| Ginger Meggs | |
|---|---|
 First appearance of Ginger, 13 November 1921 | |
| Author(s) | Jimmy Bancks (1921–1952) Ron Vivian (1953-1973) Lloyd Piper(1973-1983) James Kemsley (1984-2007) Jason Chatfield (2007–2023) |
| Website | www |
| Current status/schedule | Current daily & Sunday strip |
| Launch date | 13 November 1921 |
| End date | 13 August 2023[1] [2] |
| Alternate name(s) | Us Fellers |
| Syndicate(s) | Universal Press Syndicate/Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel Syndication (2004–present) |
| Genre(s) | Humour |
Ginger Meggs, Australia's most popular and longest-running comic strip, was created in 1921 by Jimmy Bancks. The strip follows the escapades of a red-haired prepubescent mischief-maker who lives in an inner suburban working-class household. While employed at The Bulletin, Bancks submitted cartoons to the Sydney Sunday Sun, where he began his Us Fellers strip in 1921 in the "Sunbeams" section of the Sunday Sun. Ginger first appeared in Us Fellers on 13 November 1921, drawn by Bancks.[3] When Bancks died on 1 July 1952 from a heart attack, Ron Vivian took over the strip (1953–1973), followed by Lloyd Piper (1973–1982), James Kemsley (1983–2007), and Jason Chatfield since 2007. In 2023, it was announced that the series would be discontinued.[4][5]
- ^ "#349: A Week of Goodbyes, A Special Early Sketchbook, & Gavin Aung Than".
- ^ "Ginger Meggs 1921 – 2023 - the Daily Cartoonist". 23 August 2023.
- ^ Lambiek
- ^ "#349: A Week of Goodbyes, A Special Early Sketchbook, & Gavin Aung Than".
- ^ "Ginger Meggs 1921 – 2023 - the Daily Cartoonist". 23 August 2023.