The final print edition of The Dandy flew off the shelves after hitting the stands.
Children young and old snapped up tens of thousands of copies of the comic as soon as the last issue reached the shops yesterday, 75 years after Britain’s oldest comic was first published.
Dundee publishers DC Thomson and Co Ltd printed additional copies of the comic but said there had still been ”unexpected demand” for its final issue, number 3610.
The printed version of the comic bowed out on a high with Sir Paul McCartney appearing in a strip alongside Desperate Dan, 53 years after the former Beatle told an interviewer it was his ambition to appear in The Dandy.
Newsagents across the country sold out of The Dandy almost as soon as the comic hit the shelves.
However, some purchasers attempted to cash in by selling the comic on internet auction sites such as eBay.
One seller had already received a bid of £23.50 for the comic, more than £20 above the cover price, within three hours of posting their listing.
One optimistic seller had even fixed a £100 price tag on their copy.
Others were equally quick to recognise the final edition of the Dandy as a business opportunity.
Desmond Barr, who runs Sinclair Barr Newsagents in Paisley, set up a special stall in the Braehead shopping centre just to sell copies of The Dandy.
He said: ”I have never known a demand for a comic like it ever before.”
A spokesman for DC Thomson said: ”The final printed edition of The Dandy has now been delivered to newsagents and retailers across the UK.
”Initial demand has been considerable, in some cases higher than anyone expected.”
The Dandy’s first issue was printed in 1937 and yesterday’s final issue contained a reprint of the very first issue.
While fans were soaking up the history of the printed comic’s valedictory final issue yesterday, they were also logging on to http://dandy.com to check out its future.
The new website features animated strips as well as games and puzzles.