. 1, London, Manchester & Dundee, D.C. Thomson, 1939[WATKINS (DUDLEY DEXTER)]The Broons, no. 1, illustrated throughout, first few leaves and edges slightly browned, text block loose in original pictorial covers, soiled and worn with clear tape repairs to spine and adjoining cover edges, one other small repair, some loss to spine, remnants of brown paper adhered to inside covers, 4to, London, Manchester & Dundee, D.C. Thomson, [1939]The rare first Broons Annual. Dudley D. Watkins's cartoons were first published in March 1936 in The Sunday Post, their popularity growing to such an extent that the first Christmas Annual was printed three years later. The Broons and Oor Wullie were then published in alternate years, starting with The Broons in 1939 and continuing to the present day. Watkins was also known for his early contributions to the The Beano and The Dandy.