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comics artist who worked mainly in the UK, drawing adventure strips for D. C. Thomson & Co. titles. He was a freelancer, working six months of the year in Dublin and six months in London.Peter Hansen, , 2004 His first published work was a strip called "Jeff Collins - Crime Reporter" in the ''Magno Comic'', a one-shot published in 1946 by International Publications in

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'' in 1958, and "Sandra of the Secret Ballet" for '' Judy'' from 1960. His later work included "Showboat Circus" for ''

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'' in the late 1970s, and strips for '' Suzy'' and '' Buddy'' in the 1980s.

Strips

*''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'' (''

'') *''Crackaway Jack'' (''

'') *''Flip McCoy - the Flying Boy'' ('' Topper'') *''The Galloping Glory Boys'' (''

'') *''

'' (''

'') *''Iron Hand'' (''

'') *''

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and the Terrible Twins'' (''

'') *''Rusty'' (''

'') *''The Shipwrecked Circus'' (''

'') *''The Showboat Circus'' ('' Beezer'') *''Sinbad the Sailor'' (''

'') *''The Whizzers from Ozz'' ('' Topper'')

External links

Paddy Brennan page at LambiekDandy Comics at Borders BookshopPaddy Brennan-related posts at Peter Gray Cartoons and Comics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brennan, Paddy Irish comics artists 1930 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) The Beano people The Dandy people