On This Day: 17 Feb

Champ (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #01 (25 Feb 1984).

First Appearances:

Kingsway Comprehensive (Kids Rule-OK) in Champ #01 (25 Feb 1984).
The Sinister World of Mr. Pendragon in Champ #01 (25 Feb 1984).
Mike Sadler (Mike's Mi££ions) in Champ #01 (25 Feb 1984).
Joe Pearson (We Are United) in Champ #01 (25 Feb 1984).

Births:

J.T. Edson (1928); Jonathan Pugh (1962)

Deaths:

George Denholm Armour (1949); Franco Bignotti (1991); Tony Luke (2016); Alan Aldridge (2017)

Notable Events:

The Elementary Education Act 1870 came into effect on this date, paving the way for the publication of George Newnes' Tit-Bits.
The first of the The Wonderful Adventures of Pip, Squeak & Wilfred animated shorts began their cinema run in 1921. Luvly.
Sir Osbert Lancaster was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 1955.
When the Wind Blows adaptation broadcast on Radio 4 FM, as part of The Monday Play series, in 1983.
George Melly's Last Stand was broadcast on BBC Two in 2008.