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| Thanks Benny! I couldn't have put it better myself! |
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Merry Christmas!
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Steve Beckett's Whizzer and Chips
Here are two recent sketches by Dandy artist Steve Beckett, one of Sid and Slippy and one of Shiner! The characters live on!
Footsie the Clown in Chips
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| From 28th January 1978 |
Originally he appeared in black and white and the strip just looked out of place in the comic, the lines were so much thinner than other strips. It did look a bit better when blue was added (blue because he was in the Chips section), but for some reason the character never really seemed to fit in.
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| From 4th Feburary 1978 |
In Denis Gifford's Catalouge of Comic Characters, he states that Footsie only appeared in Whizzer and Chips in 1975, however both the above examples are from 1978.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Issue No. 3 - 1st November 1969
Date: 1st November 1969
Price: 6D
Free Gift: Super Full-Colour Guy Fawkes Mask
This issue is important because it is the first fireworks issue. A general review of the comic can be found here:
http://www.wackycomics.com/2012/11/fireworks-fun-with-whizzer-and-chips.html
Contents:
Pg. 1 - Sid's Snake - Mike Lacey, Full Page, Full Colour
Sid is going to charm Slippy because he believes he'll be afraid of all the bangs of the fireworks, but what Slippy really can't stand is the music from Sid's snake charming pipe! So Slippy slithers away, and Sid mistakes him for a Jumping Jack, followed by a Catherine Wheel. Whilst warning his friends to look out for his fearsome snake a prankster puts a banger in his pipe - destroying it! Sid returns home, assuming Slippy is hiding somewhere, scared stiff from the fireworks, only to discover he is lying in his bed - fast asleep! And he can't play any music because his pipe is destroyed!
Number of Panels: 9
Pg. 2 - Message from The Editor, and a message from a raider from Chips!
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| The first appearence of Nipper. |
Pg. 2 - Nipper - Terry Bave, Half Page, Black and White
Stand By For Laughs From This Merry Maker!
Nipper throws a stick for his dog to fetch, but after ten minutes he is wondering why it is taking him so long. When the dog returns, he comes back not with the stick but the a policeman's truncheon - with the policeman still holding it!
Nunber of Panels: 5
Pg. 3 - Me and My Shadow - Terry Bave, Full Page, Black and White
A Box Of Fireworks Puts The Lid On The Shadow's Antics!
Shadow runs off with Smudger's fireworks, with intentions to use them the following day when everybody elses have gone! He runs into the shed, and a few minutes later, walks back out with them. Smudger runs and grabs the box off him, but when he opens it that evening he discovers that it is just nuts and bolts - shadow had been playing a prank! The actual fireworks had been locked up in the old trunk, and only shadow had the key! Fortunatly, the trunk had been put on the bonfire, so they could enjoy the fireworks after all!
Number of Panels: 11
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| Art by Stan McMurty. |
Pg. 4 - Odd-Ball - Stan McMurty, Full Page, Black, White and Red.
A Crafty Bully Tries To Get Ahead By Using Odd-Ball!
Nobby and Odd Ball are looking forwards to using their fireworks but a bull steals Odd Ball to use as a head for a guy. When asking for a penny for the guy Odd Ball sticks his tounge out at the lady and she gives the bully nothing! A bit cinfusedm the pully throws the guy onto the bonfire and puts his biggest banger in its mouth - but Odd-Ball starts to eat it, and then chases the bully. When the banger explodes, he opens his mouth and all the sparks go over the bully! Nobby and Odd Ball are left to enjoy their fireworks in peace!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 5 - Little Saver - Terry Bave, Full Page, Black and White
Susie Has The Best Dressed Guy In Town - And No Wonder!
Susie has fireworks, but the other kids want to set them off early! After they give up the chase, they decide to go home and get some old clothes for their guys, but none of their mums have any - Susie has been collecting them all! They all march round to Susies house in demand for some, and they can have them - on two conditions. One - they promise not to throw bangers at her again and two, they all bring their guys to her house for a big fireworks party!
