Topper late 50's..

Bill Holroyd (thanks to Kashgar for info) Topper July 5th 1958

To answer Gerald's comment on Peter's blog, 'Back to Zero' was actually a sequel to the 1957 serial 'In the Kingdom of Zero' which was reprinted in 1967. In this case Ken Hunter was the original artist. Thanks to - Phil Rushton

These two are from The Topper 22nd June 1957



Ken Hunter









The Topper 24th Jan 1959

Hi Peter,

The 'Wakey Wakey' feature was drawn by Jimmy Thompson a fine cartoonist/caricaturist.
Thanks Kashgar

The Topper July 5th 1958

Bill Holroyd's slapstick fun..this is 1958 when chimps were getting ready to be sent up into space for tests..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham_the_Chimp

Ham the Chimp was the first..
He was purchased by the United States Air Force and brought to Holloman Air Force Base in 1959

UPDATE..The Iron Hand!! The three different versions..

The Dandy 29th October 1960
Bill Holroyd




The Dandy 24th June 1971
Paddy Brennan




Cracker number 1
18th Jan 1975.
Paddy Brennan

'The Boy with Iron Hands' this was an idea and a title that Dandy editor Albert Barnes used on three seperate occasions in three different contexts. In 1939 a boy with these attributes was the star of a strip set in medieval times drawn by Fred Sturrock, then there was the 1959-1961 WWII Bill Holroyd effort and finally in 1971 a strip with a modern setting, drawn by Paddy Brennan, with the slighly truncated title 'Iron Hands'.
Come to think of it Paddy Brennan also drew the adventures of a secret agent called simply 'Iron Hand' in Cracker/Beezer between 1975 and 1979. In this final instance though the eponymous hero did actually have an 'iron hand' a la Valiant's Steel Claw. Thanks to Kashgar for info

http://www.comicsuk.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1416&p=8786&hilit=Iron+Hand#p8786

I love Paddy's work But Bill gives a different feel to the story..
A really great concept for a character..it is full of energy and high drama..artists and writers can learn a lot from this strip..maybe Iron hands could come back for a fourth time!
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Hi Peter,
I am a big fan of your blog devoted to old British humour comics, and
I wondered if you could give my latest venture a little plug? It's an
online humour comic in the Viz vein called Better Than Nothing. You
can find it at http://www.btncomix.blogspot.com
Don't forget to let me know what you think!
Best regards
LJT

http://www.btncomix.blogspot.com

Well I'm not a Viz fan personally But I'm sure other people will enjoy it..it is well drawn and good style..Peter

Tom Paterson's Freddy the fearless fly The Dandy June 13th 1998.

Its always nice discovering a new Tom Paterson comic character...
The original Freddy was drawn by Allan Morley in The Dandy 1937-1950's.

Allan Morley also drew Hungry Horace. Wuzzy Wiz is the Brassneck artist Bill Holroyd. This is from The Dandy 7th June 1952.


Beano Max number 4 once coloured up a classic Calamity James..which looks really good. I Hope Beano Max will do more of these gems.

Bill Holroyd's Nobby the Enchanted Bobby...his Beano work

Beano Dec 27th 1952.

Nobby the Enchanted Bobby (535-563)info from Kashgar.

Have-a-go-Joe (354-458)




Tick-Tock Tony (430-447)




Bucktooth (464-487)


1957 his last work for The Beano.
(Beano issues number 778-788)


Ding-Dong Belle (issue numbers 368-465)



Working mostly for The Dandy after.


He drew many top strips for DC Thomson. See the link to see them all.

http://www.comicsuk.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=127&t=2134

Dandy's Brassneck, Screw Driver, Jack Silver....
are just a few. I'll be covering these in the future.
He was great at drawing slapstick. Must of loved Laurel and Hardy! as a good guess.