Leo Baxendale
British artist, most famous for creating some of the biggest characters in the Beano.
Name:
Leo Baxendale
Aliases:
Birth date:
October 27th, 1930
Home town:
Preston, Lancashire
Country:
United Kingdom
Creator of these classic Beano strips:
- Bash Street Kids (1953)
- Little Plum (1953)
- Minnie the Minx (1953)
- The Three Bears (1959)
Baxendale also had a hand in the launch of two other British funny titles - The Beezer (1956) and Wham! (1964). In the 1970s he created Sweeny Toddler (for Shiver and Shake) and Willy the Kid (published by Gerald Duckworth).
