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Wednesday, 25 June 2025

The Whizzer and Chips Years - Mustapha Million's New Series - Joe McCaffrey

Artist Joe McCaffrey first contributed a Mustapha Million episode in Cheeky Weekly's 13th issue, dated 14 January 1978, deputising for Reg Parlett who at the time was the regular illustrator for our middle eastern mate. There then followed a period during which either Reg or Joe would provide the Mustapha visuals from week to week, until Joe took over as Cheeky Weekly's full-time (with the exception of 2 issues) Mustapha artist as from the 24 February 1979 edition. When Mustapha was ported over into Whoopee! following Cheeky Weekly's cancellation, Joe continued as the regular artist. Aside from 8 'ghosted' episodes (one by Mike Lacey and the remainder from Bob Hill), Joe illustrated all of Mustapha's weekly Whoopee adventures from the inaugural 'merge' issue of Whoopee! and Cheeky, dated 09 February 1980, until the edition of Whoopee and Wow! cover-dated 31 March 1984. Subsequently, and until Whoopee itself was cancelled, all the episodes of Mustapha Million published were reprints.

My previous post detailed the Mustapha Million reprints which appeared in Whizzer and Chips as from the first combined issue of Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee, dated 06 April 1985. Following a 41-week run of recycled strips, a new series of Mustapha's adventures commenced in Whizzer and Chips dated 18 January 1986, as trailed in Whizzer and Chips dated 04 January 1986. By January 1986 the editor still had plenty of previously published but not re-used Mustapha episodes that had originated in Cheeky Weekly, Whoopee! or Whoopee! and Cheeky, and complied with IPC's seeming requirement that recycled material must be not less than 5 years old, so the reason for initiating a new series at this point is unclear. It would seem that it wasn't felt that a new artist was required to revivify the character, as Joe McCaffrey, who had illustrated 31 of the 41 reprints used since the April 1985 merge, was brought back to resume artwork duties as of the 18 January 1986 reboot.

Thus Joe found himself drawing Mustapha again after a break of almost 2 years. What had he been doing in the interim? The sadly departed Toonhound website hosted an interview with Joe (fortunately archived and still available at the time of writing via the Wayback Machine), in which he misremembers slightly the dates of his Mustapha work but reveals he eventually moved from drawing comics into animation.

The first episode of Mustapha's revival was spread over one and a half pages, and there was no reference in the comic as to it being the inauguration of new stories. In the first panel of the first of the new run, Mustapha meets his long-time pal Jimmy, and the tale unfolds very much in the Mustapha mould to which readers had become accustomed. Our generous Arab pal, in seeking to help soccer-mad Jimmy and aspiring guitarist Freddie, uses his wealth to secure the services of footballer Ryan Dobson and pop star Simon Le Bonk (cf. mid-80s celebrities Bryan Robson and Simon Le Bon), causing consternation to fans of the two superstars. Needless to say, at the conclusion of the story, everyone is happy again, including Messrs Dobson and Le Bonk, Mustapha having negotiated a return to their former employers (though possibly on terms not matching those they enjoyed previously, the two errant celebrities now being viewed by those paying them as not entirely loyal).

Whizzer and Chips 18 January 1986
Art: Joe McCaffrey

Bleep Art: Jim Barker


However 7 days later, below a caption reading 'Sorry, pals, it has not been possible to publish the planned 2-page Mustapha Million story this week!', readers were presented with another reprint. It would seem that there wasn't room for a 2-page Mustapha episode in that issue due to the presence on page 14 of a full-page competition in which the prize was a warming bowl of  Ready Brek, served in any Embassy Hotel (in Great Britain) of the lucky winner's choice ('mum and dad' would also be invited). Free first class travel to the selected venue was courtesy of  British Rail, and in addition £250 spending money was provided (most of which was presumably required to secure an overnight stay in the chosen hotel, and tickets home).

