''May un Mar Lady'' is a cartoon strip written in

Potteries dialect Potteries is an English dialect of the West Midlands of England, almost exclusively in and around Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Origin and history As with most local dialects in English, Potteries dialect derives originally from Anglo Sa ...

, which first appeared on 8 July 1986 in the ''North Staffordshire

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'' and has been a local institution for over 20 years. Now, the full twenty-year run (7,000 strips) of cartoonist

Dave Follows Dave Follows (3 October 1941 – 17 October 2003) was a British cartoonist best known for his comic strip ''Creature Feature''. Career Follows was born in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. His first published cartoon was for the ''Stafford Advert ...

' daily cartoon strip is being republished in the ''Evening Sentinel'', as ''May Un Mar Lady Revisited''. Follows lived in Staffordshire all his life. He had a special soft spot for the Potteries and its people. ''The Sentinel''s editor Sean Dooley said:

I’m sure Dave’s humour will be as sharp and as relevant the second time round – it is rooted in the marvellous observations of human relationships – a timeless humour that will stand as a tribute to his talent for years to come.

And Alan Cookman of ''The Sentinel'' described the comeback as, “The most exciting homecoming since

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returned to Stoke from his footballing adventure with Blackpool.”

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