tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.comments2024-01-20T18:58:12.142+00:00*KAZOOP !!Irmantashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14291067561616131559noreply@blogger.comBlogger1775125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-63467352835945840872024-01-20T18:47:19.263+00:002024-01-20T18:47:19.263+00:00I grew up with 1980s Beano lettering, so seeing th...I grew up with 1980s Beano lettering, so seeing the same thing in the redrawn balloons isn't terrible; just... less individual than the original. Fascinating to see how often these were revised and re-revised—and I'll add to the choir that the original Beano printing seems to have had First Lord intended and changed...ramapithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751343744514656549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-42334016845618712492024-01-20T16:03:18.279+00:002024-01-20T16:03:18.279+00:00Very interesting article. I agree about the letter...Very interesting article. I agree about the lettering spoiling the look of the strip in Buddy. Great stuff; more please.Derek Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-61332017436483620042023-12-18T21:00:30.035+00:002023-12-18T21:00:30.035+00:00Thankyou for the history. I only knew KC from Birt...Thankyou for the history. I only knew KC from Birthday Boys Annual. Where he was in a African city, with no Black people!Guy Harveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-74400922091168678042023-12-01T23:12:32.289+00:002023-12-01T23:12:32.289+00:00"In 14 hundred and 92 gulliver guinea-pig dis..."In 14 hundred and 92 gulliver guinea-pig discovered Peru"<br />"Drinking steaming cups of cocoa on the river Orinoco"<br />Helped me pass gce history and geography ha ha ha. Magical!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-42227682583423952202023-08-21T17:20:29.394+01:002023-08-21T17:20:29.394+01:00I remember the Yak butter sandwiches. My older sis...I remember the Yak butter sandwiches. My older sister and I used the name as inspiration to take the mickey out of our younger sister. We used to call her "Jam Butter Seas" !<br />Hey, it was 1971 !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-45365614903125627852023-06-13T20:27:41.959+01:002023-06-13T20:27:41.959+01:00This is so beautiful and took me back 60 years This is so beautiful and took me back 60 years Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-3538320067075893972023-06-09T05:12:39.528+01:002023-06-09T05:12:39.528+01:00Many years later... love this !!Many years later... love this !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-75412780632013278612023-05-22T11:19:51.567+01:002023-05-22T11:19:51.567+01:00Rainbow Folk ran in the 4 consecutive issues of Pl...Rainbow Folk ran in the 4 consecutive issues of Playhour in January and February 1961.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-66007512667039948842022-09-30T19:41:39.892+01:002022-09-30T19:41:39.892+01:00Are you sure Frank drew the Gasworks Gang? It look...Are you sure Frank drew the Gasworks Gang? It looks very much like Jim Watson's artwork to me. RIP to them both either way.STEPHEN ARCHERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891283612737580789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-63246313840615270512022-09-08T18:31:51.879+01:002022-09-08T18:31:51.879+01:00From 26/5/79, Whoopee published Ivor Swap drawn by...From 26/5/79, Whoopee published Ivor Swap drawn by John Geering, a retread of Stan's bartering adventures. On 21/7, Spoilsport made an appearance, as did Bored Eddie, Micky Madd and Whacky on 11/8, looking nothing like the originals; Eddie "bore" (ho, ho) the closest resemblance but appeared to have had a perm! Ivor's strips were more sporadic after the Cheeky merger of 1980 but he turned up every so often as part of the Merry-Go-Round feature.STEPHEN ARCHERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891283612737580789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-73729078905500803862022-08-16T23:55:22.093+01:002022-08-16T23:55:22.093+01:00Noticed something interesting reading through the ...Noticed something interesting reading through the below page containing scans of all the strips from Monster Fun (sadly that site appears to be defunct). In the last issue of Buster they published endings to tie-up the comics. In which I. Squint, the creator of his glasses shows up and reclaims the glasses saying he had only lent them to Ray. But in the 1978 Monster Fun Annual the original pair is broken, I. Squint shows up again, and Ray is *given* a new pair as a Christmas Present. So he had no right to later reclaim them! Ray should take him to court!!! ;^D <br /><br />https://xraycomic.blogspot.com/p/the-strips.html?sc=1660690165827#c2210797367881601028Number36https://www.blogger.com/profile/07889171841120759623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-61434198828734296132022-04-14T21:37:55.572+01:002022-04-14T21:37:55.572+01:00Hi, Eric, I will scan the story and send it to you...Hi, Eric, I will scan the story and send it to you. Irmantashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291067561616131559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-14548436841303837292022-04-14T15:54:26.128+01:002022-04-14T15:54:26.128+01:00Thanks for putting together the list of guests to ...Thanks for putting together the list of guests to stay at "Scream Inn." It brought back memories because I was the lucky 10 year old who won one pound for suggesting that Florence Nightingale stay the night, and that story and my name appeared in the February 1 1975 issue of Whoopee! Do you have a PDF copy of that story that you could share with me? Best wishes, Eric IvisonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404928472739071231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-48631467719055158242022-04-04T22:34:51.494+01:002022-04-04T22:34:51.494+01:00There's a 4 page Barney's Brain Box strip ...There's a 4 page Barney's Brain Box strip in Whoopee! Annual 1977Grigor Petrovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891774651665877615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-17123167321396536462022-03-19T11:13:46.696+00:002022-03-19T11:13:46.696+00:00My era of Whoopee!! :)My era of Whoopee!! :)Peter Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932925408386855040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-35431381077994141912022-03-11T12:50:37.874+00:002022-03-11T12:50:37.874+00:00Yes, I am aware of the artist's name. I wrote ...Yes, I am aware of the artist's name. I wrote an article on Rat Trap that now appears in one of the yearly books recently printed by the publisher of the now-defunct ComicScene UK magazine. Irmantashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291067561616131559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-33106881501425944482022-03-11T12:21:21.716+00:002022-03-11T12:21:21.716+00:00You've probably been alerted to this already b...You've probably been alerted to this already but the artist who drew 'Rat-Trap'* was Giorgio Giorgetti, who also did 'The Cat Girl' in Sally and Tammy.