Keyhole Kate
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Keyhole Kate was a comic strip in The Dandy
. The strip featured a nosy young girl who looked looking through people's keyhole
s. She first appeared in The Dandy's first issue drawn by Allan Morley
back in 1937. She continued in The Dandy until 1955 and even appeared as the cover strip of issue 294. She later appeared in the new Sparky comic released in 1965, alongside Hungry Horace another character who appeared in The Dandy's first issue and was drawn by Allan Morley
. The character even featured alongside Hungry Horace on the front cover of the sparky book from 1970 to 1972. The character continued in Sparky until 1974 when the character was dropped and she then reappeared in The Dandy in the late 1980s and early 1990s drawn by Sid Burgon
before being dropped and later revived again. The revived strip was drawn by Tom Paterson
and Trevor Metcalfe
in the Dandy, until 2007. However the character's legacy still remains as the character has appeared on the front cover of The Beano and Dandy books and has appeared in the longer Bash Street Kids stories by Kev F Sutherland. Despite the characters supposedly limited premise she has appeared in over one thousand episodes, 1937-1955 in the Dandy is over 500, if one assumes she was in every issue, plus the almost 500 episodes in Sparky and her reappearance in The Dandy adds up to at least a thousand.
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 strip featured a nosy young girl who looked looking through people's keyhole
Keyhole
A keyhole is where a key is inserted to open a lock. It is more properly known as a keyway.Keyhole has the following meanings:* Gravitational keyhole is a region of an orbit where a small gravitational input could cause a small body to collide with the large body it is orbiting.* Keyhole surgery is...
s. She first appeared in The Dandy's first issue drawn by Allan Morley
Allan Morley
Allan Morley was a British comic artist. He first worked for DC Thomson in 1925, drawing a number of comic strips for the Sunday Post and for DC Thomson's story papers including The Wizard, where he drew Nero and Zero. He also drew a number of strips for both The Beano and The Dandy from the late...
back in 1937. She continued in The Dandy until 1955 and even appeared as the cover strip of issue 294. She later appeared in the new Sparky comic released in 1965, alongside Hungry Horace another character who appeared in The Dandy's first issue and was drawn by Allan Morley
Allan Morley
Allan Morley was a British comic artist. He first worked for DC Thomson in 1925, drawing a number of comic strips for the Sunday Post and for DC Thomson's story papers including The Wizard, where he drew Nero and Zero. He also drew a number of strips for both The Beano and The Dandy from the late...
. The character even featured alongside Hungry Horace on the front cover of the sparky book from 1970 to 1972. The character continued in Sparky until 1974 when the character was dropped and she then reappeared in The Dandy in the late 1980s and early 1990s drawn by Sid Burgon
Sid Burgon
Sidney William Burgon better known as Sid Burgon was a British comics artist. After working as a Mechanic and drawing as a hobby he was encouraged by coworkers into furthering his artistic nature. He gave up his job in 1963 and became a freelance cartoonist with some of his early work being...
before being dropped and later revived again. The revived strip was drawn by Tom Paterson
Tom Paterson
Tom Paterson is a Scottish comic artist who drew characters for Fleetway in 1973–1990, and D.C Thomson from 1986-onwards. He lives in Leith, with three kids, and is a Hearts supporter.He is famous for drawing comics such as:-Fleetway:...
and Trevor Metcalfe
Trevor Metcalfe
Trevor Metcalfe born May 1939 in Brotton, Yorkshire is a British illustrator and comic book artist. Known for his comic strips in IPC Magazines comics such as Sweet Tooth and Junior Rotter in Whizzer and Chips....
in the Dandy, until 2007. However the character's legacy still remains as the character has appeared on the front cover of The Beano and Dandy books and has appeared in the longer Bash Street Kids stories by Kev F Sutherland. Despite the characters supposedly limited premise she has appeared in over one thousand episodes, 1937-1955 in the Dandy is over 500, if one assumes she was in every issue, plus the almost 500 episodes in Sparky and her reappearance in The Dandy adds up to at least a thousand.