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Wyatt Earp by St. John Barling / July 28, 1958
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Compiled and researched by
Leonardo De Sá
Leonardo De Sá
Bobby Bear (debut) by Aunt Kitsie (writer) and
E. Harries (artist) / March 31, 1919
The Daily Herald was a British daily newspaper, published in London
from April 15, 1912 to September 14, 1964. A new series started in March 31st, 1919,
which included a children’s section where “Bobby Bear” was introduced, followed
by other series. The daily was bought by the Mirror Group in 1961 (along with
the Sunday People) and morphed into The Sun, beginning September 15, 1964.
This listing includes data on nearly all the comic strip series that appeared
in the Daily Herald, with only a few
pieces of information missing, because the years 1951, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1963
and 1964 still remain to be checked.
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comic strip series index 1919-1964
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Bobby Bear by Aunt Kitsie (writer) and Dora
McLaren (artist) / September 2, 1921
Bobby Bear
★ Debuted 31/MAR/1919, ended 04/OCT/1941
By “Aunt Kitsie” (Kitsie Bridges, writer) and
initially drawn for a short period only by E. Harries, then drawn by Dora McLaren 1919
to 15/MAR/1930, by M.G. or “Meg” 17/MAR/1930 to 21/APR/1933, by Wilfred
Haughton starting 22/APR/1933, and by Rick Elmes starting in 1934 (only appearing
as a small panel in the last few months).
The Trials of Henry Dubb by A.G. / April 2, 1923
The Trials of Henry Dubb
★ Debuted 20/FEB/1923, ended 28/AUG/1926
By A.G. (adapting the well-known character of Henry Dubb, created by US cartoonist Ryan Walker). Appeared with different titles on occasion.
All in a Day's Work (debut) by Rick Elmes / April 28, 1930
All in a Day's Work
★ Debuted 28/APR/1930, ended
10/SEP/1945
By Rick Elmes (only appearing as a panel in the last years). It continued
for a few more years under the title “All in the Game,” at least extant from 21/NOV/1945
through 05/APR/1947, as a panel only.
Bobby Bear, first strip with art by Wilfred Haughton / Croaky by Jane Noel (writer) and Gordon Robinson (artist) / April 22, 1933
Croaky
★ Debuted 15/APR/1933, ended 21/JUL/1934
By Jane Noel (writer) and Gordon Robinson
(artist).
News with a Smile (debut) by T.H. Palmer / December 7, 1938
News with a Smile
★ Debuted 07/DEC/1938, ended 10/MAY/1940
By T.H. Palmer (only appearing as a panel in the end).
Sam Stone (debut) by Maz / December 13, 1948
Sam Stone
★ Debuted 13/DEC/1948, ended
14/AUG/1950
By “Maz” (real name Alfred Mazure).
Ginger Nutt by David Hand / June 18, 1949
Ginger Nutt
★ Debuted 25/APR/1949, ended 25/APR/1950
By David Hand. Sequential panel adapted from the animated cartoons directed by Bert
Felstead, also appearing on occasion in the more conventional comic strip
format.
Thumper / August 14, 1950
Thumper
★ Debuted 01/MAY/1950, ended
06/MAR/1954
Credits unknown. Two-panel Walt Disney derivative strip.
World Citizen by David Low / January 28, 1952
World Citizen
★ Debuted ??/SEP/1951, ended 27/OCT/1952
By David Low.
The Smilies by Harry Winslade/ May 3, 1952
The Smilies
★ Debuted 1951, ended 22/MAY/1954
By Harry Winslade.
The Fan / January 2, 1952
The Fan
★ Debuted 1951, extant 31/DEC/1956, ended (?) 1957
Credits unknown.
Bruce Hunter by Maz / January 2, 1952
Bruce Hunter
★ Debuted 1951, ended 24/APR/1953
By “Maz”.
Captain Universe (debut) by Herbert James Campbell (writer) and Terry Maloney (artist) / January 28, 1952
Captain Universe
★ Debuted 28/JAN/1952, ended 10/MAY/1952
By Herbert James Campbell (writer) and Terry Maloney
(artist).
Bill and Sue by Robert St. John Cooper (writer) and Charles Keeping (artist) / September 2, 1954
Bill and Sue
★ Debuted 06/JAN/1953, ended
09/SEP/1961
Written by Robert St. John Cooper and drawn by Charles Keeping (until 1956?), in
later years by an unknown artist. The byline “by Lee Cooper” started 14/JAN/1958
and appeared until the end, but it should most probably be read together with
the byline of the only other strip in the newspaper at the time, “Wyatt Earp”
which was indicated “by St. John Barling” — meaning that both were done by St.
John Cooper and possibly drawn by some unknown Lee Barling… (UPDATE: Dorothy Henry HERE).
The Exploits of June (debut) / May 24, 1954
The Exploits of June
★ Debuted 24/MAY/1954, ended
31/JUL/1954
Credits unknown.
The City Under the Sea by Tony Weare / September 2, 1954
The City Under the Sea
★ Debuted 09/AUG/1954, ended 25/FEB/1955
By Tony Weare.
'Bats' Belfry (debut) by John McNamara / February 28, 1955
‘Bats’ Belfry
★ Debuted 28/FEB/1955, ended
20/AUG/1955
By John McNamara.
