Mary Tourtel was created in 1920, at a time when the "Express" was in competition with "The Daily Mail" and its then popular comic strip "Teddy Tail", as well as the strip "Pip, Squeak and Wilfred" in "The Daily Mirror". The then news editor of the "Express", Herbert Tourtel, was approached with the task of producing a new comic strip to rival those of the "Mail" and "Mirror" and immediately thought of his wife Mary, already an established author and artist. Rupert Bear was the result and was first published as a nameless character in a strip titled "Little Lost Bear" on
Philippines Daily Express Philippines Daily Express The Philippines Daily Express, or commonly known as Daily Express and Sunday Express (every Sunday), was a newspaper in the Philippines. It was better known for circulating news articles related to then-President Ferdinand Marcos during the time of his regime. It was founded on May 9, 1972, by businessman Roberto Benedicto. The newspaper was re-opened few days after Marcos declared martial law wherein most media and newspaper outlets who were critical against the latter were closed its operations and took over by the military. Benedicto assigned Enrique Romualdez, a relative of first lady Imelda Marcos, as chief