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Mike Western
Mike Western (b. Southampton, 4 February 1925; d. 13 May 2008)〔Ian Wheeler, (Mike Western remembered ), Down The Tubes, 21 May 2008〕 was a British comics artist. He worked as a clean-up artist for GB Animation after military service in the Second World War, and later at Halas and Batchelor on their 1954 film adaptation of ''Animal Farm''. In the early 1950s he joined fellow former GB Animation artists Ron "Nobby" Clark and Eric Bradbury at Amalgamated Press, drawing adventure strips for ''Knock-Out'', including the western "Lucky Logan" and the aviation series "Johnnie Wingco".〔Steve Holland, (Mike Western (1925-2008) ), Bear Alley, 20 May 2008〕
In 1960 he moved to ''TV Express'', where he drew TV tie-ins "No Hiding Place" and "Biggles", the latter in colour.〔 In 1962 he began drawing for ''Buster'', including "The Leopard from Lime Street", on which his pencils were inked by Bradbury,〔(The Leopard from Lime Street ) at bustercomic.co.uk〕〔(Darkie's Mob: Three Mike Western Interviews )〕 "When Britain Froze", "World in Peril", and "The Star of Fortune".〔Dominik Vallet and Steven Taylor, (Mike Western ), DanDare.info〕 The same year he joined the newly launched ''Valiant'', a title he would be associated with for the next thirteen years. One of his most notable strips there was "The Wild Wonders", written by Tom Tully, about a pair of wild boys, brought up by animals, who turn out to be fantastic athletes, for which he used a semi-cartoony style which was much imitated.〔 Other strips he worked on included "Jack O' Justice" and "The Duke of Dry Gulch".〔 ''Valiant'' featured covers on historical topics, and Western drew over 500 of these.〔Lew Stringer, (Mike Western 1925 - 2008 ), Blimey! It's Another Blog About Comics!, 26 May 2008〕
After ''Valiant'' folded in 1975, he moved to ''Battle Picture Weekly'', where he reverted to a grittier style and drew John Wagner's "Darkie's Mob"〔(Darkie's Mob ) at Comics UK〕〔(Darkie's Mob ) at Captain Hurricane's Best of Battle〕 and "HMS Nightshade", as well as "The Sarge" and Tully's "The Team That Went to War".〔(The Team that Went to War ) at Captain Hurricane's Best of Battle〕 He did some work in romance comics, but was not comfortable there,〔 and drew two covers for ''2000 AD'' in 1977 and 1981.〔(Mike Western on Barney's ''2000 AD'' database )〕 He drew "Baker's Half Dozen" for short-lived sports title ''Speed'' in 1980, then "Topps on Two Wheels" and "Golden Boy" for ''Tiger'', and "Computer Warrior", "The Hard Men", "Shadow" and "The Avenger" for the relaunched ''Eagle''. He drew "Billy's Boots" for ''Scorcher'' and ''Roy of the Rovers'' for four years, as well as the ''Roy of the Rovers'' daily strip in the ''Daily Star'' in 1992-93. He then retired from comics, with the exception of a strip in a theatre magazine in 1997-2000, and concentrated on painting and magazine illustration. He died in 2008, aged 83, having been confined to bed for a few months following a heart attack and a stroke.〔〔〔〔("The Team That Went to War" at Captain Hurricane's Best of Battle )〕
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