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<strong><em>Garth</em> is an adventure character created by Stephen Dowling whose stories across time and space ran once in the <em>Daily Mirror</em> (now, simply The Mirror). The strip features in the newspaper as reprints, coloured by Martin Baines.</strong>
  
<strong><em>Garth</em> is an adventure character created by Stephen Dowling whose stories across time and space ran once in the <em>Daily Mirror</em> (now, simply The Mirror). The strip features in the newspaper as reprints, coloured by Martin Baines.</strong>
   
 
<strong>Contributors down the years included Frank Bellamy while Peter O’Donnell of Modesty Blaise fame contributed some stories.</strong>
  
<strong>Contributors down the years included Frank Bellamy while Peter O’Donnell of Modesty Blaise fame contributed some stories.</strong>
   
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=== '''Origins''' ===
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== '''Origins''' ==
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Garth was the brainchild of strip cartoonist and writer Steve Dowling and BBC producer Gordon Boshell. Both were working on the British national newspaper The Daily Mirror and were asked to create a new strip by its editor. The pair came up with the concept of a "strong man" strip, loosely modelled onDC Comics superhero Superman and the first daily strip appeared inthe Mirror on Saturday 24th July 1943.    
  
Garth was the brainchild of strip cartoonist and writer Steve Dowling and BBC producer Gordon Boshell. Both were working on the British national newspaper The Daily Mirror and were asked to create a new strip by its editor. The pair came up with the concept of a "strong man" strip, loosely modelled onDC Comics superhero Superman and the first daily strip appeared inthe Mirror on Saturday 24th July 1943.    
   
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=== '''Recurring Characters''' ===
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== '''Recurring Characters''' ==
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[http://garthmirror.wikia.com/wiki/Characters:_Garth Garth]
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[http://garthmirror.wikia.com/wiki/Characters:_Garth '''Garth''']
   
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[http://garthmirror.wikia.com/wiki/Characters:_Professor_Lumiere Professor Lumiere]
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[http://garthmirror.wikia.com/wiki/Characters:_Professor_Lumiere '''Professor Jules Lumiere''']
   
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[http://garthmirror.wikia.com/wiki/Characters:_Astra Astra]
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[http://garthmirror.wikia.com/wiki/Characters:_Astra '''Astra''']
   
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[http://garthmirror.wikia.com/wiki/Characters:_Baal Baal]
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[http://garthmirror.wikia.com/wiki/Characters:_Baal '''Baal''']
   
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[http://garthmirror.wikia.com/wiki/Characters:_Madam_Voss Madam Voss]
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[http://garthmirror.wikia.com/wiki/Characters:_Madam_Voss '''Madam Voss''']
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== '''Publication History''' ==
   
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=== '''Publication History''' ===
  
 
'''• [http://garthmirror.wikia.com/wiki/Garth_-_Story_Checklist Daily Mirror Story Checklist]'''
  
'''• [http://garthmirror.wikia.com/wiki/Garth_-_Story_Checklist Daily Mirror Story Checklist]'''
   
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Garth has also been re-published in France, India and Australia.
  
Garth has also been re-published in France, India and Australia.
   
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=='''Creators'''==
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'''Angus Allan''' - Writer
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'''John Allard '''- Artist
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'''Martin Asbury '''- Artist
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'''Frank Bellamy '''- Artist
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'''Gordon Boshell '''- Co-creator
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'''Steve Dowling '''- Co-creator and Artist
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'''Jim Edgar '''- Writer
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'''Don Freeman''' - Writer
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'''Dick Hailstone''' - Artist
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'''Philip Harbottle''' - Writer
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'''Hugh McClelland '''- Writer
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'''[[Garth Creators: Writer Peter O'Donnell|Peter O'Donnell]]''' - Writer
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'''Tim Quinn''' - Writer
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'''James Tomlinson''' - Writer
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'''Ken Roscoe''' - Writer
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'''Peter Tranter '''- Writer
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=='''Collections'''==
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In spite of the acclaimed talent that worked on the strip, until the Noughties just five official dedicated <em>Garth</em> books have appeared over the years; a flip book (with Romeo Jones on the reverse) in horizontal format in the late 1950s or early 1960s; <em>The Daily Mirror Book of Garth </em>(1975; a softback annual with Frank Bellamy art which had topless girls censored/bikini tops added, and also in 1976; a horizontal format, Frank Bellamy art uncensored, nipples aplenty) and two Titan Books collection in the late 1980s, <em>Cloud of Balthus</em> and Women of Galba.
  
