Carol Day

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A c. 1965 Carol Day daily comic strip panel by David Wright (strip #2795), © Patrick Wright. Carol and a beau are shown.
Author(s) David Wright and Peter Meriton
Current status/scheduleDiscontinued
Launch date10 September 1956
End date25 May 1967
Syndicate(s) The Daily Mail .
Genre(s) Drama comics, Romance comics

Carol Day was a British soap opera comic strip, created by David Wright and Peter Meriton, and published from 10 September 1956 [1] to 25 May 1967. [2]

Contents

History and concept

Carol Day was published in The Daily Mail and syndicated in around 70 newspapers around the world. [3] It featured the every-day adventures of a young blonde model, Carol Day. She had a wealthy uncle in the Caribbean, Marcus, who serves as her guardian and help. [2] David Wright drew the stories, while Peter Meriton provided the scripts. [2]

Cast

Family members

Friends

Side characters

Story Lines

Carol Day stories from David Wright were published from 1956 to 1967, last strip was #3305. Kenneth Inns then took over from 1967 to 1971. See the following story timeline: [5]

EpisodesStart dateEnd dateNotes
1. Charles Logan1 - 104Monday, September 10, 1956Thursday, January 10, 1957There was no paper on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 25 and 26, 1956
2. Lance Hallam105 - 188Friday, January 11, 1957Thursday, April 18, 1957There was no paper on Friday, April 19, 1957 (Good Friday)
3. Paris Episode189 - 276Saturday, April 20, 1957Wednesday, July 31, 1957
4. Dangerous Currents277 - 356Thursday, August 1, 1957Friday, November 1, 1957
5. Problem Child357 - 451Saturday, November 2, 1957Saturday, February 22, 1958There was no paper on Wednesday and Thursday, December 25 and 26, 1957
6. Seconds Out!452 - 508Monday, February 24, 1958Thursday, May 1, 1958There was no paper on Friday, April 4, 1958 (Good Friday)
7. Brother Brushes509 - 609Friday, May 2, 1958Wednesday, August 27, 1958
8. Riverside Racket610 - 698Thursday, August 28, 1958Tuesday, December 9, 1958
9. Face Value699 - 777Wednesday, December 10, 1958Friday, March 13, 1959There was no paper on Thursday and Friday, December 25 and 26, 1958
10. Ebb-Tide778 - 865Saturday, March 14, 1959Thursday, June 25, 1959There was no paper on Friday, March 27, 1959 (Good Friday)
11. Cross-Currents866 - 952Friday, June 26, 1959Monday, October 5, 1959
12. Where There's A Will953 - 1045Tuesday, October 6, 1959Saturday, January 23, 1960There was no paper on Friday and Saturday, December 25 and 26, 1959
13. Last Of The Line1046 - 1149Monday, January 25, 1960Wednesday, May 25, 1960There was no paper on Friday, April 15, 1960 (Good Friday)
14. Money Matters1150 - 1246Thursday, May 26, 1960Thursday, September 15, 1960
15. Off Stage1247 - 1332Friday, September 16, 1960Saturday, December 24, 1960
16. Emergency!1333 - 1433Wednesday, December 28, 1960Tuesday, April 25, 1961There was no paper on Monday and Tuesday, December 26 and 27, 1960, and there was no paper on Friday, March 31, 1961 (Good Friday)
17. Shadow of Suspicion1434 - 1521Wednesday, April 26, 1961Saturday, August 5, 1961
18. Caribbean Captives1522 - 1620Monday, August 7, 1961Wednesday, November 29, 1961
19. The Changeling1621 - 1713Thursday, November 30, 1961Tuesday, March 20, 1962There was no paper on Monday and Tuesday, December 25 and 26, 1961
20. The Prophet1714 - 1809Wednesday, March 21, 1962Wednesday, July 11, 1962There was no paper on Friday, April 20, 1962 (Good Friday); #1807, Monday, July 9, 1962 - last printed story title in the Daily Mail
21. Edgar Tracy1809 - 1881Wednesday, July 11, 1962 (last panel)Wednesday, October 3, 1962
22. Friedrich Kahlenberg1882 - 1969Thursday, October 4, 1962Wednesday, January 16, 1963There was no paper on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 25 and 26, 1962
23. Simon Ware1970 - 2075Thursday, January 17, 1963Tuesday, May 21, 1963There was no paper on Friday, April 12, 1963 (Good Friday)
24. Jimmy Hayes2075 - 2205Tuesday, May 21, 1963 (last panel)Saturday, October 19, 1963
25. Cousin Hugo2205 - 2315Saturday, October 19, 1963 (last panel)Thursday, February 27, 1964There was no paper on Wednesday and Thursday, December 25 and 26, 1963
26. Gerald Wain2315 - 2413Thursday, February 27, 1964 (last panel)Monday, June 22, 1964There was no paper on Friday, March 27, 1964 (Good Friday)
27. Jack Slingsby2414 - 2528Tuesday, June 23, 1964Tuesday, November 3, 1964
28. Rev. William Evans2529 - 2639Wednesday, November 4, 1964Monday, March 15, 1965There was no paper on Friday and Saturday, December 25 and 26, 1964
29. Adam Boone2640 - 2733Tuesday, March 16, 1965Saturday, July 3, 1965There was no paper on Friday, April 16, 1965 (Good Friday)
30. Gordon Grimes2733 - 2847Saturday, July 3, 1965 (last panel)Saturday, November 13, 1965
31. Mr. Boker2848 - 2966Monday, November 15, 1965Monday, April 4, 1966There was no paper on Saturday and Monday, December 25 and 27, 1965
32. Mystery Man2967 - 3042Tuesday, April 5, 1966Saturday, July 2, 1966There was no paper on Friday, April 8, 1966 (Good Friday)
33. Max Kalman3043 - 3147Monday, July 4, 1966Wednesday, November 2, 1966
34. Uncle Richard3148 - 3250Thursday, November 3, 1966Saturday, March 4,1967There was no paper on Monday and Tuesday, December 26 and 27, 1966, and there was no paper on Friday, March 24, 1967 (Good Friday). On Monday, March 6, 1967, the Mail reported:

