Ma Broon enjoys her cuppy - drawn by the incomparable Dudley D Watkins Size:Medium It might have been written

It might have been written a hundred times

And of course he was a working-class hero – the phrase “The Tough of the Track” was a sort of pun – it referred to his humble background as much as his gritty determination in competition

The speech bubble is original

Norman Thelwell is the unofficial chronicler of the British countryside

Ma Broon enjoys her cuppy - drawn by the incomparable Dudley D Watkins Size:Medium It might have been writtenHandmade screen print on cotton paper. Signed, numbered and dated in pencil by me, the printer, John Patrick Reynolds. Standard size: 26cm x 19cm Medium size: 48cm x 38cm Large size: 76cm x 56cm DC Thomson & Co Ltd