The new Mustapha series resumed a week later, with a story in which a youngster tells Mustapha that he has lost his 'kuzonkle'. A concerned Mustapha assumes the lad has lost a pet of some kind and scours the globe in search of this missing mystery creature (it might have been easier if Master Million had asked the bereft youth what a kuzonkle actually is), but returns home empty-handed, only to be told by the scallywag that his tale of supposed loss was actually a prank. Our hero evidently suspected this to be the case, as he has instructed his scientists to construct a radio-controlled kuzonkle robot. The final panel shows the striped-jerseyed prankster fleeing from the grotesque mechanical construct.

In the following issue, Mustapha and pals are playing detectives when a real villain steals our generous pal's pocket money, which is of such magnitude that our juvenile hero needs a wheelbarrow to transport it. Mustapha employs his detective skills and soon tracks down the culprit who is struggling under the weight of the large sacks of moolah (having for some reason chosen not to steal Mustapha's wheeled method of cash conveyance), thereby leaving an easily-followed trail of deep footprints, and the thief is apprehended by the police.

Our affluent Arab chum's adventure in Whizzer and Chips dated 15 February 1986 concerns Mustapha's pal Terry's unsuccessful attempt to build and fly a model 'plane. Once again keen to help out a friend, Mustapha visits an aircraft manufacturer in search of advice but, invited by the boss to take a brochure, unwittingly steals top secret plans for the latest jet fighter. Terry bases his next model on those classified documents, and the model is seen in flight by the aircraft factory boss who, suspecting the plans have been taken by a spy, follows the prototype and witnesses it crash as it attempts to land. The boss, recognising the 'culprit' as Mustapha, is grateful to our benevolent buddy and Terry for highlighting shortcomings in the 'plane's design, and appoints our wealthy hero and his friends honorary test pilots in order that they can evaluate remote control models of the next iteration of the fighter for any further flaws.

Mustapha's bodyguards are still in evidence in this new series, although in this episode no longer wielding scimitars

Joe McCaffrey's final original Mustapha work appeared in the abovementioned Whizzer and Chips edition dated 15 February 1986, meaning that he contributed just 4 episodes of the new run. As mentioned above, the first of this quartet of episodes spanned one and a half pages, whereas the other 3 provided by Joe in his brief contribution amounted to 2 full pages each.

Title Date Feature Artist Elements Element Config Source If Reprint Source Date Source Feature Source Elements Source Config
Whizzer and Chips 18-Jan-1986 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,P




Whizzer and Chips 25-Jan-1986 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 1 F Whoopee! 28-Jul-1979 Star Guest Mustapha Million 1 F
Whizzer and Chips 01-Feb-1986 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F




Whizzer and Chips 08-Feb-1986 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F




Whizzer and Chips 15-Feb-1986 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F




Mustapha was involved in 3 'raids' during the 5 week period covered above; in the 18 January issue (in which Mustapha's new series commenced) our affluent chum crossed into Whizzer to inflict himself on Super Steve. A week later rubbery rascal Odd-Ball bounced into Mustapha's reprinted episode, and in the issue dated 08 February 1986 the shape-shifting Animalad infiltrated Mustapha's adventure.

Our prosperous pal's new series continued despite Joe's departure as artist. Join me again when I'll be examining the next phase of the Mustapha Million story.

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Tuesday, 27 May 2025

The Whizzer and Chips Years - Mustapha Million - The Reprints

Mustapha Million first appeared in issue number 1 of Cheeky Weekly dated 22 October 1977, and went on to feature in 114 of the 117 issues published before that comic expired as of February 1980, also during that period making two promotional forays into Whoopee!, and one into Whizzer and Chips with Krazy, as part of the Star Guest campaign of 1979. Our middle eastern mate evidently found favour with the editor of IPC's humour titles, as the affable Arab was among the former Cheeky Weekly funny folk to transfer into Whoopee! following the demise of the toothy funster's comic. Maintaining a position among the most popular characters (as evidenced by the Whoopee popularity polls), Mustapha not only clocked up a further 261 appearances in Whoopee (which forfeited its exclamation mark along the way), but survived yet another comic collapse, transferring to Whizzer and Chips following Whoopee's cancellation in April 1985.

