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Whizzer And Chips
''Whizzer and Chips'' was a British comics magazine that ran from 18 October 1969 to 27 October 1990, when it merged with the comic '' Buster''. As with most comics of the time, ''Whizzer and Chips'' was dated one week ahead of the day it actually appeared on newsstands in Great Britain (the date referred to the day the comic needed to be taken off the shelves to make way for the new issue, rather than a release date). It had no relation to the earlier British comic ''Illustrated Chips'' (which ran from 1890 to 1953). The format of ''Whizzer and Chips'' presented the comic as being divided into two separate parts — a novel idea at the time. One part was called ''Whizzer'' and the other was called ''Chips'', with ''Chips'' existing as a separate pull-out section in the middle. The slogan "Two comics in one, double the fun!" was used. In the offices of publisher Fleetway, ''Whizzer and Chips'' was always regarded as one comic. In common with most British comics of the time, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joker (comic Strip)
''Joker'' was a British comic strip. It first appeared in ''Knockout A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, ...'' issue 1 (series 2) on 12 June 1971. ''Knockout'' merged with '' Whizzer and Chips'' in 1973. ''Joker'' stayed in ''Whizzer and Chips'' as a Whizz-kid until the end, when he continued in ''Buster'' until the close of the comic on 4 January 2000. On the "last page" of ''Buster'', Joker reveals that he was Jeremy Beadle all along. The strip was written by Malcolm Morrison, and illustrated by Sid Burgon.Graham Kibble-White The Ultimate Book of British Comics - 2005 Page 279 'Sid's Snake' fame), the serpent-rearing chap actually headlined the 'other' paper upon Whizzer and Chips's launch in October 1969 (whereupon the title came free with twelve 'super stickers', f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smash! (comics)
''Smash!'' was a weekly British comic book, published initially by Odhams Press and subsequently by IPC Magazines, from 5 February 1966 to 3 April 1971. After 257 issues it merged into '' Valiant''. During 1967 and 1968 ''Smash!'' was part of Odhams' Power Comics line, notable for its publication of American superhero strips. During this period, alongside British humour strips, ''Smash!'' included black-and-white superhero reprints originally published in the US by Marvel Comics and DC Comics. In late 1968, ''Smash!'' absorbed its sister titles '' Pow!'' and ''Fantastic'', thereby becoming the last surviving Power Comics title. In March 1969 ''Smash!'' underwent a major relaunch, and thereafter featured solely British content: a mixture of humour, sporting and adventure strips. A further relaunch in 1970 was almost as extensive, with a number of new strips introduced and an equal number cancelled. ''Smash!'' was sized 9.75" × 12" (#1–162) and 9.25" × ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiner (comics)
Shiner was a British comic strip drawn by Mike Lacey. It was published in the magazine ''Whizzer and Chips'', where the character first appeared in the second issue in 1969. ''Whizzer and Chips'' characters were divided into "Whizz-kids" and "Chip-ites", reflecting respectively the two sections of the comic. Shiner was the leader of the "Chip-ites". He was an amateur boxer, constantly getting into trouble with his mother, who disapproved of his activity. Shiner usually ended up getting a black eye A periorbital hematoma, commonly called a black eye or a shiner (associated with boxing or stick sports such as hockey), is bruising around the eye commonly due to an injury to the face rather than to the eye. The name refers to the dark-colo ... in each issue, hence his name (in 20th-century British English, shiner has a colloquial meaning of "black eye"). British comic strips British comics characters Fictional boxers Boxing comics Comics characters introduced in 1969 1969 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Store Wars
''Store Wars'' was a comic strip that first appeared in the British comic ''Whizzer and Chips'' in 1981. It told the story of two shops on a high street High Street is a common street name for the primary business street of a city, town, or village, especially in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. It implies that it is the focal point for business, especially shopping. It is also a metonym fo ...: a large superstore owned by Mr. Superstore, and a small general store next door called Bloggs and Son. Despite Mr. Superstore's efforts to force Bloggs and Son to go out of business, each week, the little store triumphs. During its run it was drawn by Doug Jensen, Jim Watson and Jimmy Hansen. The first story told the story of how all of the shops in a terrace of shops closed up, one by one, leaving Bloggs & Son General Store, a popular small corner shop that seemingly sold anything and everything, owned by Mr. Bloggs, a kindly old man wearing the traditional white coat, and his son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odd Ball (comic Strip)
''Odd Ball'' is a long-running British comic strip in the British comic magazine ''Whizzer and Chips and survived its merger with ''Buster (comic), Buster''. It debuted in 1969 and ended when ''Buster'' sold its final issue on 4 January 2000. Latterly appearing in reprints, it was drawn throughout its run by Terry Bave. His Subtitle (titling), subtitle was "Nobby Noodle owns Odd Ball, the amazing toy from space". ''Odd Ball'' follows the adventures of the titular red rubber ball which accidentally found itself kicked from a distant planet onto earth. Its finder, Nobby, remained its owner. Odd Ball could see and speak, and was able to turn himself into any shape at will. In later years, Nobby's dad lost his moustache and beard, and gained a full head of hair – his head was also redrawn at the time. Odd Ball also gained a Time Travel shape in the late 1980s, where previously he had been strictly restricted to rubber versions of day to day objects. From 3 November 1990 until 4 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery Museum
Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters *Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strange'' *Mystery, a seahorse that SpongeBob SquarePants adopts in the episode " My Pretty Seahorse" Films * ''Mystery'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese drama film * ''Mystery'' (2014 film), a 2014 Chinese suspense thriller adventure film * ''Mystery, Alaska'', a 1999 comedy-drama film * '' Gumnaam – The Mystery'', a 2008 Indian Hindi-language thriller film * '' Room: The Mystery'', a 2014 Indian film Genres * Mystery fiction, a genre of detective fiction * Mystery film, a genre in cinema Literature * ''Mysteries'' (novel) or ''Mysterie'', an 1892 existentialist novel by Knut Hamsun * ''Mystery'' (novel), a 1990 novel by American author Peter Straub *'' The Mystery'' (1907), a novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams Newspapers * ''Mystery'' (newspaper), an African American newspaper by Martin Delany Music Groups * Mystery (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memory Banks (comic Strip)
Memory Banks was the name given to a comic cartoon strip created by Mark Bennington, which appeared in ''Whizzer and Chips'' and then went on to appear in '' Buster''. The cartoon strip was about a boy called Bernie Banks, who had a very bad memory. The name of the strip was an ironic and sarcastic take on this. Despite several tricks tried by himself and other people, he would always fail to remember something important which is what provided the main plot of each strip. In the final issue of '' Buster'', it was revealed that he died because he forgot to keep breathing. Mark Bennington has also drawn Go Compare for |
Lazy Bones
''Lazy Bones'' was originally a comic strip in the British comic '' Whizzer and Chips''. It made its first appearance in 1978. The strip was about a boy called Benny Bones, who would constantly fall asleep everywhere, much to the annoyance of his parents. Until 1986, the strip was drawn by Colin Whittock, and moved to '' Buster'' in 1990 after ''Whizzer and Chips'' ended. Here it stayed, surviving on reprints, until the final issue. Artist Jack Edward Oliver included Benny in the last page of that issue, revealing how all the characters in the comic came to an end. It featured Benny explaining to a doctor that he's suffering from insomnia Insomnia, also known as sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder where people have difficulty sleeping. They may have difficulty falling asleep, or staying asleep for as long as desired. Insomnia is typically followed by daytime sleepiness, low ene .... Colin Whittock Colin Whittock, the original artist of ''Lazy Bones'', is the head carto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Families (comic Strip)
Happy families is a traditional British card game usually with a specially made set of picture cards, featuring illustrations of fictional families of four, most often based on occupation types. The object of the game, which is similar to Go Fish and Quartets, is to collect complete families. In Germany and Austria, the game is known as Quartett or Ablegspiel (in Upper Austria and Styria) and is not restricted to sets of four people, but covers other topics such as farm animals or tractors. The game can also be adapted for use with an ordinary set of playing cards. Gameplay The player whose turn it is asks another player for a specific card: the asking player must hold a card of the same family. If the asked player has the card, they must give it to the requester, and the requester then takes another turn. If the asked player does not have the card, they say "not at home" and it becomes the asked player's turn. When a player completes a family they place it face-down in fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doodle (comics)
A doodle is a drawing made while a person's attention is otherwise occupied. Doodles are simple drawings that can have concrete representational meaning or may just be composed of random and abstract lines or shapes, generally without ever lifting the drawing device from the paper, in which case it is usually called a scribble. Doodling and scribbling are most often associated with young children and toddlers, because their lack of hand–eye coordination and lower mental development often make it very difficult for any young child to keep their coloring attempts within the line art of the subject. Despite this, it is not uncommon to see such behavior with adults, in which case it is generally done jovially, out of boredom. Typical examples of doodling are found in school notebooks, often in the margins, drawn by students daydreaming or losing interest during class. Other common examples of doodling are produced during long telephone conversations if a pen and paper are ava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champ (comics)
Champ, CHAMP or The Champ may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Champ (cartoon character), an animated dog introduced in 1960 * The Champ, played on radio and created by Jake Edwards * Champ the Dog, from the '' Postal'' video game series * Champ, the mascot of Louisiana Tech University * Champion "Champ" Kind, from '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' Film and television * ''The Champ'' (1931 film), directed by King Vidor * ''The Champ'' (1979 film), a remake of the 1931 film * ''Champ'' (2011 film), a 2011 South Korean film * Champ, a South Korea cable channel, originally a joint venture of Daewon Media and CJ Media Music Albums * ''The Champ'' (Jimmy Smith album), 1956 * ''The Champ'' (Sonny Stitt album), 1974 * ''Champ'' (album), 2010, by Tokyo Police Club Songs * "The Champ", a 1951 composition by jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie * "The Champ" (The Mohawks song), 1968 *"The Champ", a song by Ghostface Killah on the 2006 album ''Fishscale'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
