The Gambols By Barry Appleby #37 (1988) cartoon comic book retro vintage rare collectable

The Gambols By Barry Appleby  #37  (1988) cartoon comic book retro vintage rare collectable

The comic is a paperback book in very good condition and has 94 pages

ABOUT - Barry Appleby was a British cartoonist famous for creating The Gambols for the Daily Express. The strip premiered on March 16, 1950. The script was written by his wife Dobs, and was based on their own lives. The two central characters are George and Gaye Gambol, a happily married, suburban, middle class couple. George is the main breadwinner while Gaye is primarily a homemaker but she does occasionally take on part-time office jobs. The stories revolve around the Gambols' everyday life, in particular Gaye's passion for shopping and George's attempts at home improvements. The couple are childless, but at least once a year, they have their niece and nephew, Flivver and Miggy, stay with them.

Most of the Gambols strips were three or four panels long, however the Sunday Express published longer strips. Some of these strips also appeared in colour.

After Appleby's death in 1996. The strip was taken over by Roger Mahoney until the strip moved from the Daily Express to the Mail on Sunday in 1999