Cuddles and Dimples
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Cuddles and Dimples are fictional character
s in the UK
comic
The Dandy
. The stories are based around two toddler brothers who like to cause double the trouble whether they go, much to the dismay of their parents, who in the earlier strips, were referred to as Daddums and Mumsie. Throughout it was mainly drawn by Barrie Appleby
until the relaunch of the comic in 2004, the artist since then being Nigel Parkinson
.
Cuddles and Dimples actually started out as two separate strips
. While Dimples started out in The Dandy on October 27, 1984, Cuddles had already been in Nutty
since March 1981. When Nutty combined with The Dandy in 1985, Cuddles did not follow, instead becoming the cover character of Hoot
. Hoot combined with The Dandy the following year, and the first Cuddles and Dimples story showed Cuddles' family moving to Dandytown, where he met Dimples. This took place in issue 2345, dated 1 November 1986. By late 1987, without explanation, one set of parents disappeared (Cuddles'), and the toddlers were said to be twins.
For many years, the characters appeared in the centre pages (with full colour) of the Dandy. When they first appeared, they appeared in pages 16 and 17 on the then 20 page comic with red and black as the only colours.
The characters took over the front page of The Dandy from issue 3008 (from July 1999) until October 2000 when they got 'thrown out' for misbehaving too much (in reality, readers wanted by popular demand Desperate Dan back on the cover). It was both preceded and succeeded on the cover by Desperate Dan
.
By the time of the revamp in October 2004, Cuddles and Dimples were assigned to Nigel Parkinson
to freshen up their look (prior to the new look, the strip had been reprinted since early 2004). Dimples was made the older brother and now has a patch of Brown Hair. He also became vaguely intelligent. Cuddles look was toned down from the grotesque little monster he was before, and was made the younger, more naive and disgusting brother. Mum and dad were also revamped, dad being a pot-bellied balding idiot and mum an up-to-date babe or a yummy mummy When the Dandy Xtreme was launched, the storylines and the characters' personalities were toned down to an extent, with the strip being a bit more like how it originally was.
When The Dandy Xtreme reverted back to just The Dandy as of issue 3508 in October 2010, Cuddles and Dimples was dropped.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
s in the UK
United Kingdom
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comic
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
The Dandy
The Dandy
The Dandy is a long running children's comic published in the United Kingdom by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The first issue was printed in 1937 and it is the world's third longest running comic, after Detective Comics and Il Giornalino...
. The stories are based around two toddler brothers who like to cause double the trouble whether they go, much to the dismay of their parents, who in the earlier strips, were referred to as Daddums and Mumsie. Throughout it was mainly drawn by Barrie Appleby
Barrie Appleby
Barrie Appleby is a British comics artist who works mainly for Scottish publisher D. C. Thomson & Co., drawing strips such as Dennis the Menace and Roger the Dodger for The Beano since the 1970s. He has also drawn Cuddles and Dimples for The Dandy, as well as strips for Nutty, Hoot, Monster Fun and...
until the relaunch of the comic in 2004, the artist since then being Nigel Parkinson
Nigel Parkinson
Nigel Parkinson is a British cartoonist who currently works for D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd and mainly draws for The Beano and The Dandy.-Biography:...
.
Cuddles and Dimples actually started out as two separate strips
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
. While Dimples started out in The Dandy on October 27, 1984, Cuddles had already been in Nutty
Nutty
Nutty was a British comic that ran for 292 issues from 16 February 1980 to 14 September 1985, when it merged with The Dandy. Published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, Nutty was an attempt to create a more lively and chaotic comic compared to many on sale at the time. Its strips included:* Bananaman as...
since March 1981. When Nutty combined with The Dandy in 1985, Cuddles did not follow, instead becoming the cover character of Hoot
Hoot (comic book)
Hoot was a British comic that ran from 26 October 1985 to 25 October 1986, when it merged with The Dandy. Its cover price was 20p, represented by a stylized graphic depiction of a 20p coin. Throughout its run, it billed itself as "Britain's bubbling new comic!", a reference to the title masthead...
. Hoot combined with The Dandy the following year, and the first Cuddles and Dimples story showed Cuddles' family moving to Dandytown, where he met Dimples. This took place in issue 2345, dated 1 November 1986. By late 1987, without explanation, one set of parents disappeared (Cuddles'), and the toddlers were said to be twins.
For many years, the characters appeared in the centre pages (with full colour) of the Dandy. When they first appeared, they appeared in pages 16 and 17 on the then 20 page comic with red and black as the only colours.
The characters took over the front page of The Dandy from issue 3008 (from July 1999) until October 2000 when they got 'thrown out' for misbehaving too much (in reality, readers wanted by popular demand Desperate Dan back on the cover). It was both preceded and succeeded on the cover by Desperate Dan
Desperate Dan
Desperate Dan is a wild west character in the British comic The Dandy. He first appeared in its first issue, dated 4 December 1937. He is apparently the world's strongest man, able to lift a cow with one hand. Even his beard is so tough he has to shave with a blowtorch.-History:The strip was...
.
By the time of the revamp in October 2004, Cuddles and Dimples were assigned to Nigel Parkinson
Nigel Parkinson
Nigel Parkinson is a British cartoonist who currently works for D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd and mainly draws for The Beano and The Dandy.-Biography:...
to freshen up their look (prior to the new look, the strip had been reprinted since early 2004). Dimples was made the older brother and now has a patch of Brown Hair. He also became vaguely intelligent. Cuddles look was toned down from the grotesque little monster he was before, and was made the younger, more naive and disgusting brother. Mum and dad were also revamped, dad being a pot-bellied balding idiot and mum an up-to-date babe or a yummy mummy When the Dandy Xtreme was launched, the storylines and the characters' personalities were toned down to an extent, with the strip being a bit more like how it originally was.
When The Dandy Xtreme reverted back to just The Dandy as of issue 3508 in October 2010, Cuddles and Dimples was dropped.