Cinders was a tale
about the adventures of two strange characters: Cinders, the romantically
disposed she-dragon, and a cowardly knight who was the object of her affection.
Cinders always tried to look her very best to make sure she was ready to meet
the man of her dreams – the dishy and noble handsome knight in shiny armour on
a gallant steed. She lived in a boudoir-like cave decorated with flowers and
curtains and spoke in heart-shaped red speech balloons. The knight was a cissy
coward who nonetheless sought a fiery dragon to fight; he was unaware that the
lady dragon had a crush on him whereas Cinders considered his failed weekly attempts
to fight her to be signs of his warm feelings towards her.
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| First episode, art by Norman Mansbridge |
Cinders had the
shortest run of all MFC strips: it appeared in issues 1 – 12 and missed issue
No. 9 in between. The main artist was Norman Mansbridge with Alf Saporito
substituting him in issues 7 to 11. All 11 episodes of Cinders were on the rear
cover in full colour.
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| From MFC No. 11. Art by Alf Saporito |
Cinders concludes
the series of reviews of the strips that appeared in the first issue of MONSTER
FUN COMIC. I have omitted one participation feature (Monster Hits) and the Badtime
Bedtime Storybook (‘Jack the
Nipper’s Schooldays’) but that’s because I am saving them for later.