Announcement of new series

A new feature was introduced in Whizzer and Chips dated 04 January 1986, appearing in the first issue of each month from January that year, with an additional (but final) outing in the edition dated 31 May 1986. This newcomer to the comic was initially called Comics News, and its first appearance consisted of short editorials about forthcoming items of note. From the feature's second outing it became a list of impending IPC comics with their publication dates, and the title became Comics News Calendar. The inaugural instalment contained information about a new series of Mustapha Million, to commence in Whizzer and Chips dated 18 January 1986. This may have surprised those readers who had been enjoying the tales of our generous pal without being aware that they were being presented with recycled material.

 

Whizzer and Chips 04 January 1986 
 

In keeping with the above declaration, the following week's issue (dated 11 January) included another reprint.

Reprints used prior to the 18th January 1986 new series

The final 50 Mustapha Million episodes to appear in Whoopee were reprints sourced from Cheeky Weekly. The first combined issue of 'Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee' continued the reprint run of Mustapha's escapades. All of the Mustapha reprints used by 18 January 1986 had been sourced, with one exception, from his original Cheeky Weekly run. The exception occurred in Whoopee and Wow! dated 18 August 1984, which used Mustapha's Star Guest appearance from Whizzer and Chips with Krazy dated 26 May 1979.

As of 18 January 1986 there remained 29 of Mustapha's 114 original Cheeky Weekly episodes which hadn't been reprinted either in full or in part, plus the two remaining Star Guest strips, as well as a number of episodes that had appeared in Whoopee (more details on those below). The total number of reprinted Mustapha episodes amounted to 94, distributed across Whoopee and Wow!, Whoopee, Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee, Whizzer and Chips and the Cheeky Annual cover-dated 1985.

Mustapha Million Cheeky Weekly (and Star Guest) Episodes Reprinted prior to 18 January 1986

The first 7 columns show details of the Mustapha Million Cheeky Weekly episodes that had been reprinted prior to the new series commencing in Whizzer and Chips dated 18 January 1986. The remaining columns show in which comic/special/annual they were reprinted. In my comics database, the contents of a page are called 'elements'. A page can contain a number of elements, which might be comic strips, puzzles, adverts etc. The majority of Mustapha Million episodes consist of 2 full pages, so in those cases the elements column contains the number 2. However, some reprints were edited down from 2 pages to a single page - the number of elements that made up the reprint are shown in the second elements column.

The 'Config' columns show the element configuration for the episode... were the elements full (F) or part (P) pages? I have been assiduous in recording the contents of all the comics in my database, but even I don't record in the data the percentage page coverage of each element. All I can test for is the number of elements on a page - if Mustapha is sharing a page with another element or elements, then all on that page must be part-page elements. The Years Elapsed column shows the time which passed between the original publication and its reprint (part-years expressed as decimals). The evidence below suggests that IPC had a policy of reprinting only material that was 5 or more years old (although the rule didn't seem to apply in every case as we'll see later).  The final column, 'Edited', is just the result of a comparison of the Config columns, if they're different then some sort of editing of the original strip must have taken place in the preparation of its reprint. Some episodes were selected for reprinting more than once, although not necessarily in their entirety on each reprinting, as you'll see (more on that later).

