Rupert is a bear who lives with his parents in a house in nutwood, a village and recognise on sight his red jersey, yellow checked trousers and matching scarf are unmistakable. Rupert bear poems, quotations and biography on rupert bear poet page. Rupert stories are quintessential fanciful english tales told by various authors over the years theyve been published for more than 50 years, i think. My husband enjoyed rupert as a little boy and i was introduced to rupert this way. The voice, mystery, bear, comics, books, kids, image, livros, children. Even if there can hardly be a person over 50 who did not get given the rupert bear annual, his world is now so remote as to make harry potter seem dangerously daring. Origin rupert is a bear who lives with his parents in a house in nutwood, a fictional idyllic english village. This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total.
Rupert bear is a childrens comic strip character created by english artist mary tourtel first appearing in the daily express newspaper in 1920. Vintage 1977 rupert the bear daily express annual, classic childrens comic story book, cute stories, teddy bear portobellovintageuk 5 out of 5 stars 167. Rupert bear collectors albums collection 6 books set. Rupert bear began life on november 8th 1920 as a newspaper strip little lost bear in the daily express. The adventures of rupert by alfred bestall, 1939 5. Mary tourtel was a british artist and creator of the comic strip rupert bear.
There are pictures, captions and full text running under each page of graphics, so these books will entertain ages 210, and they can be told by the reader in different ways. Rupert is a comic strip character created by the artist mary tourtel. Rupert bear turns 90 but its just another day at the. The monster rupert book 1950 collecting collectables. Rupert first appeared in a cartoon strip in the english newspaper the daily express and was a collaboration between his creator mary tourtel and her husband on 8th november 1920. Cartoon books include felix the cat annuals, popeye annuals and dandy books. Rupert the bear book the monster rupert book with 200 cutouts in colour is for sale. Rupert the bear cartoons were very popular in the 1970s and 1980s, with the annuals selling in the 100,000s i had quite a few of these, and the cartoons being exported all around the world and rupert appearing in paul mccartneys 1984 music video we all stand together mccartney even made an animated video starring rupert. More adventures of rupert by alfred bestall, 1942 8. Rupert bear wears a red jumper and yellow checked trousers with a matching yellow scarf. Nothing much changes and newspaper circulation wars is one of them. Dcs june 2020 comics have zombie superheroes, new justice. The comic strip was, and still is, published daily in the daily express, with many of these stories later being printed in books, and every year since 1936 a rupert annual has also been released.
The new rupert colour adventure book annual bear pictures, feeling special. Vintage magazines modern magazines comics tilleys of. The life and works of alfred bestall by caroline g bott, bestalls goddaughter, is a strange hybrid of memoir, biography and archive material. Alfred bestall was the authors fathers first cousin and also her godfather. In the years since then, he has written for a diverse range of characters including scooby doo, thunderbirds, conan the barbarian, the xmen, johnny bravo, batman, rupert the bear, dr who, mr men, the. Rupert bear is a childrens comic strip character created by english artist mary tourtel and first appearing in the daily express newspaper on 8 november 1920. Characters edit rupert bear a considerate, smart, resourceful, brave, trusty, goodspirited white bear who is extremely popular with all the residents in nutwood.
Read all poems of rupert bear and infos about rupert bear. Each year at the end of the stories there is a page advertising rupert in the daily express and on that page is the slogan follow rupert in the daily express and so we are the followers. The famous illustrator mary tourtel created rupert and he first appeared in the daily express issue of 8th november 1920. Rupert s initial purpose was to win sales from the rival daily mail and daily mirror. See also the adventures of rupert bear rupert and the frog song. The spine slightly faded but is complete without other damage. Rupert the bear annual sale price value bath antiques online. It was on november 8th 1920, that the british newspaper the daily express owned by lord beaverbrook and edited by r. The nursery book that bears an investment money the guardian. Annuals from 19601968 had magic painting pages which, if coloured in, will seriously devalue the book s worth. The trial has been described in detail elsewhere theres even a book about it.
Of course thats key, as a shop that doesnt contain the products its. Rupert bear annuals daily express book series list. Art and anarchy in the uk, at the british library until august 19, shows us how powerful comic books can be at challenging authority, as a source. Rupert annual 1968 this rupert annual, vintage rupert bear the daily express annual collectors childrens book. The adventures of rupert 1921 collecting collectables. This is a good copy of the new rupert book annual of 1938. My own interest in rupert focuses on a specific series of books. Rupert bear bumper activity book bumper activity books by rupert bear and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In 1935, the stories were taken over by alfred bestall, who was previously an illustrator for punch and other glossy magazines. Similar to any retail business, comic shop marketing frequently centres on the items for sale in the shop using a new book release or action figure to draw in customers, for example. Christmas annuals in the attic what are yours worth.
