Andy Capp returns to bookshops

Andy Capp, the Daily Mirror's popular cartoon strip created by Reg Smythe, first appeared in the paper 60 years ago on 5th August 1957. From 1958, softback book collections began to appear, at a rate of two a year for several years. The collections proved to be a success with young and old alike. (My grandad was reading them in his 70s.) 

As with most newspaper collections in the UK, the Andy Capp books have appeared less and less in recent times, even though the strip continues in the Daily Mirror 7 days a week. The last book was published in 2011 (by Titan) but this year will see it return with a collection of strips from the current team of Roger Mahoney, Lawrence Goldsmith, and Sean Garnett. 

I'll post more about it at a later date but, for now, here's the cover to whet your appetite. 

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