Willie Getaway

Willie Getaway was a fictional character in a comic published in the deceased British publication Sparky. He was the heir to a fortune, but did not know this as he could not read the small print on the WANTED posters bearing his image. Every strip featured his attempting to escape from people wanting the thousand pound capture reward. The character first appeared in issue number 316 (dated 6 February 1971) and ran until issue number 451 (dated 8 September 1973); of those 135 issues the Willie Getaway strip appeared in 132.

The ending of the strip was inconclusive with Willie still on the run without claiming his fortune. This was probably owing to the editors of Sparky allowing for the possibility of bringing the character back at a later date.

A 4 page story was also featured in Sparky annual 1973. The strip was drawn by Philip Millar.