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{{Short description|Scottish comic artist}}
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'''Tom Paterson''' is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[comic]] [[artist]] who drew characters for [[Fleetway]] in 1973-1990, and [[D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd|D.C Thomson]] from 1986-onwards.
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'''Tom Paterson''' is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[comic]] [[artist]] who drew characters for [[Fleetway]] in 1973–1990, and [[D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd|D.C Thomson]] from 1986 to 2012. As of 2013, he currently draws strips for [[Viz (comics)|Viz]].

Taking stylistic inspiration from Leo Baxendale's work on [[The Bash Street Kids]], Paterson's talent as a cartoonist was discovered at the age of sixteen by original Dandy editor [[Albert Barnes (editor)|Albert Barnes]], who was impressed with the cartoon samples Paterson had sent to him. Barnes offered the young artist a chance to collaborate with him on a strip called ''The Dangerous Dumplings'' (which would later be retooled as The Doyle Family for the Dandy), which was to become the leading strip of a new comic Barnes was developing, but the project was scrapped when Barnes retired and Paterson was hired to work for IPC after leaving school. When Baxendale left IPC to publish his own work, Paterson took over as artist for several of his strips, including ''Sweeny Toddler'' and ''Grimly Feendish''. Many of his comic strips feature a single, striped sock standing upright on the ground that appears once in each story that acts as a trademark.


He is famous for drawing comics such as:
He is famous for drawing comics such as:

==Fleetway==
==Fleetway==
* Grimly Feendish from Shiver and Shake <ref>{{cite book
* Buster from Buster comic
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* Guy Gorilla! from [[Whizzer and Chips]]
|title=The Tom Paterson Collection
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* Horace and Doris! from Whizzer and Chips
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* Strange Hill! from Whizzer and Chips
|publisher=Rebellion Developments
* Robert's Robot! Whizzer and Chips
|isbn=978-1-78108-940-8
* Watford Gapp! from Whizzer and Chips
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* Crow Jak from [[Buster]] and [[Monster Fun]]
* [[Buster Capp|Buster]] from ''[[Buster (comic)|Buster]]'' comic
* Scooper! from [[Jackpot]]
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* [[Guy Gorilla]] from ''[[Whizzer and Chips]]''
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* Full 'O' Beans! from Jackpot
* Jake's Seven! from Jackpot
* [[Horace and Doris]] from ''Whizzer and Chips''
* The Park! from Jackpot
* [[Strange Hill]] from ''Whizzer and Chips''
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* [[Robert's Robot]] from ''Whizzer and Chips''
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* School Belle! from [[School Fun]]
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* [[Watford Gapp]] from ''Whizzer and Chips''
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* Team Mates! from [[Wow! (comic)|Wow!]]
* Sweeny Toddler for [[Whoopee!_(comic)|Whoopee]]/Whizzer and Chips
* [[Crow Jak]] from ''[[Buster (comic)|Buster]]'' and ''[[Monster Fun]]''
* [[Scooper (comic strip)|Scooper]] from ''[[Jackpot (British comics)|Jackpot]]''
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* [[Full 'O' Beans]] from ''Jackpot''
* [[Jake's Seven]] from ''Jackpot''
* [[The Park (comic strip)|The Park]] from ''Jackpot''
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* [[School Belle]] from ''[[School Fun]]''
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* [[Team Mates]] from ''[[Wow! (comic)|Wow!]]''
* [[Sweeny Toddler]] for ''[[Whoopee! (comic)|Whoopee]]'' and later ''Whizzer and Chips''


==D.C Thomson==
==D.C Thomson==

===[[The Beano]]===
===''The Beano''===
* [[Calamity James]]
* [[Calamity James]]
* [[Numskulls]]
* [[The Numskulls]]
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* Little Larry
* [[Minnie the Minx]]
* [[Minnie the Minx]]
* [[Dennis the Menace (UK)|Dennis the Menace]]
* Ball boy from 2006
* [[Fred's Bed]] (reprints and new strips)
* [[Bash Street Kids - Singled Out]]
* [[Roger the Dodger]]
* [[Billy Whizz]] (Beano annuals 2008 and 2010)
* [[Ivy the Terrible]]
* [[Ball Boy (Beano)|Ball Boy]]
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* Little Larry


