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References
- ↑ Dictionary of British Comic Artists, Writers and Editors by Alan Clark, 1998, The British Library
- ↑ Trevor Metcalfe at Lambiek's Comiclopedia
- ↑ Interview in Psychopia
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Comic Characters by Denis Gifford, 1987. ISBN 0-582-89294-5