Number of Panels: 17
Pg. 6 - Kings of The Castle - Mike Western, Full Page, Black and White
Pg. 7 - Kings of The Castle (cont.) - Mike Western, Full Page, Black and White
Sword In Hand, The Kilted Figure Advanced!
After investigating a noise, Scrapper is grabbed my a mysterious arm and faces a man in a kilt, who is the sworn protector of the castle! He threatens the family to leave, and when Scrapper runs to tell everybody they come and investigate - and discover a secret passage! At the end they see the man in the kilt - who pulls a lever to open up a trapdoor below!
Number of Panels: 15
Pg. 8 - Give a Dog a Bone - Graham Allen, Full Page, Black, White and Red
Our Pooch Digs Up A Live Bomb... To Keep The Fun Ticking Over!
Whilst trying to bury his bone Pooch comes across a live bomb, which he tosses away! A policeman quickly discovers it and radios the local authority! They soon move in to see if it is still active, but pooch thinks they are after his bone! He chases them away, and just as they are at a safe distance the bomb explodes, leaving a giant crater for Pooch to bury his bone at last!
Number of Panels: 13
INTO CHIPS SECTION
Pg. 9 - Shiner - Mike Lacey, Full Page, Full Colour
After getting a black eye whilst trying to protect his bonfire, Shiner is worried that he won't be getting any fireworks! So before going home he buys a mask of a martian, which scares his mum so much she faints! When she comes round she sees Shiner with his black eye, and is proud of him - thinking he had to fight off the martian!
Number of Panels: 9
Pg. 10 - Space School - Mike Higgs, Full Page, Black and White
Thanks To The Boys, Some Rivals See Stars On The Moon
The Moon Crater Gang challenge Space School to a fight, so the kids persuade Teacher to take them to the moon to study moon dust. When there they sneak off, defeat the Moon Crater Gang and return to teacher just before they leave - without him even noticing!
Number of Panels: 14
Pg. 11 - Batty Bat - Reg Parlett, 1/3 Page (Vertically, shared with Angel Face and Dare Devil), Black and White
A Twin Line-Up Of Laughter Raisers! Eyes Down For Fun!
Batty Bat is once again looking for somewhere to sleep, and flies into the underground train station and onto a tube. When hanging upside down on a handrail, a man turns round and says "I say, Old Chap! Do you mind not looking over my shoulder and reading my newspaper!"
Number of Panels: 4
Pg. 11 - Angel Face and Dare Devil - Mike Lacey, 2/3 page (vertically, shared with Batty Bat), Black and White
A Twin Line-Up Of Laughter Raisers! Eyes Down For Fun!
Our (still) unnamed lad has a bunch of dry wood for a bonfire, and is deciding where to light it! Sudden;y, Angel Face and Dare Devil pop up! Dare Devil suggests setting it up and the school and burning it down, but Angel face says that the teachers will just come to him! Dare Devil then suggests outside an ice-cream factory so that all the ice-cream will melt and he can have it! But once again Angel Face says it wont benefit him when he is frozen and the factory owners get hold of him. Meanwhile, during all the arguing it starts raining and the wood gets soaked - meaning he'll never be able to use it for a bonfire!
Number of Panels: 8
Pg. 12 - Puddin' Tops - Terry Bave, Half Page, Black, White and Red
The Kids Clothe Their Guy... But Dad Won't Wear It!
When the latest issue of Whizzer and Chips is posted through their door, they decide to use the free gift mask and build a guy - using random clothes they find. Unfortunatly, their Dad's best clothes - and he isn't happy!
Number of Panels: 6
Pg. 12 - Karate Kid - Terry Bave, Half Page, Black, White and Red
Karate Kid Earns A Big Hand For His Chip-Chop Work!
Lots of kids are bringing old wood and furniture to Karate Kid for him to chop up. He gets confused as to why so many people are coming - then he realises he's been invited to a bonfire - with all the wood he chopped up!
Number of Panels: 9
Pg. 13 - Ginger's Tum - Terry Bave, Full Page, Black and White
Ginger Fails To Get Ahead Despite His Natty Hat!
