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Help needed identifying artist and source.

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I have been emailed this page of original art but cannot identify the artist. It may have appeared in one of Morecambe and Wise's fun books. There is a pencilled note correcting the spelling of Morecambe's surname.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/BFjreaCJg2CQrXpL6
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I can't help with where it appeared but it looks like it's signed Chas Sinclair + D.G. Chas Sinclair provided art for a Quick on the Draw book by Denis Gifford.

He also drew the cover for another Gifford-edited publication, Melvin's Money Fun.

Sinclair was also one of the artists on the Basil Brush strip in TV Comic and later drew for Oink!
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Thanks. I have a collection of TV comic and always wondered who drew Basil Brush as well as the TV Terrors. I'll let the person know what you discovered.
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You can see an example of Sinclair's Basil Brush in this post on Lew Stringer's old Blimey! blog.

I believe TV Terrors was drawn by Bill Titcombe.
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stevezodiac wrote: 21 Aug 2025, 16:34 I have been emailed this page of original art but cannot identify the artist. It may have appeared in one of Morecambe and Wise's fun books. There is a pencilled note correcting the spelling of Morecambe's surname.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/BFjreaCJg2CQrXpL6
Loving the Morecambe and Wise art.
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No the TV Terrors was nothing like Titcombe's work. Also TV Terrors was never signed and Bill usually signed his work.
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stevezodiac wrote: 27 Aug 2025, 20:42 No the TV Terrors was nothing like Titcombe's work. Also TV Terrors was never signed and Bill usually signed his work.
He certainly drew the strip at some point...

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It does appear that he changed his style at various times: https://downthetubes.net/comic-artist-b ... checklist/
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