Should Comic Artists Sign their Work?

[McSCOTTYS GHOST]

Leo Baxendale used to always have on e of his "cats" in his stories and in winter his trade mark snowman -Hint Emerson used to have the "half moon2 and a weird background

[-MikeD-]

I put a fish bone in (almost) all my Dandy strips - mainly for my kids to find!

[Dunder Ed]

In the later Busters Mr. Hill used to draw a little dog in his strips giving funny jokes throughout the story.

[Nigel Auchterlounie]

I'd be curious to know if any of the pro artists who've responded to this thread have ever landed any extra commissions as a result of signing their work - if it's not too personal a question?

Nothing! Not one single thing!

[ISPYSHHHGUY]

Just checked IPC'S MONSTER FUN [1975-76], and unlike SHIVER and SHAKE of 1973-74, a fair few artists start signing their work here [Robert Nixon, Crocker, Trevor Metcalfe and others].

So it's either on Monster Fun or on WHOOPEE! [1974] which sadly I don't have any copies of, that the IPC stalwarts started to sign their wares---or at least, some of 'em.....