Harry North
Harry North started out as a bodger on Valiant before going freelance, getting work for Look-In. His first strip for them was a fill-in in 1971. Among the features he created for this paper were 'On the Buses' (1972), 'Doctor in Charge' (1974), 'Doctor at Sea' (1974), 'Doctor on the Go' (1975-76), 'It's Madness' (1981-83), 'Super Gran' (1985), 'No. 73' (1986-87), 'Gilbert the Alien' (1987) and 'ALF' (1988).
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From 1976 he drew for Mad magazine (both the US and UK editions), for which he continued to draw into the 2000s. He also worked for Heavy Metal and the French magazines Pilote and Zona, and illustrated books.
By 2004 he had moved to New York and is represented by the agency Way Art.
Within Smash Hits Harry North contributed Two Strips. One dedicated to
Shakin' Stevens and the other To The Human League.
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These you will find below (Scroll down to the Human League).
Shakin' Stevens
The Rocky Road To The Top
15th October - 28th October 1981
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The Human League
Ascent O The Human League
4th March - 17th March 1981
David Hepworth had the idea to get Harry North to turn the Story of the Human League into a Cartoon. In the top right frame, everyone – the gran, the dad, the dog, the budgie, the flying ducks on the wall – has the trademark Phil Oakey haircut.
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