The Amazing Mr X was a British comics character who appeared in British children's magazine The Dandy from 1944 to 1945.[1] The character is regarded as Britain's first superhero. The comic was drawn by Jack Glass, and reappeared drawn by Dudley Watkins in the 1962 Dandy Book.
| Character Name: | The Amazing Mr.X |
| Publisher: | DC Thomson |
| Debut: | The Dandy #272 (1944) |
| Creators: | Jack Glass |
| Real Name: | Les Manners |
| Species: | Human |
| Homeworld: | Earth |
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The Amazing Mr.X first appeared in issue #244 of The Dandy in 1944. The original series lasted for only 14 issues until 1945. He returned for a one-off adventure in 1962 but that turned out to be the last comic appearance of the Character.
Entrants of the 2012 Dundee Comics Prize were asked to create Amazing Mr X stories.[2] The winner was cartoonist Steve Marchant with his humorous tale of an 88-year-old Mr X still attempting to fight the good fight.[3]
Publisher DC Thomson brought the character back later that year for the digital relaunch of The Dandy, as part of a new story called Retro Active.[4]