Mr. Farthing by Stanley Franklin / September 13, 1955
Mr. Farthing
★ Debuted 29/AUG/1955, ended 05/NOV/1955
By Stanley Franklin.
Taxi! (debut) by Horatius / November 7, 1955
Taxi!
★ Debuted 07/NOV/1955, ended 31/DEC/1955
By “Horatius”.
Wyatt Earp by St. John Barling / January 2, 1958
Wyatt Earp
★ Debuted 1957, ended 26/JUL/1958
By St. John Barling. See "Bill and Sue" above.
On Stage by Leonard Starr / November 22, 1958
On Stage (USA)
★ Debuted 08/SEP/1958, ended 09/SEP/1961
By Leonard Starr.
Sandra (debut) / March 5, 1959
Sandra
★ Debuted 05/MAR/1959, extant 30/DEC/1959, ended 1960
Credits unknown (By Bill Sawyer?).
Benny (debut) by Droc / July 27, 1959
Benny
★ Debuted 27/JUL/1959, ended
14/OCT/1961
By “Droc” (real name Derek Chittock).
Dudley D by David Gantz / September 11, 1961
Dudley D (USA)
★ Debuted 11/SEP/1961, extant 30/DEC/1961, ended
(?)
By David Gantz.
Frontiers of Science by Professor Stuart Butler and Robert Raymond (writers) and Andrea Bresciani (artist) / September 11, 1961
Frontiers of Science (Australia)
★ Debuted 11/SEP/1961, extant 29/DEC/1961, ended
(?)
Created by Professor Stuart Butler in collaboration
with Robert Raymond, and Andrea Bresciani (artist). The series continued in The Sun.
Better or Worse by Peter O’Donnell (writer) and Leslie Caswell (artist) / September 18, 1961
Better or Worse
★ Debuted 18/SEP/1961, extant 30/DEC/1961, ended
14/SEP/1964
By Peter O’Donnell (writer)
and Leslie
Caswell (artist), then drawn by Frank Langford (1964). The series continued in
The Sun, still drawn by Langsford.
Barley Bottom by Lucian / September 27, 1961
Barley Bottom
★ Debuted 18/SEP/1961, extant 30/DEC/1961, ended
14/SEP/1964
By Lucian.
Maigret (debut) by Peter Grey (writer) and Kenneth Inns (artist) / October 16, 1961
Maigret
★ Debuted 16/OCT/1961, extant
30/DEC/1961, ending date unknown
Adapted by Peter Grey (writer) and Kenneth Inns (artist).
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Any additional information is welcomed, especially
missing names of writers and artists.
missing names of writers and artists.
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A very welcome index to a paper where information has proven elusive over the years.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fascinating post as always!
ReplyDeleteMy thanks to Leonardo de Sa for bringing to light a bunch of strips I'd never seen before. This list provides two welcome examples of the UK work of Alfred "Maz" Mazure, whose career I've found difficult to sort out.
ReplyDeleteThere's a signature on "The Smilies" that seems to read "...eringlade" or "...nslade." Does this ring a bell with anyone? I'm impressed with the look of the Maigret strip. I wonder if anyone ever published a collection.
Two small corrections: "Frank Langsford" ("Better or Worse") should be Frank Langford, without the "s." Langford was a very interesting artist whose real name was Cyril Eidelstein. The Bear Alley blog had a long thread about him with input from his niece:
https://bearalley.blogspot.com/2008/01/cyril-eidlestein-frank-langford.html
Also, the artist on Maigret is Kenneth Innes, not Inns.
I think that's WINSLADE - see Steve Holland's own article to see this signature repeated in the second illo on Steve's page - "The Fires Within". So I think it's Harry Winslade
DeleteThanks Norm!
DeleteBy Jove you're right, Norman! The ID of The Smilies' author has now been added to the Index, thank you very much.
DeleteCorrected...thanks!
ReplyDelete@Smurfswacker
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your input and careful reading/revision. Yes, I chose that specific strip of "The Smilies" because it has one of the more discernable signatures I could find. My problem is that I don’t really understand it either or even know any artist with a similar name, but maybe it will ring some bells for someone.
Sorry for the Frank Langford typo, which our webmaster promptly corrected. Kenneth Inns, however, seems to be very much the correct spelling (the first “Maigret” strips had *Innes* in the byline but they corrected it just a few days later). You can check e.g:
https://bearalley.blogspot.com/2014/06/kenneth-inns.html
https://viaf.org/viaf/264716147/
https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/comic-strip-art/kenneth-inns-carol-day-daily-comic-strip-original-art-group-undated-total-3-items-/a/110101-11503.s
I want to correct one thing in my comment, a poor choice of words. I wrote that Langford's "real name" was Cyril Eidelstein when I should have said "birth name" or something similar. Eidelstein officially changed his name to Langford, so Langford is his "real" name.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the clarification :)
ReplyDeleteThe December 2020 death of Dorothy Henry may have solved one mystery surrounding the unknown artist of "Bill and Sue"
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2020/12/24/dorothy-henry-rip/
Thanks for the update. Will fix this soon :)
DeleteSandra was by Bill Sawyer, according to the signed reprints in Australian Womens' Weekly. Or was that a made up name?
ReplyDeleteThanks Stephen!
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