Spoofer McGraw was a British comic strip, drawn by

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, which ran in the British comics magazines Sparky and The Topper from 1968 to 1974.

Concept

Spoofer McGraw is a young boy who, as his name implies, enjoys playing spoofs and pranks on others. He would tell lengthy and completely made up explanations to answer questions sent in by readers of the magazine. His

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, Bo, was a young boy who played the

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to his outlandish comments.

Sources

British comic strips DC Thomson Comics strips 1968 comics debuts 1974 comics endings Comics characters introduced in 1968 McGraw McGraw Gag-a-day comics McGraw British comics characters Comics about children {{Comic-strip-stub