Today in Comics History, March 24: Happy birthday, Tommy Trinder!

from Radio Fun Annual 1948 (Amalgamated Press (UK), 1948), creators unknown
Born today in 1909, which means nobody probably remembers him except if you're quite old (if so, keep that up!) or an aficionado (like me!) of wartime British radio comedy: Tommy Trinder, star of stage (The Load of Nonsense, Tune In, In Town Tonight, Happy and Glorious), screen (Sailors Three, Champagne Charlie), and wireless and TV (Band Waggo (repeats of which on recent BBC Radio made me a fan), Sunday Night at the London Palladium). And yes, comic books...well, at least this one:



from Radio Fun Annual 1948
Happy birthday, Tommy, you lucky person, you!