Teddy Tail (1915 - 1974)

Teddy Tail was a cartoon mouse featured in the Daily Mail from 5 April 1915 and was the first daily cartoon strip in a British newspaper. The character survived until the 1960s with several artists drawing him for Newspaper strips and the varied Annuals. Such was his popularity that other Newspapers created their own cartoon characters, the Daily Express with Rupert Bear. The first variant of Teddy Tail was drawn by Charles Folkard (1878–1963) who wrote and illustrated Teddy Tail. In 1949, Teddy Tail was revived by Arthur Potts ‘Spot’ who had been during the war a political cartoonist for the Bristol Evening World.

Cartoons for sale:

Arthur Potts, 1945
£335
15cm x 19cm
Daily Mail
Teddy Tail cartoon.

Arthur Potts, 1946
£285
15cm x 20cm
Daily Mail
Teddy Tail cartoon.Arthur Potts

Arthur Potts, 1948
£145
16cm x 16cm
Daily Mail
Teddy Tail cartoon.

Arthur Potts, 1948
£315
47cm x 14cm
Daily Mail
Teddy Tail cartoon.

Arthur Potts, 1948
£315
47cm x 14cm
Daily Mail
Teddy Tail cartoon.

Arthur Potts, 1948
£315
47cm x 14cm
Daily Mail
Teddy Tail cartoon

Charles Folkard, 1920
£445
19cm x 14cm
Daily Mail
Teddy Tail cartoon.