Rupert bear a considerate, smart, resourceful, brave, trusty, goodspirited white bear who is extremely popular with all the residents in nutwood. Here we have some rupert the bear books 8 in with a knitted rupert bear toy new and a rupert bear taglabel, hessian with fringed edge and plastic rupert bear picture. Alfred edmeades fred bestall, mbe 14 december 1892 15 january 1986 wrote and illustrated rupert bear for the london daily express, from 1935 to 1965. The society is limited to classic rupert, not the cartoon character more recently seen. The artist most associated with the character is alfred bestall whose first ruper bear strip appeared on the 28th june 1935.
Its a trick thats worked well for other companies and properties see winnie the pooh and the mr men, for starters. Rupert bear is the titular protagonist of the book and tv series both of the same names. Both are tatty with damage to spine priced accordingly for the 4 books courier delivery with tracking. The book has a contents page and a place to write the childs name. Oct 06, 2007 two incredibly rare rupert bear books sold yesterday for a record. The strange craft seen in the sky was the professors helicopter which rescues rupert s uncle. Some years ago i used to collect rupert bear annuals. Dark side of giles, scourge of rupert bear and authority art and.
For lovers of that great character rubert bear, this large, scalloped table confetti will make your celebration event something special. The comic book price guide for great britain rupert. Unfollow rupert the bear books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Buy the rupert annual 2016 annuals 2016 by uk, egmont publishing isbn.
He is known for his animated music video rupert bear and the frog song for sir paul mccartney and the world of peter rabbit. Rupert was the daily express response a bear of their own. Rupert s red jumper is torn but mrs bear has knitted him a new one from his uncles wool. Rupert the bear bibliography checklist bookseller world. He graduated from oxford university and he has worked as a comic book and childrens book editor. The life and works of alfred bestall, illustrator of. The cartoon consisted of two drawings with a brief caption beneath them. Originally depicted as a brown bear, his colour soon changed to white to save on printing costs, though he remained brown on the covers of the annuals. I had a huge collection going all the way back to the 1940s, with some gaps which i slowly filled in over the years, and every time i got a new book, it meant reading several new rupert stories. The adventures of rupert the little lost bear original binding is cream in colour and the front board of the book is profusely illustrated with the early illustration of rupert bear holding a hoop in his left paw and a stick in his right walking in the snow in his trademark checked trousers, and with other smaller illustrations including rupert rubbing his eyes.
He is a considerate, smart, resourceful, brave, trusty, and good spirited white bear who is extremely popular with all the residents in nutwood. Rupert bear annuals are probably some of the most avidly collected today. Offered from a lovely, clean, smokefree home and will be sent recorded delivery from brentwood swiftly and free of charge. The artist and comics authority david roach makes the bold claim. Uk customers, you will need to select any shipping method of uk delivery for this item. The adventures of rupert bear my little rupert in the us was a liveaction puppet television series, based on the mary tourtel character rupert bear, produced by atv.
Rupert bear has become a wellknown character in childrens culture in the united kingdom, and the success of the rupert stories has led to the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Her works have sold 50 million copies internationally. Further episodes appeared for a couple of years before being published by thomas nelson. Rupert bear first appeared in the daily express on 8 november 1920. Her husband, herbert tourtel, also played a part he wrote the verses which appeared with the. Rupert, or little bear as hes often called, has appeared in dozens of books, annuals, videos and even postage stamps.
I would say good condition for 46 years old the other 2 rupert annuals are from 1980 and 1981. Feb 15, 2002 rupert bear annuals were published from 1936, but were not dated until 1958. A collection of rupert the bear annuals, 1950 1992, excluding the years 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1988, 1990 and 1991 with many duplicates, illustrated by alfred bestall, alex cubie and john harrold, published by the daily express 81. Rupert bear turns 90 but its just another day at the office this article is more than 9 years old cartoon character becomes a nonagenarian, leaving young ursine rivals winnie the pooh and. Rupert bear vintage comic book table confetti folksy. Rupert and the cut mrs bear is picking apples for a tart but wants some blackberries too. Mary tourtels anthropomorphic bear, who has appeared since 1920 in the daily express newspaper, and subsequently in his own books, comics and. An annual featuring the childrens comic strip character rupert bear, one of which has been released every year since 1936. Dc comics has released solicitation information and images for new comics and products shipping in june 2020. First published in an annual in 1936, rupert has been published every year since, in varying formats.
