Nero and Zero

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 and was originally drawn by Allan Morley.^[2] 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. ^[3]

The strip was later resurrected for the Buzz comic and the pair featured in the very first issue. This strip was drawn by Tom Bannister and lasted until issue 40. ^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} The History of the Beano. Dundee, Scotland: D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.. 2008. pp. 12. ISBN 978-1-902407-73-9. 
2. ^ http://www.paulmorris.co.uk/beano/artists/morley.htm
3. ^ ^{a b} http://home.btconnect.com/thetopper/neroandzero.htm