Faceache
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Faceache was a comic strip
in, originally, the UK
comic
Jet, first appearing in issue 1, dated 1 May 1971.
Drawn by Ken Reid, Ricky Rubberneck' was a boy with a "bendable bonce" (head), his skin like stretch rubber. At will, he could scrunch his face into anything. Several of the stories were set at Belmonte School, home to two other recurring characters - his friend Cyril, and the headmaster
Mr. Snipe. The strip was retained when Jet merged with Buster
later that year, the first merged issue dated 2 October 1971. The word scrunch had been slowly overtaken by scrunge.
As the years went by, the name Ricky Rubberneck was dropped and the character was simply called Faceache. Also, his scrunges got more and more complex, with him able to appear identical to other people, and even scrunging his entire body into various monster-like shapes, rather than just his face. In one strip he becomes a grotesque mole
-like creature and burrows under a smoke chimney
, causing it to collapse.
Reid continued drawing Faceache until his death in early 1987. Frank McDiarmid took over from then on, until the strip ended in the issue dated 1 October 1988.
An adult Faceache appears in the 2005 comic Albion
, as one of a number of comic book characters who have been imprisoned by the British government. In Albion Faceache's real name is said to be "Martin Hives".
However the term "faceache" was commonly is use in England from the 1950s onwards and used as a derogatory term (as in ugly) but actually used to describe someone you knew well or loved.
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, originally, the UK
United Kingdom
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comic
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
Jet, first appearing in issue 1, dated 1 May 1971.
Drawn by Ken Reid, Ricky Rubberneck' was a boy with a "bendable bonce" (head), his skin like stretch rubber. At will, he could scrunch his face into anything. Several of the stories were set at Belmonte School, home to two other recurring characters - his friend Cyril, and the headmaster
Head teacher
A head teacher or school principal is the most senior teacher, leader and manager of a school....
Mr. Snipe. The strip was retained when Jet merged with Buster
Buster (comic)
Buster was a long-running British comic which carried a mixture of humour and adventure strips, although the former increasingly replaced the latter...
later that year, the first merged issue dated 2 October 1971. The word scrunch had been slowly overtaken by scrunge.
As the years went by, the name Ricky Rubberneck was dropped and the character was simply called Faceache. Also, his scrunges got more and more complex, with him able to appear identical to other people, and even scrunging his entire body into various monster-like shapes, rather than just his face. In one strip he becomes a grotesque mole
Mole (animal)
Moles are small cylindrical mammals adapted to a subterranean lifestyle. They have velvety fur; tiny or invisible ears and eyes; and short, powerful limbs with large paws oriented for digging. The term is especially and most properly used for the true moles, those of the Talpidae family in the...
-like creature and burrows under a smoke chimney
Chimney
A chimney is a structure for venting hot flue gases or smoke from a boiler, stove, furnace or fireplace to the outside atmosphere. Chimneys are typically vertical, or as near as possible to vertical, to ensure that the gases flow smoothly, drawing air into the combustion in what is known as the...
, causing it to collapse.
Reid continued drawing Faceache until his death in early 1987. Frank McDiarmid took over from then on, until the strip ended in the issue dated 1 October 1988.
An adult Faceache appears in the 2005 comic Albion
Albion (comics)
Albion is a six-issue comic book limited series plotted by Alan Moore, written by his daughter Leah Moore and her husband John Reppion, with covers by Dave Gibbons and art by Shane Oakley and George Freeman. As a result of a deal forged by Vice President Bob Wayne of DC Comics and Publishing...
, as one of a number of comic book characters who have been imprisoned by the British government. In Albion Faceache's real name is said to be "Martin Hives".
However the term "faceache" was commonly is use in England from the 1950s onwards and used as a derogatory term (as in ugly) but actually used to describe someone you knew well or loved.