Ginger heads to the fireworks display - but only for the food! However, when he gets there he approaches the wrong type of Banger - the fireworks themselves! He decides to wear some protective gear until he gets to the barbecue and so wears an old pan on his head. Unfortunatly, it won't come off an he has to sit there listening to others eat everything!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 14 - Parker the Parky - Terry Bave, Full Page, Black and White
Parker's Plan Goes Sky-High Today - And That's Not All, Either!
Parker doesn't want the kids building a bonfire or and blowing off fireworks in his park - so he confinscates them all and hides them in a hollow tree. When a man is walking past smoking his pipe, he throws the match into the tree and all the fireworks go off at once - and one of the trees hits Parker on the head, making him enjoy the fireworks in the end!
Number of Panels: 13
Pg. 15 - Harry's Haunted House - Reg Parlett, Full Page, Black and White
Harry Dampens The Enthusiasm Of A Would-Be House Buyer!
An intrested buyer of Harrys house is looking round, but Harry isn't intrested in selling. He tries to scare them off by floating through the wall, but they mistaken it for fungus and spray it with a solution! He then goes into the roof and drills a hole in the water tank and pipes, soaking the house whilst the man runs out! unfortunatly, the house continues to flood, and Harry needs a plumber urgently!
Pg. 16 - The Space Accident - Ron Tyrner, Full Page, Black, White and Red
Pg.17 - The Space Accident (cont.) - Ron Tyrner, Full Page, Black, White and Red
The Boys Made A Desperate Dash For Freedom
After the boys and policemen found nothing at the site - they decided to run for it thinking they'd be put in prison for wasitng police time! The police decide to go to their homes and wait for them to show up, but instead they hide under the bridge. They then see some fish, and when David points at it, something zaps from his finger and the fish turns into a giant. They run over the bridge but the fish breaks it in half seperating the two boys. They try to reach out for eachother, but can't quite reach!
Number of Panels: 15
Pg. 18 - Hetty's Horoscope - Terry Bave, Full Page, Black and White
Hetty Cashes-In On A Case Of Mistaken Identity!
Hetty goes into the newsagent to get herself a copy of Whizzer and Chips so she can use the mask on her guy, but when she comes out she takes the wrong person with her - taking a REAL old man by mistake! Still thinking it was her guy, she sells it to some kids who soon discover it to be a real man, and they want their money back!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 19 - Wear 'Em Out Wild - Mike Lacey, Full Page, Black and White
Mum's Well And Truly Floored By Her Lad's Antics!
Wilf has no money as he had to spend it all on worn out clothes, so he runs home to see if he can earn some cash doing odd jobs for his mum! But he runs in on her newly polished floor, leaving muddy footprints everywhere! He is left to clean it up when she is gone, and he overdoes it a bit by the door. When she stands there, she falls through the floor and into Wilf's cart. When he is wheeling her to the doctor people think she is a really realistic guy, and Wilf returns with a small fortune!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 20 - The Spectacular Adventures of Willie Bunk - Frank McDiarmid, Full Page, Black and White
Pg. 21 - The Spectacular Adventures of Willie Bunk (cont.) - Frank McDiarmid, Full Page, Black, White and Red
Willie Bunk Took To His Heels... But Still His Rivals Closed In!
Willie is off to Sammy's house to look after him when his mum is gone, and decides to take some of his fireworks along to show him. However, on the way he is chased by some bullies who want the bangers. They chase him into a garden and he hides up a washing line. He puts on his magic specs and suddenly sees himself upon a french ship, and the sheets are the sails. He releases the sail which plunges on the bullies, and makes his getaway on a lifeboat (actually a cartie), and lands ashore right on Billy's doorstep!
Number of Panels: 20
Pg. 22 - Aqua Lad - Terry Bave, Full page, Black and White
Mischievous Aqua Lad gets A Rocket For His Pranks Today!
Aqua Lad is scaring all the fish with his fireworks, but one of the rockets he fires at them is a dud, so they fire it back! It lands perfectly in his box of fireworks, and they all explode at once, breaking off part of the cliff - the bit with him on it! Once he's in the water all the fish try and get revenge!
Number of panels: 12
Pg. 23 - Steadfast McStaunch - Denis Gifford, Full Page, Black and White
Here's A Pal Who Will Know All The Answers... With Your Help!
