Ginger (comics)
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Ginger was The Beezer
's cover star from its first issue until 1961. Pop, Dick and Harry
took over the cover for a few years afterwards, but Ginger returned to the front cover in the late 1960s (no later than 1967, as a Beezer front cover with Ginger from that year appears in Classics From the Comics #146, June 2008).
He was originally created by Dudley D. Watkins
, who drew the strip until his death in 1969. Bob McGrath then took over, drawing it until 1985, when he in turn was succeeded by Jimmy Glen, who drew the strip until the Beezer merged with the Topper
.
In the later Beezer annuals, he was drawn by Nick Brennan
.
The character was last seen on the covers of D.C. Thomson's monthly Classics from the Comics
, issue # 134 (May 2007) and issue #141 (January 2008), in brand new artwork by Ken H. Harrison
.
Beezer
The Beezer was a British comic that ran from 21 January 1956 to 21 August 1993,...
's cover star from its first issue until 1961. Pop, Dick and Harry
Pop, Dick and Harry
Pop, Dick and Harry was a long lasting comic strip series that ran in the The Beezer comic from 1956-1990. It was the only comic strip to run for the full duration of the comic's run. Dick and Harry were always unkind to their overweight father. Twins, Dick and Harry, sported the most ridiculous...
took over the cover for a few years afterwards, but Ginger returned to the front cover in the late 1960s (no later than 1967, as a Beezer front cover with Ginger from that year appears in Classics From the Comics #146, June 2008).
He was originally created by Dudley D. Watkins
Dudley D. Watkins
Dudley Dexter Watkins was a British cartoonist and illustrator. He is best known for his characters Oor Wullie and The Broons; comic strips featuring them have appeared in Scottish newspaper The Sunday Post since 1936, along with annual compilations...
, who drew the strip until his death in 1969. Bob McGrath then took over, drawing it until 1985, when he in turn was succeeded by Jimmy Glen, who drew the strip until the Beezer merged with the Topper
Topper (comic book)
The Topper was a UK comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from 7 February 1953 to 15 September 1990, when it merged with The Beezer....
.
In the later Beezer annuals, he was drawn by Nick Brennan
Nick Brennan
Nick Brennan is a British cartoonist who works mainly for D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. He started drawing for the company in 1993, drawing a revival of Peter Piper From The Dandy, revived from The Magic Comic, but looking nothing like Watkins' creation, instead sporting an elvis-like hairdo and purple...
.
The character was last seen on the covers of D.C. Thomson's monthly Classics from the Comics
Classics from the Comics
Classics from the Comics was a UK comic, published from March 1996 until October 2010. Published monthly, it was D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd's third all-reprint comic...
, issue # 134 (May 2007) and issue #141 (January 2008), in brand new artwork by Ken H. Harrison
Ken H. Harrison
Ken H. Harrison is an artist at DC Thomson, who drew Robbie Rebel, Big Brad Wolf and Lord Snooty for The Beano, The Hoot Squad for Hoot , The Broons and Oor Wullie for the Sunday Post, Skookum Skool, Spookum Skool and The Snookums for Buzz and Cracker comics.He drew Desperate Dan for The Dandy...
.