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Your subscription will end shortly. These characters were based on Girl Guides from Bestall's own church who asked him in late if they could have their own adventure with Rupert. They remain part of the comic series even today. The series often features fantastic and magical adventures in faraway lands. Each story begins in Nutwood, where Rupert usually sets out on a small errand for his mother or to visit a friend, which then develops into an adventure to an exotic place such as King Frost's Castle, the Kingdom of the Birds, underground, or to the bottom of the sea.
Sometimes one of the Professor's inventions opens the door to one of Rupert's adventures. At the end of the story Rupert returns to Nutwood, where all is safe and well, and where his parents seem perfectly sanguine about his adventures.
Unlike most modern comic strips , Rupert Bear has always been produced in the original form of strip with illustrations accompanying text, called "text comics", as opposed to text being incorporated directly into the art; for example, within speech balloons. Bestall developed the classic Rupert story format: the story is told in picture form generally two panels each day in the newspaper and four panels to a page in the annuals , in simple page-headers, in rhyming two-line-per-image verse, and as running prose at the foot.
Rupert Annuals can therefore be "read" on four levels. Every year since , a Rupert Bear annual has been released, even during the years of World War II , during a paper shortage. All of these books were written and illustrated by Mary Tourtel and originally published from —, by Sampson Low.
There were 46 books in the original series. Some of the titles were later published for the Woolworth's retail chain, with only 18 of the original titles. However, the titles and numbers for this series did not relate to the earlier published series. Brainwaves Limited of Basingstoke , Hampshire, produced a series of Rupert storybooks in no author or artist credited :.
Rupert first appeared on television in an ITC series produced for the ITV network that ran for ten-minute episodes.
The characters were all puppets, although the opening sequence featured a toy Rupert bear sitting in a live-action child's bedroom. Rupert's friends and flying chariot appeared straight from the Daily Express pages, although he was joined by some new friends including a sprite called Willy Wisp.
One of the most memorable elements of the series was the catchy theme song, written by Len Beadle also known as Frank Weston and Ron Roker, sung by Jackie Lee, which reached number 14 in the UK charts in The song included the erroneous lyric "Rupert the Bear" Rupert has never officially had the definite article in his name.
It follows Rupert as he explores the country one night and finds a special gathering of frogs. The song reached No. Rupert Bear turns The Followers of Rupert Bear. A new set of stamps features the artwork of Alfred Bestall, who wrote and illustrated more than Rupert stories. Ian Dodds remembers Rupert from his childhood but his son Charlie isn't familiar with the bear.
Rupert lives in the village of Nutwood and originally had a blue jumper. The Rupert annual celebrates the character's centenary with a new adventure about his birthday. Image source, Stuart Trotter.
The picture Stuart coloured in as a four-year-old when he received his first Rupert annual on Christmas Day. Rupert's story is told through a series of panels, which along with a front cover, can take six months to create. Image source, PA Media. Rupert, with his familiar checked trousers, first appeared in the Daily Express on 8 November Image source, John Swan.
The Followers of Rupert, who meet every year, are very protective of the character. Neither his paternal nor maternal grandparents are mentioned and it's believed that they have passed away. Rupert the Bear Wiki Explore. About Rupert. Page history Page history. Bear Mrs. Bear Pong Ping List of characters. The Books and stories.
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