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Launched: 18th October 1969
Ended: 27th October 1990
Merged into: Buster
Annuals Released: 1971 - 1994
My resources: Annuals 1973, 1975, 1977 - 1989, 1991 &
1994. Plus comics from 1989
The characters that made it to Buster: Deep Breath... Sweet Tooth, Store Wars, Junior Rotter, Joker, Sid's Snake Bobby's Ghoul,
Memory Banks, Watford Gapp and
Odd Ball all came direct from W&C, whilst Creepy Comix, Toy Boy, Sweeny Toddler, The Bumpkin
Billionaires, and Fuss Pot, all passed through Whizzer
& Chips from other comics. Plus there were several other strips reprinted across
the years, including Slowcoach who was reprinted in
School Fun and landed in Buster that way! *phew!*
The Best of the Rest:
Whizzer & Chips were rivals - lead by Sid's Snake and Shiner respectively.
Whilst Sid made the switch, Shiner didn't. Whilst it would be impossible to list
every good strip in the comic - there are some that deserve to be ringed as
exceptional. They are:
The Ossies - a great strip from the 80s surrounding Naughty Norman and the
Ossies
Cosmic Cafe - An Outer Space Cafe, good for a laugh
Captain Kid - The Pint-Sized Pirate who had his Mum as second in command
Tiny Tycoon - He's very good at making a lot of money
The Champ - JEO's great creation who is good at everything
Super Dad - The Tearaway son never quite works out it's his Dad who causes the
probelms
Happy Families - Love this strip about the families that are always arguing
The Slimms - These parents struggling with their diet
The Drips - Making it rain indoors - why did these people not move to get
away?
Super Store - Stocking everything you could possibly think of
Wear 'Em Out Wilf - Doesn't matter what it is, he can break it.
Duck Turpin - the baddest duck in the West
The Award for Most Promising Strip:
Hard choice but I think it would have to be one of the long running ones, so we're
talking Odd Ball, Sid's Snake or Shiner. Then you've got all of those strips that
merged with Whizzer & Chips that I've not mentioned! It's far too complicated to
make that kind of decision on my own!
The Award for Most Disappointing Strip:
Tarman of the Jungle is a bit of a let down as is Timothy Tester who repeatedly wore
things out by testing them. But at the Bottom (if you'll pardon the pun) is Bottom.
Like many of the strips that have won this award, it isn't particularly bad - just
incredibly repetitive. Also incredibly embarrassing for the Bottom in question!
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