I have just been taking a walk down memory lane with my father who is 93 and he recalled a character from either the Dandy or Beano who was a boys father with a moustace and pipe and always ended the comic strip by saying "Daft I calls it" now can anyone help with the name of the comic strip and the characters?????
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julesnsand |
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Posts: 2600 (Wed, 31-Oct-07 23:04:43) Super Turnip |
Mr & Mrs Entwistle's little lad Ernie....................he was in Knockout. Daft I calls it! |
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ragsthe airman |
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Posts: 17 (Thu, 1-Nov-07 00:15:16) |
Well I'll be blowed- I had forgot about Knockout -thanks very much I do recall that---brilliant
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william brown |
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Posts: 9175 (Thu, 1-Nov-07 23:11:40) Super Turnip |
And Knockout was only printed in three colours as though it couldnt quite afford proper colour. Black and white and red.
Not all pages even stretched to red, but I seem to recall "Our Ernie" did. The only other character I can recall from this publication (although I took it regularly) was "Stonehenge Kit, the Ancient Brit". And didn't Ernie's dad always end up saying "What's For Tea, mam? Or am I imagining that? |
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julesnsand |
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Posts: 2600 (Fri, 2-Nov-07 10:28:13) Super Turnip |
It usually ended with Ernie's dad saying "Daft, I calls it" and Ernie's pet worm grinning in the foreground! |
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julesnsand |
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Posts: 2600 (Fri, 2-Nov-07 10:31:42) Super Turnip |
.............no, it was a caterpillar! |
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william brown |
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Posts: 9175 (Sun, 11-Nov-07 21:35:11) Super Turnip |
Is there a comic expert here who could possibly tell me when a certain character stopped appearing in the Dandy Comic. (Almost sure it was Dandy but outside chance it could be Beano, but I dont think so.)
I want to find out how old I was when I could barely think (but I remember this character, so maybe I was older than I thought.) I think his name was "Nosey Parker" and he used to wheel his nose around in front of him in a wheelbarrow. I fancy he was replaced by either "Keyhole Kate" or "Hungry Horace". I am guessing around about 1945 to 1948. Dont think any later than that. Not quite in fifties but not appropriate for "Anything Else" thread. I wonder if anyone with an old comic collection could tell me? |
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julesnsand |
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Posts: 2600 (Sun, 11-Nov-07 21:51:44) Super Turnip |
Nosey first appear in the Midget, a free comic. He was drawn by Alan Morely.........
 He joined the Dandy in 1937..................... 
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william brown |
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Posts: 9175 (Sun, 11-Nov-07 23:56:02) Super Turnip |
Thank you so much, Jules. Now if only I can divulge when this strip ceased in the Dandy, I may establish what I have wondered for a long time. Have I lived before?
PS. Excellent new gif. I like it. |
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