Who remembers Ted the Ted? Not many I'd guess, because I created this character as a one-off way back in 1987 for Oink! No.29 and he never appeared again.
As you may know, Oink! featured a mixture of ongoing charcters and some only intended to last one issue, and Ted the Ted's Top Tips for Trendy Teddy Boys was one of the latter. It's always been one of my favourites though, especially his meek reaction to being clobbered by a handbag (see panel above). But now it's time to "Let It Go" as the song says, and it's currently in my auction this week!
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I'm also selling a more recent piece; a complete Daft Dimension strip featuring the 13th Doctor, and it has a Christmas theme! It was published in Doctor Who Magazine No.533 in December 2018.
The auctions on both of these items end this Sunday night, 23rd March. All bids appreciated!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?item=203554298786&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562&_ssn=graphite47
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4 comments:
Ted escaped my attention entirely. He (still) brings a smile though 😊
Cheers,
Geoff
Thanks. As you know, the early issues of Oink! had a different theme each issue and this page was in issue 29 which was a music themed edition.
What a fantastic character Ted the Ted is. I don't remember him from back in the day but would like to see more if he were to make a comeback. Was Ted Bovis from Hi-de-Hi! the inspiration I wonder? Thanks for posting.
That's a good question, Gary. Ted Bovis may well have been an inspiration, I forget now. The main thing that inspired me though was remembering how there was a brief Teddy Boy revival in 1977 after Elvis died. I used to see some middle ages Teds around the pubs and clubs who had either dusted down their old drapes and drainpipes or had new ones made.
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