'The Flutters'.
Leonard "Len" Gamblin was a mid-20th century British comics artist, known for his work on the comic strip 'The Flutters' (1947-1971) in the Daily Mirror.
The Flutters
In July 1947, Len Gamblin created the gag comic 'The Flutters' (1947-1971), which was a regular feature in The Daily Mirror for decades. The gags revolved around a couple who liked to gamble. "To have a flutter for something" was old British slang for "to have a good try for it" and was often used in the context of a bet or a wager. While the early episodes focused on gambling, in later years the strip became a more general comic soap opera.
'The Flutters' (6 April 1948).
The stories were originally scripted by Jack Hargreaves and Ian Gammidge. At a certain point, Hargreaves left, with Gammidge becoming the sole writer until the feature's final episode on 27 February 1971. In the mid-1960s, Neville Colvin also drew some episodes of the strip, but eventually Gamblin returned to the job. After its cancellation, the strip's spot in the newspaper was filled by Bill Tidy's 'Fosdyke Saga'.
Len Gamblin's 'The Flutters' was most likely the inspiration for Barry and Doris Appleby's strip 'The Gambols' (1950- ) in The Daily Express.
'The Flutters' (2 January 1970).