In 1949, Fawkes's comic strip "Flook" first appeared in the "Daily Mail". It featured the unlikely and satirical adventures of its small and furry eponymous hero Fawkes's role on the "Mail" was chiefly as illustrator, and he had a strong team of collaborators on the scripts for "Flook" over the years, including George Melly, Barry Norman, Humphrey Lyttelton and Barry Took. "Flook" ran for 35 years in the "Daily Mail" until its sudden cancellation in 1984. Margaret Thatcher once said that it was "quite the best commentary of the politics of the day" Robert Maxwell took "Flook" to the "Daily Mirror", from where it transferred briefly to the "Sunday Mirror" before being dropped completely.