Monday, April 5, 2010
Whoopee!! its Easter!!
Jack Clayton
Terry Bave
Nick Baker
Mike Lacey
Jim Petrie
Robert Nixon
Terry Bave
Frank Mc Diarmid
Joe McCaffrey
Sid Burgon
Robert Nixon
Inspired by Lews blog on his Easter comic cover theme I'd thought I would just focus on one issue. Whoopee and Cheeky 1981.
This is how comics celebrated Easter and its great...whether its egg rolling, winning huge Easter eggs, Easter parades, Easter Fairs, Easter egg hunt,Going to the seaside and visiting Aunties recieving Easter presents. Also Easter bonnets are featured in the Cheeky story and of course the Baker boy is carrying hot cross buns!!
As you can see Easter can cover many topics..
Changed wording to my own thoughts-
The Beano and Dandy today should celebrate Easter more in there comics....
To give The Beano a little credit at least the Dennis story was on the topic of April Fools day..
http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2010/04/easter-comics-of-past.html
In the issue was a toothpaste advert!!!...after all that chocolate me thinks...:)