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    Beezer, The

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    The Beezer was published by DC Thomson between 21 January 1956 and 21 August 1993 (when it unofficially ‘merged’ with The Beano).

    Regular strips included:

    • Baby Crockett
    • The Badd Lads – Bungling criminals Boss, Fingers and Knucklehead
    • The Banana Bunch – Brainy, Dopey, Lanky, Thatch and Fatty
    • Black Bun – a rabbit stealing cabbages from a farmer
    • Colonel Blink the Short-Sighted Gink
    • Dreamy Dick
    • Ginger – the cover star in early issues
    • The Hillys and the Billys – two feuding hillbilly families
    • Little Mo – a mischievous tomboy
    • The Numskulls – tiny people living inside a head, each working in their own department: brain, eyes, nose, ears, and mouth. Moved to The Beano
    • Our Sheriff’s An Ape – Coyote Creek is a town with two sheriffs: a human called Danny Blain and an ape named Charlie
    • Pogo Pete
    • Pop, Dick and Harry – an early cover story about twins trying to outsmart their father
    • Smiffy – a boy who liked getting dirty
    • Tuff and Tiny – a young caveboy and his cowardly pet dragon
    • Wrinkle and Twinkle
    • Young Sid The Copper’s Kid – a young lad called Sid and his dad PC 99

    Comics that merged with The Beezer included Cracker (1976), Plug (1979) and The Topper (1990).

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