| Derek the Sheep | |
|---|---|
| Comic strip character(s) from The Beano | |
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| Publication information | |
| Stars in | Derek the Sheep |
| Creator(s) | Gary Northfield |
| First appearance | Issue 3214 (21 February 2004) |
| Last appearance | June 2011 |
| Also appeared in | The Beano Annual |
| Main Character | |
| Name | Derek the Sheep |
| Family | Benny the Sheep (nephew) |
| Friends | Lenny the Sheep, Cecil the Bee, Dave Carrot |
| Characters | |
| Regular characters | Doris the Bee, Nobby the Hedgehog, Kevin the Rabbit, Big Baz, Mad Nigel, Rodney the Bull, Bernard the Goat |
| Other characters | Bert Worm, Alan Chicken, Vera Cow, and Barry Chicken |
| Crossover characters | Gnasher, Walter The Softy |
Derek the Sheep is a fictional character and comic strip in the British comic The Beano. He first appeared in issue 3214, dated 21 February 2004.[1] The strip is set on a farm and was about Derek's endless problems with the other animals.
Derek the Sheep was created by Gary Northfield and appeared occasionally in the comic, however, since the Beano re-vamp Derek has not been seen, but appeared regularly in monthly BeanoMAX until June 2011. Gary Northfield both writes and draws for the character.
Derek has been published in France by Actes Sud/Editions De L'an2 and a collection the first thirteen strips was published in bookform from Bloomsbury Publishing in September 2008.[2] The character is known as Norbert Le Mouton in French. [3]
Three further collections were published by Bog Eyed Books in 2018; named: Let's Bee Friends, The First Sheep in Space and Danger is my middle name.
- ^ The History of the Beano. Dundee, Scotland: D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 2008. p. 341. ISBN 978-1-902407-73-9.
- ^ "In Review: Derek the Sheep". 27 November 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Top Ten Sheep Comics by Paul Gravett". Retrieved 15 February 2022.