<br /><br />* In Cor!! anyway. Giorgetti died in the early 1980s so the revival series in Eagle in 1989 was by someone else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-13984346456307758292022-03-02T10:36:08.727+00:002022-03-02T10:36:08.727+00:00Loved it!! Any objections? "Neigh (wink).&quo...Loved it!! Any objections? "Neigh (wink)."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194068817224684097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-2216903077647400132022-02-02T12:30:07.735+00:002022-02-02T12:30:07.735+00:00Further to this, the first Grimly Feendish appeara...Further to this, the first Grimly Feendish appearance in Cor!! (in the 11 August 1973 issue) was also a reprint from Smash!<br /><br />I don't have the exact issue to hand but it was one of the earliest issues, c. March 1966.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-14486646115886565742021-12-08T17:55:32.251+00:002021-12-08T17:55:32.251+00:00Long time fan of Ken Reid's work since I start...Long time fan of Ken Reid's work since I started reading Jonah in the Beano back in the late 1950's.<br /><br />It was always the best strip in the comic IMHO and since reading Baxendale's history I see I'm in good company.<br /><br /><br /><br />I have purchased every reprint of his work for myself and my daughter (who is a professional animator/film maker) - she thinks he's amazing - and I can see some of his style in her work. She is Canadian and grew up reading old Beano's that I collected.<br /><br />Ken Reid is an artistic treasure and a pioneer/elder in the comic book industry and I am surprised he is not more well known internationally.<br /><br />Now to the crux of my comment. WHERE ARE THE JONAH REPRINTS!!!<br /><br />Are there any? If not why not? I am willing to help in whatever way I can to generate these for distribution. I am semi retired and have time to spare.<br /><br />Suggestions anyone? I can be reached at nick (at) thecatswhisker (dot) comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-21506000759777301002021-11-14T17:43:39.392+00:002021-11-14T17:43:39.392+00:00I loved this Dory when I was a kid. Your write up ...I loved this Dory when I was a kid. Your write up instantly reminded me of the butterfly camouflage episode. I can even remember the final scenes, high on a cliff with a three pronged arrow....Pjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910518321206462553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-17542791324170104512021-10-25T03:20:40.636+01:002021-10-25T03:20:40.636+01:00My uncle, Glan Williams, drew the Tricky Dicky str...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.Sylviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891324685804732666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-16693021872631829412021-10-21T10:56:55.605+01:002021-10-21T10:56:55.605+01:00In the last episode Gulliver took a boat, sailed f...In the last episode Gulliver took a boat, sailed from the British coast and reached Guinea-Pig Land where he was reunited with his Mummy.Irmantashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291067561616131559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-27724729370796822632021-10-20T08:59:34.405+01:002021-10-20T08:59:34.405+01:00Hi Jeff,
Interesting recollections. Thanks for sh...Hi Jeff,<br /><br />Interesting recollections. Thanks for sharing your memories and thoughts.<br />But I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you. As part of my research on David Roberts and Basil Reynolds, I visited the British Library several times. I worked my way through a multitude of bound volumes from the 1950’s of comics like Playhour, Jack and Jill, Chicks’ Own, Tiny Tots, Express Weekly, Top Spot, and the list goes on. The earliest appearance of Gulliver I was able to find is in Tiny Tots No 1296, dated 3 May 1958. There were four installments in Tiny Tots and after a few weeks, Gulliver was transferred to Playhour, in glorious full colour. I have yet to find earlier publications of the adventures of Gulliver than the ones presented on this blog. So, unless other evidence comes to light, I really think that the guinea-pig you named Gulliver became part of the family no sooner than May 1958.<br />Now there was another character in Tiny Tots called Little Snowdrop as early as January 1957 – or even before that in 1956. This young girl and her brother Jim were orphans, and they had all kinds of weekly adventures. In October 1957 Snowdrop and Jim replaced ‘Uncle Jack’, who wrote the weekly Letter to the readers (Uncle Jack’s Corner). From 5 October 1957 until the demise of the comic in February 1959, the orphaned siblings not only had their adventures each week but they wrote the weekly Letter to You from Snowdrop and Jim. Readers could write to Sweetshop Corner, the Fleetway House, London. Perhaps Snowdrop from Tiny Tots inspired your family to call the female guinea-pig after her?<br /><br />@Irmantas: can you answer Jeff’s question re the end of Gulliver’s adventures? Did he finish in Peru?<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />JohnJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526361326889241354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867654097524146577.post-29766832363601356862021-10-17T09:54:19.770+01:002021-10-17T09:54:19.770+01:00Now I believe Gulliver predated 1958 slightly as I...Now I believe Gulliver predated 1958 slightly as I was born 1953, and he was my first favourite comic character. My memory takes him to about 1956 or 1957.<br /><br />We kept Guinea pigs in London, not to eat, and the first male was called Gulliver and 'we' bought him a mate called Snowdrop. Sex was a major thing for GPs and when presented with Snowdrop , Gulliver spent the first half hour doing cartwheels around his pen. Within no time at all we had a tribe of guinea pigs. Now we moved to Devon in Early 1959, with guinea pigs and even more rabbits acquired at the same time. So, I think 1957 as more 'realistic.'<br /><br />The stories ran for 7 years, I wonder if they finished in Peru.?????<br /><br />JeffJEFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632848284236180537noreply@blogger.com