The comic book price guide for great britain rupert annual. Ronald carl giles obe 29 september 1916 27 august 1995, often referred to simply as giles, was a cartoonist best known for his work for the british newspaper the daily express. Each piece is hand cut and contains text and characters from the rubert bear collection. Bestall also drew illustrations for the whitcombes story book, a form of childrens reader published in australasia by. He is drawn wearing a red sweater and bright yellow checked trousers, with matching yellow scarf. The then news editor of the express, herbert tourtel, was approached with the task of producing a new comic strip to rival those of the mail and mirror and immediately thought of his wife.
The new adventures of rupert by alfred bestall, 1936 2. The man chases rupert but a large eagle scares him. Giless cartoons appeared in the daily express newspaper and used his cartoon family to illustrate and comment on topics of the day. Masters of british comic art by david roach bear alley. In the twenties the daily mail had teddy tail 1915, the daily herald had bobby bear 1920, whilst the daily news had the noah family 1920 later renamed the arcubs. When i was about six years old i was given two rupert books. Rupert bear knitting pattern, original, rupert the bear, tiger lily, algy pug, bill badger, rupert and friends knits, cartoon toy pattern wilverlywoollens 4. Dark side of giles, scourge of rupert bear and authority. Now our grandchildren love reading rupert stories and hear them and goes through them time after time.
The life and works of alfred bestall, illustrator of rupert bear. Our company is dedicated to providing you with the best quality, lowest cost products on ebay. This does not mean that they necessarily have that nationality in the comics, only that they were created by british comics writers andor artists subcategories. See more ideas about bear, childhood and bear pictures. This gorgeous rupert comic is in perfect condition. A truly wonderful new chapter in the magical world of rupert bear. On occasion he breaks the fourth wall in addressing his observations and making comments to the viewer. Rupert bear was created in 1920, at a time when the express was in competition with the daily mail and its then popular comic strip teddy tail, as well as the strip pip, squeak and wilfred in the daily mirror.
The nursery book that bears an investment money the. Rupert the bear annuals complete set 1936 to present day by mary tourtel, alfred bestall and a great selection of related books, art and. I am listing them on ebay slowly, but ill do requests see more ideas about comics for sale, comics and ebay. Fictional characters that originated in british comics. Geoff dunbar 377 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article english animator and director. The daily express had been looking for a comic strip character to rival those of their competitors. Ladybird books 1980 1989 rupert the bear series the adventures of rupert, everyones favourite bear, are delightfully illustrated in this ladybird book series for young children. He wrote the stories and drew those memorable pictures right up until 1965. The offending piece featured a lusty rupert bear and an. Rupert the bear books include the adventures of rupert the little lost bear 1922 the first rupert. The monster rupert book was published by sampson low marston and co ltd in 1950. This copy is in fine condition without any marks including names and presents in unread condition. Blumenfeld had been instructed by lord beaverbrook who owned the daily express to find and launch a comic strip character that would prove popular with children, and outstrip competitors comic strips.
When youre through checking out these solicitations for new releases, be sure to visit cbrs dc comics forum, batman forum, superman forum or wonder woman forum to discuss these titles and products with fellow readers and fans dc comics solicitations last six months. The first rupert comic, titled the adventures of a little, lost bear premiered on november 8, 1920. Rupert bear annuals were published from 1936, but were not dated until 1958. Rupert is an friendly and charitable bear who easily gets.
Characters edit rupert bear a considerate, smart, resourceful, brave, trusty, goodspirited white bear who is extremely popular with. The landscapes of rupert s books, which inspired the series, were based in the region of snowdonia and vale of clwyd, in the northern part of wales. It has an inscription in pencil, and neat crayon to a couple of pages. Mary tourtel born mary caldwell on 28 january 1874 15 march 1948 was a british artist and creator of the comic strip rupert bear.
Rupert bear 02 with images childhood books, childrens comics. The covers are a little rubbed on the corners and bumped but are still bright. Nov 08, 2010 rupert bear turns 90 but its just another day at the office this article is more than 9 years old cartoon character becomes a nonagenarian, leaving young ursine rivals winnie the pooh and. Great for all who hark back to the vintage era of the comic book. Old rupert bear books for sale in uk view 21 bargains. More adventures of rupert by alfred bestall, 1937 3. Rupert and edward at the circus and rupert and bill and the pirates.
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