Gerry Haylock's Just William

Our old pal Colin Brown is doing some great detective work at the moment, locating rare treasures even I've never heard of, and in the process saving me a whole load of work ( ! )
Like the always great Gerry Haylock for instance. British fans will, as Colin says, remember Haylock instantly, for a ton of great work in Countdown / TV Action. But that isn't all he did. Here's Colin:

Gerry Haylock is a name which will be instantly recognisable to UK comic readers of a certain age. In the late 60s and early 70s, my favourites were Land of the Giants in Joe 90:

UFO in Countdown:

& Doctor Who also in Countdown:

Around the same time, I also enjoyed reading Richmal Crompton’s William books. In the early 70s, Armada released the books in new paperback editions with covers which unusually depicted William as if the stories were written in modern times. I really liked those covers and had quite a few of them. Imagine my surprise a few months ago to read somewhere that it was Gerry Haylock who had illustrated the covers. It’s obvious once you know but clearly my 12 year old brain wasn’t sharp enough at the time to put two and two together.