''The Badd Lads'' was a comic strip that ran in

The Beezer ''The Beezer'' (called ''The Beezer and Topper'' for the last three years of publication) was a British comic that ran from (issues dates) 21 January 1956 to 21 August 1993, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. Comic strips in ''The Beezer' ...

for twenty years starring Fingers, Knuck and Boss who were inept criminals. They were always getting caught, escaping jail and then finding themselves incarcerated again. Fingers was your quintessential spiv with the pencil thin moustache, Knuck was the thick set, soft goon and Boss was the short but smart brains of the outfit. ''The Badd Ladds'' was illustrated by

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 ...

from January 1960 through to 1987. Later artists who worked on the strip were John Dallas, Mervyn Johnston and

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'', '' ...

. They are rebooted in the 2013

Dandy Annual ''The Dandy Annual'' is the current name of the book that has been published every year since 1938, to tie in with the children's comic ''The Dandy''. there have been 78 editions. The Dandy Annual still continues to be published, even though t ...

, by Wilbur Dawbarn in the classic Malcolm Judge style. The comic strip seems to have been based on the very low budget TV series "Bonehead" running from 1957 to 1962. See imdb for more details.

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The Beezer's Golden Years
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