Chris Donald (born 25 April 1960 in Newcastle, England) is the founder of, and one of the principal contributors to, the British comic magazine Viz. He attended Heaton comprehensive school where he made an arse of his A-levels, and in 1978 he began work as a clerical officer at the DHSS central office in Longbenton, Newcastle. April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Arse is a coarse word for the buttocks, commonly used in Britain, Ireland, and many Commonwealth countries. ... An A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education usually taken during Further Education and after GCSEs. ... The Department of Health and Social Security was a ministry of the British Government for 20 years from 1968 until 1988, headed by the Secretary of State for Social Services. ... ‹The stub template below has been proposed for deletion or renaming. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ...

Chris, together with his brother Simon and a schoolfriend Jim Brownlow, set up Viz in 1979 from a bedroom in Newcastle. He was editor (or head of the "editorial cabinet") for many years, but retired from day-to-day duties in 1999, and now only contributes occasional cartoons. He has since written a personal history of Viz magazine entitled Rude Kids. Simon Donald is a co-founder and co-editor of the British comic magazine Viz. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

In 1988 he bought a house for £38,500.

Publications

• Rude Kids, Chris Donald, 2004 (ISBN 0-00-719096-4)

External link

• "Brown bids for Viz" - an article by Jessica Hodgson, dated May 25, 2001 (reference)