Chalkie White

Chalkie White stepped onto the Silver Age comics scene in 1966, born from the pen of the legendary Reg Smythe and published through the Calgary Herald — a reminder that great comic strip characters weren't always born in the big city publishers' offices. Over roughly thirteen years, this character carved out a place in the world of Andy Capp, sharing pages with the iconic Andy and Flo Capp themselves, as well as a colorful cast including Buck Rogers and Billy. A modest four appearances in the catalog makes Chalkie a genuine rarity for collectors with a soft spot for British-flavored strip humor and the charming regional publications that kept it alive across North America.