Steadfast McStaunch has to once again battle various puzzles to get to the Wicked Witch - using the readers help! But he's smarter than the witch though, and manages to pass them all!
This page also revealed the name of the Chip-ite on the Editor's letter page in Whizzer:
Number of Panels: 10
Pg. 24 - Hot Rod - Alf Saparito, Full Page, Full Colour
Can You Picture Hot Rod As An Artist? Just Watch, Pals!
The King has offered the princess to any knight who can get rid of Hot Rod, and they are all trying to get her! Even Hot Rod knows he can't defeat all the knights coming towards him, so he grabs a bit of burnt tree and draws on the princess' picture, making her look ugly and old!
Number of Panels: 11
BACK INTO WHIZZER SECTION
Pg. 25 - The Mummy's Curse - Reg Parlett, Full Page, Black, White and Red
Abdul Has A Plan - But He's Too Tied Up To Accomplish It!
Abdul has a plan to escape the Mummy, and he tricks him by pretending Professor Potts is hiding in an empty coffin! When the Mummy walks in he hammers a nail into the door - to trap the mummy forever! But instead of hitting a nail, he whacks his thumb. The mummy offers to wrap them up in a bandage, and instead completely wraps him up, and then continues to follow the professor!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 26 - The "Stealer" - Tom Kerr, Full Page, Black and White
Pg. 27 - The "Stealer" (cont.) - Tom Kerr, Full Page, Black and White
Another Masterpiece From The Misguided Genius Professor Clueless!
The reason the Professor's space flight crashed was because his Gyro-Compass went wrong, and he need's Arty to "borrow" one from the air base. In order to steal one, he gives Arty an anti-gravity device. But, whilst in mid-air he discovers that it can only last a few minutes, and he crash lands in the pond in the local park!
Number of Panels: 15
Pg. 28 - Fred's Family Tree - Artist Unknown, Full Page, Black and White
Fred's Guy Fawkes Ancestor Proves An Explosive Character!
The council are going to blow up Fred's family tree overnight, but Fred spots them loading the gunpowder. He climbs up the tree to warn his ancestors, and comes down with Guy Fawkes. They trip up the council workers, knocking themselves unconcious, and run away with the gunpowder. Guy Fawkes of course wanted to blow them up - so they destroy the council buildings! The two men assigned to get rid of the tree get the blame!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 29 - Slowcoach - Mike Lacey, Full Page, Black, White and Red
A Firework Takes Slowcoach For A Trip To Remember!
Slowcoach's mum says that Slowcoach would need a rocket behind him to get to school on time. He takes this seriously, and heads to the fireworks shop. He can't get a rocket, but he does manage to (somehow) get the world's largest catherine wheel, which he lights to get to school! Unfortunatly, he crashes into a wall and it turns into a Jumping Jack, and he then crashes into a water barrel. Thinking he has it under control, he slams the lid on and sits on it so the firework can't come out. But instead the entire barrel is catapulted into orbit, and he crashes through the school roof!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 30 - Champ - Leo Baxendale, Full Page, Black and White
Trust The Champ To Take First Prize For Firework Fun!
The big Bully Benny Boyle squirts Champ's smashing firework with his water pistol! Champ is furious, but needs money so walks around with his Guy. But Benny Boyle steals that too, and that crosses the line! So Champ gives Benny what for and walks around with Benny as his guy instead - and people give him money to get rid of it - it's far too ugly!
Number of Panels: 13
Pg. 31 - KooKoo Klub - Denis Gifford, Full Page, Black and White
Don't Delay... Send In An Entry For The "KooKoo Klub" Today!
Various jokes illustrated by Denis Gifford.
Number of Panels: 8
Pg. 32 - Minnie's Mixer - Angel Nadel Quirch, Full Page, Full Colour
Comical Minnie Gives A Naughty Cyclist A Rough Ride!
Minnie decides to only use her magical mixer for good, but when aHarry Floggit cycles past and pulls her hair, she mixes him up with his bike to teach him a lesson! Later she sees an old lady trying to get onto a full bus but the bus conductor won't let her, and so mixes her and the bus together. Suddenly she realises she has to unmix them, and tries to catch up with the bus!
