In August 1924 the title of the strip was changed to Fatty Finn, heralding a change in the strip's direction and the role of the main character, who evolved from an English boy lookalike into a knockabout schoolboy innocently living out his days in a never-never urban world [REF].
Fatty Finn came to be recognized as one of the best-drawn comics in Australia[REF] and vied with Ginger Meggs in popularity [REF].