Nutty
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{{otheruses4|1980's UK comic book|the character from Happy Tree Friends|Nutty (Happy Tree Friends)}}
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| publisher = [[D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd]]
| date = [[16 February]] [[1980]]
| issues = 292
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Nutty was a British comic book that ran for 292 issues from 16 February 1980 to 14 September 1985, when it merged with The Dandy. Published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, Nutty was an attempt to create a more lively and chaotic comic compared to many on sale at the time. Its strips included:
* '''[[Bananaman]]''' as its main strip and by far its most popular. Drawn by [[John Geering]], survived ''Dandy'' merger,will not be in BM COMICS revamp,as DC thompson still own bananaman
* '''Blubba and the Bear''', an [[Eskimo]] in conflict with a [[polar bear]] trying to steal his [[fish]], who is also starting in the Dandy as reprints in number 3408 and ended when the dandy xtreme started. this is still their copyright so it will not be in the new nutty.
* '''[[Cannonball Kid]]''', "He's Football Crazy", similar to a ''[[The Beano|Beano]]'' strip called [[Ball Boy (Beano)|Ball Boy]], later reprinted as The Dandy's [[Owen Goal]].
* '''[[Cuddles and Dimples|Cuddles]]''', a naughty baby. Drawn by [[Barrie Appleby]] and later moved to ''[[Hoot (comic book)|Hoot]]'' before joining Dimples in [[The Dandy]].
* '''Dick Turban, Desert Highwayman''', a boy desert raider who rode a camel
* '''Doodlebug''', a slightly surreal tale of a bug in a comic book world who could draw and remove things with a magic pencil. The other inhabitants of this world were also bugs, with their names reflecting their personality. Humbug, for instance was of a miserable disposition. Bedbug was portrayed as a sleepy character, often seen in bed or at least in bedclothes. These characters often reappeared, but it wasn't always the same character that had been seen previously. Drawn by [[Gordon Bell (artist)|Gordon Bell]]
* '''Ethel Red''', a Viking girl
* '''Horace Cope''', a boy of the same name who enlisted help from his grandmother, Madame Zsa Zsa, an [[astrology|astrologer]]
* '''Jay R. Hood''', "He's Anything But Good", a junior version of [[Dallas (TV series)|J.R. Ewing]]. Drawn by [[George Martin (artist)|George Martin]]
* '''Micro Dot''', a girl who consulted her [[BBC Micro]] for advice. Drawn by Gordon Bell
* '''Mitey Joe''', about a small boy and his wish to be taller. Drawn by [[John Geering]]
* '''Nip and Rrip''', a boy with a violent cat which bore a remarkable similarity to [[Dennis the Menace (UK)|Gnasher]]. Drawn by George Martin
* '''Peter Pest''', a boy who constantly interrupted his sister's attempt to be alone with her boyfriends. Survived ''Dandy'' merger
* '''Pig Tales''', a family of pigs, similar to a ''Beano'' strip "[[The Three Bears (comic)|The Three Bears]]"
* '''Ron Brown's Schooldays''', the adventures of a group of schoolkids. The title was a play on ''[[Tom Brown's Schooldays]]''
* '''Samuel Creeps''', a school [[wiktionary:swot|swot]] who outwitted bullies
* '''Scoopy''', "The Runaround Hound With a Nose For News", a dog [[journalist]]. Drawn by Gordon Bell
* '''The Snobbs and the Slobbs''', a rich-family-versus-poor-family strip. Drawn by John Geering; survived ''Dandy'' merger
* '''Snoozer''', similar to [[Whizzer and Chips]]' [[Lazy Bones]] at the time, this strip concerned a boy who kept falling asleep. Drawn by Gordon Bell
* '''Stevie Starr''', a young TV star who was seen making, or starring in, a different show each week
* '''Whoops-A-Daisy''', a mischievous girl. Drawn by Barry Appleby
* '''The Wild Rovers''', a group of dogs who had comedy adventures
==External links==
* http://www.26pigs.com/nutty/index.htm
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