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Malcolm Judge
Malcolm Judge (1918 – 17 January 1989) was a British cartoonist, best known for his contributions to DC Thomson's range of comics. He was married, had one daughter, and lived in Bishopbriggs near Glasgow. His early career was spent as a writer and journalist, and in 1948 he began contributing comic strips to the newspapers and magazines at DC Thomson. He contributed his first strip, The Badd Lads to ''The Beezer'' in 1960, and Colonel Crackpot's Circus to ''The Beano'' the same year. He created several more popular strips including The Numskulls in ''The Beezer'' in 1962, Billy Whizz in ''The Beano'' in 1964 and Ball Boy in the same comic in 1975. He also drew Square Eyes for '' The Topper'', and Ali's Baba and Baron Von Reichs-Pudding in '' Sparky'' before and after its merge with ''The Topper''. Judge remained an active contributor to DC Thomson until his death at the age of 70 in early 1989. John Dallas took over Ball Boy, and John Geering replaced Judge on The Badd Ladds, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Thomson
DC Thomson is a media company based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded by David Couper Thomson in 1905, it is best known for publishing ''The Dundee Courier'', ''The Evening Telegraph'' and ''The Sunday Post'' newspapers, and the comics ''Oor Wullie'', ''The Broons'', ''The Beano'', ''The Dandy'' and ''Commando''. It also owns the Aberdeen Journals, Aberdeen Journals Group which publishes the ''Press and Journal (Scotland), Press and Journal''. The company owns several websites, including Findmypast, and owned the now defunct social media site Friends Reunited. History The company began as a branch of the Thomson family business when William Thomson became the sole proprietor of Charles Alexander & Company, publishers of ''Dundee Courier and Daily Argus''. In 1884, David Couper Thomson took over the publishing business, and established it as D.C. Thomson in 1905. The firm flourished, and took its place as the third J in the "Three Js", the traditional summary of Dundee industry ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Von Reichs-Pudding
''Sparky'' was a British comic published weekly by DC Thomson, that ran from (issue dates) 23 January 1965 to 9 July 1977 when it merged with '' The Topper'' after 652 issues. From 1965–1980 the comic published an annual entitled ''The Sparky Book''. It was a DC Thomson comic, originally aimed at a slightly younger audience to ''The Beano'' and ''The Dandy'' later it was aimed at the same audience. It changed its name to ''The Sparky Comic'' in 1973. List of comic strips Strips which featured in ''Sparky'' at some point during the course of its 12-year run included. All numbers refer to issues of ''Sparky''. List of ''Sparky'' adventure Strips As well as featuring comic strips ''Sparky'' featured adventure strips, though fewer and fewer of these appeared later in the comic's life. See also *List of DC Thomson Publications This is a list of DC Thomson publications; formerly D. C. Thomson & Co., of Dundee, Scotland. __TOC__ Newspapers, comics and magazines These new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Deaths
File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, causing a large Exxon Valdez oil spill, oil spill; The Fall of the Berlin Wall begins the downfall of Communism in Eastern Europe, and heralds German reunification; The United States United States invasion of Panama, invades Panama to depose Manuel Noriega; The Singing Revolution led to the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania from the Soviet Union; The stands of Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, Yorkshire, where the Hillsborough disaster occurred; 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, Students demonstrate in Tiananmen Square, Beijing; many are killed by forces of the Chinese Communist Party., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1989 Loma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 Births
This year is noted for the end of the World War I, First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" (influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. * January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Russia, Sweden, German Empire, Germany and France. * January 9 – Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. troops engage Yaqui people, Yaqui Native American warriors in a minor skirmish in Arizona, and one of the last battles of the American Indian Wars between the United States and Native Americans. * January 15 ** The keel of is laid in Britain, the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be laid down. ** The Red Army (The Workers and Peasants Red Army) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Lavery
Thomas "Tom" Patrick Lavery (18 December 1911 – 7 February 1987) was a South African sprinter and hurdler. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in 110 metre hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurd ... and 4×100 metre relay, but failed to reach the finals. At the 1938 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the 120 yards hurdles. In the 100 yards event he finished fourth. Twelve years later he won the bronze medal in the 120 yards hurdles at the 1950 Empire Games. References 1911 births 1987 deaths South African male sprinters South African male hurdlers Olympic athletes of South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1938 British Empire Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Parkins
