[paw broon]

A bit late but nevertheless important.  While trying to arrange examples of The Glasgow Looking Glass into a fit shape for CB+, I came across this article from The Scotsman, which is one of our leading newspapers. Contentious? I don't think so.  After all, we invented most other things.  Apart from that and the fact that the Scots and Irish quietly run the world, I don't suppose there will be any dissenting voices.

http://www.scotsman.com/news/how-comic-timing-was-a-gift-from-glasgow-1-1493825

Perhaps this will elicit some responses from other than the usual suspects.

[Yoc]

Thanks Paw.
I'd love to see this documentary they talk about, 'Scotland's Amazing Comic Book Heroes', someday.

[paw broon]

Hi Yoc,  clips and info here:-  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012c5n2

[narfstar]

US still gets credited with the superhero and where would the world be if the JLA and Avengers had not saved it so many times?

[paw broon]

True---------------------ish!  Big but coming up.  BUT you're forgetting Desperate Dan and that's not a good thing.  Check out his work for the navy.  By the way, his 1st. appearance was in 1937:-
http://britishcomics.wikia.com/wiki/Desperate_Dan

Just having fun with you.  But the strip was drawn by D.D. Watkins a bit of a genius.
Also, if you've seen the short article I submitted to Alter Ego (which might never appear, of course), you'll see that there were a number of masked mystery men/costumed heroes and a superhero from British storypapers.  In the same way that there were American pulps, we had our versions plus illustrated storypapers for younger readers with heroes such as Flying Justice; Black Whip; Iron Man (not that Johnny-come-lately) and piles more. 
Our heroes were concerned, for the most part, with more down to earth problems, in the same way as The Shadow and The Spider were, although The Spider did preside over huge death tolls in his stories.

I suppose I've been successful in getting replies.  Even if it was a bit cheeky.

[paw broon]

Hi Sequential.  Glad you found your way here.  Did you know there is a fanzine called Sequential with exciting, interesting, entertaining articles on comics by such excellent writers as Edith Hardy, Ron Harris and many more?
In fact, I'm sure the next issue is out next week. Oh, of course you do.  Silly me
I watched the Artworks film again and I see our self proclaimed comic historian features.  It is cheesy.
The piece by Chris Murray annoyed me all over again as, for an expert, he seems to never mention the costumed heroes from other Scottish and British publishers, both contemporaneous and preceding Amazing Mr X. But I suppose he was just singling out DCT.
I've tried to contact him a few times, to no avail.  I wish he would share the info he has on Valentines of Dundee.
The mini-mart at Waverley was on today and I went along with Vince and Gav.  A few comic book dealers and some indie/small press guys.  Some good patter, bought a few bits and pieces, made a couple of new contacts and it's given me an idea for an article for Sequential on a couple of the indie guys. I might need to ask you if you fancy doing a short interview with one of them.  We'll talk later.