Title Date Feature Artist Start Page Elements Config Reprinted In Date Feature Start Page Elements Config Years Elapsed Edited?
Cheeky Weekly 22-Oct-1977 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 24 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 01-Dec-1984 Mustapha Million 26 1 F 7.11 Y
Cheeky Weekly 29-Oct-1977 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 24 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 08-Sep-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 6.86 N
Cheeky Weekly 05-Nov-1977 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Cheeky Annual 1985 01-Sep-1984 Mustapha Million 72 2 F,F 6.82 N
Cheeky Weekly 12-Nov-1977 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 21 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 28-Jul-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 6.71 N
Cheeky Weekly 19-Nov-1977 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 30-Jun-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 6.61 N
Cheeky Weekly 26-Nov-1977 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Cheeky Annual 1985 01-Sep-1984 Mustapha Million 102 2 F,F 6.77 N
Cheeky Weekly 03-Dec-1977 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Cheeky Annual 1985 01-Sep-1984 Mustapha Million 48 2 F,F 6.74 N
Cheeky Weekly 10-Dec-1977 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 11-Aug-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 6.67 N
Cheeky Weekly 17-Dec-1977 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 14-Jul-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 6.58 N
Cheeky Weekly 24-Dec-1977 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 29-Dec-1984 Mustapha Million 27 1 F 7.01 Y
Cheeky Weekly 14-Jan-1978 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 22 1 F Whoopee and Wow! 26-May-1984 Mustapha Million 24 1 F 6.37 N
Cheeky Weekly 21-Jan-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 22-Dec-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 6.92 N
Cheeky Weekly 18-Feb-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 09-Jun-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 6.31 N
Cheeky Weekly 25-Feb-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 16-Jun-1984 Mustapha Million 18 2 F,F 6.31 N
Cheeky Weekly 04-Mar-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 05-May-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 6.17 N
Cheeky Weekly 11-Mar-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 28-Apr-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 6.13 N
Cheeky Weekly 18-Mar-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 02-Jun-1984 Mustapha Million 21 1 F 6.21 Y
Cheeky Weekly 18-Mar-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 04-Aug-1984 Mustapha Million 26 1 F 6.38 Y
Cheeky Weekly 01-Apr-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 21-Apr-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 6.05 N
Cheeky Weekly 08-Apr-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 12-May-1984 Mustapha Million 29 1 F 6.09 Y
Cheeky Weekly 08-Apr-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 08-Dec-1984 Mustapha Million 26 1 F 6.67 Y
Cheeky Weekly 15-Apr-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 30-Nov-1985 Mustapha Million 22 2 F,F 7.62 N
Cheeky Weekly 22-Apr-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whoopee 23-Mar-1985 Mustapha Million 28 2 F,F 6.92 N
Cheeky Weekly 06-May-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 07-Dec-1985 Mustapha Million 22 2 F,F 7.59 N
Cheeky Weekly 13-May-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 14-Dec-1985 Mustapha Million 22 2 F,F 7.59 N
Cheeky Weekly 27-May-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 14-Sep-1985 Mustapha Million 22 2 F,F 7.3 N
Cheeky Weekly 03-Jun-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whoopee 30-Mar-1985 Mustapha Million 28 2 F,F 6.82 N
Cheeky Weekly 10-Jun-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 23 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 26-Oct-1985 Mustapha Million 22 2 F,F 7.38 N
Cheeky Weekly 17-Jun-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 28-Sep-1985 Mustapha Million 16 2 F,F 7.28 N
Cheeky Weekly 01-Jul-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 20 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 09-Nov-1985 Mustapha Million 22 2 F,F 7.35 N
Cheeky Weekly 08-Jul-1978 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 21 1 F Whoopee and Wow! 19-May-1984 Mustapha Million 27 1 F 5.86 N
Cheeky Weekly 15-Jul-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 21 1 F Whoopee and Wow! 27-Oct-1984 Mustapha Million 26 1 F 6.28 N
Cheeky Weekly 22-Jul-1978 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 21 1 F Whoopee and Wow! 25-Aug-1984 Mustapha Million 32 1 F 6.09 N
Cheeky Weekly 12-Aug-1978 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 14-Apr-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 5.67 N
Cheeky Weekly 26-Aug-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 20 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 07-Apr-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 5.62 N
Cheeky Weekly 02-Sep-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 20 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 21-Jul-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 5.88 N
Cheeky Weekly 09-Sep-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 21 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 05-Oct-1985 Mustapha Million 22 2 F,F 7.07 N
Cheeky Weekly 16-Sep-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 21 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 02-Nov-1985 Mustapha Million 22 2 F,F 7.13 N
Cheeky Weekly 23-Sep-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 20 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 15-Sep-1984 Mustapha Million 32 2 F,F 5.98 N
Cheeky Weekly 30-Sep-1978 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Reg Parlett 18 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 06-Oct-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 6.02 N
Cheeky Weekly 07-Oct-1978 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Reg Parlett 18 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 01-Sep-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 5.9 N
Cheeky Weekly 21-Oct-1978 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 18 1 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 29-Jun-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 6.69 N
Cheeky Weekly 28-Oct-1978 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Reg Parlett 18 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 13-Oct-1984 Mustapha Million 20 2 F,F 5.96 N
Cheeky Weekly 04-Nov-1978 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Reg Parlett 18 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 03-Nov-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 6 N
Cheeky Weekly 11-Nov-1978 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Reg Parlett 18 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 29-Sep-1984 Mustapha Million 22 2 F,F 5.88 N
Cheeky Weekly 18-Nov-1978 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Reg Parlett 14 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 17-Nov-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 6 N
Cheeky Weekly 25-Nov-1978 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Reg Parlett 18 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 20-Oct-1984 Mustapha Million 22 2 F,F 5.9 N
Cheeky Weekly 02-Dec-1978 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Reg Parlett 12 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 22-Sep-1984 Mustapha Million 20 2 F,F 5.8 N
