[2] Neither a prince nor a knight, Oaky Doaks was merely a muscle-headed farm boy who constructed his suit of armor from the tin roof of a shed.

King Cedric, his leader, was pretty nerdy and underwhelming himself and before long, it became clear that Oaky would have to assume the role of "brains behind the operation.

McCleery was a prolific writer, and a list of his numerous credits offer some indication as to why he dropped the Oaky Doaks scripting chores.

Comics historian Maurice Horn commented, "Oaky Doaks was a solid entry—genuinely funny, superbly drawn and well written.

[1] The Sunday Oaky Doaks, which began in October, 1941,[1] was initially drawn by Bill Dyer (who also worked on The Adventures of Patsy) and later by Fuller.