Beau Peep Notice Board
Beau Peep Notice Board => Just a Fort => Topic started by: Roger Kettle on March 20, 2008, 08:09:27 PM
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Rob, could you give me an update---and rough estimate---of the number of Beau Peep strips Andrew and I have done? I have a feeling that we're getting towards 10,000 and I want to give the lad a cake (with an icing bike on it).
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Roger, I've updated my figures, and to qualify them the following need to to be noted.
# There's been loads of individual 'stories' made up with 2 and 3 strips (but only one serial number).
# Also there's the 16 Xmas specials (5 or 6 strips each), and a full page colour special (6 strips).
# As before, I haven't included any figures for the Sunday Express nor the first time Beau was in the Sunday People as I don't know how many strips were printed there.
# Also it must be noted that two weeks worth of Star strips were both serial numbered 5781 to 5785, and the strips 2898-2903 were re-prints of 580-585.
# And on April 1st 1984 there were 2 strips in the Star ? one was an un-numbered April Fools Day strip (an advert for Harp Lager).
So, if I assume one story (printed on one day but consisting of multiple strips) = 1 strip; and forgetting about the re-prints, serial number errors, S. Express, S.People (1st run) and the odd 'miscellaneous' strips etc, I reckon the figures are:
Daily Star
1978-97 = 5,940
1999 to date (22/03/08) = 2,687
Sunday People
1998-99 = 51
Total = 8,678
As you can see , by my figures you're about 1,322 off the 10,000 mark, but these are only my estimates, so don't take them as accurate.
But still an incredible achievement though, and well worth a big iced cake anyway.
Or a doughnut, at least.
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Reading all that I've just realised that I have far too much time on my hands....
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Aren't the strips all numbered?
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Thanks a million, Rob. As always, I'm astonished by your ability to pull out these facts and figures. I'm obviously way out with my 10,000 number so I'll hold the cake for a few years yet.
I'd forgotten (surprise) about the Harp Lager advert----do you recall what the gist was?
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I hope you're not including the strips Andrew didn't draw...or if you are, a couple of cake crumbs go the ghost artist's way, as and when. ;)
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And if you included the Horace strips, wouldn't that go over the 10,000 mark?
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I say it?s close enough give Andrew a cake, unfetter him from his leg irons and drag him up from the dungeon ? let him feel the sun and wind on his face for a few minutes while he enjoys this rare change from his oatmeal gruel.
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I'd forgotten (surprise) about the Harp Lager advert----do you recall what the gist was?
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk284/nomad2010/harp-1.jpg)
Oops, I got the date wrong, it was April 1st 1994.
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I was way ahead of my time with minimalist advertising.
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Lambs shouldn?t gamble - innocent little chaps will get fleeced.
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Lambs shouldn?t gamble - innocent little chaps will get fleeced.
You mutton use puns like that on this forum, Diane. Mince might give you the chop.
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Ewe mutton ewes puns like that on this forum, Diane. Mince might give ewe the chop
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wool you all stop it.
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wool you all stop it.
Ewe wool a bunch of baah... no, I can't do it.
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Oh yes ewe can!
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I hope you're not including the strips Andrew didn't draw...or if you are, a couple of cake crumbs go the ghost artist's way, as and when.
Good pint Tarqs.
Hat's off to Steve Bright who drew a few weeks worth when, I think, Andrew was poorly some years back.
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I hope you're not including the strips Andrew didn't draw...or if you are, a couple of cake crumbs go the ghost artist's way, as and when.
Good pint Tarqs.
Hat's off to Steve Bright who drew a few weeks worth when, I think, Andrew was poorly some years back.
Just a couple...so I'd heard.
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I'd love to know which ones, so I could look for mistakes.
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Yes, 2 weeks worth which were published in Jan'01.
I think the Egon series may have already been posted on here , so here's week 2:
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk284/nomad2010/scan0005.jpg)
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk284/nomad2010/scan0006.jpg)
Good work by Steve, but I think I was called a smartarse for spotting the difference ;D
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Nah! I spotted it too.
Thanks for posting those, Rob.
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In some of those, Beau Peep's nose seems to be growing out of his forehead.
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It was great stuff, Tarks, and much appreciated.
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Haha!! Tarquin Thunderthighs lll , you are Steve Bright and I claim my five pounds.
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Did you actually put 'flick' in a script, Roger?
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Another in-joke for Steve...er...Tarks!
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Haha!! Tarquin Thunderthighs lll , you are Steve Bright and I claim my five pounds.
Smartarse! :P
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It was great stuff, Tarks, and much appreciated.
My complete pleasure - but thanks for the money as well. :D
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In some of those, Beau Peep's nose seems to be growing out of his forehead.
I'm getting closer and closer to posting another one of my cartoons on here, Mincey...and you know which one I'm talking about!
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I'm getting closer and closer to posting another one of my cartoons on here, Mincey...and you know which one I'm talking about!
;D
I was merely wondering whether all your cartoons were of mutants with severe deformities.
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And yes I do realise that that comment takes on a whole new meaning next to your quote but I am laughing too much to change it.
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Yes.