Jak and Todd Jak and Todd Jak Hurley and Todd Nolan are two fictional comic strip characters from the UK comic "The Dandy" who rose to popularity as the comic's main strip after its re-launch in 2004. Originally known as simply "Jak", both characters received equal billing after the popularity of Todd from readership. Jak's first incarnation was drawn by Jimmy Hansen starting from issue 2924, dated 6 December 1997. The strip played mostly on his relationship with his father (though not to the same extent as Molly and Beryl the Peril from that time). The second incarnation in the early 2000s (decade)
Classics from the Comics Hotspur" and "The Hornet" were used. It also started using Hoot! shortly before it ended. The comic had 64 pages, which were prefaced with a contents page ("Classic Contents") and until 2007 were followed by an advert for the next month's issue, with the back cover showing original strips starring Roger the Dodger, Little Plum, Plug, Beryl the Peril amongst others, drawn by Gordon Bell or Keith Reynolds. In 2006, the cover was redesigned to show "Classics from the Comics" with a roundel containing Korky the Cat's head and the words Classics Collection, and a large illustration by Ken H.