Number of Panels: 12
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Sweeny Toddler fights Big Daddy!
Over on Kazoop, Irmantas has posted this wrestling themed Sweeny Toddler strip, where he gets face to face with Big Daddy (who also appeared in a much friendlier form in Buster)!
Click on the pictures, and then again for maximum size!
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Issue No. 2 - 25th October 1969
Price: 6D
Free Gift: Super Cartoon Flick Book!
Pg. 1 - Sid's Snake - Mike Lacey, Full Page, Full Colour
Sid gets a new snake charmers pipe, but as usual slippy tries to run away! He hides in the wardrobe, but Sid finds him - and when he comes out he is wearing Sid's footy boots! Slippy starts dancing, which annoys dad downstairs, so he comes running up and takes away Sid's pipe!
Number of Panels: 8
Pg. 3 - Me and My Shadow -, Terry Bave, Full Page, Black and White
THE SHADOW'S CRAFTY ANTICS DON'T EXACTLY BEAR FRUIT!
Smudger buys an apple from a stand, but shadow reckons it's much better to pinch one! So he climbs over a wall and takes a bunch - but the farmer spots him and chases after him! The farmer then sees Smudger eating one of the apples, and, thinking he's shadow, gives him six of the best with his cane! But when Smudger finds Shadow, he finds him with a great stomach ache - they're cooking apples!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 4 - Odd Ball - Mike Lacey, Full Page, Black, White and Red
ODD-BALL KEEPS THE LAUGHS ROLLING ALONG ON A BOWLING GREEN!
Nobby and Odd Ball are walking past a bowling green when an old man grabs him to use him for his game! Odd ball crashes into a hard bowls ball and isnt happy, so crabs the balls and throws them at the man! Then he grabs his beard and starts eat they see the grass wrecked and him running around with his beard over his face, so they ban him forever!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 5 - Little Saver - Terry Bave, Full Page, Black, White and Red
LITTLE SUSIE TIDIES UP...AND SO DAD IS SWEPT OFF HIS FEET!
After Dad slips over on Susie's marble collection, she has to tidy everything up, and not leave it lying all over the place! And, when dad finishes fixing the door, he is going to put his stuff in the cupboard under the stairs, but all Suzie's stuff falls out!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 6 - Kings of the Castle - Mike Western, Full Page, Black and White
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 6 - Kings of the Castle - Mike Western, Full Page, Black and White
Pg. 7 - Kings of the Castle (cont.) - Mike Western, Full Page, Black and White
JOURNEY'S END FOR THE KINGS... THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND!
The Kings set off to their castle, and when they arrive at the castle they inherited, they all set off to explore! Whilst Pa is finding somewhere for the horse to sleep, he claims he sees a monster! Turns out it is just a highland cow, and with that they all go to sleep. But, in the middle of the night Scrapper spots the door open all by itself! He creeps outside and spots a shadow, when suddenly a hand reaches out and grabs him!
Number of Panels: 16
Pg. 8 - Give A Dog A Bone - Graham Allen, Full Page, Black, White and Red
HERE'S A POOCH WHO EVEN HAS A BONE TO PICK WITH A POLICE DOG!
As always, Pooch is looking for somewhere safe to hide his bone - so he chucks it into the bank's safe at closing time! But, that night theres an explosion, and some crooks are robbing the bank! Thinking they've got his bone, Pooch attacks and scares them up a lampost and searches their bag, without any luck! When the police come, they check the building to make sure theres nobody else inside, but when th epolice dog comes out he's got Pooch's bone! Pooch eventually gets it back, when he's in prison!
Number of Panels: 13
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| Shiner's first appearence. |
Shiner steps on a garden rake left in the garden, so disguises it with some pink paint. But then two pranksters give him a telescope with soot around the lens, and he thinks the paint has come off! He runs back to the painter, but the pink paint is gone and he's using black! He has to face Mum and Dad, but when he gets home they both have shiners too - Mum got hers from the rake so she gave Dad one for leaving it lying around!
