Well, do you believe in ghosts,
Mr. Blunden? The lovely and (alas)
late LYNNE FREDERICK.
Monday, 3 August 2015
KLASSIC KOMIC KOVERS - BUSTER #1...
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| Copyright REBELLION |
Lasting nearly 40 years, BUSTER, in its heyday, was one of the most successful British weekly comics of all time. The lead character was initially the son of ANDY CAPP, a daily comic strip by REG SMTHE which appeared in The DAILY MIRROR, but this connection was soon forgotten. Not difficult to do, considering that Buster's mum looked little like FLO, Andy's beleaguered wife. Were we to assume that Buster was the illegitimate son of Andy and another woman? If so, how subversive!
Regardless, Buster was a hit - with or without Andy as a father. However, all things have their time, and Buster the comic breathed its last at the end of December 1999. By then it was a fortnightly, so it was dated into 2000 when the next issue - if there had been one - would've appeared. It's hard to believe that it's been over 15 years since Buster comic's demise and, aside from one reprint special a few years ago, Buster and has pals haven't been seen since. Could Buster one day live again? It seems unlikely.
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It appears that Buster was supposed to be Andy & Flo's kid after all, as announced on page 7 of The Daily Mirror on Saturday, May 21st 1960.
WHEN YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN...
Ah, The MILLS BROTHERS - now they
knew how to sing. Go on, have a listen.
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