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References
- ↑ Lucky Chap - a Q & A with Mark Bennington at Toonhound
- ↑ Mark Bennington Profile at Lambiek.net
- ↑ Back Page Of The Very Last Issue Of Buster - 4 January 2000 Archived 23 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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