Cheeky Weekly 09-Dec-1978 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Reg Parlett 12 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 10-Nov-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 5.92 N
Cheeky Weekly 06-Jan-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 18 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 19-Oct-1985 Mustapha Million 22 2 F,F 6.78 N
Cheeky Weekly 20-Jan-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 14 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 21-Dec-1985 Mustapha Million 22 2 F,F 6.92 N
Cheeky Weekly 03-Feb-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 18 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 06-Apr-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 6.17 Y
Cheeky Weekly 10-Feb-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Reg Parlett 16 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 15-Dec-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 5.85 N
Cheeky Weekly 17-Feb-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Reg Parlett 16 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 24-Nov-1984 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 5.77 N
Cheeky Weekly 24-Feb-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 18 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 20-Apr-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 6.16 Y
Cheeky Weekly 03-Mar-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 18 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 01-Jun-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 6.24 Y
Cheeky Weekly 10-Mar-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 18 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 11-Jan-1986 Mustapha Million 16 2 F,F 6.84 N
Cheeky Weekly 17-Mar-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 18 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 24-Aug-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 6.44 Y
Cheeky Weekly 24-Mar-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 18 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 11-May-1985 Mustapha Million 22 2 F,P 6.13 Y
Cheeky Weekly 21-Apr-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 20 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 18-May-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 6.08 Y
Cheeky Weekly 05-May-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 18 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 27-Jul-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 6.23 Y
Cheeky Weekly 12-May-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 14 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 13-Jul-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 6.17 Y
Cheeky Weekly 19-May-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 14 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 04-May-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 5.96 Y
Whizzer and Chips with Krazy 26-May-1979 Star Guest Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 27 1 F Whoopee and Wow! 18-Aug-1984 Mustapha Million 27 1 F 5.23 N
Cheeky Weekly 26-May-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 14 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 03-Aug-1985 Mustapha Million 21 1 F 6.19 Y
Cheeky Weekly 02-Jun-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 14 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 23-Nov-1985 Mustapha Million 22 2 F,F 6.47 N
Cheeky Weekly 09-Jun-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 14 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 06-Jul-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 6.08 Y
Cheeky Weekly 23-Jun-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 14 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 25-May-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 5.92 Y
Cheeky Weekly 07-Jul-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 26 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 21-Sep-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 6.2 Y
Cheeky Weekly 14-Jul-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 14 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 27-Apr-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 5.78 Y
Cheeky Weekly 28-Jul-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 20 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 12-Oct-1985 Mustapha Million 23 1 F 6.21 Y
Cheeky Weekly 15-Sep-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 31-Aug-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 5.96 Y
Cheeky Weekly 22-Sep-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 18 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 15-Jun-1985 Mustapha Million 23 1 F 5.73 Y
Cheeky Weekly 29-Sep-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 08-Jun-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 5.69 Y
Cheeky Weekly 06-Oct-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 24 1 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 13-Apr-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 5.52 N
Cheeky Weekly 20-Oct-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 07-Sep-1985 Mustapha Million 22 2 F,F 5.88 N
Cheeky Weekly 03-Nov-1979 Mustapha Million John K. Geering 18 2 F,F Whoopee 02-Mar-1985 Mustapha Million 28 2 F,F 5.33 N
Cheeky Weekly 10-Nov-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 12-Jan-1985 Mustapha Million 22 2 F,F 5.17 N
Cheeky Weekly 10-Nov-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 10-Aug-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 5.75 Y
Cheeky Weekly 17-Nov-1979 Mustapha Million Colin Whittock 16 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 19-Jan-1985 Mustapha Million 4 2 F,F 5.17 N
Cheeky Weekly 17-Nov-1979 Mustapha Million Colin Whittock 16 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 17-Aug-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 5.75 Y
Cheeky Weekly 24-Nov-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 09-Feb-1985 Mustapha Million 28 2 F,F 5.21 N
Cheeky Weekly 24-Nov-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 20-Jul-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 5.66 Y
Cheeky Weekly 01-Dec-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 02-Feb-1985 Mustapha Million 28 2 F,F 5.17 N
Cheeky Weekly 01-Dec-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 16-Nov-1985 Mustapha Million 22 2 F,F 5.96 N
Cheeky Weekly 08-Dec-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 23-Feb-1985 Mustapha Million 28 2 F,F 5.21 N
Cheeky Weekly 08-Dec-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 22-Jun-1985 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 5.54 Y
Cheeky Weekly 15-Dec-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whoopee 16-Mar-1985 Mustapha Million 28 2 F,F 5.25 N
Cheeky Weekly 29-Dec-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 6 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 28-Dec-1985 Mustapha Million 16 2 F,F 6 N
Cheeky Weekly 05-Jan-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 05-Jan-1985 Mustapha Million 26 2 F,F 5 N
Cheeky Weekly 05-Jan-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 04-Jan-1986 Mustapha Million 16 2 F,F 6 N
Cheeky Weekly 12-Jan-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 26-Jan-1985 Mustapha Million 28 2 F,F 5.04 N
Cheeky Weekly 26-Jan-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 18 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 16-Feb-1985 Mustapha Million 28 2 F,F 5.06 N
Cheeky Weekly 02-Feb-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 22 2 F,F Whoopee 09-Mar-1985 Mustapha Million 28 2 F,F 5.1 N

