Ken Reid's Robot Smith from Jackpot comics -no. 1 from May 1979

I always thought John Geering draws this strip which he does later on...But just discovered its Ken Reid!!

So a new one for me and probably other Ken Reid fans out there..His pal looks like Faceache's friend!

Jackpot No. 2

Ken Reid at least draws this up to number 14.

15 is by John Geering then now and again until 20.

No.14

No.19 Jackpot Ken Reid

John Geering Robot Smith No.20

Kazoop! whose a big Ken Reid fan have you seen this?

Martin Baxendale's comic work the son of Leo..:)

Buster mid 70's
Thanks to Leo Baxendale himself in an earlier post we now know that this is by Martin Baxendale who took over some of Leo's Buster comic work when he left to do Bad Time Bedtime story in Monster fun 1975 April. The style is very good and I really thought it was by Leo Baxendale or Colin Whittock.





Jackpot early 80's...Tom Paterson was the main artist and Nigel Edwards


Whoopee and Wow..a good team up of Kid Comic and Smiler when Whoopee's Smiler joined Wow's Kid Comic.








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Here is the post I did trying to work out Martin Baxendale's early work before he signed it..

http://toonworks.brucelaing.com/comicblog/2011/07/18/deadlyhedley/
See Deadly Headley here at Bruce's site..

Jim Petrie's Jackpot comics The Incredible Sulk in more detail

It made it to the cover and back page in colour..


The first one Jackpot number 1
5th May 1979

As you can see Jim puts so much energy into his work...what a great character for him to play with..its almost bouncing off the walls..and that lower lip covering his nose in a huge sulk is so memorable!!!
Heres some great images I've found looking through...must do this with another top artist Ian Knox sometime..

The Beano recently had an angry character...though sadly short lived...see Nigel's blog..
http://nigelparkinsoncartoons.blogspot.com/2011/06/year-ago-on-my-birthday-thanks-my.html

p.s.
I will get round one day to put up the World Wide Werdies..I havn't forgotten..just have to be in the mood as it will take a lot of sorting out..

How it all began...Norman Mansbridge's Jackpot comics Little and Large Lenny

From number 1 Jackpot 5th May 1979

So Lenny was born with this gift..
Fleetway sure did some unusual characters hence why they needed an origin..thats why I like owning number 1 comics..or issues where new characters start..

Of course Little and Large is a 1980's BBC comedy double act which I enjoyed as a kid..One sketch Eddie Large doing a Popeye impression and dressed up with Sid Little dressed as Olive...great humour for a kid..wonder what it would be like to watch now! knowing me I'd still like it.I love silly humour :))

I think I will show the origin of Full 'O Beans next time..

How it all began Robert Nixon's Laser Eraser Jackpot number 1

Jackpot number 1
5th May 1979


jackpot number 2
12th May 1979


I love this strip especially with the alien angle in the strip..this first strip shows the alien bit looked liked it was to be dropped..glad the writers could see lots of fun ideas keeping this concept..its a shame it wasn't around when it merged into Buster..Buster and Jackpot

If anyone wants to see the first Jackpot Full O' Beans let me know..it was in Big Comic number 1

How it all began Ian Knox's Jackpot's The Funtastic Journey

Jackpot number 1
5th may 1979
Loads of great boot gags and props..love the telephone..and sock world..:))



Jackpot number 2
12th May 1979
Isn't this just a brilliant strip...:)

For Captain Storm...as requested..;) who does the Yellow pages blog (see my blog list on the left) and has showed some Funtastic Journey..

Its such a great imagnative strip...boy I sure miss these type of comics...
I as a kid thought Terry and Gavin wrote and drew the strip..of course its by Ian Knox..not suire of the writer...