Oct 06, 2007 two incredibly rare rupert bear books sold yesterday for a record. In 1935, the stories were taken over by alfred bestall, who was previously an illustrator for punch. My husband enjoyed rupert as a little boy and i was introduced to rupert this way. There are only about 10 brown faced annuals in existence. For the year of 1973 bestall gave rupert a brown face as usual, but the editor of the express thought that this blended into the background too much, so decided to change rupert to a white bear without consulting bestall. In 1973, some doughnut at express headquarters decided, without consulting the artist alfred bestall, to change the brown face and hands and boots to white thus ruining the.
Rupert was originally a brown bear until the express cut inking expenses giving him his iconic and characteristic white colour. Network distributing ltd film tv home entertainment 23. Rupert bear was first imagined and drawn by mary tourtel, although on his first appearance in the daily express on 8 november 1920 he was just called the little lost bear. He is drawn wearing a red sweater and bright yellow checked trousers, with matching yellow scarf. Rupert bear is a childrens comic strip character created by english artist mary tourtel and first appearing in the daily express newspaper on 8 november 1920. Originally depicted as a brown bear, his colour soon changed to white to save on printing costs, though he remained brown on the covers of the annuals. Even if there can hardly be a person over 50 who did not get given the rupert bear annual, his world is now so remote as to make harry potter seem dangerously daring. Oct 08, 2015 rupert bear is always portrayed as having a brown face on the cover of the rupert annuals but has a white face inside. Rupert bear annual 1965 got one for christmas every year as a child. The adventures of a young bear named rupert who unintentionally ends up in farawaymystical places, but at the end manages to make it back safely to his home of nutwood. Look at the wonderful jewel like colours of rastus, edward, and lord osric for example. Rupert bear is the main character of the rupert bear franchise, who appears in all forms of media including books, films, television series etc. She drew rupert for 15 years, then handed him over to alfred edmeades bestall, the bestknown rupert illustrator, in 1935. Rupert has a white face and body he doesnt look quite right.
Rupert bear is a childrens comic strip character created by the english artist mary tourtel and first appearing in the daily express newspaper on 8 november 1920. If you actually open the book fully and see the whole picture the right side cover does not match the superior rear part. Recent prices for a brown face 1973 rupert annual have exceeded. In these, at one point, rupert spends a couple of seconds walking up a stairs made of giant books and into an impressive building frontage also made of books. This is a list of episodes for the canadian animated television series rupert, which was originally broadcast on ytv. Origin rupert is a bear who lives with his parents in a house in nutwood, a fictional idyllic english village. A compilation annual with a brand new story rupert and the bearcycle, written and illustrated by stuart trotter. The annuals for 1970 an 1971 are traditionally difficult to find. With julie lemieux, valerie boyle, guy bannerman, torquil campbell. The character was created by the english artist mary tourtel and first appeared in the daily express on 8 november 1920. Bestall resigned immediately and refused to do any further work for the annuals. Marys rupert was more like a real bear, with a lumbering gait and more fur. Rupert the bear books and collectables are for sale to include mary tourtel the adventures of rupert the little lost bear 1921, mary tourtel margot the midget and the little bear s christmas 1922, the new rupert book 1946, mary tourtel rupert stories circa 1947, the monster rupert 1950, the new rupert book 1951 and the rupert the bear stamp album.
The new rupert 1954 childrens christmas books, childrens books, childrens comics. Adventures abound as usual, including a skylark, windmill and a runaway. He has had several tv series, a video game, appeared on postage stamps, in a music video with paul mccartney, and there is even a rupert museum in cantebury, where mary. Rupert the bear books and collectables are for sale to include mary tourtel the adventures of rupert the little lost bear 1921, mary tourtel margot the midget and the little bears christmas 1922, the new rupert book 1946, mary tourtel rupert stories circa 1947, the monster rupert 1950, the new rupert book 1951 and the rupert the bear stamp album. Most covers of the 1973 rupert annual, which sold 500,000 cqpies at 53p a time, feature a whitefaced rupert reclining on a branch. Rupert bear is a childrens comic strip character created by english artist. Rupert bear began life on november 8th 1920 as a newspaper strip little lost bear in the daily express. May 25, 2010 the daily express newspaper started publishing ruperts adventures in 1920 and printed both comic strips and annuals. In 1973, he was upset when a white rupert was featured on the cover, rather than the traditional brown. The life and works of alfred bestall, illustrator of rupert bear. Described as a stradivarius of the comic book world, it is expected to fetch at least. Originally depicted as a brown bear, his colour soon changed to white to save on printing costs, though he remained. Bear in nutwood rupert lives in a cottage in nutwood village with his parents, mr and mrs bear, and is recognisable in his red jumper and yellow checked scarf and trousers.
