Hugh Dunnit
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Hugh Dunnit was a fictional character
in a comic strip
in the UK
comic
The Beano
. It first appeared in issue 3259, dated 1 January 2005, as part of Comic Idol- a selection of three comic strips to be voted in by Beano readers (the other two being Zap Zodiac
and Christmas Carole
). Appearing in the comic throughout January, he eventually lost out to Zap Zodiac, who was revealed as the winner in issue 3268, dated 5 March 2005.
Drawn by Dave Mostyn
, Hugh was a boy detective
of which the strip would follow his adventures.
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...
in a comic strip
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....
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 Beano
The Beano
The Beano is a British children's comic, published by D.C. Thomson & Co and is arguably their most successful.The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938, and was published weekly. During the Second World War,The Beano and The Dandy were published on alternating weeks because of paper and ink...
. It first appeared in issue 3259, dated 1 January 2005, as part of Comic Idol- a selection of three comic strips to be voted in by Beano readers (the other two being Zap Zodiac
Zap Zodiac
Zap Zodiac was a fictional character in a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano. Drawn by Steve Horrocks, it first appeared in issue 3259, dated 1 January 2005, as part of Comic Idol- a selection of three comic strips to be voted in by Beano readers...
and Christmas Carole
Christmas Carole
Christmas Carole was a fictional character in a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano, and previously The Beezer Annuals when the Beezer Comic became defunct...
). Appearing in the comic throughout January, he eventually lost out to Zap Zodiac, who was revealed as the winner in issue 3268, dated 5 March 2005.
Drawn by Dave Mostyn
Dave Mostyn
David Mostyn is a British cartoonisthttp://www.guardian.co.uk/books/data/book/art/9780716022107/how-to-draw-brilliant-cartoons who drew for D.C. Thomson from the early 1980s to present...
, Hugh was a boy detective
Detective
A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
of which the strip would follow his adventures.