In spite of the acclaimed talent that worked on the strip, until the Noughties just five official dedicated <em>Garth</em> books have appeared over the years; a flip book (with Romeo Jones on the reverse) in horizontal format in the late 1950s or early 1960s; <em>The Daily Mirror Book of Garth </em>(1975; a softback annual with Frank Bellamy art which had topless girls censored/bikini tops added, and also in 1976; a horizontal format, Frank Bellamy art uncensored, nipples aplenty) and two Titan Books collection in the late 1980s, <em>Cloud of Balthus</em> and Women of Galba.
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Details of the collections feature [http://www.frankbellamy.co.uk/notes/newsreprints.htm#COLLSTRIPS here] on a web site devoted to Frank Bellamy.
   
 
John Dakin also reprinted some great Steve Dowling/ John Allard/ Frank Bellamy complete strip collections in the 1970s.
  
John Dakin also reprinted some great Steve Dowling/ John Allard/ Frank Bellamy complete strip collections in the 1970s.
   
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=== '''Web Links''' ===
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== '''Web Links''' ==
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<strong>• [http://www.mirror.co.uk/fun-games/cartoons/garth Garth on the Mirror web site]</strong>
  
<strong>• [http://www.mirror.co.uk/fun-games/cartoons/garth Garth on the Mirror web site]</strong>
   
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'''• [https://www.facebook.com/garthcomicstrip?fref=ts Garth: Facebook Page]'''
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'''• [https://www.facebook.com/garthcomicstrip?fref=ts Garth profile on downthetubes.net]'''
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'''• [http://downthetubes.net/?page_id=17225?fref=ts Garth: Facebook Page]'''
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'''• [http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/g/garth.htm?fref=ts International Heroes: Garth]'''
   
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'''• [http://john-adcock.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/daily-mirror-comic-strips-1919-2011.html Yesterday's Papers: A Daily Mirror comic strip list]'''
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'''• [[Garth profile on downthetubes.net]]'''
  
   
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A guide to all the newspaper strips published in the ''Mirror'', including Garth
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'''• [[International Heroes: Garth]]'''
  

Latest revision as of 11:55, 6 September 2015

Garth-frank-bellamy

Garth is an adventure character created by Stephen Dowling whose stories across time and space ran once in the Daily Mirror (now, simply The Mirror). The strip features in the newspaper as reprints, coloured by Martin Baines.

Contributors down the years included Frank Bellamy while Peter O’Donnell of Modesty Blaise fame contributed some stories.

Origins

Garth was the brainchild of strip cartoonist and writer Steve Dowling and BBC producer Gordon Boshell. Both were working on the British national newspaper The Daily Mirror and were asked to create a new strip by its editor. The pair came up with the concept of a "strong man" strip, loosely modelled onDC Comics superhero Superman and the first daily strip appeared inthe Mirror on Saturday 24th July 1943.    

Recurring Characters

Garth

Professor Jules Lumiere

Astra

Baal

Madam Voss

Publication History

• Daily Mirror Story Checklist

A full checklist of all the Garth stories published to date, detailing first publication in the Mirror only. Synopses of stories will be linked to from this page.

• Garth - Norwegian Publication Checklist

Garth has also been re-published in France, India and Australia.

Creators

Listed alphabetically

Angus Allan - Writer

John Allard - Artist

Martin Asbury - Artist

Frank Bellamy - Artist

Gordon Boshell - Co-creator

Steve Dowling - Co-creator and Artist

Jim Edgar - Writer

Don Freeman - Writer

Dick Hailstone - Artist

Philip Harbottle - Writer

Hugh McClelland - Writer

Peter O'Donnell - Writer

Tim Quinn - Writer

James Tomlinson - Writer

Ken Roscoe - Writer

Peter Tranter - Writer

Collections

In spite of the acclaimed talent that worked on the strip, until the Noughties just five official dedicated Garth books have appeared over the years; a flip book (with Romeo Jones on the reverse) in horizontal format in the late 1950s or early 1960s; The Daily Mirror Book of Garth (1975; a softback annual with Frank Bellamy art which had topless girls censored/bikini tops added, and also in 1976; a horizontal format, Frank Bellamy art uncensored, nipples aplenty) and two Titan Books collection in the late 1980s, Cloud of Balthus and Women of Galba.

Details of the collections feature here on a web site devoted to Frank Bellamy.

John Dakin also reprinted some great Steve Dowling/ John Allard/ Frank Bellamy complete strip collections in the 1970s.

Web Links

• Garth on the Mirror web site

• Garth profile on downthetubes.net

• Garth: Facebook Page

• International Heroes: Garth

• Yesterday's Papers: A Daily Mirror comic strip list

A guide to all the newspaper strips published in the Mirror, including Garth

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