''Shiver and Shake'' was a

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magazine published every Monday by IPC Magazines Ltd. It ran from (issue dates) 10 March 1973 to 5 October 1974, when it merged with ''

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'' As often happens with British comics, many names of strips were a play on popular television programmes and films of the time. The theme of the strips were mainly horror (albeit of a comic nature); similar to the later ''

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''; indeed, ''

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'' appeared in both comics. In an idea borrowed from the successful ''

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'', it was two comics in one; ''Shake'' being a pull-out section from ''Shiver''. The main star of ''Shiver'' was a

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of the same name, while the eponymous '' Shake'' was an

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. Both had their own strips in their respective sections ('' The Duke's Spook'' and ''Shake''). In 1973, the comic also featured a one-page strip starring stand-up comedian Charlie Williams. ''Shiver and Shake'' ran for 79 issues. It also had eight specials, from 1973 to 1980, and 13 annuals, from 1974 to 1986.Shiver and Shake Annual
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''Shiver'' strips

* '' Adrian's Wall'' * '' Biddy's Beastly Bloomers'' * '' Creepy Car'' * ''

'' by Ken Reid (originally from ''

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'') * ''

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'' * '' Ghoul Getters Ltd'' * '' Ghouldilocks'' * ''

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'' by

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(originally from '' Smash!'' — although the character first appeared in ''

'' — the first eleven issues of ''Shiver and Shake'' reprinted stories from ''Smash!'' but then new adventures began, lasting until issue #77). * '' The Hand'' * ''

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'' (from ''

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'') * '' Horrornation Street'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Soggy the Sea Monster'' * ''

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'' * '' Webster'' * '' Ye Haunted Lake''

''Shake'' strips

* '' Blunder Puss'' * ''

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'' * '' The Desert Fox'' * '' Gal Capone'' * ''

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'' * '' Lolly Pop'' * '' Moana Lisa'' * '' Riddle Me Ray'' * '' Sample Simon'' * ''

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'' * '' Tough Nutt and Softy Centre''

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