Appleby, Barry (1909 - 1996)
Appleby is famous for creating The Gambols strip for the Daily Express. The first strip appeared on 16 March 1950. The script was written by Appleby’s wife Dobs (Doris), and was based on their own lives. The two central characters are George and Gaye Gambol, a happily married, suburban, middle class couple. George is the main breadwinner while Gaye is primarily a homemaker but she does occasionally take on part-time office jobs. The stories revolve around the Gambols everyday life, in particular Gaye's passion for shopping and George's attempts at DIY. The couple are childless, but at least once a year, they have their niece and nephew, Flivver and Miggy, stay with them. After Dobs' death in 1985, Appleby continued with the strip on his own until his own death in 1996. The strip was then taken over by Roger Mahoney until the strip moved from the Daily Express to the Mail on Sunday in 1999.
Cartoons for sale:
- No Caption
7th Oct. 1966 - £95
- 45cm x 15cm
- Daily Express
Original knitting wool Gambols strip cartoon.
- No Caption
27th Sept. 1966 - £95
- 45cm x 15cm
- Daily Express
Original gossip Gambols strip cartoon.
- No Caption
10th Oct. 1966 - £95
- 45cm x 15cm
- Daily Express
Original financial shares Gambols strip cartoon.
- No Caption
13th Feb. 1967 - £95
- 45cm x 15cm
- Daily Express
Original holiday Gambols strip cartoon.
- No Caption
26th Sept. 1966 - £95
- 45cm x 15cm
- Daily Express
Original after-shave lotion Gambols strip cartoon.
- No Caption
22nd May 1967 - £95
- 45cm x 15cm
- Daily Express
Original winter coat Gambols strip cartoon.
- No Caption
19th May 1967 - £95
- 45cm x 15cm
- Daily Express
Original Gambols supermarket shopping strip cartoon.
- No Caption
20th May 1967 - £95
- 45cm x 15cm
- Daily Express
Gambols gardening, car, original cartoon strip.
- No Caption
10th June 1967 - £95
- 45cm x 15cm
- Daily Express
Gambols original cartoon cooking eating strip.
- No Caption
28th Sept. 1966 - £95
- 45cm x 15cm
- Daily Express
Gambols original Gaye dress strip cartoon.
- No Caption
3rd April 1967 - £95
- 45cm x 14cm
- Daily Express
Original Gambols strip George and Gaye reading the newspaper cartoon.
- No Caption
6th April 1967 - £95
- 45cm x 14cm
- Daily Express
Original Gambols cost of living, flowers cartoon strip.
- No Caption
7th April 1967 - £95
- 45cm x 14cm
- Daily Express
Original Gambols cooking kitchen cartoon.
- No Caption
29th March 1967 - £95
- 45cm x 14cm
- Daily Express
Original Gambols, bad day George and Gaye strip cartoon.
- No Caption
31st March 1967 - £95
- 45cm x 14cm
- Daily Express
Original Gambols sport newspaper strip cartoon.
- No Caption
13th March 1967 - £95
- 45cm x 14cm
- Daily Express
Original Holiday Gambols cartoon strip.
- No Caption
24th Sept. 1966 - £95
- 45cm x 14cm
- Daily Express
Original Gambols Vase breaking strip cartoon.
- No Caption
23rd Sept. 1966 - £95
- 45cm x 14cm
- Daily Express
Original Gambols hoovering, cleaning, household, housewife cartoon.
- No Caption
25th Nov. 1967 - £95
- 45cm x 15cm
- Daily Express
Original Gambols well dressed, clothes cartoon.
- No Caption
19th June 1967 - £95
- 45cm x 15cm
- Daily Express
Original Paris fashions Gambols cartoon.
- No Caption
12th June 1967 - £95
- 44cm x 15cm
- Daily Express
Original Gambols hats strip cartoon.
- No Caption
2nd May 1967 - £95
- 45cm x 17cm
- Daily Express
Original Gambols sex equality strip cartoon.
