I remember it. But in my memory his sidekick was called “Clikki Ba” and used to hit people with a cricket bat bound with copper wire or something. Am I wrong?
Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it. I’ve always thought the artwork on most British comics was really good. Particularly the Eagle. I managed to collect all the Dan Dare books that they put out years ago. Superb stuff. But I had no idea there was any great interest in the old comics these days.
Though I always thought that the old war comics such as commando were recycled about every 10 years or so when a new crop of kids came along. Because I used to use them when I taught social studies. And some of them I’d read when I was a kid. Fascinating stuff. And apparently the Dan Dare watch that my grandfather managed to break for me is now worth $650 NZ to collectors. Thanks grandad. 🙂 And thanks to you. You’ve brought back some great memories.
No. “Clikki Ba” was the side kick of the “Wolf of Kabul”, who appeared in other DC Thomson comics, first in The Wizard then, later, as a comic strip in The Hotspur.
Thanks, Steve. Tracking down characters in DC Thomson titles isn’t always easy, since, as I’m sure you’re aware, they were often revived and reinvented. Appreciate the information, which led me, as ever to one of Vic Whittle’s amazing guides to DC Thomson’s story papers here, where the character is identified as “Clicky-ba” and notes the the “Wolf of Kabul” ran in The Wizard, then The Rover and Wizard in 1964, and in 1972.
The British Comics Fandom site also notes “Wolf” the later resurfaced in Buddy from 1981-1983. A companion series, “Young Wolf”, concerning Sampson’s early life, ran in Warlord, beginning with its first issue in 1974.
I remember it. But in my memory his sidekick was called “Clikki Ba” and used to hit people with a cricket bat bound with copper wire or something. Am I wrong?
Your memory doesn’t cheat you. There’s more on the character here: http://downthetubes.net/?p=27368
Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it. I’ve always thought the artwork on most British comics was really good. Particularly the Eagle. I managed to collect all the Dan Dare books that they put out years ago. Superb stuff. But I had no idea there was any great interest in the old comics these days.
Though I always thought that the old war comics such as commando were recycled about every 10 years or so when a new crop of kids came along. Because I used to use them when I taught social studies. And some of them I’d read when I was a kid. Fascinating stuff. And apparently the Dan Dare watch that my grandfather managed to break for me is now worth $650 NZ to collectors. Thanks grandad. 🙂 And thanks to you. You’ve brought back some great memories.
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No. “Clikki Ba” was the side kick of the “Wolf of Kabul”, who appeared in other DC Thomson comics, first in The Wizard then, later, as a comic strip in The Hotspur.
Thanks, Steve. Tracking down characters in DC Thomson titles isn’t always easy, since, as I’m sure you’re aware, they were often revived and reinvented. Appreciate the information, which led me, as ever to one of Vic Whittle’s amazing guides to DC Thomson’s story papers here, where the character is identified as “Clicky-ba” and notes the the “Wolf of Kabul” ran in The Wizard, then The Rover and Wizard in 1964, and in 1972.
The British Comics Fandom site also notes “Wolf” the later resurfaced in Buddy from 1981-1983. A companion series, “Young Wolf”, concerning Sampson’s early life, ran in Warlord, beginning with its first issue in 1974.