It is with great sadness that I have to report that Mike Western died late on Tuesday, 13 May,2008 at the age of 83.
Known as “The guv’nor” by his contemporaries,Mike was a legend in British comics drawing strips such as “The Wild Wonders”,”Captain Phantom”,”The Avenger”,”HMS Dreadnaught” and “D-Day Dawson”. There are,of course,many,many other strips that old British comic fans will remember and have fond memories of.
I have,for a while now,been up-dating the John Cooper - Mike Western site and I’m hoping I can add much more to it over the next few weeks. I’d already added The Leopard From Lime Street pencilled page I’d inked. Mike’s pencils were sheer perfection.
I interviewed Mike twice for Comic Bits magazine and he was kind enough to draw the “Darkie’s Mob” illo below.
We have,over the last couple of years,lost Massimo Belardinelli,Jack Edward Oliver [JEO] and now Mike. A sad time for fans but we have the happy memories of his work.
My condolences go to his family.
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