THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1974. [No. 39.]** by CHAPLAIN**, FREDERICK - Edited by:

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.FINE.Owner name and price-clip (originally 60p).Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card bds,by Alex CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear or bumping to edges and corners and no scoring or indentations to bds.The spine/backstrip is immaculate, with NO damage - no splits or tears present.Top+fore-edges ubiquitously but slightly aged/toned; contents though are bright, tight and clean with no foxing/spotting,no nicks or tears present - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn,2-115pp [paginated] includes colour strip stories, 1pp origami instructions to make Rupert's paper yacht,a puzzle to contents page,a nursery rhyme puzzle-page,and solutions' page at rear.Cover: Rupert in snow, holding a chicken made from snow. Algy standing nearby making another one and other Nutwood friends/characters in the background.Rupert has a brown face. First story: Rupert and the Iron Spade (1963) plus 3 others - Rupert and Jenny Frost (1963),Rupert and the Secret Path (1961) and Rupert and the Little Bells (1962-3).The Daily Express series of Rupert Bear strips (created by Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the paper on 8th November,1920.) Bestall took over from her and by the time he retired from morning paper work in 1965,he had produced over 270 Rupert adventures.He continued to draw for the 'Rupert' annuals until 1973.Alex CUBIE's first annual's covers and endpapers that he illustrated. Alex CUBIE [1911-1995] b.1st August 1911,Renfrew,near Glasgow. He was encouraged or interested in art at school.Started as an apprentice lithographic artist in Glasgow producing cartoons for the 'Glasgow Evening Citizen'.Moved to London,1934 where he worked in Fleet Street producing cartoons for 'The Daily Sketch' and 'The Leader'.Called up for Army service in 1940,he originally trained as a fitter.On discovering his artistic talents,the Army transferred him to an all ranks design team,where he drew layouts for tactical excercises.After the war he returned to Fleet Street, designing greeting cards,before joining Rank Organisation's studios in Cookham and the team for animated film production under the direction of Walt Disney's David Hand.From about 1951 he worked for the Daily Express as a general artist,and was later brought in to assist Alfred BESTALL,as that illustrator's health began to fail.He also produced a number of puzzles and Magic Painting pages. Alex CUBIE took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alfred BESTALL retired in 1965 and he subsequently illustrated the annuals from 1974 until 1977. Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue.
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