The Craziest Characters are Always in Buster Comic
Launched: 14th April 1990
Ended: 6th January 1998 (we think!)
Comic Launched In: Buster
Other Comics: None
Artwork: Tom Paterson, Mervyn Johnston, Gordon Hill & Mark Bennington
The Crazy Characters series normally occupied the centre pages of Buster, and unlike any other strip, worked across the two, rather then down one and over to the next.
There were three regular episodes in this series. Captain Crucial, Lucy Lastic (both of whom graduated away from the crazy characters centre pages with their own strips) and Stupid Street.
Other Crazy Characters were semi-regular, or one offs. Below is a list according to my collection of the Crazy Characters and who drew them
A
Arnold Wartzonswetter - Unknown
Abracadebra - Mark Bennington
B
Bake to the Future - Mervyn Johnston
Baywitch - Mark Bennington
Beagle's About - Mervyn Johnston
Beast 17 - Mark Bennington
Betty the Yeti - Mark Bennington
Beverly Chills 666 - Mark Bennington
Billy Blush - Mark Bennington
Bjorn Loser - Mark Bennington
Bulk Bargin - Mark Bennington
C
Captain Crucial - Mark, Mervyn & Tom (shared between them all)
Centipete - Mervyn Johnston
Chickboxer - Mark Bennington
Coronation Stream - Tom Paterson
Cosmic Cops - Mervyn Johnston
Cosmo Zocket - Tom Paterson
Crime Botch OK - Gordon Hill
Crook - Gordon Hill
D
Defenders of the Turf - Mark Bennington
Doctopus - Mark Bennington
The Duck Bill - Mervyn Johnston
F
Finda Date - Mervyn Johnston
The Fishy Tales of Walter Warts - Mervyn Johnston
G
The Gang Show - Uknown
Garth Vader - Mark Bennington
Gassa - Mark Bennington
General Store - Mark Bennington
Gladiolus - Mark Bennington
Goon Moon - Tom Paterson
H
Hawkeye The Gnu - Mervyn Johnston
Hercule Pierrot - Mark Bennington
A Hey Nonny Nonny in Sherwood Forest - Mark Bennginton
I
Incredi Bill - Mark Bennington
Insector Morse - Mark Bennington
Inspector Horse - Mervyn Johnston
It Could be Ewe - Mark Bennington
J
Jinxy Joe - Marvyn Johnston
Joe Snow - Mark Bennington
Judge Dudd - Mark Bennington
Jurassic Parka - Mark Bennington
Jurassic Parky - Mark Bennington
Justin Time - Mervyn Johnston
K
Kickin' Chicken - Mark Bennington
Knightmare Defender of the Dream Zone - Mark Bennington
L
Land of Nods - Mark Bennington
Lost in Space - Mark Bennington
Lucy Lastic - Mark, Mervyn & Tom (shared between them all)
M
Masters of the Looney Verse - Mark Bennington & Mervyn Johnston
Middle Age Mutant Hero Dinner Ladies - Mark Bennington
Mission Henpossible - Mervyn Johnston
Monty's Mutant Mutt - Mark Bennington & Tom Paterson (shared between them both)
Monstore - Mark Bennington
Mutant Nelly - Mark Bennington
N
Nebulars - Mark Bennington
Neigh-baas - Tom Paterson
Nerdsville - Mark Bennington
Nigel Manxell - Mark Bennington
O
The Octo Posse - Mark Bennington
Ooh Worra Surprise - Mervyn Johnston
P
Pandamonium - Mark Bennington
Psychic Sid - Mervyn Johnston
Pulling Your Legend with Proffessor Loada Twaddle - Mark Bennngton
R
Radio Neptune - Mark Bennington
Ribbitickling Tales - Mervyn Johnston
Rovers - Mark Bennington
Russell Mania - Mark Bennington
S
Sean Canary in The Untouchabills - Mark Bennington
Shercroc Holmes and Dr. Whatsit - Unknown
Simon Says - Mervyn Johnston
Slam Dunc'an - Mark Bennington
Snowy White & the Seven Draws - Mark Bennington
Sportsfright - Unknown
Stan Stranded - Mervyn Johnston
Star Wreck - Mark Bennington & Mervyn Johnston
Stinkerbell - Mark Bennington
Stone Age Dude - Mark Bennington
Stupid Cupid - Unknown
Stupid Street - Mark Bennington & Mervyn Johnston (shared between them both)
T
Teenage Mutant Turnips - Tom Paterson (Also Known as Mutant Hero Turnips - Mervyn Johnston)
Thingummy-Blob - Unknown
Todd Oddbody - Mervyn Johnston
The Totally Unexpected Adventures of Oliver Sudden - Mark Bennington
V
Vacrats - Mark Bennington
Valentine Frankenstein - Mark Bennington
Vic 'n' Tim - Mark Bennington
Virgil Reality - Mark Bennington
W
Were Wilf - Mark Bennington
Wolfgang Armadillo Motzart - Mervyn Johnston
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