Sunday, February 04, 2024

Today in Comics History, February 4: Happy birthday, Norman Wisdom!

Born on this day in 1915, prolific English actor, comedian, musician and singer Norman Wisdom (On the Beat, A Stitch in Time, What's Good for the Goose, Coronation Street and many, many more)! He was a major star in, of all places, Albania, where his Mr Pitkin films wre phenonally popular and he was made an honorary citizen of Tirana, Albania's capital.


masthead from Radio Fun #1039 (Amalgamated UK, 6 September 1958)

Also: British comic book star of his own strip feature!


from Radio Fun #1039; creators uncredited and unknown







from Radio Fun #1103 (Amalgamated UK, 28 November 1959), creators uncredited and unknown



from Radio Fun #1114 (Amalgamated UK, 13 February 1960), creators uncredited and unknown

Norman was also occasionally a guest star in other strips!


from "What Did You Dream Last Night?" in Radio Fun #1039; creators uncredited and unknown

Happy birthday, Norman!

2 comments:

Dave said...

"That's not funny."

Blam said...

And it doesn’t get any funnier the second time. 8^)