After "The Magnet" closed in 1940, Bunter appeared in children's comics, as a strip cartoon character: initially, from 15 June 1940, he appeared in "Knockout" (which, like "The Magnet," was published by The Amalgamated Press). Although "Knockout" had begun only in 1939, it already had a circulation several times that of "The Magnet". C H Chapman, the last illustrator for "The Magnet", drew the first nine "Knockout" strips in 1939, after which several artists were tried, before Frank Minnitt established himself with a beaming and bouncy Bunter, which at first followed Chapman's style, then later branched into a style of his own, concentrating on slapstick humour. Soon the Famous Five vanished from the strip, replaced by Jones minor, who had all the good qualities Bunter lacked, but who was prone to being led astray by Bunter. The form-master, Mr Quelch, stayed (at least in name), but he lost his dignity and aloofness.