Colour pictorial boards rupert at front of a huge snow scene. Continue reading to discover more childhood annuals and comics that are now worth a fortune. Rupert bear is set to make a christmas comeback as one of this years bestselling toys. Discovering rupert bear at the cartoon museum the blog. He was also aware that, artistically, there should have been a shadow on ruperts face. See more ideas about bear, childrens books and childhood memories. Learn how to draw rupert the bear from rupert rupert. This is the annual for 2020 100 years since rupert appeared in the daily express for the first time, and in no. Apr 12, 2008 apparently its to do with the numbers written at the beginning of the book. In 1935, the stories were taken over by alfred bestall, who was previously an illustrator for punch and other glossy magazines. Red jumper the rival bear pictures english artists feeling special a comics brown bear comic strips.
Rupert bear was dreamt up in 1920 by mary tourtel 18741948, wife of the thennews editor of the daily express, herbert tourtel. I had a huge collection going all the way back to the 1940s, with some gaps which i slowly filled in over the years, and every time i got a new book, it meant reading several new rupert stories. Rupert bear turns 90 but its just another day at the. Rupert bear is a childrens comic strip character created by the english artist mary tourtel and first. Rupert bear bumper activity book bumper activity books by rupert bear and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The nursery book that bears an investment money the guardian.
On the everlasting little bear 1001 childrens books. Christmas annuals in the attic what are yours worth. Rupert bear collectors albums collection 6 books set. A copy from 1936, with its dust wrapper, could go for about. The artist most associated with the character is alfred bestall whose first ruper bear strip appeared on the 28th june 1935. Rare rupert bear annual up for sale in gloucestershire bbc. Nov 08, 2010 rupert was a protocameroonian with smart casual clothes and an unlined, round, neverageing face, living a blamelessly middle england life in nutwood with an irreproachable family and friends. Fun with rupert rupert bear collectors albums by alfred bestall 6 jul 2009.
And there is a very rare variant 1973 annual featuring rupert with a brown face rather than a white one. Two incredibly rare rupert bear books sold yesterday for a record. An orange brown, fozzie bear who often wears a brown pork pie hat and a pinkandwhite polkadot necktie. Heman is the principal character of a series of comic books and several animated television series, characterized by his superhuman strength. Bbc rare rupert bear annual up for sale in gloucestershire. The life and works of alfred bestall by caroline g bott, bestalls goddaughter, is a strange hybrid of memoir, biography and archive material. In good condition, and comes with original box, also in good condition.
In 1935, the mantle of rupert artist and storyteller was taken over by alfred bestall, who was previously an illustrator forpunch and other glossy. Illustrator alfred e bestall always depicted rupert on the annuals cover with a brown face, whereas inside the book the bears face was always white. The 1973 annual was the last cover illustration drawn by alfred bestell. Rupert was initially created to compete with the daily mails little remembered teddy tail first published in 1915 comic strip and the daily mirrors pip squeak and wilfred 1919. See more ideas about bear, childhood and bear pictures. A tall, shaggy brown bear with a large, glossy nose, straw boater, tartan waistcoat and oversized yellow bowtie. Rupert is having lots of fun with his friends, and he meets a few new faces. The nursery book that bears an investment money the. Laminated boards showing rupert sitting on the branch of a tree. More than 100,000 whitefaced 1973 rupert annuals were published with only about 15 brown faced annuals being printed. Rupert is a bear who lives with his parents in a house in nutwood, a village and recognise on sight his red jersey, yellow checked trousers and matching scarf are unmistakable. The rupert annuals are published by egmont books of london. Rupert the bear annuals youre unlikely to own a 1973 rupert the bear annual where he has a brown face on the cover instead of the usual white, but if were wrong then you might want to sit down, because there were only 12 copies made, and they are.
