The Dandy has been cancelled.

The long-running British anthology comics released its final digital issue last week, The Beat has revealed.

Cartoonist Wilbur Dawbarn announced the cancellation of the iconic title, which was the home of Desperate Dan, on Twitter.

Sad to say the bold experiment that was the digital Dandy is over. Last week's was the last one. â€” Wilbur Dawbarn (@wilburdawbarn) July 3, 2013

Faced with declining sales, the comic made the transition from print into a digital-only format last year.

Launched in 1937, The Dandy was one of the longest-running comics in the world, topped only by Detective Comics and Il Giornalino.

The comic will continue to release its annuals, although details have yet to emerge.