Dudley Dexter Watkins
drawings and illustrations for DC Thomson's Big Five story papers

This rare copy of a wartime Adventure has fantastic circus themed cover art by Dudley Watkins.
Broons fans may recognise the bottom left side picture that resembles the front cover illustration for The Broons book 1969.

Adventure 4 January 1941 - circus cover painting by Dudley Watkins
front cover artwork for Adventure No.1001 dated 4 January 1941

Adventure 1941 - inside pages illustration
an example of Watkins' block illustration work from inside the Adventure


Paper salvage advert - Adventure 1941
This advert helps explain why early comics and books are so rare. A bounty was paid for paper salvage and children were encouraged to turn in their comics to help the war effort.


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