The Magnet.   A weekly publication in the UK from  1908 to 1940.

The Magnet was based at Greyfriars school , close to the sea, in southern England.  It was mainly based around the adventures of the 'Remove' a class of juniors at the school.

The Main Characters being the famous five.   ( Harry Wharton, Bob Cherry, Johnny Bull, Frank Nugent & Hurry Singh)

The most famous of all the characters was Billy Bunter.  The fat owl of the Remove.

The short sighted, grub raiding, 'owl' gained fame throughout the 'Magnet' years and later appeared in a number of other publications also appearing on radio and T.V.

Nearly 90 years after his first appearance Bunter remains popular today and fully deserves a place on the Web.