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John Peter Britton
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is it true you came from the midlands in england?and did you have any favourite comic strip artists you liked in england. all the best from john britton.
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John Byrne
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Born near West Bromwich. My Grandma worked for
the Albion!
Grew up loving Frank Hampson, Frank Bellamy,
Bruce Harley & Don Cornwall, Martin Aitchison, and,
of course, Giles!
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Mig Da Silva
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John Webb
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Cool info on JB's favourite Giles:-
http://www.toonhound.com/carlgiles.htm
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John Byrne
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My father's favorite Giles cartoon, from Apr. 23, '44:
"Taxi!"
(Sorry it's so small.)
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Richard Patton
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LOL!
I'm unfamiliar with the artist, but I like what I see!
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Robert Last
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I walk past "Grandma" every day..
There's a life-size statue of her near my town hall (actually, it's outside by a big pub, which seems appropriate!)
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Eugene Nylander
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John Britton, you have wonderful patriotic sounding name.
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Ted Downum
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JB: "My Grandma worked for the Albion!"
* * * * *
The football club, JB?
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John Peter Britton
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THANKS FOR THE REPLY, YEARS AGO I USED TO WORK FOR A COMIC CALLED TV21, I KNEW AND MET ALL THOSE ARTIST'S, I EVEN DID A BIT OF ART IN THOSE COMICS AT THE TIME, AND OWN A BIT OF ART FROM THAT TIME, BELLAMY/MIKE NOBLE/ H LINDFIELD/GERRY HAYLOCK ETC..I LOVED ALL THOSE GREAT COMIC STRIP ARTIST'S AND I LEARNED A LOT FROM THEM PERSONALY, AND I HAVE LOVED YOUR WORK FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.I LIVE IN DUDLEY WEST MIDLANDS,SO NOT FAR FROM WHERE YOU WERE BORN. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK JOHN. ALL THE BEST FROM JOHN BRITTON.
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John Peter Britton
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IT WAS THE NAME I WAS BORN WITH, AND I LOVE IT. ALL THE BEST FROM JOHN BRITTON.
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John Byrne
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The football club, JB?
****
Yup - or should that be "yur"?
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