London Opinion

'London Opinion magazine gave Searle some of his earliest commissions after returning from the war. In this May 1946 issue we see how comparitively crude Searle's cartoon style was (these cartoons may well have been based on sketches he made as a POW).  By October 1950 we see his style has become more sophisticated and an early incarnation of the 'thin man' appears- the typical character Searle would later evolve into the Patrick Campbell stories and then Mr. Lemonhart.
The St. Trinians girls too make an early appearance.

Scans from ECC blog

April 1947 (found here)

From the May 1948 issue of London Opinion and The Humorist (source)

 October 1950 (Cover by Bruce Angrave)

The following, from 1953, are from the Full Table site 

For more early Searle work see also The Strand magazine, Lilliput, Men Only and John Bull sections.

The Strand

The Strand magazine, founded in 1891, was a monthly, pocket sized edition by the late forties in a similar format to Lilliput magazine.  It featured many of the same illustrators and cartoonists but Searle's work for the magazine was more realistic than the cartoonier Lilliput work (e.g.. St. Trinians, Patrick Campbell's stories).
Again this shows  the range of Searle's work. Post war he was hungry for any editorial assignments he could find and was proud of his versatility. The work for 'The Strand' demonstrates an avenue that Searle could have pursued had the St. Trinians cartoons not made his cartoon style define him.  He also employed this style for other magazine work of the period including London Opinion and John Bull magazines.

'The Fourth Patient'

A Short Story by John Connell

The Strand magazine, October 1947

'The Fourth Patient' October 1947 pg 84

Original exhibited Chris Beetles' Gallery 2010

'Third Wife Lucky'

A Short Story by Alan Wykes

The Strand magazine, March 1948

'North of Bombay'

A Short Story by Bernard Fergusson

The Strand magazine, April1948

'Not In The Log'

A Short Story by A.E.W. Mason

The Strand magazine, May 1948

Below- The Strand magazine, August 1948

The Strand magazine, August 1948

'Chang's Great moment'

A Short Story by A.H. Rasmussen

The Strand magazine, October 1948

'An Honest Day's Work'

A Short Story by David Cargill

The Strand magazine, November 1948

'The Snake Charmers of Egypt'
A short story by Russell Pasha
The Strand magazine, February 1949

'The Cigarette Case'

A Short Story by Eugene Miller Campbell

The Strand magazine, April 1949