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Krazy (comics)
''Krazy'' was a British comic book magazine published every Monday by IPC Media, IPC Magazines Ltd. It ran from (issues dates) 16 October 1976 to 15 April 1978, when it merged with stable-mate ''Whizzer and Chips''. In 1977, one of the characters in the comic, Cheeky, proved popular enough to get his own comic, ''Cheeky (comic), Cheeky'', which was later merged into ''Whoopee! (comic), Whoopee!''. The comic included a "disguise" back-cover, such as the cover of a diary or brochure, which allowed readers to hide the comic from parents or teachers (although one issue on April Fools' Day had the front cover upside down). Stories ''Krazy'' was noted for its rich content of small humorous jokes and illustrations positioned at random places among the comic strips and features. The central storyline of the comic centred around the exploits of a group of children called the Krazy Gang who lived in Krazy Town, featured in a comic strip drawn by cartoonist Ian Knox. ''The Krazy Gang'' also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleetway
Fleetway Publications was a magazine publishing company based in London. History It was founded in 1959 when the Mirror Group acquired the Amalgamated Press, then based at Fleetway House, Farringdon Street, London. It was one of the companies that merged into the IPC Media, IPC group in 1963, and the Fleetway banner continued to be used until 1968 when all IPC's publications were reorganised into the unitary IPC Magazines. In 1987 IPC's comics line was sold to Robert Maxwell as Fleetway Publications. Egmont Publishing, Egmont UK bought Fleetway from Maxwell in 1991, merging it with their own comics publishing operation, ''London Editions'', to form Fleetway Editions, but the name "Fleetway" ceased to appear on their comics some time after 2002. In August 2016, Rebellion Developments acquired the Fleetway library from Egmont, making it the owner of all comics characters and titles created by IPC's subsidiaries after January 1, 1970, together with 26 specified characters which ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheeky Weekly
''Cheeky Weekly'' was a British comic book magazine published every Monday by IPC Magazines Ltd. It ran for 117 issues from (issues dates) 22 October 1977 to 2 February 1980, failing to be published for 3 weeks in December 1978 due to an industrial dispute. It merged with stable-mate ''Whoopee!'', initially as a 16-page pull-out section. The title character originated in an earlier comic called '' Krazy'' as a character in the strip The Krazy Gang and also the star of the 'Ello, It's Cheeky feature, and proved popular enough to get his own comic, which managed to outlive ''Krazy'' itself. The first issue came with a free "Red Jet Rattler" (a build-it-yourself model aeroplane). Its characters and strips included: * ''Cheeky's Week'', a comic strip featuring the title character meeting various regular characters with much joke-telling. This strip was drawn by Frank McDiarmid. * ''Lily Pop'' * ''Posh Claude'' * ''Walter Wurx'' * ''Jogging Jeremy'' * ''Baby Burpo'' * ''Baker's Boy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct British Comics
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Fleetway And IPC Comics Titles
Fleetway Publications was a magazine publishing company based in London. History It was founded in 1959 when the Mirror Group acquired the Amalgamated Press, then based at Fleetway House, Farringdon Street, London. It was one of the companies that merged into the IPC group in 1963, and the Fleetway banner continued to be used until 1968 when all IPC's publications were reorganised into the unitary IPC Magazines. In 1987 IPC's comics line was sold to Robert Maxwell as Fleetway Publications. Egmont UK bought Fleetway from Maxwell in 1991, merging it with their own comics publishing operation, ''London Editions'', to form Fleetway Editions, but the name "Fleetway" ceased to appear on their comics some time after 2002. In August 2016, Rebellion Developments acquired the Fleetway library from Egmont, making it the owner of all comics characters and titles created by IPC's subsidiaries after January 1, 1970, together with 26 specified characters which appeared in '' Buster'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Comics Endings
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Somoza's government. * January 13 – Former American Vice President Hubert Humphrey, a Democrat, dies of cancer in Waverly, Minnesota, at the age of 66. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magazines Disestablished In 1978
A magazine is a periodical literature, periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content (media), content forms. Magazines are generally financed by advertising, newsagent's shop, purchase price, prepaid subscription business model, subscriptions, or by a combination of the three. They are categorised by their frequency of publication (i.e., as weeklies, monthlies, quarterlies, etc.), their target audiences (e.g., women's and trade magazines), their subjects of focus (e.g., popular science and religious), and their tones or approach (e.g., works of satire or humor). Appearance on the cover of print magazines has historically been understood to convey a place of honor or distinction to an individual or event. Term origin and definition Origin The etymology of the word "magazine" suggests derivation from the Arabic language, Arabic (), the broken plural of () meaning "depot, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magazines Established In 1976
