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Rupert’s

Introduction
Issued for the Canterbury Event, where creator Mary Tourtel lived. Since 1920 The Daily Express has run a Rupert strip cartoon. Editor Herbert Tourtel’s wife, a children’s illustrator, devised a brown, initially unnamed Little Lost Bear. The Express then cut ink expenses by making Rupert white! There are also books, a TV series, a film and computer games today.

 The Rupert Bear Museum in Stour Street, Canterbury.
 The first Rupert Annual in 1936 is far left. He is always brown on the cover and white inside, except in 1973 when Rupert was white outside too, shown right. Only 12 covers in 1973 had a brown bear and these now sell for £20,000!

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Hazle Ceramics
Rupert’s
Limited Painting of 20
as Summer Version
on Hay on Wye

20th Anniversary 2010
By Carol & Hazle

Rupert & Friends
The path leads to Rupert’s home in Nutwood, in his scarf colours. Windows depict some of the main characters, from left: Mr Bear, Rupert, best pal Bill Badger, Algy Pug, Podgy Pig, the Pekinese cat Pong Ping and dog PC Growler. The Steiff “bears” shown left include Edward Trunk. Typically, a Rupert errand turns into an adventure - often set in a magical land. When Rupert returns Mrs Bear always understands!

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