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The Beatles 50th Anniversary1963 - 2013Beatlemania was born with the release of The Beatles' first album, Please Please Me, and the rest is history.This compilation of editorial cartoons relating to The Beatles is a tribute to their legacy and everlasting music. In no way does it pretend to be viewed as a history of the Fab Four.It is what it is. Editorial cartoons that reflect the spirit and feel of the times through all aspects of society and the political scene of the day, through the eyes of the cartoonists. Enjoy! |
 By Vicky, 'The Evening Standard', February 21, 1963 U.K. records bombarding the Kremlin. First reference to The Beatles. (that was found) |
By Keith Waite, 'The Daily Sketch', September 12, 1963 |
By Giles, 'The Daily Express', September 12, 1963 |
By Vicky, 'The Evening Standard', September 12, 1963 At the Conservative Party Conference, Cabinet Ministers improve their image. |
By Franklin, 'The Daily Mirror', September 17, 1963 |
By Franklin, 'The Daily Mirror', September 26, 1963 With none other than Harold Macmillian on the guitar. |
By Jak, 'The Evening Standard', October 14, 1963 Tory politicians Quintin Hogg and Rab Butler compete for the premiership after Macmillan was taken ill. |
By Franklin, 'The Daily Mirror', October 16, 1963 |
By Franklin, 'The Dailyl Mirror', October 18, 1963 |
By Maroc, 'The Evening Standard', October 21, 1963 |
By Jon, 'The Daily Mail', November 4, 1963 |
By Jon, 'The Daily Mail', November 6, 1963 Alec Douglas-Home, the British Prime Minister. |
By Cummings, 'The Daily Express', November 11, 1963 The first of it's kind, a full depiction of the 'four' from the great cartoonist Cummings. |
By Emmwood, 'The Daily Mail', November 14, 1963 Bass guitarist Paul McCartney (21 years) recovers from gastric flue. |
By Osbert Lancaster, 'The Daily Express', November 28, 1963 Pox vobiscum, a Latin and Greek phrase meaing: Peace be with you, yeah! yeah! yeah! (in rhythm to The Beatles tune "And She Loves You" etc., etc.,). |
By Lee, 'The Evening News', December 3, 1963 |
By Jon, 'The Daily Mail', December 12, 1963 News: Frank Sinatra's son was released by his kidnappers after payment of a ransom. |
By Giles, 'The Daily Express', December 12, 1963 |
By Jak, 'The Evening Standard', December 14, 1963 The Beatles Ballet by Peter Darell! News: Two members of the Beatles composed music for a beat ballet. |
By Emmwood, 'The Daily Mail', December 24, 1963 |
By Franklin, 'The Daily Mirror', December 31, 1963 |
