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Characters Included:
Bananaman as its main strip and by far its most popular. Drawn by John Geering , survived Dandy merger
Blubba and the Bear , an eskimo in conflict with a polar bear trying to steal his fish
Cannonball Kid , "He's Football Crazy", similar to a Beano strip called Ball Boy
Cuddles , a naughty baby. Drawn by Barrie Appleby and later moved to Hoot
Dick Turban, Desert Highwayman , a boy desert raider who rode a camel
Doodlebug , a slightly surreal tale of a hamster in a comic book world who could draw and remove things with a magic pencil. Drawn by Gordon Bell
Ethel Red , a Viking girl
Horace Cope , a boy of the same name who enlisted help from his grandmother Madame Zsa Zsa, an astrologer
Jay R. Hood , "He's Anything But Good", a junior version of J.R. Ewing . Drawn by George Martin
Micro Dot , a girl who consulted her BBC Micro for advice. Drawn by Gordon Bell
Mitey Joe , about a small boy and his wish to be taller. Drawn by John Geering
Nip and Rrip , a boy with a violent cat which bore a remarkable similarity to Gnasher . Drawn by George Martin
Peter Pest , a boy who constantly interrupted his sister's attempt to be alone with her boyfriends. Survived Dandy merger
Pig Tales , a family of pigs, similar to a Beano strip called The Three Bears
Ron Brown's Schooldays , the adventures of a group of schoolkids. The title was a play on Tom Brown's Schooldays
Samuel Creeps , a school swot who outwitted bullies
Scoopy , "The Runaround Hound With a Nose For News", a dog journalist . Drawn by Gordon Bell
The Snobbs and the Slobbs , a rich-family-versus-poor-family strip. Drawn by John Geering, survived Dandy merger
Snoozer , similar to Whizzer and Chips ' Lazy Bones at the time, this strip concerned a boy who kept falling asleep. Drawn by Gordon Bell
Stevie Starr , a young TV star whom we saw making, or starring in, a different show each week
Whoops-A-Daisy , a mischievous girl. Drawn by Barry Appleby
The Wild Rovers , a group of dogs who had comedy adventures
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