The One-Offs - Dismal Daisy

Gloomy Glad's cousin, Dismal Daisy, made a single Cheeky Weekly appearance, during the cinema interval in the 28 October 1978 issue.

Profile - Gloomy Glad's Mum and Dad

Gloomy Glad first appeared in the 'Ello, It's Cheeky strip in Krazy's 25 December 1976 issue, but her parents made their debut in Krazy dated 18 June 1977, some 4 months before the launch of Cheeky Weekly.  You can see the Cheeky's Pal page on which they premiered over at Bruce's blog.  In the final panel of this strip, Glad's parents seem to be succumbing to the air of despondency surrounding their offspring.

The next time Glad's parents appeared was in the 'Ello, It's Cheeky strip in Krazy dated 03 December 1977.  Evidently the descent into melancholy had continued since their debut and they now appeared to be as mired in gloom as their despondent daughter.  The stress had caused Glad's dad to lose his hair and grow a moustache.  On the plus side, he no longer needed glasses.

We next saw Glad's dad in Cheeky Weekly of 27 May 1978.  Although he looked at bit perplexed at his motor mechanic mix-up, his mood seemed to have improved considerably, and his moustache had gone.

However, by the time of their final Cheeky Weekly appearance in the issue dated 12 August 1978, Glad's Ma and Pa are once again in the depths of despair.  You'd think that Glad's dad would be delighted with the thick head of hair he is now sprouting (but he's probably depressed by the realisation that, in transferring from Krazy, he has become subject to the Cheeky Weekly Inconsistent Hair Colour Syndrome).

Character	Total Issues	First Appearance	Final Appearance
Gloomy Glad's Dad	3	27-May-1978	12-Aug-1978

Count of elements by artist

Character	Artist	Total Elements
Gloomy Glad's Dad	Dick Millington	1
Gloomy Glad's Dad	Frank McDiarmid pencils	1
Gloomy Glad's Dad	Barrie Appleby	1

Character	Total Issues	First Appearance	Final Appearance
Gloomy Glad's Mum	1	12-Aug-1978	12-Aug-1978

Count of elements by artist

Character	Artist	Total Elements
Gloomy Glad's Mum	Frank McDiarmid pencils	1

Profile - Gloomy Glad

Glad wasn't so much bipolar as north polar.  Usually accompanied by her own black rain cloud (a snow cloud in cold weather), Glad was one of those people for whom not only is the glass half empty, it's cracked and has something nasty floating in it.

Cheeky showed his caring side with Glad, always trying to cheer her up when she told her tales of woe, only to find that his attempt to lift her spirits plunged her further into despair.

To prove that Glad's life wasn't one of unremitting despondency, Cheeky's writer allowed us to witness a few occasions (four, to be precise*) when Glad cracked a smile.

Glad's cousin, Dismal Daisy, made a single appearance, in the cinema interval of the comic dated 28 October 1978.

* Boxing Day in the 31 December 1977 issue, Saturday in the 10 June 1978 issue, Sunday evening in the 16 September 1978 issue and Wednesday in the 05 May 1979 issue. An apparently beaming Glad was seen on Saturday in the 13 January 1979 comic, but it turned out she was wearing a mask.

Character	Total Issues	First Appearance	Final Appearance
Gloomy Glad	106	12-Nov-1977	02-Feb-1980

Gloomy Glad - Number of appearances by Element

Element	Number of Appearances
Saturday	27
Wednesday	19
Monday	16
Sunday	16
Tuesday	13
Thursday	12
Friday	11
Sunday evening	5
Boxing Day	2
Interval	2
Ash Wednesday	1
Cheeky's Week	1
Easter Monday	1
Saturday - April Fool's Day	1
The Burpo Special	1

Gloomy Glad - Number of appearances by Page

Page	Number of Appearances
2	16
12	13
31	11
15	10
9	8
26	8
25	7
30	7
19	6
8	5
10	5
4	4
5	3
7	3
13	3
18	3
21	3
23	3
20	2
22	2
1	1
6	1
24	1
28	1
29	1
32	1