Sid Burgon
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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 published The Weekly News
under the Pseudonym
Swab
. In 1970 Sid began working for Fleetway
drawing a number of strips including Bookworm
for Whoopee!
, Joker
for Knockout
and Ivor Lott and Tony Broke
for Buster (comics). Sid Burgon began to draw for DC Thomson in 1989 drawing a revival of Biffo the Bear
in The Beano
and Adrian the Barbarian
for The Beezer (which was recently reprinted in The Beano as Olaff the Madlander). Sid stopped drawing for DC Thomson in the late 90s/early 2000s and is currently retired.
United Kingdom
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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 published 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...
under the Pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Swab
Swab
Swab may refer to:* Cotton swab, comprising a small wad of cotton on the end of a short rod* A nautical term for a yarn mop**By extension, a low-ranking sailor...
. In 1970 Sid began working for Fleetway
Fleetway
Fleetway, also known as Fleetway Publications and Fleetway Editions, was a UK publishing company which mainly produced comic magazines. For a time owned by IPC Media, they are now a division of Egmont Publishing....
drawing a number of strips including Bookworm
Bookworm (comics)
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...
for 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....
, Joker
Joker (comic strip)
Joker first appeared in Knockout issue 1 , the 12th June 1971. Knockout merged with Whizzer and Chips in 1973. Joker stayed in Whizzer and Chips as a Whizz-kid until the end, when he continued in Buster until the close of the comic, January the 4th 2000. The strip was written by Malcolm Morrison,...
for Knockout
Knockout (comic)
-1939 series:The first ran from 4 March 1939 to 16 February 1963, 1251 issues, when it merged with Valiant. Magnet was discontinued in 1940; but its lead character, Billy Bunter, was thereafter granted his own cartoon strip in Knockout. Comic Cuts merged with it in 1953...
and Ivor Lott and Tony Broke
Ivor Lott and Tony Broke
Ivor Lott and Tony Broke was a British strip which originally appeared in the comic book Cor!! in the early 1970s, before being in Buster when the two comics merged in June 1974.The strips revolved around two boys who lived close to each other...
for Buster (comics). Sid Burgon began to draw for DC Thomson in 1989 drawing a revival of Biffo the Bear
Biffo the Bear
Biffo the Bear was a fictional character who had his own comic strip in the British comic The Beano. Biffo was an anthropomorphic bear resembling Mickey Mouse who gained the front cover of the comic starting from issue 327, dated January 24, 1948, replacing Big Eggo...
in The Beano
The Beano
The Beano is a British children's comic, published by D.C. Thomson & Co and is arguably their most successful.The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938, and was published weekly. During the Second World War,The Beano and The Dandy were published on alternating weeks because of paper and ink...
and Adrian the Barbarian
Adrian the Barbarian
Adrian the Barbarian was a comic strip in the comic The Beezer, and later the merged Beezer and Topper, first introduced in 1989. It featured a boy who dressed as a barbarian with a magical sword. He lived in a very strange world where almost anything could happen, whether it be good or bad...
for The Beezer (which was recently reprinted in The Beano as Olaff the Madlander). Sid stopped drawing for DC Thomson in the late 90s/early 2000s and is currently retired.
Fleetway
- BookwormBookworm (comics)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...
- Handy AndyHandy AndyHandy Andy may refer to:* Handy Andy, a book by Samuel Lover* Handy Andy , a brand of children's carpentry tools* Andy Kane, a carpenter in the BBC DIY TV show Changing Rooms...
- Hit Kid
- Ivor Lott and Tony BrokeIvor Lott and Tony BrokeIvor Lott and Tony Broke was a British strip which originally appeared in the comic book Cor!! in the early 1970s, before being in Buster when the two comics merged in June 1974.The strips revolved around two boys who lived close to each other...
- JokerJoker (comic strip)Joker first appeared in Knockout issue 1 , the 12th June 1971. Knockout merged with Whizzer and Chips in 1973. Joker stayed in Whizzer and Chips as a Whizz-kid until the end, when he continued in Buster until the close of the comic, January the 4th 2000. The strip was written by Malcolm Morrison,...
- Lolly PopLolly PopLolly Pop is the stage personae of U.S. vocalist/songwriter Brooke Aldridge, as directed by British composer John Matthews and Minneapolis songwriter/producers Monte Moir and Doctor Fink ....
- Milly O'Naire & Penny Less
- Roy's toys
- School Funds
- The Little Monsters for Monster FunMonster FunMonster Fun was a British comic for young children . It ran for 72 issues from 14 June 1975 to 30 October 1976, when it merged with Buster to form Buster and Monster Fun. Its strips included Mummy's Boy and X-Ray Specs. Artists included Robert Nixon, Tom Williams and Trevor Metcalfe...
DC Thomson
- Adrian the BarbarianAdrian the BarbarianAdrian the Barbarian was a comic strip in the comic The Beezer, and later the merged Beezer and Topper, first introduced in 1989. It featured a boy who dressed as a barbarian with a magical sword. He lived in a very strange world where almost anything could happen, whether it be good or bad...
for The Beezer - Biffo the BearBiffo the BearBiffo the Bear was a fictional character who had his own comic strip in the British comic The Beano. Biffo was an anthropomorphic bear resembling Mickey Mouse who gained the front cover of the comic starting from issue 327, dated January 24, 1948, replacing Big Eggo...
for The BeanoThe BeanoThe Beano is a British children's comic, published by D.C. Thomson & Co and is arguably their most successful.The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938, and was published weekly. During the Second World War,The Beano and The Dandy were published on alternating weeks because of paper and ink... - Bully Beef and ChipsBully Beef and ChipsBully Beef and Chips were fictional characters who had their own strip in the UK comic The Dandy. It started in the 1960s and originally continued until 1997. The strip told the story of two warring boys - a tall, ugly thug called Bully Beef and a softer, more cunning lad called Chips...
for The DandyThe DandyThe 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... - Keyhole KateKeyhole KateKeyhole Kate was a comic strip in The Dandy. The strip featured a nosy young girl who looked looking through people's keyholes. She first appeared in The Dandy's first issue drawn by Allan Morley back in 1937. She continued in The Dandy until 1955 and even appeared as the cover strip of issue 294...
for The DandyThe DandyThe 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... - Euro School for The DandyThe DandyThe 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...