Sopwith Camel, drawn by Ian Kennedy Running art And of course he was

And of course he was a working-class hero – the phrase “The Tough of the Track” was a sort of pun – it referred to his humble background as much as his gritty determination in competition

it was only when I started screenprinting the character that I realised that his name refers to the fact that he only has a single eye

I am the the first and only British screenprinter to have permission from French publisher Editions Albert Rene to use their archive of images for my work

The Beano’s Jonah finds himself in a barrel

Sopwith Camel, drawn by Ian Kennedy Running art And of course he wasHandmade screen print on cotton paper. Signed and numbered out of 200 in pencil by the printer, John Patrick Reynolds. Standard size: 26cm x 19cm Medium size: 48cm x 38cm Large size: 76cm x 56cm The Victor and Commando! are very successful titles in the DC Thomson stable of boys' adventure comics. Commando! first appeared in 1961 and is still being printed. The Commando website ( www. commandocomics. com) describes the comic as Britains longest