"Shocker Jock", The Dandy, 1954-55
George Drysdale was born in 1914 in Airdrie, Scotland.[1] His work appeared in short-run comics from small publishers after the Second World War, including The Bairn's Comic, The Candy Comic, Fairy Fun, Jolly Jack in the Box, Lollipos Comic, Merry Maypole, Merry Play, Pet's Playtime, Pip Pop Comic, Surefire, Toytown and Wee Chums. He then got work with DC Thomson, drawing many strips including "Dangerous Duff" (1946) and "Shocker Jock" (1954-55) for The Dandy, "Maxy's Taxi" (1947) for The Beano, and "Smart Art" and "Big Uggy" (1958-62) for The Topper. He died in Dundee on 12 August 1967, aged 52.
Footnotes[]
- ↑ There are four George Drysdales born in 1914 or 1915 in Scotland, and one in Tynemouth, Northumberland, but I have no information that might distinguish which one of them might be our man.
References[]
- Alan Clark, Dictionary of British Comic Artists, Writers and Editors, The British Library, 1998, p. 52
- Denis Gifford, Encyclopedia of Comic Characters, Longman, 1987