The Moomins: "Fuss and misery" Frame:Plain black wooden frame he was voted ‘Scotland’s Favourite

he was voted ‘Scotland’s Favourite Son’

Printed size: 26cm x 19cm - other sizes available

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

Each year an annual was also published: The Victor Book for Boys

The Beano is of course also home to those other icons of British children's comic humour Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

The Moomins: "Fuss and misery" Frame:Plain black wooden frame he was voted ‘Scotland’s FavouriteHandmade screen print on cotton paper. Signed and numbered in pencil by the printer, John Patrick Reynolds. 24cms x 28cms Moomin Characters OY