David Wright, the creator of Carol Day, has been ordered to rest by his doctor. He has been drawing this immensely popular strip for the Daily Mail for 10 1/2 years, and while he takes a well-earned respite we are re-publishing one of the earlier episodes, in the Carol Day saga, beginning today. At the end of the story, David Wright will be back with a new adventure.

Shadow of Suspicion was the story they chose to reprint.
35. Spiros Londos3251 - 3346Monday, June 19, 1967Saturday, October 7, 1967Episode 3305, Monday, August 21 is David Wright's last Carol Day. As of episode 3306 the art was taken over by Kenneth Inns.
36. [JACK SLINGSBY 2]3347 - 3454Monday, October 9, 1967Tuesday, February 13, 1968There was no paper on Monday and Tuesday, December 25 and 26, 1967
37. [GORDON GRIMES 2]3455 - 3544Wednesday, February 14, 1968Wednesday, May 29, 1968There was no paper on Friday, April 12, 1968 (Good Friday). #3532, Wednesday, May 15, 1968 is a repeat of Tuesday, May 14, 1968
38. [DR. THOMSON]3445 - 3642Thursday, May 30, 1968Thursday, October 31, 1968Publication of Carol Day was suspended from Thursday, August 1, 1968 through Tuesday, September 10, 1968, due to a newspaper strike. Carol Day resumed publication on Wednesday, September 11, 1968 with strip 3599.
39. [PEREGRINE ARMSLEY]3643 - 3742Friday, November 1, 1968Thursday, February 27, 1969There was no paper on Wednesday and Thursday, December 25 and 26, 1968
40. [ADAM BOONE 2]3742 - 3829Thursday, February 27, 1969 (last panel)Wednesday, June 11, 1969There was no paper on Friday, April 4, 1969 (Good Friday). Friday, May 2, 1969 reprints strip #3795 from Thursday, May 1, 1969. No explanation given. #3796 is printed on Saturday, May 3, 1969, so no strip is missing. Weird end of story — the plot isn't wrapped up at all but #3830 on June 12 is an abrupt transition to a completely different plot
41. [SERGEI MARIKARDIS]3830 - 3929Thursday, June 12, 1969Monday, October 6, 1969 (first panel)
42. [DR. THOMSON 2]3929 - 4018Monday, October 6, 1969 (last two panels)Tuesday, January 20, 1970 (first 2 panels)There was no paper on Thursday and Friday, December 25 and 26, 1969
43. [MISS LOVEGROVE]4018 - 4106Tuesday, January 20, 1970 (last panel)Monday, May 4, 1970
44. [PEREGRINE ARMSLEY #2]4107 - 4192 or 4193Tuesday, May 5, 1970Tuesday, August 18, 1970
45. [SUSAN GORTON]4194 - 4263Wednesday, August 19, 1970Saturday, November 7, 1970
46. [JACK SLINGSBY #3]4264 - 4357Monday, November 9, 1970Saturday, January 30, 1971 (first 2 panels)
47. [IAN]4357 - 4406Saturday, January 30, 1971 (last panel)Friday, April 30, 1971

Sources

  1. ↑ "David Wright".
  2. 1 2 3 "British Cartoon Archive - University of Kent".
  3. ↑ "Untitled Document".
  4. ↑ "Carol Day Original Art".
  5. ↑ "Carol Day by David Wright". carol-day.com. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
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