Number of Panels: 10
Pg. 10 - Space School - Mike Higgs, Full Page, Black and White
MR McWHACK'S PET SUBJECT WILL NEVER BE ANIMALS AFTER THIS!
Mr McWhack announces that the class will be learning about animals, and that they must all bring in their pets to school.They all bring in wacky pets - a bird with sich a high pitched voice it can shatter winows, a tadpole (kept in the space helmet he was wearing (he breaths water), and a giant termite! In the entire school was eaten!
Number of Panels: 11
Pg. 11 - Batty Bat - Reg Parlett, 1/3 Page (vertically), Black and White
TWO RIB TICKLING COMIC SETS ... FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT!
Batty Bat is trying to sleep, but caterpillars are walking over his feet! When he falls off, he decides he's had enough - and hangs a coat hanger to the branch and hangs off that!
Number of Panels: 4
Pg. 11 - Angel Face and Dare Devil, Mike Lacey, 2/3 Page (vertically), Black and White
TWO RIB TICKLING COMIC SETS ... FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT!
Our unnamed chum spots a shiny silver coin on the ground, and so the Angel-face and Dare Devil instantly pop up! Dare Devil says "Finders keepers!", whereas Angel-Face says "No! Be good and hand it in to the park keeper!" Dare Devil says he can buy loads of sweets with it but Angel Face says that'll resuly in lots of trips to the dentist! Dare Devil tells him to go to the finfair, but Angel Face says all those rides will make him sick! But then we see his mum, and it turns out it was his haircut money - and he just had a hole in his pocket!
Number of Panels: 8
Pg. 12 - Puddin' Tops - Terry Bave, 1/2 page (horizontally), Black, White and Red
OUR TERRIBLE TWINS ONLY GET THE BRUSH-OFF FROM A SWEEP!
the Puddin' Tops are watching the chimney been sweeped, but when they run outside to see the brush the chimney pot at the top lands on Sis! She then walks into the sweep carrying a large bag of soot with he drops right onto brother!
Number of Panels: 7
Pg. 12 - Karate Kid - Terry Bave, 1/2 page (horizontally), Black, White and Red
KARATE KID LENDS A HAND TO RAID A PIGGY BANK!
Karate Kid pays a visit to his friend, but the door is stiff, and with one chop of his hand he slices it in half! Inside, his friend is trying to get into the piggy bank, and so Karate Kid chops that in half as well! They think they have lots of money to spend, but his friends Dad takes it all to pay for a new door!
Number of Panels: 7
Pg. 13 - Ginger's Tum - Terry bave, Full Page, Black and White
A CASE OF WHO'S WHO AT THE ZOO...WITH GINGER THE ODD ONE OUT!
Ginger is, as always, starving, so heads to the zoo at feeding time. First of all he hides in the penguin pond, but the keeper spots him and boots him out. Then he hides with the seals, but the seals aren't idiots and kick him out too! He then sits down on a bench, but doesn't notice the wet paint sign! When he stands up he has strips all over his back, and everyone mistakes him for an escaped tiger! He then steals the lion's dinner which was been delivered, and when he finishes everybody notices it's just a cat! He is then too fat to fit through the rails - and all the keepers give him six of the best!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 14 - Parker the Parky - Terry Bave, Full Page, Black and White
THE PARKY HAS HIS UPS-AND-DOWNS... THANKS TO THE KIDS!
The kids are trying to collect conkers, but Parker just won't let them! When one of them tries to lassoo the conkers, he deliberatly misses and ties up Parker, then ties him to a roundabout! he then is released and wobbles onto the see saw. The kids then jump onto the other end and he flies into the conker tree! They then shake the tree to get him down - and all the conkers come down with him!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 15 - Harry's Haunted House - Reg Parlett, Full Page, Black and White
DYNAMITE IS NO USE AGAINST HARRY...HE EXPLODES INTO ACTION!
The council have decided to destroy harry's house, and first they begin to smash it down, but Harry scares him off! Then the boss attempts to blow it up with dynamite, but Harry, thinking it is a parcel, throws it back and the council van is destroyed! The Mayor then decides the house doesn't need demolishing, instead the council van needs repairing!
