tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214345292716209353.post6528846359973643661..comments2024-03-12T09:20:11.041+00:00Comments on Cheeky Weekly: The How and Why of Why, Dad, Why?Niblethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073399687897131919noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214345292716209353.post-85572751182907736462022-05-03T17:26:41.970+01:002022-05-03T17:26:41.970+01:00Hi Bruce. Thanks for the info. I've never used...Hi Bruce. Thanks for the info. I've never used eBay, so I won't be bidding, but maybe the person who wins those issues will be a reader of this blog, and get in touch. We can but hope!Niblethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09073399687897131919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214345292716209353.post-71092766850514721022022-05-03T03:38:12.965+01:002022-05-03T03:38:12.965+01:00Both the 1971 holiday special and the 21/8/1971 is...Both the 1971 holiday special and the 21/8/1971 issues are currently on eBay, but as funds won't allow me, I can't bid on either of them ☹Bruce Lainghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347802792417804484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214345292716209353.post-51375050527430514812022-04-27T10:26:12.459+01:002022-04-27T10:26:12.459+01:00Hi Andy - I must admit Manny Curtis wasn't a n...Hi Andy - I must admit Manny Curtis wasn't a name I was familiar with until I began working on this post. I found the info here https://ukcomics.fandom.com/wiki/Why,_Dad,_Why%3FNiblethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09073399687897131919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214345292716209353.post-26165058808081733372022-04-25T17:46:32.365+01:002022-04-25T17:46:32.365+01:00I can't help with who drew the Cheeky Annual 1...I can't help with who drew the Cheeky Annual 1980 story (it has a certain resemblance to Arthur Martin but I'm sure it isn't), but it looks as though Bob Paynter gave it to the Annual editor to recycle, and either he or another member of editorial forgot he'd done that.<br /><br />You have however done me a favour. I always wondered who had drawn Dad Rules OK in Whizzer and Chips in the 1980s (King Charles V, Queen Diana and Willy the 5 year old Prince of Wales) and I now know that it was Manny.<br />Andy Boalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14181293853802413958noreply@blogger.com