Tricky Dicky (Cor!!)
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Tricky Dicky was a British comic strip which originally ran in the British comics magazine Cor!!.[1] It debuted in 1970, drawn by Cyril Gwyn Price (1905-1970). It ran until September 29, 1973. After Price's death other comic strip artists continued the series.
Similar to Roger the Dodger in The Beano, the strip was about a boy of the same name (Dicky), who would 'trick' his way out of things like washing the car or carrying heavy cases.[1] His motto was, "I can get out of anything".[1][2]
Unlike Roger, however, his schemes would usually backfire on him. Dicky was a blond boy with a large quiff, who was a teenage boy during his first appearances, but gradually was remodelled into a younger boy as the series went on.
Similarities with other comics
There is another British comic strip called Tricky Dicky. It also features a young British boy who enjoys playing tricks on others that backfire on him, but it is a completely different character. This particular boy has black spiky hair.
Sources
- 1 2 3 Kibble-White, Graham (2005). The Ultimate Book of British Comics. Allison & Busby. ISBN 9780749082116.
- ↑ Dixon, Bob (1977). Catching Them Young. London: Pluto Press. p. 10. ISBN 9780904383508.
