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Lasting nearly 40 years, BUSTER, in its heyday, was one
of the most successful British weekly comics of all time. The lead
character was initially the son of ANDY CAPP, a leading daily news-
paper strip by REG SMTHE which appeared in several tabloids, but
this connection was soon forgotten. Not difficult to do, considering
that Buster's mum looked little like FLO, Andy's beleaguered wife.
Were we to assume that Buster was the illegitimate son of Andy
and another woman? How subversive!
Regardless, Buster was a hit - with or without Andy as a father.
However, all things have their time, and Buster the comic breathed
its last at the end of December 1999. By then it was a fortnightly, so
it was dated into 2000 when the next issue - if there had been one -
would've appeared. It's hard to believe that it's been over 15 years
since Buster comic's demise and, aside from one reprint special a
few years ago, Buster and has pals haven't been seen since
Could Buster one day live again? It seems unlikely.
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