Black Bob
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This article is about the fictional dog. For other meanings see Black Bob (disambiguation)
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Black Bob was the name of a fictional Border Collie
from Selkirk in Southern Scotland
. Black Bob originally appeared as a text story in The Dandy
in issue 280, dated 25 November 1944. Following this he appeared as a picture strip in The Weekly News
in 1946, which continued until 1967.Black Bob follows his owner's nephew who is playing truant and tries to bring him back to school.
Drawn by Jack Prout, the popular sheepdog appeared regularly in The Dandy from his 1944 debut until issue 2122, dated 24 July 1982. Eight Black Bob books were published at infrequent intervals from 1950 to 1965. (Specifically: 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1965)
Jack Prout was born on 14 December 1900 and joined the Scottish publishing firm of D. C. Thomson as a staff artist on 21 June 1937. He retired on 30 June, 1968 although his strips were reprinted in the Dandy until 1982. Shortly before his retirement, Prout acquired a black and white Border Collie
. Staff at D. C. Thomson's presented the artist with a spoof "dog licence", allowing the animal to keep the artist as a pet. The document was "signed" with Black Bob's pawprint. Jack Prout died on 27 September, 1978.
Black Bob was parodied in a strip in Viz
comic entitled "Black Bag, the Faithful Border Bin Liner".
Black Bob was Chief Black Bob from the Shawnee Band of Native Americans. A road in Olathe, Kansas is named for him.
as relayed by Jason Swemmer, Pretoria
, South Africa
.
Further biographical information provided by the Juvenile Publications department of D C Thomson in a letter to Bob Richardson, Northolt
, London, England.
Black Bob (disambiguation)
Black Bob can refer to:-* Black Bob a fictional dog,* Black Bob a Shawnee chief,* the nickname of Major-General Robert Craufurd....
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Black Bob was the name of a fictional Border Collie
Border Collie
The Border Collie is a herding dog breed developed in the Anglo-Scottish border region for herding livestock, especially sheep. It is the most widespread of the collie breeds....
from Selkirk in Southern Scotland
South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
South of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament...
. Black Bob originally appeared as a text story in The Dandy
The Dandy
The Dandy is a long running children's comic published in the United Kingdom by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The first issue was printed in 1937 and it is the world's third longest running comic, after Detective Comics and Il Giornalino...
in issue 280, dated 25 November 1944. Following this he appeared as a picture strip in The Weekly News
The Weekly News
The Weekly News is a national newspaper published every Thursday by the Dundee newspaper chain D. C. Thomson. Billed as "the paper with the feelgood factor", it has been in production since 1855, and contains news and features on a broad range of subjects...
in 1946, which continued until 1967.Black Bob follows his owner's nephew who is playing truant and tries to bring him back to school.
Drawn by Jack Prout, the popular sheepdog appeared regularly in The Dandy from his 1944 debut until issue 2122, dated 24 July 1982. Eight Black Bob books were published at infrequent intervals from 1950 to 1965. (Specifically: 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1965)
Jack Prout was born on 14 December 1900 and joined the Scottish publishing firm of D. C. Thomson as a staff artist on 21 June 1937. He retired on 30 June, 1968 although his strips were reprinted in the Dandy until 1982. Shortly before his retirement, Prout acquired a black and white Border Collie
Border Collie
The Border Collie is a herding dog breed developed in the Anglo-Scottish border region for herding livestock, especially sheep. It is the most widespread of the collie breeds....
. Staff at D. C. Thomson's presented the artist with a spoof "dog licence", allowing the animal to keep the artist as a pet. The document was "signed" with Black Bob's pawprint. Jack Prout died on 27 September, 1978.
Black Bob was parodied in a strip in Viz
Viz (comic)
Viz is a popular British comic magazine which has been running since 1979.The comic's style parodies British comics of the post-war period, notably The Beano and The Dandy, but with incongruous language, crude toilet humour, black comedy, surreal humour and either sexual or violent storylines...
comic entitled "Black Bag, the Faithful Border Bin Liner".
Black Bob was Chief Black Bob from the Shawnee Band of Native Americans. A road in Olathe, Kansas is named for him.
Sources
Information provided by the publisher of The Dandy and the Black Bob books, namely D. C. Thomson & Co. LtdD. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd
D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, is a publishing company based in Dundee, Scotland, best known for producing The Dundee Courier, The Evening Telegraph, The Sunday Post, Oor Wullie, The Broons, The Beano, The Dandy and Commando comics...
as relayed by Jason Swemmer, Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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Further biographical information provided by the Juvenile Publications department of D C Thomson in a letter to Bob Richardson, Northolt
Northolt
Northolt is a town in the London Borough of Ealing, England. The town has London Underground and Network Rail stations and is on the A40 road...
, London, England.