The final addition to the Cheeky's
Week supporting cast, Ah Sew made his debut in Cheeky Weekly dated 27 October 1979. His name was of course a reference to the Japanese
phrase 'Ah so' (although there were suggestions that he was in fact Chinese), punningly twisted in the Cheeky Weekly manner to allude to
his profession as a tailor.
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| Ah Sew's debut, Cheeky Weekly 27 October 1979 Art: Frank McDiarmid |
By the time of his second appearance (using Frank's artwork as featured in his debut), Ah Sew seemed to have been demoted to Tailor's Assistant...
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| Art: Dick Millington and Frank McDiarmid |
I would guess that when Dick was given the script for the page above, he hadn't seen Frank's design for Ah Sew and as a consequence Frank's artwork from the previous week was cut and pasted in. It actually works well.
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| Art: Frank McDiarmid |
Cheeky's sartorial stooge appeared in 9 editions of the toothy funster's comic, his final outing occurring in the penultimate issue dated 26 January 1980.
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| Ah Sew bows out - Cheeky Weekly 26 January 1980. This was the only occasion on which he was given a 'humorous' accent. Art: Mike Lacey |
Ah Sew was created for Cheeky Weekly and never appeared in Krazy.
See also Little Stitch.
| Character | Total Issues | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
| Ah Sew | 9 | 27-Oct-1979 | 26-Jan-1980 |
the character was sew sew!
ReplyDeleteHew hew!
DeleteHe did all the sewing with a noodle and thread!
ReplyDeleteGood one!
DeleteTell me if I’m going off the map here, but with his primness of attire isn’t Ah Sew a variant of Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries? What other tailor would readers have been aware of at this time? Can’t quite see him going, “I’m flee”, though…
ReplyDeleteI'd never thought of the similarity before but you're right. And both of them were equipped to perform an inside leg measurement at the drop of a hat.
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