Morgyn the Mighty is a fictional character

Fictional character

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 whose adventures appeared in the Victor Book for Boys.

Publication history

The strip first appeared under the title "Morgyn" in the first issue of 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...

. In 1951 the strip was put in the comic The Rover

The Rover (comics)

The Rover was a British boys' comic which started in 1922. The comic merged with Adventure in 1961 and later merged with The Wizard in 1963. The comic eventually folded in 1973....

, but was transferred to The Victor in 1963. The strip was drawn by Dudley D. Watkins

Dudley D. Watkins

Dudley Dexter Watkins was a British cartoonist and illustrator. He is best known for his characters Oor Wullie and The Broons; comic strips featuring them have appeared in Scottish newspaper The Sunday Post since 1936, along with annual compilations...

 for D. C. Thomson

D. C. Thomson

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. Watkins later drew a similar story, Strang the Terrible, for 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...

 during the 1940s. Morgyn would appear in further adventures throughout the Victor's publication run.

A similiar character first appeared as text stories in DC Thomsons story paper

Story paper

*This article is about British Story papers. For the U.S. version, see Dime novel.A story paper is a periodical publication similar to a literary magazine, but featuring illustrations and text stories, and aimed towards children and teenagers...

 Adventure in 1936. Strang then reappeared in 1944 in the pages of 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...

 as a comic strip. Some of Strang's adventures, this time in colour comic strip form, from Adventure were reprinted in The Rover

The Rover (comics)

The Rover was a British boys' comic which started in 1922. The comic merged with Adventure in 1961 and later merged with The Wizard in 1963. The comic eventually folded in 1973....

 but were retitled Morgyn the Mighty and were now black and white.

Fictional character biography

Morgyn the Mighty is reputedly the world's strongest man. In the first storyline he is the sole survivor of the shipwrecked schooner

Schooner

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Hebrides, stranded on Black Island. He uses his strength and talents to fight wild beasts and become master of the island.