Tatty the Rat

Archive of Tatty the Rat, a short-lived comic strip that ran in the Anarchist Communist Federation's paper Liberation, dealing with issues like the Broadwater Farm riot and 1987 general election. Credited to Arthur Mix.

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Top notch artwork, though the

Top notch artwork, though the politics were a bit all over the place. Still, it wasn't meant to be serious analysis. I wonder what happened to "Arthur Mix"???

He was a comrade from Luton.

He was a comrade from Luton.

Aye, he was a nice lad.

Aye, he was a nice lad. Didn't he join CW?

yeah, think so.

yeah, think so.

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