Nobby's
Hobbies. Nobby was a boy who tried all kinds of
hobbies but always messed things up and upset his Dad. Here is the complete list of the hobbies that
he had a go at: woodworking, conjuring (“Wizard” hobby), collecting stamps,
photography, plumbing, pottery, voice throwing, knitting, calendar making,
football (actually getting his football off the rooftop), puppets on a string,
archaeology, dressing-up (disguising), winter sport of tobogganing, toy yacht
building, making scrapbooks, making plastic models, making toy dogs, fishing,
animal tracking, bird watching, keeping fit, making Easter eggs, making money
by tape-recording bird sounds, camping, kite-flying, brass rubbing, jigsaws,
mechanics, roller-skating, collecting wild flowers, acting, watching tadpoles
turn into frogs, catapulting, playing badminton, paper tearing. Phew…
The
strip was drawn by the excellent Frank McDiarmid and ran from 7th November,
1970 until 17th July, 1971 (issue Nos. 23 – 59). It missed just one date during
the period (1st May, 1971 (No. 48)). The episode in COR!! issue of 24th April,
1971 (No. 47) was illustrated by Les Barton.
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| From COR!! issue dated 12th December, 1970 (No. 28) |
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| From COR!! issue dated 29th May, 1971 (No. 52) |
Thanks for posting this - yet another Frank McDiarmid strip that I've never seen before. It's interesting to see how Frank's style changed over the years.
ReplyDeleteIt was the last of the three features that Frank did for Cor!!
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