This was one of those comics that came along and probably seemed like a goof idea at the time but quickly disappeared after a short run for pretty obvious reasons. Launched on October 15th 1983 School Fun was devoted to the one subject that of school based humour.
Not having ever read a copy I picked one up out of interest whilst pottering around the recent London Comics Mart. Overall the individual strips were of a reasonable standard and I was particularly bemused by Coronation Street School. That alone made the whole issue worth reading.
Here's a sample image from School Fun #13 (from lewstringer.blogspot.com)
There was also a non-humour strip based on Grange Hill which stood out from the rest of the fare which included School Belle, Softy Sir, B.Ware Caretaker and Teachers United. One strip that had potential (but the particular episode in this issue did not work well) was E.T.T Extra Terrestrial Teacher. Pity that being a fan of Third Rock From The Sun that could have been a winner.
However as a more or less one trick pony School Fun lasted just 33 issues until 1984 when it was merged with the long running Buster.
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