Number of Panels: 13
Pg. 16 - The Space Accident - Ron Tyrner, Full Page, Black, White and Red
Pg. 17 - The Space Accident (cont.) - Ron Tyrner, Full Page, Black, White and Red
DAVID AND JOHN RAN HARD...BUT THERE SEEMED NO ESCAPE!
David and John are being chased by the giant ducks, so hide in the spaceship when they notice some yellow powder on their hands - and it wont come off. About an hour later they leave the spaceship and make a run for it, but are trapped in an alleyway. Then, their outstreched fingers meet, and the ducks return to their normal size - but they have no idea what happened! They go the police station and the police follow them - and when the spaceship isn't there they're not happy!
Number of Panels: 14
IF SHE'S NOT CAREFUL, HETTY WILL GET SORTED OUT IN THE POST OFFICE!
Hetty's horoscope tells her a letter will come her way, but when the postman passes her house without delivering anything, she assumes a mistake has been made! So she empties out his bag, and the letters fly everywhere! She then runs to the post office, to see if it is there, but when it isn't she is accidentally pushed down a chute and into a delivery sack! She then bounces outside, and knocks over a man putting up a new post office sign, He is angry, and throws the letter 'P' at her!
Number of Panels: 14
Pg. 19 - Wear 'Em Out Wilf - Mike Lacey, Full Page, Black and White
WILF HAS TROUBLE WITH HIS SHOES TODAY, BUT HE ENDS UP ON THE RIGHT FOOT!
Wilf wears out his shoes playing football on the street, and so his mum gets him a pair that'll never wear out! but they're far too heavy, and are cracking the pavement as he walked! Wilf's Mum went into the bank to withdraw some money, but theres a robber inside! Wilf soon follows after her, and the floorboard springs up under his weight, slamming the robber into the roof and knocking him unconscious. There is, of course, a big reward at the end!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 20 - The Spectacular Adventures of Willie Bunk - Frank McDiarmid, Full Page, Black and White
Pg. 21 - The Spectacular Adventures of Willie Bunk (cont.) - Frank McDiarmid, Full Page, Black, White and Red
THE BULLIES KEPT AFTER WILLIE...SO HE WAS FORCED TO DESPERATE MEASURES!
Willie goes to the lake to sail his model yacht, but the bullies want his boat! Outrunning them, Willie jumps into a hire boat and rows to the middle of the lake where there is an island, and jumps on shore! But the bullies spotted him, and quickly follow. So he grabs his glasses, and now sees a native Indian land! He then makes a bow and arrow (actually an old umbrella) and rifes at them, taking them by suprise and knockong them into the water! The boat renter isn't happy, and punishes the bullies for stealing and sinking his boat!
Number of Panels: 21
Pg. 22 - Aqua Lad - Terry Bave, Full Page, Black and White
AQUA LAD GETS ROPED IN AS AN UNWILLING WATER-SKIER!
Aqua Lad is annoyint the fish, but when a water-skier falls in the gets his head trapped in the handel, and pulled along after the boat! He then zips up a ramp and lands on a kids castle!
Number of Panels: 13
Pg. 23 - Steadfast McStaunch - Denis Gifford, Full Page, Black and White
PUZZLE THINGS OUT FOR THIS COMICAL CHARACTER AS HE JOURNEYS ON!
Steadfast McStaunch, the world's worst jester, meets the wicked witch, but before he can do anything she flies away to her castle, and it's up to Jester to get there, and he needs the readers help to get through the puzzles that block his way!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 24 - Hot Rod - Alf Saparito, Full Page, Full Colour
A FROZEN FRIAR DOESN'T GIVE OUT DRAGON A WARM WELCOME!
It's a cold day, and Hot Rod spots the friar fishing by a pond. He dives down to warm him up, and fry's the friar, who jumps into the pond to cool off! When he climbs out Hot Rod is still after him, so he runs into the bell tower! Hot Rod can't fit in, but he sticks his head through the door! The friar cuts the bell down and with a DOING it lands right on Hot Rod's head!
