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'''The Amazing Mr X''' was a British comics character who appeared in ''[[The Dandy]]'' in 1944-1945. He is regarded as Britain's first superhero. He was drawn by Jack Glass, and reappeared drawn by [[Dudley Watkins]] in the 1962 [[The Dandy Annual|''Dandy Book'']]. Recreating him was the objective for entrants of the 2012 [[Dundee Comics Prize]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Amazing Mr X|url=http://www.v14.co.uk/misterx/|publisher=www.v14.co.uk|accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref> The winner was cartoonist Steve Marchant with his humorous tale of an 88 year-old Mr X still attempting to fight the good fight.<ref>{{cite web|title=News|url=http://www.dundee.ac.uk/english/news/2013/prizewinners/|publisher=[[University of Dundee]]|accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref> Publisher DC Thomson recreated him later that year for the digital relaunch of ''The Dandy'', as part of a new story called [[Retro Active]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Dandy|url=http://dandy.com/retroactive.aspx|publisher=www.dandy.com|accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref> |
'''The Amazing Mr X''' was a British comics character who appeared in ''[[The Dandy]]'' in 1944-1945. He is regarded as Britain's first superhero. He was drawn by Jack Glass, and reappeared drawn by [[Dudley Watkins]] in the 1962 [[The Dandy Annual|''Dandy Book'']]. Recreating him was the objective for entrants of the 2012 [[Dundee Comics Prize]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Amazing Mr X|url=http://www.v14.co.uk/misterx/|publisher=www.v14.co.uk|accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref> The winner was cartoonist Steve Marchant with his humorous tale of an 88 year-old Mr X still attempting to fight the good fight.<ref>{{cite web|title=News|url=http://www.dundee.ac.uk/english/news/2013/prizewinners/|publisher=[[University of Dundee]]|accessdate=23 November 2015}}{{fv}}</ref> Publisher DC Thomson recreated him later that year for the digital relaunch of ''The Dandy'', as part of a new story called [[Retro Active]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Dandy|url=http://dandy.com/retroactive.aspx|publisher=www.dandy.com|accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:49, 23 November 2015
The Amazing Mr X was a British comics character who appeared in The Dandy in 1944-1945. He is regarded as Britain's first superhero. He was drawn by Jack Glass, and reappeared drawn by Dudley Watkins in the 1962 Dandy Book. Recreating him was the objective for entrants of the 2012 Dundee Comics Prize.[1] The winner was cartoonist Steve Marchant with his humorous tale of an 88 year-old Mr X still attempting to fight the good fight.[2] Publisher DC Thomson recreated him later that year for the digital relaunch of The Dandy, as part of a new story called Retro Active.[3]
References
- ^ "The Amazing Mr X". www.v14.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "News". University of Dundee. Retrieved 23 November 2015.[failed verification]
- ^ "The Dandy". www.dandy.com. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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