Milly O'Naire and Penny Less was a British comic strip created by Sid Burgon for the first issue of Jackpot on 5 May 1979. The comic strip centred on a snobby rich girl, Milly O'Naire, and a poor girl, Penny Less. It has often been compared to ''

Ivor Lott and Tony Broke Ivor Lott and Tony Broke was a British strip which originally appeared in the comic book ''Cor!!'' on 6 June 1970, before moving to '' Buster'' when the two comics merged in June 1974. The comic strip lasted until the final issue of ''Buster'' on 3 ...

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Cor!! ''Cor!!'', a British comic book, was launched in June 1970 by IPC (International Publishing Corporation), their sixth new comic in just over a year. ''Cor!!'' was edited by Bob Paynter. The comic had 32 pages and included a full colour center ...

and subsequently Buster when they merged in 1974. When Jackpot and Buster merged in 1982, the two strips merged as well, giving us the longest Fleetway strip title ever seen: "Ivor Lott and Tony Broke with Milly O'Naire and Penny Less": Milly became Ivor's girlfriend, while Tony preferred the more down to earth Penny. The girls would often behave the same way as their male counterparts. In September 1985 that twisting title was cut down to size, dropping the girls name altogether - though they still starred in the strips.

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