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JC Hughes. Bob Nixon took over in the late 1980s.

Towards the end of its run it was drawn by Sid Burgon and Gordon Bell drew some as well.

Off the top of my head and without the annual in front of me... Henry Davies also drew quite a number of Ali Ha-Ha strips back around them so it might have been him.

This is very sad news. I worked with Terry on the Fun-Sizes and on Winker Watson for the Dandy. He was a pleasure to work with and always enormously professional. This is a real surprise, really sad news. Condolesces to his family. RIP, Terry, and thanks for the fun.

AndyB wrote:That's a good point. Are Ken's most recently published Robbie strips just using up old stock in the same way as Steve's last few Beryls? Will Big Brad Wolf ever return?

Ken is still drawing Robbie Rebel. The current run are new, not stock.

This may be of interest...

The edition of Blue Peter to air on February 13th is scheduled to carry a piece about the Beano comic. Konnie Huq visited the Beano offices a few weeks ago to meet, among others, the great David Sutherland.

Yep, Alan Digby is the new editor on the Beano and congratulations to him on the appointment. Alan was chief sub on the Beano in the 1980s before moving on to edit the Beezer and then The Beezer and Topper. Since around 1993 he has been editor of DCT's Comic Projects department, working extensively ...

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