9-459: Black Bob may refer to: Black Bob (comics) , a fictional dog Black Bob (horse) , a British warhorse Black Bob (Shawnee chief) (d. 1862 or 1864), Native American Shawnee chief Black Bob (musician) , American blues pianist Robert Craufurd (1764–1812), nicknamed Black Bob, Scottish soldier Bob Tuckett (born 1948), nicknamed Black Bob, professional light heavyweight/cruiserweight boxer of
18-1026: A house in Elm Row, and owning a china and gift shop in Market Place. He wrote the original stories, which were then illustrated by DC Thomson's staff artist, Jack Prout. Amongst other things, John was an Elder in the Church of Scotland, and a member of Selkirk Camera Club. As drawn by Jack Prout, further Black Bob stories appeared as a picture strip in The Weekly News in 1946, continuing until 1967, and regularly in The Dandy from his 1944 debut until issue 2122, dated 24 July 1982. Eight Black Bob books were published at infrequent intervals in 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1965. The books’ stories are in two formats: (1) Sizeable bodies of text, dispersed throughout with large illustrations and (2) Illustrated panels, each with
27-402: A paragraph of text below them. [REDACTED] The educational and highly descriptive stories were written for the mid-twentieth-century child, but are sophisticated enough to engage an adult reader. They convey a clear separation of ‘right’ from ‘wrong’, instilling in the young reader, the values of honesty and benevolence. Bob cannot understand words but can understand ‘tone of voice’ and he
36-673: Is not infallible, occasionally but understandably, acting on wrong information. Most stories take place in the valley and hills around Selkirk with others set further afield in Britain and some abroad, accentuating the concept of ‘Home’, and it is safely back home where most stories end - often by a cozy fireside. Recurring elements: circuses, children's parties, cliffs and crags, blindness, shady rogues, loss and reunion. Selfless devotion and heroism, usually not witnessed but always eventually recognised. Books’ Contents 1950 The bravery of Bob. The mad bad dog of Tinker's Hill. Black Bob and
45-642: The Scottish Borders ; his 'owner' was Andrew Glenn, a bearded shepherd. Black Bob originally appeared as a text story in The Dandy on 25 November 1944; in that story, Black Bob follows his owner's nephew who is playing truant and tries to bring him back to school. The characters were created by John Hunter (1903-1984), originally from Hawick, who worked as a journalist in Dundee, and then came to stay in Selkirk, living in
54-403: The 1970s See also [ edit ] Bob Black (born 1951), American anarchist Bob Black (baseball) (1862 – 1933), American professional baseball player Robert Black (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Black Bob . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
63-462: The electric peril. Black Bob and the mud-pie boys. Black Bob's phone-call fire-call. Black Bob and the mad alsatian. Black Bob's blizzard battle. The danger light on Bradman's Bridge. Black Bob and the perky pup. Stop that tiger! Faithful old friend. 1951 Brave Bob's island adventures. The feud at the Clattering Crags. Black Bob and the schoolboy scallywags. Black Bob and
72-443: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Bob&oldid=1152618664 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Black Bob (comics) Black Bob was the name of a fictional Border Collie from Selkirk in
81-432: The three jack tars. Black Bob and the never-say-die sergeant. Black Bob's hair-raising hat-trick. Black Bob and the towsy tinkers. Ten pell-mell days for Black Bob. Black Bob's plucky pals. Black Bob the outlaw. 1953 Black Bob and Blind Billy. Black Bob and the terrible tucker twins. Wandering Bob. The wreck on red man's reef. Ten hard weeks for Black Bob. 1955 Black Bob's big job. Brave Bob on
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