On 8 November 1920 Rupert Bear drawn by illustrator Mary Tourtel first appeared in the Daily Express newspaper in the UK.

Rupert is a bear who lives with his parents in a house in Nutwood, a fictional idyllic English village. He is drawn wearing a red jumper and bright yellow checked trousers, with matching yellow scarf. Originally depicted as a brown bear, his colour soon changed to white to save on printing costs, though he remained brown on the covers of the annuals. Wikipedia.

The Rupert Bear character and franchise was created by Herbert Tourtel and illustrated by his wife, the artist Mary Tourtel. In 1935, the stories and artwork were both taken over by Alfred Bestall, previously an illustrator for Punch and other glossy magazines. Various other artists and writers have since worked on the stories.