John Gillatt

John Gillatt is a British artist who mainly draws football comics. His most famous series is probably 'Billy's Boots'. The series is about the little boy Billy Dane, who got incredible football skills through his boots. The series was later continued by Mike Western. Gillatt first drew 'Jet-Ace Logan' for Comet and later Tiger in the late 1950s. In 1989 he took on the daily 'Scorer' comic for The Mirror, along with writer Barrie Tomlinson and fellow artist David Pugh.