Next up are two strips with self-portraits of Sid Burgon – one from
WHIZZER AND CHIPS cover-dated 24th October, 1981, and one from THE DANDY No.
2550 cover-dated 6th October, 1990. The first example is very unusual for UK children’s
humour comics because it credits the artist and the writer, American-style.
This set of Double Trouble from BUSTER dated 3rd November, 1990 includes a
self-portrait of the most effective family duo in British comics – Terry and
Sheila Bave:
As a matter of fact, this episode of Double
Trouble is the first in a long sequence that lasted until approximately
the middle of 1991 in which Terry Bave discretely included his self-portraits, sometimes
together with his wife Sheila. Thanks to George Shiers for the tip! Here are some
examples:
P.S. Here is a more recent image of the Baves. It is from Winker
Watson strip in The Dandy
of 2001. Thanks, THB, for the tip and the link!
Terry and Sheila appeared in a lot of Double Trouble strips around this time. In fact, I believe that Terry was asked to draw himself in every week.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip, George. I have now added new images to the post.
DeleteThat Sid Burgon one's VERY strange, especially seeing the SCRIPT WRITE getting credited!
ReplyDeleteHere's a Winker Watson from 2001 with Sheila and Terry appearing:
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Use it if you want :)