As mentioned above, on a number of occasions episodes were cannibalised and either edited down from an original 2-page episode to a single page on reprinting (and very occasionally edited from 2-pages into a page-and-a-half), or split into 2 separate stories. The first page of Mustapha's 18 March 1978 Cheeky Weekly episode was reprinted in Whoopee and Wow! dated 02 June 1984, and due to the nature of the script, which did reach a conclusion of sorts at the end of the first page (maybe it was originally written as 2 episodes?), readers of that later comic wouldn't have been aware that they were experiencing a truncated tale. The more perceptive of those perusing our affluent chum's adventure in Whoopee and Wow! dated 04 August 1984 may have suspected they were in fact witnessing just the second half of the same original episode, because a tiny title panel was squeezed in above the opening scenes. A similar division befell Mustapha's 08 April 1978 outing which was reprinted across Whoopee and Wow! issues dated 12 May and 08 December 1984. In that case, the first page of the original escapade concluded with Mustapha and pals enjoying a slap-up feed. The first panel of the second page saw our middle-eastern mate emerging from his mansion with Jimmy, both of whom were displaying distended abdomens as a result of their gastronomic excess. For the reprint, the bulging waistlines were reduced by means of adjustments to the artwork, and there were changes to the dialogue.

Cheeky Weekly 08 April 1978 - Art: Reg Parlett

 

Whoopee and Wow! 08 December 1984

 

The 2-page story that had originally appeared in Cheeky Weekly dated 10 November 1979 was reprinted in full in Whoopee and Wow! dated 12 January 1985, then reprinted again in edited, single-page form in Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee dated 10 August 1985. The same thing happened to Mustapha's strip from Cheeky Weekly dated 17 November 1979 (full 2-page reprint in the 19 January 1985 edition of Whoopee and Wow!, then a version cut down to one page was reprinted in Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee dated 17 August 1985). On its original outing, the final panel of the first page showed Mustapha enjoying a copy of Cheeky Weekly, but the title of the comic seen in the strip was changed to Whoopee for its January 1985 printing.

