Andy Capp
Created by Reg Smythe in 1957, Andy Capp is a satirical comic strip about a drunk and lazy unemployed fellow. He appears in the Daily Mirror newspaper.
Name:
Andy Capp
Publisher:
Real name:
Aliases:
- Carlo
- Tuffa Victor
- Jan Met de Pet
- An'Dicap
Birth date:
August 5th, 1957
Gender:
Male
Powers:
- Super Eating
- Unarmed Combat
First issue:
Andy Capp (1958) #1 The Andy Capp Book
Andy Capp is an unemployed, lazy slouch who likes nothing better than drinking beer at the local pub. He is constantly nagged at by his wife Flo. In 1960, he spawned a spin off, as a new children's comic launched called Buster. It's cover star was Buster, Son of Andy Capp. Andy never appeared in Buster's strips, but Buster's mother looked exactly like Flo, although her name was rarely used. Oddly, Buster has never been mentioned in Andy's strips.
Another Daily Mirror strip, Mandy, although not actually a spin-off from Andy Capp, was originally titled Mandy Capp.