A magazine is a periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content forms. Magazines are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combination of the three. They are categorised by their frequency of publication (i.e., as weeklies, monthlies, quarterlies, etc.), their target audiences (e.g., women's and trade magazines), their subjects of focus (e.g., popular science and religious), and their tones or approach (e.g., works of satire or humor). Appearance on the cover of print magazines has historically been understood to convey a place of honor or distinction to an individual or event. Term origin and definition Origin The etymology of the word "magazine" suggests derivation from the Arabic (), the broken plural of () meaning "depot, storehouse" (originally military storehouse); that comes to English via Middle French and Italian . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Comics Debuts
Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. * January 27 ** The United States vetoes a United Nations resolution that calls for an independent Palestinian state. ** The First Battle of Amgala breaks out between Morocco and Algeria in the Spanish Sahara. February * February 4 ** The 1976 Winter Olympics begin in Innsbruck, Austria. ** The 7.5 Guatemala earthquake affects Guatemala and Honduras with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''), leaving 23,000 dead and 76,000 injured. * February 9 – The Australian Defence Force is formed by unification of the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. * February 13 – General Murtala Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comics Magazines Published In The United Kingdom
a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information. There is no consensus among theorists and historians on a definition of comics; some emphasize the combination of images and text, some sequentiality or other image relations, and others historical aspects such as mass reproduction or the use of recurring characters. Cartooning and other forms of illustration are the most common means of image-making in comics. Photo comics is a form that uses photographic images. Common forms include comic strips, editorial and gag cartoons, and comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as graphic novels, and comic albums, have become increasingly common, along with webcomics as well as scientific/medical comics. The history o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 12½p Buytonic Boy
''The 12½p Buytonic Boy'' was a British comic strip, created by Robert Nixon (artist), Robert Nixon, although Brian Walker frequently deputised when Bob was on leave. It debuted as "Half a Dollar Boy" in issue 37 of Monster Fun comic, before becoming a regular feature in the first issue of the magazine ''Krazy (comic), Krazy'', dated 16 October 1976. Concept The strip was about a boy called Steve Ford, who, after buying a special tonic from Professor Nutz for 12½ pence, gained special powers. He would later be hired by the Everso Secret Service (pronounced ''ever-so-secret service''), using his powers to interfere with the plans of the villainous spies from rival organisation the "NME" (pronounced ''enemy''). This being the period of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, the names of the agents of the NME included Boris and Ivan, and they would occasionally dress as Russians. Part of the joke involved the audience being aware that there was a contemporary British pop-music magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handy Andy (comic Strip)
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Handy Andy may refer to: * ''Handy Andy'' (1921 film), a British film directed by Bert Wynne * ''Handy Andy'' (1934 film), a 1934 film starring Will Rogers * ''Handy Andy'' (comic strip), a strip in the British comic '' Krazy'' * ''Handy Andy'', an 1841 book by Samuel Lover * Handy Andy Home Improvement Center, a defunct big box hardware store * Andy Kane, carpenter in the BBC DIY TV show ''Changing Rooms'' * Andy Phillip (1922–2001), American basketball player * A character in the Australian television series '' Fam Time'' * Handy Andy grocery chain, purchased by the Texas-based grocery distributor Grocers Supply The Grocers Supply Co., Inc. is a wholesale grocery distributor with its headquarters in the Southeast Houston district, Houston, Texas. As of 2011, it was the largest grocery wholesale company in the Southwest United States.Monroe, Melissa S.La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdman And Chicken
''Birdman and Chicken'' was a British comic strip published in '' Krazy'' from 1977 until 1978 and drawn by Trevor Metcalfe. It concerned the (mis)adventures of the superhero 'Birdman' and his not-so-bright sidekick 'Chicken', who was nicknamed 'The Boy Blunder'. The title and stories were a parody of ''Batman''. It ran in the issues of ''Krazy'' from 11 December 1976 to 25 June 1977 and 9 July 1977 to 15 April 1978, as well as the ''Krazy'' Annuals from 1978-1985. The only edition which was not illustrated by Metcalfe was ''The Bookworm Browser'' two-parter (10, 17 December 1977), which was illustrated by Thomas Williams. Rebellion revival In September 2021 it was announced that Rebellion, publishers of '' 2000 AD'' would be relaunching the ''Monster Fun ''Monster Fun'' was originally a weekly British comic strip magazine for children aged seven to twelve. Published by IPC Media, it ran for 73 issues in 1975–1976, when it merged with '' Buster''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
