Rupert Annual 2022

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Sheridan, Simon (2004). The A-Z of Classic Children's Television: From Alberto Frog to Zebedee. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. pp.32–35. ISBN 1903111277. Larratt, Shannon (22 May 2007). " "Rupert visits Coon Island" (!)". Shannon Larratt is Zentastic . Retrieved 25 January 2011. Stories: Bestall continued to contribute his charming illustrations and imaginative stories during this period, creating classics like “Rupert and the Gremlin,”“Rupert and the Magic Whistle,” and “Rupert and the Glass Mountain.” The Rupert Annual for 1960 contained a story called Rupert and the Diamond Leaf, in which he visits "Coon Island", whose inhabitants are little " Coons". [6] The Coons previously appeared on the cover of The New Rupert: The Daily Express Annual, 1954 and in the interior story Rupert and the Castaway. [7] The first appearance was in the 1946 soft cover summer special Rupert on Coon Island.

Stories: This annual saw the return of popular stories such as “Rupert and the Wonderful Boots,”“Rupert and the Flower Fairies,” and “Rupert and the Crystal Ball.”

Unlike most modern comic strips, Rupert Bear has always been produced in the original form of strip with illustrations accompanying text, called " text comics", as opposed to text being incorporated directly into the art; for example, within speech balloons. All of these books were written and illustrated by Mary Tourtel and originally published from 1928 to 1936, by Sampson Low. There were 46 books in the original series. Some of the titles were later published for the Woolworth's retail chain, with only 18 of the original titles. However, the titles and numbers for this series did not relate to the earlier published series. [9] Tourtel's home was in Canterbury in Kent, and the Rupert Bear Museum, formerly part of the Canterbury Heritage Museum, which has since closed, had collections that covered much of the history of Rupert and his friends, as well as Tourtel and other illustrators. The museum was geared toward families and those interested in the general history of Rupert.

Most of the other characters in the series are also anthropomorphic animals. They are all scaled to be about the same size as Rupert, regardless of species. Rupert's animal friends are usually referred to as his "chums" or "pals." Aside from his best friend Bill Badger, some of the most enduring pals are an elephant (Edward Trunk), a mouse (Willie), Pong-Ping the Pekingese, Algy Pug (who actually pre-dates Rupert), [3] Podgy Pig, Bingo the Brainy Pup, the identical twins Freddy and Ferdy Fox, the identical twins Reggie and Rex Rabbit, and Ming the dragon. The kindly Wise Old Goat also lives in Nutwood, and helps Rupert in some of his adventures. One of the most unusual and evocative characters is Raggety, a woodland troll-creature made from twigs, who is often very grumpy and annoying. In the 2006 television revival of the series, Raggety has been transformed into a friendly elf with broken English. There is also a recurring country Police Officer who is an adult dog named PC Growler. [4] Rupert Bear is a British children's comic strip character and franchise created by artist Mary Tourtel and first appearing in the Daily Express newspaper on 8November 1920. Rupert's initial purpose was to win sales from the rival Daily Mail and Daily Mirror. In 1935, the stories were taken over by Alfred Bestall, who was previously an illustrator for Punch and other glossy magazines. Bestall proved to be successful in the field of children's literature and worked on Rupert stories and artwork into his nineties. More recently, various other artists and writers have continued the series. About 50 million copies have been sold worldwide. [1]The stories famously comprise three main elements: the artwork, the prose and the rhyming couplet. For many a child, the joy of Christmas was made complete by the gift of the new Rupert Annual. Most of the included stories are reprinted from the Daily Express newspaper strips which were in full colour from 1940. Some stories were especially written and illustrated for the annual and these are noted. BFI | Film & TV Database | RUPERT". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012 . Retrieved 4 May 2013. Stories: This first annual included several stories from the original Daily Express comic strip, such as “Rupert and the Wise Goat,”“Rupert and the Old Man of the Sea,” and “Rupert and the Little Woodman.” When Bestall realised the change had been made, he was incensed at not being consulted, left in protest and never drew another cover for a Rupert annual.

