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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.
ArcaMax Publishing is a privately-owned American web/email syndication news publisher that provides editorial content, columns & features, comic strips, and editorial cartoons via email. [2] ArcaMax also produces co-branded newsletters with corporate clients. The company is based in Newport News, Virginia. Its revenue comes from advertising. [2]
In 1982 an Andy Capp musical was produced, starring Tom Courtenay with music by Alan Price, first in Manchester, later in London, and then to great success in Finland. A TV series aired on ITV in 1988, written by Keith Waterhouse and starring James Bolam , but ratings were poor and a second series was cancelled.
Buster was a British comic which began publication in 1960, originally published by IPC Magazines Ltd under the company's comics division Fleetway, then by Egmont UK Ltd under the same imprint until its closure in 2000. Despite missing issues due to industrial action during its run, the comic published 1,902 issues in total.
These are the results of an overall review of the syndicated comics that The Times publishes, which we promised to readers after printing a “9 Chickweed Lane” strip Dec. 1 that contained an ...
Andy has mentioned several times that he served in the Army and in the desert. This is convenient strip-wise as it covers WWII/Suez/Gulf War & Iraq. It is specifically mentioned at least once that Capp was a 'Fusilier' -- The reprinted strip is undated, but see the collection "Andy Capp At 50" on the third page from the "1960s" section.
In a comic crossover in connection with the 75th anniversary of the comic strip "Blondie" the King and Julius Dithers were soul brothers. [25] A running gag is that at Christmas the King tries to get presents from Santa Claus and always fails. [26] The Wizard: The title character, he is the king's royal wielder of magic, sometimes nicknamed "Wiz".
The Dinette Set is a single-panel newspaper comic by artist Julie Larson. Set in the fictional Midwestern suburban community of Crustwood, the comic satirized middle-class culture; its main characters are 50-ish sisters Verla Darwin and Joy Penny. [1] The comic poked fun at middle-class perceptions (and misperceptions) of common, everyday issues.