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Gordon Bell (cartoonist)

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from 1990 to 1992. According to D. C. Thomson editor Iain McLaughlin, he was "professional, quick, and ready to try anything." He did some work for
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among others. He contributed to most of the company's comics. His longest running strip was "
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His main interest outside work was motor sports. He was a member of
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ran CB Studios, an art and furniture business, for a time.
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From the late 1950s he worked as a cartoonist, mainly for
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Index

Gordon Bell (artist)
D. C. Thomson
Pup Parade
The Beano
Spoofer McGraw
Sparky
Dundee
Morgan Academy
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Brian Callison
D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd
The Beano
The Dandy
Pup Parade
The Bash Street Kids
The Topper
The Beezer
IPC
Whoopee!
Autocar
The Courier
750 Motor Club
RAC
Knockhill Racing Circuit
The Beano
Dennis the Menace
The Bash Street Kids
Pup Parade
The Topper
The Beezer

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