The New Adventures of Rupert, 1936 2. More Adventures of Rupert, 1937 3. The New Rupert Book, 1938 4. The Adventures of Rupert, 1939 5. Rupert's Adventure Book, 1940 6. The Rupert Book, 1941 7. More Adventures of Rupert, 1942 8. More Rupert Adventures, 1943 9. Rupert in More Adventures, 1944 10. A New Rupert Book, 1945 11. The New Rupert Book, 1946 12. More Adventures of Rupert, 1947 13. The Rupert Book, 1948 14. Rupert, 1949 15. Adventures of Rupert, 1950 16. The New Rupert Book, 1951 17. More Rupert Adventures, 1952 18. More Adventures of Rupert, 1953 19. The New Rupert, 1954 20. Rupert, 1955 21. The Rupert Book, 1956 22. Rupert, 1957 23. Rupert, 1958 24. Rupert, 1959 25. Rupert, 1960* 26. Rupert, 1961* 27. Rupert, 1962* 28. Rupert, 1963* 29. Rupert, 1964* 30. Rupert, 1965* 31. Rupert, 1966* 32. Rupert, 1967* 33. Rupert, 1968* 34. Rupert, 1969 35. Rupert, 1970 36. Rupert, 1971 37. Rupert, 1972 38. Rupert, 1973 39. Rupert, 1974 40. Rupert, 1975 41. Rupert, 1976 42. Rupert, 1977 43. Rupert, 1978 44. Rupert, 1979 45. Rupert, 1980 46. Rupert, 1981 47. Rupert, 1982 48. Rupert, 1983 49. Rupert, 1984 50. Rupert: The 50th Daily Express Annual, 1985 51. Rupert, 1986 52. Rupert, 1987 53. Rupert, 1988 54. Rupert, 1989 55. Rupert, 1990 56. Rupert, 1991 57. Rupert, 1992 58. Rupert, 1993 59. Rupert, 1994 60. The Rupert Annual: 75th Anniversary Edition, 1995 61. The Rupert Annual, 1996 62. The Rupert Annual, 1997 63. The Rupert Annual, 1998 64. The Rupert Annual, 1999 65. The Rupert Annual, 2000 66. The Rupert Annual, 2001 67. The Rupert Annual, 2002 68. The Rupert Annual, 2003 69. The Rupert Annual, 2004 70. The Rupert Annual, 2005 71. The Rupert Annual, 2006 72. The Rupert Annual, 2007 73. The Rupert Annual, 2008 74. The Rupert Annual, 2009 75. The 75th Rupert Annual, 2010 76. The Rupert Annual, 2011 77. The Rupert Annual, 2012 78. The Rupert Annual, 2013 79. The Rupert Annual, 2014 80. The 80th Rupert Annual, 2015 81. The Rupert Annual, 2016 82. The Rupert Annual, 2017 83. The Rupert Annual, 2018 84. The Rupert Annual, 2019 85. The Rupert Annual, 2020 86. The Rupert Annual, 2021 87. The Rupert Annual, 2022 88. The Rupert Annual, 2023 89. The Rupert Annual, 2024 Stories: The 1939 annual included stories such as “Rupert and the Old Umbrella,”“Rupert and the Sea Serpent,” and “Rupert and the Goblin’s Cave.” Brainwaves Limited of Basingstoke, Hampshire, produced a series of Rupert storybooks in 1991 (no author or artist credited):

List of Rupert the Bear Annuals 1936-2019

In 1991, Rupert Bear featured in an animated television series with 65 episodes and five seasons (13 per season) produced by Nelvana (Canada), Ellipse (France) and Television South (TVS) for the first season (13 episodes), with Scottish TV taking over control from season 2 when Television South lost its ITV franchise. The show followed the style and tone Bestall established in the Rupert newspaper series, with many of the stories being almost direct adaptations of his or others' panel stories from the Daily Express. During his time as Rupert writer, Alfred Bestall added further characters such as the girl guides Beryl, Pauline and Janet, with Beryl's cat, Dinky. These characters were based on Girl Guides from Bestall's own church who asked him in late 1947 if they could have their own adventure with Rupert. They remain part of the comic series even today. Viewing will be available on June 15 and 16 from 9am to 7pm, and from 9am on the morning of the sale. Rupert Bear Annuals have been a tradition in the UK since 1936. However, Rupert Bear was actually created by the English artist Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the Daily Express 16 years earlier on the 8th November 1920. In our guide we look at the early annuals, the rarest annuals, the most expensive annuals and more. Rupert's Holiday Adventure (and Rupert's Message to Father Christmas and Rupert's New Year's Eve Party) (1932)