Nero and Zero was a comic strip originally in the boys' story paper The Wizard, published by DC Thomson.[1] This strip started on 1 November 1930 [2] and was originally drawn by Allan Morley.[3] The strip featured the subtitle the "Rollicking Romans" [1] and featured two bumbling Roman guards called Nero and Zero who guarded Caesar. The strip lasted in the Wizard for ten years.[4] The strip also appeared in The Beezer's first issue.[5]
The strip was later resurrected for the Buzz comic and the pair featured in the first issue. This strip was drawn by Tom Bannister and lasted until issue 40.[4]
It also appeared in The Sunday Post for several years.
References
- ^ a b The History of the Beano. Dundee, Scotland: D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 2008. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-902407-73-9.
- ^ "Nero And Zero from Buzz Comic". www.topper-universe.co.uk.
- ^ "Beano Artists". www.paulmorris.co.uk.
- ^ a b Comic Speech Bubbles. Drawn by Tom Bannister Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Davies, Darren (24 March 2024). "Beezer". British Comics.
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