Garth (comic strip)
Garth was a comic strip in the British newspaper Daily Mirror that ran from 24 July 1943 – 22 March 1997. It belonged to the action-adventure genre and followed the exploits of the title character, an immensely strong hero who battled various villains throughout the world and in different eras. It was widely syndicated in English-speaking countries. 1960s Australian fast bowler Garth McKenzie was nicknamed after its hero. Book collections of the strip were first published in 2011.
| Garth | |
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Garth as drawn by Frank Bellamy | |
| Author(s) | Steve Dowling(1943–1944), Don Freeman(1943–1952), Hugh McClelland (1952–1953), Peter O'Donnell (1953-1966), Jim Edgar (1966-c) |
| Illustrator(s) | Steve Dowling (1943–1968), John Allard (1943-1946) (1948-1972), Frank Bellamy (1971-1976), Martin Asbury (1976-c) |
| Launch date | 24 July 1943; 21 February 2011 (reprints) |
| End date | 22 March 1997 |
| Publisher(s) | Daily Mirror |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
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