David Alan Parkins (born 2 November 1955) is a British cartoonist and illustrator who has worked for D.C. Thomson, publisher of ''The Beano'' and ''The Dandy''. Now based in Canada, he illustrates children's picture books. Parkins was born in Brighton, but moved to Grantham, Lincolnshire at the age of five. He didn't take up art until sixth form, when he also began drawing caricatures of his teachers. He studied Wildlife Illustration at Dyfed College of Art for a year, before switching to graphic design at Lincoln College of Art, specialising in illustration. Graduating in 1979, he became a freelance illustrator, working on postcards, school textbooks, newspapers and magazines as well as comics. Parkins' first work for ''The Beano'' was on " Billy Whizz" in 1989. He quickly made his mark on the strip and the character, and made several changes, the most notable of these being the introduction of Billy's new lightning bolt tracksuit in May 1992. In 1990, he started to draw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Horrocks
''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (other), several people * Steve Adams (other), several people * Steve Alaimo (born 1939), American singer, record & TV producer, label owner * Steve Albini (born 1961), American musician, record producer, audio engineer, and music journalist * Steve Allen (1921–2000), American television personality, musician, composer, comedian and writer * Steve Armitage (born 1944), British-born Canadian sports reporter * Steve Armstrong (born 1965), American professional wrestler * Steve Antin (born 1958), American actor * Steve Augarde (born 1950),arab author, artist, and eater * Steve Augeri (born 1959), American singer * Steve August (born 1954), American football player * Stone Cold Steve Austin (born 1964), American professional wrestler * Steve Aylett (born 1967), English author of satiric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrie Appleby
Barrie Appleby is a British comics artist who works mainly for Scottish publisher D. C. Thomson & Co., drawing strips such as Dennis the Menace and Roger the Dodger for ''The Beano'' since the 1970s. He has also drawn Cuddles and Dimples for ''The Dandy'', as well as strips for ''Nutty'', ''Hoot'', ''Monster Fun'' and '' Buster''. He also drew Bananaman in the BEEB comic.Alan Clark, ''Dictionary of British Comic Artists, Writers and Editors'', The British Library, 1998, p. 4 In 1999, he took over Bananaman in the Dandy from John Geering. He returned for a short time to do Bananaman in 2008. In 2003, he took over Roger the Dodger after the death of Robert Nixon. Appleby's Roger strips were similar in style to Nixon's, although his own style was always evident. However, following the Dandy's revamp in October 2004, he relinquished Cuddle Dimples to Nigel Parkinson. A couple of years later, he drew two new strips for the Beano, with Pirates of the Caribeano beginning in September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Geering
John Keith Geering (9 March 1941 – 13 August 1999) was a British cartoonist with a distinctive, occasionally flamboyant style, most famous for his work for DC Thomson comics including '' Sparky'', '' The Topper'', '' Cracker'', ''Plug'', ''Nutty'', ''The Beano'' and ''The Dandy''. Geering's strips included: * Puss 'n' Boots (''Sparky/Topper/Dandy''), a more anarchic, surreal take on the traditional cat-and-dog strips, complete with bizarre dialogue and situations - Boots, for example, having taken a gardening job, boasts that the perks include "all the grass I can eat", whilst Puss can be found selling ice cream at the North Pole. * Smudge (''Beano''), correctly billed as the world's dirtiest schoolboy, relishing any opportunity to get covered in grime and filth that presents itself. * Bananaman (''Nutty/Dandy/Beano''), a bungling superhero whose alter-ego is a stubble-headed schoolboy. This character proved particularly popular during its run in Nutty, and spawned an animat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dallas (comics)
John Dewar Dallas (11 June 1878 – 31 July 1942) was a Scottish international rugby union player. Dallas played international rugby for Scotland but is more notable as a rugby referee, and his officiating of the ''" Match of the Century"'', the famous encounter between Wales and New Zealand in 1905, a match seen as one of the greatest games in the history of the rugby union. He became the 39th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. Rugby Union career Amateur career He captained his school's rugby team. Dallas played club rugby for Watsonians. He was elected Vice-Captain in 1898. He won the Scottish Unofficial Championship with Watsonians in the 1902-03 season. Provincial career He represented Edinburgh District in 1902. International career Dallas played just a single international game for Scotland, the encounter with England during the 1903 Home Nations Championship. Scotland had already beaten Wales and Ireland in the tournament, and a win over England would give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparky (comic)
''Sparky'' was a British comic published weekly by DC Thomson, that ran from (issue dates) 23 January 1965 to 9 July 1977 when it merged with '' The Topper'' after 652 issues. From 1965–1980 the comic published an annual entitled ''The Sparky Book''. It was a DC Thomson comic, originally aimed at a slightly younger audience to ''The Beano'' and ''The Dandy'' later it was aimed at the same audience. It changed its name to ''The Sparky Comic'' in 1973. List of comic strips Strips which featured in ''Sparky'' at some point during the course of its 12-year run included. All numbers refer to issues of ''Sparky''. List of ''Sparky'' adventure Strips As well as featuring comic strips ''Sparky'' featured adventure strips, though fewer and fewer of these appeared later in the comic's life. See also *List of DC Thomson Publications This is a list of DC Thomson publications; formerly D. C. Thomson & Co., of Dundee, Scotland. __TOC__ Newspapers, comics and magazines These new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
