Ginger is a British comic strip series, introduced in the first issue ofThe Beezer in 1956. The character was the magazine's cover star until 1961, after whichPop, Dick and Harry took over the cover for a few years afterwards, but Ginger returned to the front cover in 1964.[1]
Ginger was agag-a-day comic strip about a young boy. A typical gag was a one- or two-pager.[2]
He was originally created byDudley D. Watkins, who drew the strip until his death in 1969.Bob McGrath then took over, drawing it until 1985, when he in turn was succeeded byJimmy Glen, who drew the strip until the Beezer merged with theTopper. In the later Beezer annuals, he was drawn byNick Brennan. The character was last seen on the covers of D.C. Thomson's monthlyClassics from the Comics, issue # 134 (May 2007) and issue #141 (January 2008), in brand new artwork byKen H. Harrison.
