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    What was the name of the famous member of the French Foreign Legion who appeared in the "Eagle" from May 1952 onwards?British Comics and Their Characters

      Luck of the Legion. Sergeant "Tough" Luck was created by Geoffrey Bond. All the serials in which he appeared had separate titles such as "Death by the Dawn" and "Brotherhood of the Bat". Luck's comrades included Corporal Trenet and Legionnaire Bimberg.

    Which town in the Wild West was the home of Desperate Dan of the "Dandy"?British Comics and Their Characters

      Cactusville. Dan's favourite meal was a cow pie baked with the horns still on. This was prepared for him each day by his Aunt Aggie. Sometimes he had to share it with his equally tough little nephew called Desperate Danny.

    What is the short name given to Percival Proudfoot Plugsley, the all-ears-and-teeth member of The Bash Street Kids?British Comics and Their Characters

      Plug. The Bash Street Kids were called Wilfred, Sidney, Herbert, Smiffy, Toots, Danny, Plug, Fatty, Jimmy, Ella and Teddy. Their real home is the pages of the "Beano" but in 1977 Plug got his own full-colour comic. After 75 weeks this merged with "Beezer".

    What was the name of the R.A.F. flying hero who had his story told by his navigator, George Bourne?British Comics and Their Characters

      Matt Braddock. Matt Braddock's adventures appeared in "Rover", "Victor" and "Warlord". Braddock won the Victoria Cross and Bar but he wasn't interested in winning medals, just in winning the War. The other pilots mentioned in the possible answers did fly in various comics and full-length books about World War 2.

    What was the name of the girls' school story which appeared in the very first edition of "Bunty" and then ran for another 28 years?British Comics and Their Characters

      The Four Marys. Mary Simpson, Mary Field, Mary Radleigh and Mary Cotter were the names of the four heroines of this long-running comic strip. The school was called St.Elmo's and all four shared a study in Bee's House.

    What was the second name of Roy of "Roy of the Rovers", the star centre-forward of Melchester Rovers?British Comics and Their Characters

      Race. Roy scored his first goal on the coloured cover of "Tiger No.1" on the 11th September, 1954. After twenty two years, by which time he had become manager of the Rovers (and grown his hair long) Roy was rewarded with his own weekly comic.

    What was the name of "The Beano's Brainiest Bird" who was the front page star of the "Beano" for its first 326 issues?British Comics and Their Characters

      Big Eggo. In the end Big Eggo had to make way for Biffo the Bear. Eggo was an awkward ostrich who originally spent his six pictures protecting his egg from other desert-island animals. The artist who drew the pictures for D.C.Thomson was Reg Carter.

    What was the first name of Billy Bunter's younger sister who appeared in a cartoon strip of her own in "School Friend" in 1963?British Comics and Their Characters

      Bessie Bunter. Bessie also appeared in "June" from 1964-74 and in "Tammy" from 1974-81.Cliff House School was the setting, with its headmistress Miss Stackpole. Bessie shared her study, but not her cream buns, with skinny Mary Moldsworth.

    What was the customary way for "Beryl the Peril" to wear her hair in all the cartoon strips based around this character?British Comics and Their Characters

      In two pigtails tied with ribbons.. Beryl first appeared in "Topper" in 1953. The artist was David Law and Beryl was introduced with the lines, "She's nearly always in disgrace - This tomboy with the funny face."

    What was the name of Dennis the Menace's dog who began to share his adventures in the "Beano"?More British Comics and Their Characters

      Gnasher. Dennis eventually took over from Biffo the Bear as the front page character in the "Beano" in September, 1974. Other additions to Dennis' household include his pig, inevitably given the name "Rasher".

    What was the name of all three little girls who turned up to Mrs. Martin's class at nursery school in "Twinkle" in 1966?More British Comics and Their Characters

      Penny. "Twinkle" was advertised as the "New Picture Paper Specially for Little Girls". The three girls were called Penny Henry, Penny Smith and Penny Wilson. The confusion of names caused lots of laughs at the school but, apparently, nobody ever got round to calling them "threepence".

    What was the name of the revenge group of Fourth Formers who wore masks and robes at St. Kit's School in the comic "School Friend"?More British Comics and Their Characters

      The Silent Three. The "Silent Three" were trying to fight the tyranny of the Head Prefect, Cynthia Drew. They held a secret meeting in the crypt but their activities were spied upon by the form-sneak called Mildred Briggs.

    What was the name given to the "Rover" character, Alf Tupper, who first appeared in 1949?More British Comics and Their Characters

      The Tough of the Track. The track was the running track for Alf was an unorthodox athletic star who specialised in the mile race. Alf transferred from the "Rover" to the "Victor" in 1962. Alf worked for a scrap-metal merchant, trained on a diet of fish and chips and sometimes won races in odd running shoes which he had picked up in a second-hand shop.

    Which star of the "Watch with Mother" television series had his own comic strip in "Robin" and "Pippin"?More British Comics and Their Characters

      Andy Pandy. The television series was for nursery age children and started on the 11th of July, 1950. Andy became the front page star of "Robin" on the 28th March, 1953. His playmates were Teddy and Looby Loo and all three remained on the front page for 836 issues.

    Captain Jet Morgan was the name of a space hero in the "Daily Express" but what was the name of the radio serial for which he was first created?More British Comics and Their Characters

      Journey into Space. The radio serial began on the 21st of September,1953 and the first comic strip appeared in April, 1956. Jet's companions were called Lemmy, Doc and Mitch. The creator of the character was Charles Chilton. The radio programme was sensationally popular in Britain in the 1950s when youngsters were all very space-minded.

    What was the name of the regular female character from "School Friend" who spent her life trapped on a desert island?More British Comics and Their Characters

      Jill Crusoe. The sailing boat "Arepathus" was wrecked in the Indian Ocean. Thus began the strange life of Jill Blair, the only survivor. She immediately befriended one of the animals by removing a thorn from a leopard's paw.

    What was the name of the "Dandy" comic character who got this nickname from the way she spent her time poking into other people's business?More British Comics and Their Characters

      Keyhole Kate. Keyhole Kate first appeared in the "Dandy" from 1937-55. She emerged again in "Sparky" from 1965-74. The advertising slogan went as follows: "Keyhole Kaye' a little sneak....See her on this page every week!" Keyhole Kate's favourite reading matter was "Keyhole Topics" by O. Howie Peeps.

    Which regular character from Gerry Anderson's televison "Thunderbirds" appeared in "TV Century 21" in 1965-66 and then went on to star in their own comic?More British Comics and Their Characters

      Lady Penelope. "Lady Penelope", the comic, ran from 1966-69. The character's full name was Lady Penelope Creighton Ward. She was chauffered through her adventures by reformed burglar "The Nose" Parker, who became popular enough to have his own strip "The Perils of Parker".

    In which children's comic did Korky the Cat appear on the front page for more than 40 years?More British Comics and Their Characters

      Dandy. Korky ruled the front page of the the "Dandy" between 1937 and 1984. In the end he was pushed off by that other regular Desperate Dan. Korky's nephew called Copycat appeared in a comic called "Magic".

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