David Mostyn (cartoonist)

David Mostyn (born August 1944) is a British cartoonist and commercial illustrator^[1] who drew for D.C. Thomson from the early 1980s until the 2010s.

Mostyn works out of Oxford, England.^[2]

He has appeared at the Edinburgh Festival along with a poet named Roger McGough. He has also appeared on BBC TV and BBC Radio. Mostyn has also gotten together with famous author Philip Pullman, Richard Hammond, comedian David Williams, and writer Gyles Brandreth.^[2]

He was the creator of several comic strips:

• Bertie Buncle (The Dandy, 1978–1982)
• Extra Terrestrial Teacher (School Fun, 1983–1984)
• Strange Hill (Dandy, 1986–2004)
• Danny's Nanny (The Beano 1988–1994)
• Meet Edd: He's a Ghost (The Beezer and The Topper, 1991–1993)
• Molly (Dandy, 1991–2004)
• Cowerin' Wolf (Dandy, 1995-?)
• Hector Spectre (Dandy, 1996-?)
• Medieval Knievel (Dandy, 2003?)
• Eddie The Ghost (Dandy, 2004)
• Hugh Dunnit (Beano, 2005)
• Dr. Doctor (Dandy, 2010)
• Disaster Chef (Dandy, 2011)

Mostyn has also worked for various jokebooks.

Mostyn's portfolio includes work for:

• Penguin Books
• Random House
• The Pearson Group
• Oxford University Press
• DC Thomson
• Marvel Comics
• DC Comics New York
• Constable Robinson
• Arcturus Publishing
• Andre Deutsch
• Disney (Books)
• Walker Books
• BBC Publications
• Lintas ^[2]

• official website

• British comics artists
• British illustrators
• Living people
• The Dandy people
• The Beano people
• British cartoonist stubs

• Use dmy dates from April 2022
• BLP articles lacking sources from July 2011
• All BLP articles lacking sources
• Year of birth missing (living people)
• All stub articles