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| First episode. 30th May 1964 |
The artwork was by Artie Jackson, who would also contribute to Odhams' Wham! and Smash!, specifically on Danger Mouse for the latter comic. (No relation to the TV character that came much later.)
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| 6th June 1964 |
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| 13th June 1964 |
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| 20th June 1964 |
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| 8th August 1964 |
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| Final episode. 3rd October 1964 |
Anyway, with the first Doctor revised for the recent Doctor Who Christmas Day episode I thought it was an appropriate time to show this strip. I hope you enjoyed these examples!
2 comments:
Hi Mr Stringer & New Years' Greetings.
Quick enquiry, bit of a long shot. I'm trying to track down a Beano strip, or more precisely a single frame, which I think was from the story The Three Bears. It featured a character who was described as the Unluckiest Man in the World. A sad looking gentleman who I vaguely remember had a raincloud over his head belching out lightning bolts, and whose presence also seemed to provoke landslides. I don't know what year it was from. I've been trying to track down this picture because ever since I saw it I always identified very strongly with this character. Wonder if it might jog your memory, but I doubt it.
Best wishes
A. Cakesniffe
The 'cloud of gloom' has been used in comics since the 1950s so it's hard to pin down one panel. I think it may have been Leo Baxendale who came up with it, or at least used it most distinctively, so it could be a 1950s Three Bears strip you're thinking about.
In more recent times, since the 1980s, it's been used frequently in The Beano's 'Calamity James' strip. The character was often called 'The Unluckiest Boy in the World' so could it have been that?
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