about Sir Francis Drake trying to protect a cake. Driving David Beckham or Driving Mister David – a spoof of Beezer and (later) Beano comic strip "The Numskulls" in which we see the inner thought processes – or lack thereof – of David Beckham. The title is based on the film Driving Miss Daisy. Drooly-Doo - a parody of Scooby-Doo set during the Russian Revolution. Drum Miner – a drummer who can only play in confined spaces, made redundant by the closure of his local coal mine. He attempts to find work, but fails due to his niche abilities and finally commits suicide by jumping off his bass drum with a noose around his neck. Tragically, an eccentric millionaire appears minutes later looking to offer permanent employment to someone who can play drums inside his cupboard. A spoof of the films of Ken Loach. Drunken Bakers – a darkly-hilarious, long-running strip about two alcoholic bakers who, because of their affliction, hardly ever manage to bake anything, and if they actually do it is almost always spoiled by one of them vomiting over it. Their shop is run down, and is often burnt down due to a left-on stove, and has few customers; the pair sometimes look back to more prosperous, happier times, but are always brought back to their dismal present-day reality. See the link for a fuller description. Eight Ace – an alcoholic who drinks "Ace" beer (eight cans for £1.49) and struggles to stay on the right side of his wife and many children as a consequence, not being allowed to live in the house, and ending up in a shed in the front garden. Many of the strips involve Ace being entrusted with or somehow managing to acquire exactly £1.49 which he inevitably uses to buy "Eight Ace" from Patel's 'Twenty-four-hour nano-mart'. His real name has been mentioned as "Octavius Tinsworthy Federidge Ace", the "Federidge" in his name being derived from the now-defunct Federation Brewery which brewed "Ace" lager, and "Octavius" being derived from octo, Latin for "eight". The 'Tinsworthy' refers to the cans (or "tins") of beer. Hence his name parallels 'eight tins of Federation Ace'. Has been unofficially voted 'Patron Saint of Dead Losses'. Eight Ball Joe – An early strip from the early 1980s where the titular character is portrayed with no intelligence. Electric Space Copter Kid – A boy who thinks he is