===[[Beezer]]===
===''Beezer''===
* [[Banana Bunch]]
* [[The Banana Bunch]]
* [[Fred's Bed]] (Beezer and [[Topper]])
* [[Fred's Bed]] ([[The Beezer|Beezer]] and [[The Topper (comics)|Topper]])
* [[Phoot and Mouse]]
* [[Phoot and Mouse]]
* [[The Numskulls]]


===[[The Dandy]]===
===''The Dandy''===
* [[Beryl the Peril]]
* [[Beryl the Peril]]
* Bananaman
* [[Bananaman]]
* [[Brain Duane]]
* [[Brain Duane]]
* [[Euro School]]
* [[Euro School]]
* [[Fiddle 'o' Diddle]]
* [[Fiddle 'o' Diddle]]
* [[Hyde and Shriek]]
* [[Freddy the Fearless Fly]]
* [[Hyde & Shriek (Comic)|Hyde & Shriek]]
* [[Laughing Planet]]
* [[Laughing Planet]]
* [[Mutant Cow]]
* [[Mutant Cow]]
* [[Rasper]]
* [[Rasper]]
* [[Spotted Dick]]


==External link==
===Brain Duane===
'''Brain Duane''' was a comic strip in [[The Dandy]]. It was about a nerdy bald inventor whose inventions would always go wrong. It was drawn by Tom Paterson between 1997 and 2005 before it was taken over by [[Duncan Scott (comics)|Duncan Scott]]. The strip disappeared when the comic became Dandy Xtreme. He returned in the 2012 Dandy Annual drawn by [[Steve Beckett]]. He was one of the characters featured in the PC game, [[Beanotown Racing]].
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* [http://uk.geocities.com/pjgtompatterson Fan site]

==Other==

===''Viz''===
* Wee Radge Joe
* Nash Gordon
* Foul-Mouthed Super-Obese Mobility Scooter Woman

===''Moose Kid Comics''===
* Beelzababy <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.moosekidcomics.com/artists/ |title=Artists Moose Kid Comics |access-date=2021-12-30}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://tompatersoncartoons.x10.mx/ Official Site]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091027011237/http://uk.geocities.com/pjgtompatterson Fan site]

{{D. C. Thomson Comics}}

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Latest revision as of 22:45, 26 October 2024

For other people named Tom or Thomas Paterson, see Thomas Paterson (disambiguation).

Tom Paterson is a Scottish comic artist who drew characters for Fleetway in 1973–1990, and D.C Thomson from 1986 to 2012. As of 2013, he currently draws strips for Viz.

Taking stylistic inspiration from Leo Baxendale's work on The Bash Street Kids, Paterson's talent as a cartoonist was discovered at the age of sixteen by original Dandy editor Albert Barnes, who was impressed with the cartoon samples Paterson had sent to him. Barnes offered the young artist a chance to collaborate with him on a strip called The Dangerous Dumplings (which would later be retooled as The Doyle Family for the Dandy), which was to become the leading strip of a new comic Barnes was developing, but the project was scrapped when Barnes retired and Paterson was hired to work for IPC after leaving school. When Baxendale left IPC to publish his own work, Paterson took over as artist for several of his strips, including Sweeny Toddler and Grimly Feendish. Many of his comic strips feature a single, striped sock standing upright on the ground that appears once in each story that acts as a trademark.

He is famous for drawing comics such as:

Fleetway

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D.C Thomson

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The Beano

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Beezer

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The Dandy

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Brain Duane

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Brain Duane was a comic strip in The Dandy. It was about a nerdy bald inventor whose inventions would always go wrong. It was drawn by Tom Paterson between 1997 and 2005 before it was taken over by Duncan Scott. The strip disappeared when the comic became Dandy Xtreme. He returned in the 2012 Dandy Annual drawn by Steve Beckett. He was one of the characters featured in the PC game, Beanotown Racing.

Other

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Viz

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  • Wee Radge Joe
  • Nash Gordon
  • Foul-Mouthed Super-Obese Mobility Scooter Woman

Moose Kid Comics

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References

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  1. ^ The Tom Paterson Collection. Oxford: Rebellion Developments. 25 November 2021. ISBN 978-1-78108-940-8.
  2. ^ "Artists Moose Kid Comics". Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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