Today in Comics History, July 13: Happy birthday, Big Bill Campbell!

Born on this day in 1891: Clarence "Big Bill" Campbell, Canadian bandleader and broadcaster who appeared on the UK's BBC, hosting the show The Rocky Mountaineers. I've not heard of him before now, but let me ask you: do you think honestly I'd skip the birthday of a man named Big Bill Campbell?

Big Bill also starred in (altho' likely didn't write) a short series of rip-snorting high adventure Western tales in British celebrity comic Radio Fun (1938-1961), which also featured comic strips about Benny Hill, Petula Clark, The Falcon, and even SUperman. Here's the first page of a couple of those stories.



both from Radio Fun Annual 1948 (Amalgamated UK, 1948), creators uncredited and unknown
Happy birthday, Big Bill Campbell! I'm toastin' ya with this here sarsaparilla. In a dirty glass.