- Just Jake
Just Jake was a
Cartoon strip in the BritishNewspaper , theDaily Mirror .Description
Just Jake was drawn by Bernard Graddon, and was published daily. The first strip was in The
Daily Mirror of 4 June 1938 and finished after the death of Graddon early in 1952.The
Comic strip was itself aparody of dramatic films and other cartoons. It told of the happenings in the village of Much Cackling, in thecounty of Gertshire. The prime character was Captain A.R.P. Reilly-Ffoull, squire of Arntwee Hall (himself a parody of early movie villains). He was aided by his servant/butler Eric. and the localserf , Titus Tallow. Jake, the original hero of the title, seldom appeared after the first year. Other characters were Missy, a schoolgirl; Cactus, a negro; and Maida Grannit, an old crone.The
speech balloons contained colourful language with such exclamations as "Holy Polecats!", "Well, knock me down!", and the strips catch-phrase "Stap Me!". The latter became the nickname ofSquadron Leader Basil Gerald "Stapme" Stapleton, aBattle of Britain fighter pilot, because it was his favourite cartoon.External links
Bernard Graddon [http://lambiek.net/artists/g/graddon_bernard.htm]
Just Jake [http://www.nepforums.co.uk/thisisnorthscotland/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=21262&Main=21046]
References
"Stap Me! the British Newspaper Strip" by
Denis Gifford - published by Shire - ISBN 0-85263-103-0
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