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Decar
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Help to Identify Series and Artist

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Hi there,

Can someone help me to identify the artist worked on this piece? And which strip it may be from?

I think it's early Pippin, from around 1966-68; but I've no reference.

The artist looks like it could be Neville Main, or maybe Bill Mevin, but any suggestions would be appreciated:

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Thanks a lot!
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Decar
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Re: Help to Identify Series and Artist

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Ah! Sorry about that Richard - Here's a second attempt!

Pretty sure it's not Neville Main now.
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Re: Help to Identify Series and Artist

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How about Wally Fawkes, who went by the pen name Trog. He drew the newspaper strip, Flook in the Daily Mail?
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Re: Help to Identify Series and Artist

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Could be Bill Titcombe who used that fine line style, perhaps drawing in a nursery comic style. He was a Polystyle Publications regular.
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Re: Help to Identify Series and Artist

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Thanks for the suggestions both!

Bill Titcombe - Looks like he did some great work for TV Comic, things like Inspector Gadget, and Willo The Wisps. These are all a little later on I think, I can see some similarities, I'm not sure.

Wally Fawkes - I think was Daily Mail and I'm pretty sure these would have been for the Polystyle Publications.

I've uploaded a couple of additional photos of art that came with the lot:

Tog - Pretty sure this is Bill Mevin - Used in a Pippin Comic ~1968
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Ivor the Engine - From Playland Comic - 1968
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Then there's a Tivvy - Not sure which comic this was used in, or who the artist was - 1964 ish I suspect:
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Then there are these 4 which I think go together. Perhaps they are another set from Bill Mevin.
I've no idea what the series is though, or where it was used:
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Anyway, I hope you enjoy looking at these. I hope I can find out a bit more about them!
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