Freddie Fear is a normal boy, but he lives with his mother, a witch.

Each week they show adventures, mainly Freddie trying to do something normal and then his mum comes along and makes it all magical.

The strip first appeared in issue 3103, dated 5 January 2002, where Beano readers voted between it and two other comic strips (Phone-a-Fiend and Space Kidette) for which one they wanted to stay in the comic.

At the end of 2009, the artwork on the strip was given a revamp to match Dave Eastbury's new style on Ball Boy.

His mother's appearance also changed, albeit to a lesser extent, and she began to wear a shorter dress.