Regional cartoon strip
Colin and his Collie was a popular weekly cartoon strip published in the North East of England during the 1920’s.
Mostly published in the Hull Daily Mail, it featured Colin and his Collie dog, WOBBLES; told in pictures by Cousin Ken.
Cartoonist is as yet unknown, but signed his work, KEN!
Colin & his Collie cartoon strip 1925
DEAR BOYS AND GIRLS—Yesterday afternoon I saw Colin coming out of the hospital, and he said the reason he was bandaged was because Wobbles had taken to art. At least, that’s what caused most of the bother. I couldn’t understand Colin at first, until he explained all about WOBBLES AS AN ARTIST. As a matter of fact, Colin only thought Wobbles was one, and it turned out he wasn’t.
It appears he’d missed Wobbles, and suddenly found him sitting on the pavement surrounded by chalk pictures, and the pennies were rolling in. So Colin thought he ought to share in the good luck and made Wobbles give up his place. Then Wobbles waited until the real pavement artist came back from his dinner, and told him Colin was taking the pennies the artist ought to have had himself—and there you are! Wobbles said afterwards he was only resting, and it wasn’t his fault if Colin thought the pictures had been done by his puppy!
Yours Merrily, Cousin Ken.
Published in the Hull Daily Mail (Monday 19th January 1925)
Researched by Philip Battle
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