David Mostyn (born August 1944) is a British cartoonist and commercial illustrator who drew for D.C. Thomson from the early 1980s until the 2010s.

Career

Mostyn works out of

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Appearances

He has appeared at the

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along with a poet named Roger McGough. He has also appeared on

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and

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. Mostyn has also gotten together with famous author Philip Pullman, Richard Hammond, comedian David Williams, and writer Gyles Brandreth.

Works

He was the creator of several comic strips: *'' Bertie Buncle'' (

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, 1978–1982) *''Extra Terrestrial Teacher'' (

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, 1983–1984) *'' Strange Hill'' (Dandy, 1986–2004) *'' Danny's Nanny'' (

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1988–1994) *''Meet Edd: He's a Ghost'' (

The Beezer ''The Beezer'' (called ''The Beezer and Topper'' for the last three years of publication) was a British comic that ran from (issues dates) 21 January 1956 to 21 August 1993, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. Comic strips in ''The Beezer'' ...

and The Topper, 1991–1993) *'' Molly'' (Dandy, 1991–2004) *''Cowerin' Wolf'' (Dandy, 1995-?) *''Hector Spectre'' (Dandy, 1996-?) *'' Medieval Knievel'' (Dandy, 2003?) *''Eddie The Ghost'' (Dandy, 2004) *'' Hugh Dunnit'' (Beano, 2005) *''Dr. Doctor'' (Dandy, 2010) *''Disaster Chef'' (Dandy, 2011) Mostyn has also worked for various jokebooks. Mostyn's portfolio includes work for: *

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*The Pearson Group *

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New York *Constable Robinson *Arcturus Publishing * Andre Deutsch *

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(Books) *

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References

External links

official website
British comics artists British illustrators British humorists Living people The Dandy people The Beano people Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-cartoonist-stub