Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Thanks to Phil Rushton at comicsuk forum George Martin's Tv Comic annual 1960 Super Nan


 Post subject: Re: TV Comic - which publisher & non-TV strip memories
PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:26 am 
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Over the years the strips in TV Comic tended to have a distinctive look - especially the ones that were drawn by their own stable of artists which included Bill Mevin, Neville Main, Dick Millington and John Canning.

However, there was at least one series that would have been right at home in the pages of Beano or Topper...

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- 'Super Nan' was a kind of cross between Beryl the Peril and Desperate Dan, but more importantly she was the creation of George Martin - an artist who's nearly always thought of as working exclusively for DC Thomson (in fact, off the top of my head I can't think of any other strips that he drew for other publishers!).

IMHO the super-strong Nan was a great character who deserved a much longer run.

- Phil Rushton

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 1:26 pm 
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It's from the 1960 TV Comic Annual.

Here are a couple more examples:

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It might seem strange to talk about comic timing in connection with two-dimensional pictures but in my opinion George never gets enough credit for his effortless mastery of this essential aspect of the humorous comic strip!

- Phil Rushton

http://www.comicsuk.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4966&start=30

Its always nice discovering new characters by a top comic artist..thanks Phil..

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