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Andy Capp is a British comic strip created by cartoonist Reg Smythe, seen in the Daily Mirror and the Sunday Mirror newspapers since 5 August 1957. Originally a single-panel cartoon , it was later expanded to four panels.
The title character, whose strip usually appeared on the front cover, was Buster himself. He was originally billed as Buster: Son of Andy Capp; Andy Capp is the lead character of the eponymous Daily Mirror newspaper strip, and Buster wore a similar flat cap to reinforce the connection. In early issues, Buster often referred to his father, and ...
Originally commissioned for the Mirror's northern edition, Andy Capp was soon appearing in all editions nationwide. The first collection of Andy Capp cartoons was published in 1958. [ 1 ] The strip became internationally popular, appearing in at least 700 newspapers in 34 countries, [ 1 ] including the Chicago Sun-Times in the USA. [ 3 ]
Buster Capp is a British comic strip series which debuted on 28 May 1960 in the magazine Buster and ran until January 2000. The character was the mascot of the magazine too. The series is a spin-off of Andy Capp, starring Andy's young son Buster, despite not being drawn by the original artist of that comic, Reg Smythe.
Chalky was a British comic book character from Cor!!, and from 22 June 1974 when the publications were merged, Buster, both published by IPC. [1] Chalky was created and first drawn by Terry Bave in the 24 July 1971 issue of Cor!!. He was more regularly drawn by Dick Millington and Gordon Hill. [2]
Andy Capp is a British comic strip character. Andy Capp may also refer to: Andy Capp, a 1988 sitcom based on the comic strip; Andy Capp, a 1981 stage musical by Alan Price, based on the comic strip; Andy Capp's, a brand of snack product sold under the character's name
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The sitcom Andy Capp was based on the cartoon strip of the same name that had run since 1957 in The Daily Mirror.Andy Capp is a slothful man from Hartlepool, whose life consists of drinking, sleeping, watching TV, betting, going to the pub and occasionally playing football (as opposed to rugby, which was Andy's sport in the comic strip).