IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Bad Taste no. 61: Terry Duffy

· Socialist Challenge No. 125, 6 December 1979 · p. 9 of the scan · 182 words

The scan: sc-n125-dec-06-1979.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

This text was corrected by hand against the scan: the strip at the foot of page 9, which the machine reading did not see; image taken from the scan and its lettering transcribed (18 Oct 2026). Number 61 of Cormac's weekly Bad Taste strip: Terry Duffy.

page 9 of the scan

Five-panel cartoon strip: an old trade unionist and his son discuss the great union leaders of the day, like Terry "Don't rock the boat" Duffy, dreaming of a knighthood; in my day we may have lost some battles, says the father, but at least we fought.
Cormac, "Bad Taste" no. 61, Socialist Challenge no. 125, 6 December 1979, page 9. From the Marxists Internet Archive scan.

The strip, panel by panel

1. BAD TASTE by Cormac #61.

2. (An old man in a cap:) "Don't we have great trade union leaders these days?" (His son:) "It's the Da!"

3. "..Like Mister Terry 'Don't rock the boat' Duffy! See how he mobilises the force of the union to defend his members ...." "Garrulous, isn't he?"

4. "When he lies in bed at night fondling his wallet does he roll around his tongue the words 'Sir Terry Duffy — Lord Terry Duffy —'?"

5. "In my days we may have lost some battles — but at least we fought!" "And to that I have no answer ..."

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