Number of Panels: 13
Pg. 25 - The Mummy's Curse - Reg Parlett, Full Page, Black, White and Red
FOLLOW THE FUN IN THIS RIB-TICKLING RACE ACROSS THE DESERT!
Professor Effend had opened a tomb, and now had a mummy chasing them across the desert! They swim into the river, thinking the mummy can't swim, but head straight into alligators, who quickly get the back to shore. Then they have a brillaint idea, and they leave a few of their clothes on the shore, so the mummy will think they've been eaten! But when the crocodile hears that he'll be haunted forever, he chops down the tree to reveal where the two are, and so the chase continues!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 26 - The Stealer - Tom Kerr, Full Page, Black and White
Pg. 27 - The Stealer (cont.) - Tom Kerr, Full Page, Black and White
THE WONDER MACHINE WORKED...ALL WHEELS DISAPPEARED!
Arty fired the professsors machine, and it took away the wheels of the police car! He made his getaway through a field, but the police boarded a tractor and chased after him! Arty fired his machine one more, and the wheels vanished! Back at the house, the professor was about to take off, but his machine didn't work, and it simply fell over instead of blasting up!
Number of Panels: 13
Pg. 28 - Fred's Family Tree - Artist Unknown, Full Page, Black and White
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO BRING DOWN THE TREE IS CUT SHORT, PALS!
The council are desperate to get rid of Fred's Family tree, and this time they're going to poull it down! When Fred see's the tractor coming, he zips up the tree to warn his ancestors! So the Vikings throw down a rope down to the tractor and make an ariel attack - chopping the tractor into tiny pieces!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 29 - Slowcoach - Mike Lacey, Full Page, Black, White and Red
SLOWCOACH TOURS A TOY FACTORY...AND HIS TROUBLES ARE MORE THAN DOUBLED!
On the way to school, Slowcoach notices that the toy factory is having an open day for visitors, and so he pays a visit! Inside he is given a tour of how the toys are tested and made, and a little later he walks into the mechanical toys section, where he walks into the machine that makes dolls! Suddenly, thousands of walking, talking mechanical Slowcoach toys are made!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 30 - Champ - Leo Baxendale, Full Page, Black and White
CHAMP'S AS GOOD AS HAD HIS CHIPS BEFORE HE STARTS!
Champ kicks his ball into Mangler Moggs' chips, and he certainly isn't happy! Champ kicks the ball at him a second time (deliberatly this time though), knocking all his chips into his mouth! Fortunatly, he is a champion runner, and escapers Mogg's! But, his dog Fangs is faster, and he is forced to jump up into an apple tree! However, the owner of the tree thinks he is stealing apples, so cuts the branch he is hanging o, and Champ lands on Moggs and Fangs heads, knocking them out cold!
Number of Panels: 12
Pg. 31 - KooKoo Klub - Denis Gifford, Full Page, Black and White
JOIN IN THE FUN...AND TRY AND WIN A POCKET-MONEY PRIZE!
Jokes illustrated by Denis Gifford.
Number of Panels: 9
Pg. 32 - Minnie's Mixer - Angel Nadel Quirch, Full Page, Full Colour
NO-ONE MIXES IT WITH LITTLE MINNIE AND COMES OFF BEST!
Minnie is awlking down the street, when she see's Mr. Floggit laying his new path, but needs to mix the cement. Minnie is only to happy to help, and mixes the stuff together with her mixer! But when she passes the Crabbes house, Henry snaps his hedge clippers at her and tells her to shoo! Minnie isn't happy, and mixes them Mr and Mrs Crabbes with the hedge and clippers, and they look hilarious! They have a bit of a fight, and when Minnie unmixes them theit hair and suits are ruined!
Number of Panels: 12
Issue two is also the first issue with a character to "raid" the other comic! In this issue, Shadow from 'Me and My Shadow' raids the third panel in 'Ginger's' Tum! Above is the message from Sid on page 2, telling readers about the raid!
In issue one, the professor who discovered the tomb in 'The Mummy's Curse' by Reg Parlett was called Professor Effend, but in issue two his name had changed to the much more comical name of Professor Potts!
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