On Thi Day: 09 Dec

Egmont Classic Comics: Buster (Egmont) #01 (2009)

Births:

Ralph David Sallon (1899); Frank William Huline-Dickens (1931); Ashleigh Brilliant (1933)

Deaths:

Xavier Musquera (2009)

Notable Events:

A Raymond Jackson cartoon in The Evening Standard in 1970, attacking power workers ("Homo-electrical-sapiens Britannicus"), resulted in the printers stopping the presses. Production was only resumed when the paper agreed to amend the cartoon with an accompanying letter which stated the printers' views.
The Rupert Bear Story, directed by Terry Jones, was broadcast on Channel 4 in 1982.
A Look and Learn giveaway was included in The Guardian in 2006 to promote a relaunch of the title.
The Birmingham International Comics Show began at the Custard Factory, Birmingham, in 2006.

Bristow

nn Bristow by Frank Dickens (1966; Constable & Company).

nn Bristow! by Frank Dickens (1970; Allison & Busby).
nn Bristow by Frank Dickens (1972; Abelard-Schuman).
nn More Bristow by Frank Dickens (1973; Abelard-Schuman).
nn Bristow Extra by Frank Dickens (1974; Abelard-Schuman).
nn Bristow Latest! by Frank Dickens (1975; Abelard-Schuman).
nn Bristow V Chester Perry by Frank Dickens (1978; Barrie & Jenkins).

Bristow Living Death in the Buying Department by Frank Dickens (1976; Futura Publications).

The Penguin Bristow by Frank Dickens (1981; Penguin Books).

Bristow's Guide to Living by Frank Dickens (1982; Macmillan).

The Big, Big, Big Bristow Book by Frank Dickens (2001; Little Brown).

Eternal Links:

Official Frank Dickens Website.
Bristow [Fansite]