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3 unusual facts about Leo Baxendale


Grimly Fiendish

Created by Leo Baxendale, Grimly was an over-ambitious and generally incompetent, childlike criminal mastermind, who was often shown wearing a long, black coat, starting initially as the villainous-foil to Eagle-Eye, Junior Spy.

Ken H. Harrison

He currently draws Minnie the Minx from The Beano, in a style reminiscent of original artist Leo Baxendale.

Leo Baxendale

Leo Baxendale (born 27 October 1930 in Whittle-le-Woods, Lancashire) is a British cartoonist, who was the creator of the classic Beano strips Little Plum (1953), Minnie the Minx (1953), The Bash Street Kids (created October 1953, began publication February 1954) and The Three Bears (1959).



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