Nero and Zero

Nero and Zero was a comic strip originally in the boys' story paper The Wizard, published by DC Thomson. [1] This strip started on 1 November 1930 [2]and was originally drawn by Allan Morley.[3] The strip featured the subtitle the "Rollicking Romans" [1] and featured two bumbling Roman guards called Nero and Zero who guarded Caesar. The strip lasted in the Wizard for ten years. [4] The strip also appeared in The Beezer's first issue. [5]

The strip was later resurrected for the Buzz comic and the pair featured in the very first issue. This strip was drawn by Tom Bannister and lasted until issue 40. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 The History of the Beano. Dundee, Scotland: D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 2008. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-902407-73-9.
  2. ↑ http://www.topper-universe.co.uk/buzz/neroandzero.php
  3. ↑ http://www.paulmorris.co.uk/beano/artists/morley.htm
  4. 1 2 http://home.btconnect.com/thetopper/neroandzero.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.britishcomics.com/Beezer/index.htm


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