Leo Baxendale on the Bash Street Kids

In an article for the Times, legendary Beano cartoonist Leo Baxendale recalls how in the space of seven months he created the classic strips Little Plum, Minnie the Minx and, most famously, the Bash Street Kids – and that a lot of the inspiration for the strips came from a regular game of office keepie-uppie.

A larger version of the artwork and article can be seen here – thanks to the Forbidden Planet International blog. Previous coverage of the Beano in Bloghorn can be found here.