Bookworm (comics)
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Bookworm was the eponymous fictional character
in a comic strip
in the British comic, Whoopee!
. It first appeared in the early 1980s, and survived Whoopee!s merger with Whizzer and Chips
in 1985, becoming a Chip-ite. It was drawn by Sid Burgon
for most of its history, although Barry Glennard
drew a substantial number of episodes.
Bookworm was a boy who was never without something to read. This led to his parents trying to get him to do more "boyish" things, like playing football. The results were typically disastrous.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in a comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
in the British comic, Whoopee!
Whoopee! (comic)
Whoopee! was a British comic that ran from 9 March 1974 to 30 March 1985, when it merged with Whizzer and Chips. It was published by IPC Magazines Ltd....
. It first appeared in the early 1980s, and survived Whoopee!s merger with Whizzer and Chips
Whizzer and Chips
Whizzer and Chips was a British comic magazine that ran from 18 October 1969 to 27 October 1990, when it merged with the comic Buster. As with most comics of the time, Whizzer and Chips was dated one week ahead....
in 1985, becoming a Chip-ite. It was drawn by Sid Burgon
Sid Burgon
Sidney William Burgon better known as Sid Burgon was a British comics artist. After working as a Mechanic and drawing as a hobby he was encouraged by coworkers into furthering his artistic nature. He gave up his job in 1963 and became a freelance cartoonist with some of his early work being...
for most of its history, although Barry Glennard
Barry Glennard
Barry Glennard is a British comics artist who works mainly for Scottish publisher D. C. Thomson & Co.. He has drawn a number of strips for The Beano over the years including Pansy Potter, The Beano Birds, Gnasher and Gnipper and The Numskulls. Only one of these four currently remains in The Beano...
drew a substantial number of episodes.
Bookworm was a boy who was never without something to read. This led to his parents trying to get him to do more "boyish" things, like playing football. The results were typically disastrous.