tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091414238179404643.post889895730277840329..comments2024-03-27T21:11:06.404+00:00Comments on The Beezer's Golden Years: Simon Mackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825850491697987423noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091414238179404643.post-62000714462240637142010-10-08T22:16:02.295+01:002010-10-08T22:16:02.295+01:00lol, the Numskulls are still around - Ken should b...lol, the Numskulls are still around - Ken should buy the Beano!James Spiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12969271488725528823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091414238179404643.post-6308250039067278312010-10-03T20:18:15.791+01:002010-10-03T20:18:15.791+01:00I never associated Colonel Blink with Captain Main...I never associated Colonel Blink with Captain Mainwairing although I can see the similarities. I always thought he was a rip off of Mr Magoo. 'Now who came first; Magoo or Blink?' I hear you ask. Although Colonel Blink first appeared in 1958, Mr Magoo was created at the UPA animation studio in 1949.<br />The Beezer did eventually rip off Dad's Army in a strip called Barney's Barmy Army that ran from Feb 1971 - Jan 1974Simon Mackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825850491697987423noreply@blogger.com