Appeal to Authority

It only just occurred to me, this comic being from 1969, that the Mr Wilson they are referring to is Harold Wilson, the British Prime Minister of the time.

Another Perishers cartoon.

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Germs - it's just a theory

Wellington continues to harass Maisie with logic.

Another Perishers cartoon.

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Seeing is Believing

The continuing saga of the existance of Father Christmas & Mr Wilson

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Perishing skepticism

I have a little series of of eight Perishers cartoons on the theme of skepticism and belief.
To kick things off here are two for today.
I'll post the rest over the next week.
These are from "The Perishers Pop Up Again" Hamlyn Press 1969

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Because they don't believe.

I'm fed up, maisie, why do I have to get up early and go to church, maisie, what about all these other people, maisie, why are they still in bed, maisie, why don't they get up an' go to church, maisie, why do i have to...

Another Perishers comic

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God Helps those...

...who help themselves.

Another Perishers comic. Baby Grumpling on the ball as usual

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ask an' thou shalt receive

Baby Grumpling is right. What's this "within reason" lark?

Another Perishers comic.

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Who does God pray to?

Indeed. Many people have questioned why a supreme being has any needs at all. Why did he create the universe and everything? Was he lonely? Are we his fishtank?

Another Perishers comic. Baby grumpling asks the big questions.

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Wants and Needs

Another copyright violation and a scanned Perishers comic.
I like the way baby grumplin cuts to the chase.


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All praise to Morris Dodd & Dennis Collins.
The Perishers were drawn for the Daily Mirror newspaper (In the UK) in the 1970's. These are from collection No. 22 1979 which contains the cartoons that appeared in the Scottish editions of the Sunday Mirror.

God doesn't deal in great hairy feet

When I was young, at my parents house there were some collections of 'The Perishers' cartoons. My father had bought them because, as an illustrator he admired the work of Dennis Collins, the artist. The gags were scripted by Maurice Dodd.

In a fit of nostalgia I've bought a few of the albums on eBay. Many of the strips I remember, but I had completely forgotten the strips that concern religious matters, as maisie and her brother Baby Grumpling discuss church and God.

So, violating all manner of copyright, I'm scanning them and putting some of them up here. Click on the image to view it full size.