In the early 1950s he joined fellow former GB Animation artists Ron ''Nobby'' Clark and Eric Bradbury at Amalgamated Press, drawing adventure strips for Knock-Out, including the western Lucky Logan and the aviation series Johnnie Wingco.
[2] In 1962 he began drawing for Buster, including The Leopard from Lime Street, on which his pencils were inked by Bradbury,[3][4] When Britain Froze, World in Peril, and The Star of Fortune.
[2] Other strips Western worked on included Jack O' Justice and The Duke of Dry Gulch.
[6] In 1975 he moved to Battle Picture Weekly, where he reverted to a grittier style and drew John Wagner's Darkie's Mob[7][8] and HMS Nightshade, as well as The Sarge and Tully's The Team That Went to War.
[10][failed verification] He drew Baker's Half-Dozen for short-lived sports title Speed in 1980, then Topps on Two Wheels and Golden Boy for Tiger, and Computer Warrior, The Hard Men, Shadow and The Avenger for the relaunched Eagle.