Grandpa and the Twins on a winter's walk vile bodies But Billy’s speed gave the

But Billy’s speed gave the artists and writers at The Beano a very good excuse to use their imagination with the story lines

Betty Boop has enduring impact - she was invented in the 1930s and is still a symbol of sex appeal

And of course he was a working-class hero – the phrase “The Tough of the Track” was a sort of pun – it referred to his humble background as much as his gritty determination in competition

Her sexiness was toned down in the mid-1930s as a result of the notorious American Hays Code to appear more demure

He even loved running in the rain

Grandpa and the Twins on a winter's walk vile bodies But Billy’s speed gave theHandmade screen print on cotton paper. Signed, numbered and dated in pencil by me, the printer, John Patrick Reynolds. Standard size: 26cm x 19cm Medium size: 48cm x 38cm Large size: 76cm x 56cm DC Thomson & Co Ltd