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Originally appearing in 1938, Fudge’s adventures were published right the way through to 1962, only stopping in 1941 during WWII until 1946 when Reid was de-mobbed.\n\nIn the 1950s, Ken was courted by Scottish publishers DC Thomson (his brother-in-law, Bill Holroyd was already working for them), where he starting working on a new strip for The Beano called Roger the Dodger. Grandpa, Jonah and other strips followed in The Dandy. Then in the 1960s, Ken and another member of the British comics royalty – Leo Baxendale, left the company to work for Odhams Press on the new titles Smash and Wham! A major draw for Ken was that he was being allowed to both write and illustrate for these titles. It was at Odhams on such strips as Frankie Stein, The Nervs and Dare-a-Day Davy that Ken really got to show off his skill at drawing the beautifully grotesque that he would later become synonymous with. Dare-a-Day Davy was particularly great. About a schoolboy who could never say no to a challenge, readers were encouraged to send in a dare and if selected would be paid a pound for their contribution. This led to 86 strips including a Marvel crossover (of sorts) with Nick Fury and an unpublished episode featuring Frankenstein that ended up in the pages of Weird Fantasy magazine.\n\nIn the 1970s, Ken created his most popular character working for IPC. First published in the pages of Jet, Faceache became an instant fan favourite. The adventures of Ricky Rubberneck and his malleable mush ran through Jet and into Buster when the two titles merged. Faceache was a strip that Ken both wrote and illustrated (though Ian Mennell wrote two of the early instalments). In 1978, Ken’s brilliance was recognised when he was presented with two awards by the Society of Strip Illustration – Cartoonist of the Year and Humorous Script Writer of the Year. His great work continued through to the next decade where he worked on strips such as Robot Smith,  Martha’s Monster Make-Up and Tom Horror’s World. He passed away on 2nd February 1987 whilst working on a page of Faceache.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rca-h0004d-faceache-vol-1-the-first-hundred-scrunges-digital","title":"Faceache Vol. 1: The First Hundred Scrunges","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMEET BRITIAN’S GREATEST GURNING GROTESQUE!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKen Reid is consistently name-checked by the greats of comics – from Alan Moore to Kevin O’Neill, John Wagner to Pat Mills – for his unique art that is matched only by his enduring sense of humour. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a hardcover edition befitting his status as one of the all-too-forgotten greats of British comics, we present his timeless Faceache – the humorous adventures of Ricky Rubberneck, the boy with a “bendable bonce” whose skin stretches like rubber. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt will, he can scrunge his face into anything, whether it’s mimicing others or turning into monstrous creatures – but always coming a cropper!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"publishing","offers":[{"title":"Standard Edition \/ Digital","offer_id":53839203336529,"sku":"RCA-H0004D","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/6836\/3601\/files\/00.large_4ad97cf8-2327-439a-bdf7-ec0eed44b481.jpg?v=1781103555"},{"product_id":"rca-h0009-creepy-creations-hardback","title":"Creepy Creations","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 10th March 1973 saw the first issue of \u003cb\u003eShiver and Shake\u003c\/b\u003e released on the newsstands in Great Britain. Like its stablemate\u003cb\u003e Whizzer and Chips\u003c\/b\u003e, it was two comics in one, with \u003cb\u003eShiver\u003c\/b\u003e mainly consisting of horror-themed comedy strips. On the back page of the comic, readers were treated to ‘A crazy “Monster Piece” for you to cut out and collect!’, and thus the Creepy Creations were born! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat first gloriously gruesome entry from Ken Reid was titled ‘The One-Eyed Wonk of Wigan’. Readers were invited to send in their sketches for further instalments. Winners would receive a pound note for their work and see their creation brought to full-colour life by various \u003cb\u003eShiver and Shake\u003c\/b\u003e artists (mainly by Reid). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Creepy Creations were a grand triumph. Seventy-nine appeared in total, with further entries appearing in annuals and specials. The success of this feature led to both the Wanted posters and WorldWide Weirdies being created for \u003cb\u003eWhoopee!\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"publishing","offers":[{"title":"Standard Edition \/ Hardback","offer_id":53839215886673,"sku":"RCA-H0009","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/6836\/3601\/files\/00.large_f31498cf-e6e0-4050-b6d2-bd4bd78f66c8.jpg?v=1781103769"},{"product_id":"rca-h0009d-creepy-creations-digital","title":"Creepy Creations","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 10th March 1973 saw the first issue of \u003cb\u003eShiver and Shake\u003c\/b\u003e released on the newsstands in Great Britain. Like its stablemate\u003cb\u003e Whizzer and Chips\u003c\/b\u003e, it was two comics in one, with \u003cb\u003eShiver\u003c\/b\u003e mainly consisting of horror-themed comedy strips. 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The success of this feature led to both the Wanted posters and WorldWide Weirdies being created for \u003cb\u003eWhoopee!\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"publishing","offers":[{"title":"Standard Edition \/ Digital","offer_id":53839216148817,"sku":"RCA-H0009D","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/6836\/3601\/files\/00.large_69b76974-420a-4b5c-b3e2-f44d592936ee.jpg?v=1781103776"},{"product_id":"rca-h0012d-ken-reid-world-wide-weirdies-vol-1-digital","title":"Ken Reid - World-Wide Weirdies: Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlorious grotesques from around the globe!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful and bizarre illustration collection from the legendary British cartoonist (ir)responsible for Faceache released to coincide with the holidays! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld Wide Weirdies\u003c\/i\u003e collects the almost weekly run of Reid's beautifully bizarre illustrations from IPC's \u003ci\u003eWhoopee\u003c\/i\u003e! and \u003ci\u003eShiver and Shake\u003c\/i\u003e. 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