Tricky
Dicky (not to be confused with the character in
TOPPER of the late 70s) was a strip about a boy who could get out of anything.
“When it comes to dodging, or dallying, this kid’s in a class of his own” –
said the caption above the first episode in COR!! No. 1. Although the idea around which the character
was developed wasn’t novel at all, readers probably found Dicky’s simple weekly
tricks and dodges amusing: the strip managed a lengthy run of more than three
years, ending on 29th September, 1973 (issue 174).
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| From COR!! issues dated 3rd June, 1972 and 10th June, 1972 (Nos. 105 and 106) |
Comparison of the early and the later episodes reveals
a bad case of “reverse aging” of the main character – in the early episodes he
looked like a boy in his early teens and got younger instead of older in the
course of time. The artist was Cyril Price and his style also changed
considerably during the run. Check out an early episode from issue No. 3 and the
last one of the series side by side:
My uncle, Glan Williams, drew the Tricky Dicky strip for some time in the early 70s but I'm afraid I can give few details other than observing that examples from say 1972 have his distinct style.
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