How to value a rupert annual moneysavingexpert forum. Rupert bear was created as a comic strip by english artist mary tourtel and first appeared in the daily express newspaper on november 8, 1920 in a bid to win sales from the rival daily mail and. May 25, 2010 an incredibly rare rupert bear annual will soon go under the hammer at a gloucestershire auctioneers and could fetch up to. I could never work out why rupert bear isnt coloured brown inside the books and in the frog song video because he is on the covers, and he is meant to be a brown bruin after all. Unlike most modern comic strips, rupert bear has always been produced in the original form of strip with. Those dozen brown faced copies are now soughtafter the world over by rupert bear fans and collectors of comics alike. The book, which cost 53p when it was published in 1973, is specia because it is one of only a dozen printed that year showing rupert with a brown face on the cover and a white face. Rupert s initial purpose was to win sales from the rival daily mail and daily mirror.
Rupert the bear ladybird book set, super and the magic seeds, rupert and the old hat, bedtime reading, comic con gifts, read together lbstudiosonetsy 5 out of 5 stars. How to draw rupert the bear from rupert step by step, learn drawing by this tutorial for kids and adults. They were reprinted around 1941 with a cloth spine. He wrote the stories and drew those memorable pictures right up until 1965. First edition requires the presence of the number 1, for example.
Alfred had planned his beautiful painting around a brown bear, and felt there was no contrast between the white rupert and the pale sky behind him. Why not join the followers, and come along and join in the fun in 2020 when rupert celebrates his centenary, so all sorts of exciting things are in the pipeline. Rupert annual 1951 the new rupert book written by alfred bestall. But this month, a copy will go under the hammer showing the bear with a brown face. Childhood memories, red jumper, bear pictures, english artists, feeling special, childrens book illustration, a comics, brown bear.
Our company is dedicated to providing you with the best quality, lowest cost products on ebay. See more ideas about bear, childhood and english artists. The limited number of brown faced 1973 annuals printed makes this annual. Rupert bear is a childrens comic strip character featured in a series of books based around his adventures. He was originally a brown bear, but to save on printing costs, he became a white bear on the printed page, but still appears a bit tanned on the covers of his yearly annuals. Rupert bear the official followers of rupert bear website love rupert for so many reasons. The rupert bear comic strips are synonomous for being the only comic strip not to have their text written in bubbles. Facebook youtube pin interest instagram toggle navigation. Some years ago i used to collect rupert bear annuals. Join facebook to connect with rupert bear and others you may know. Rupert was created by artist mary tourtel and first appeared in the daily express in 1920, originally depicted as a brown bear but soon changed to white to cut printing costs. Only a handful of these exist and the only recorded sale i know of was.
The comic book price guide for great britain rupert annual. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Its a trick thats worked well for other companies and properties see winnie the pooh and the mr men, for starters. Rupert bear began life on november 8th 1920 as a newspaper strip little. However the paper got so many letters of protest from irate readers that rupert once again appeared with a brown face on the front cover of the 1974 annual. Now our grandchildren love reading rupert stories and hear them and goes through them time after time. Rupert s initial purpose was to grab sales from the rival daily mail. Traditionally, rupert always had a brown face on the front cover and continued to do so after 1973. The 1973 book is one of only 12 printed that year showing the muchloved childrens character with a brown face on the cover making it ultra rare and causing a stir among collectors across the world, ahead of the auction at dominic winter auctioneers in south. Buy rupert books and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. An incredibly rare rupert bear annual will soon go under the hammer at a gloucestershire auctioneers and could fetch up to. Dec 27, 2017 a copy from 1936, with its dust wrapper, could go for about. The brown faced annuals are extremely rare and very collectable. Rupert annual the comic book price guide for great britain.
See also the adventures of rupert bear rupert and the frog song. Rupert bear rupert in print 1955 childrens comics, winnie the poo, kids. The vibrant red and yellow clothing of contemporary rupert was originally a soft blue jumper with grey trousers. The first annual showing rupert with a white face a mistake.
Okay, yeah, i know its likely an expense thing, but it makes him look like a polar bear. Rupert bear and friends post a letter book illustrations, childrens book. Bestall had drawn the cover with a brown face for rupert, as he had done. The 1973 annual has a variant cover, with him being white on one version, and brown on the other apparently the latter. Mary tourtels anthropomorphic bear, who has appeared since 1920 in the daily express newspaper, and subsequently in his own books, comics and. Bbc gloucestershire rare rupert bear annual for sale. Only 12 copies of the brownfaced rupert annual were printed in 1973.
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