Mustapha Elements Reprinted Prior to 18 January 1986 Not Matching Original Configuration

Unlike the table above, in which each row represents a Mustapha Million episode, each row below represents an individual element. If there is no data in the Reprinted In column, it means that original element was not reprinted - for example the first page of Mustapha's episode from the debut edition of Cheeky Weekly, dated 22 October 1977, was never reprinted, yet the second page was. The 2-page episode that originally appeared in Cheeky Weekly dated 18 March 1978 was reprinted across 2 separate issues of Whoopee and Wow!, a single page on each occasion. The reprint of Mustapha's 2-page adventure from Cheeky Weekly dated 24 March 1979 was reduced to one and a half pages. The second reprintings of episodes originally presented in Cheeky Weeklies dated 10, 17 and 24 November 1979 and 08 December 1979 were all in the same format as the originals (i.e. 2 full pages), whereas the first reprinting of each consisted of a single page only.

Title Date Feature Page Element Type Reprinted In Date Feature Page Element Type
Cheeky Weekly 22-Oct-1977 Mustapha Million 24 F




Cheeky Weekly 22-Oct-1977 Mustapha Million 25 F Whoopee and Wow! 01-Dec-1984 Mustapha Million 26 F
Cheeky Weekly 24-Dec-1977 Mustapha Million 22 F Whoopee and Wow! 29-Dec-1984 Mustapha Million 27 F
Cheeky Weekly 24-Dec-1977 Mustapha Million 23 F




Cheeky Weekly 18-Mar-1978 Mustapha Million 22 F Whoopee and Wow! 04-Aug-1984 Mustapha Million 26 F
Cheeky Weekly 18-Mar-1978 Mustapha Million 23 F Whoopee and Wow! 02-Jun-1984 Mustapha Million 21 F
Cheeky Weekly 08-Apr-1978 Mustapha Million 22 F Whoopee and Wow! 12-May-1984 Mustapha Million 29 F
Cheeky Weekly 08-Apr-1978 Mustapha Million 23 F Whoopee and Wow! 08-Dec-1984 Mustapha Million 26 F
Cheeky Weekly 03-Feb-1979 Mustapha Million 18 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 06-Apr-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 03-Feb-1979 Mustapha Million 19 F




Cheeky Weekly 24-Feb-1979 Mustapha Million 18 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 20-Apr-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 24-Feb-1979 Mustapha Million 19 F




Cheeky Weekly 03-Mar-1979 Mustapha Million 18 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 01-Jun-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 03-Mar-1979 Mustapha Million 19 F




Cheeky Weekly 17-Mar-1979 Mustapha Million 18 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 24-Aug-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 17-Mar-1979 Mustapha Million 19 F




Cheeky Weekly 24-Mar-1979 Mustapha Million 18 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 11-May-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 24-Mar-1979 Mustapha Million 19 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 11-May-1985 Mustapha Million 23 P
Cheeky Weekly 21-Apr-1979 Mustapha Million 20 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 18-May-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 21-Apr-1979 Mustapha Million 21 F




Cheeky Weekly 05-May-1979 Mustapha Million 18 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 27-Jul-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 05-May-1979 Mustapha Million 19 F




Cheeky Weekly 12-May-1979 Mustapha Million 14 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 13-Jul-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 12-May-1979 Mustapha Million 15 F




Cheeky Weekly 19-May-1979 Mustapha Million 14 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 04-May-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 19-May-1979 Mustapha Million 15 F




Cheeky Weekly 26-May-1979 Mustapha Million 14 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 03-Aug-1985 Mustapha Million 21 F
Cheeky Weekly 26-May-1979 Mustapha Million 15 F




Cheeky Weekly 09-Jun-1979 Mustapha Million 14 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 06-Jul-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 09-Jun-1979 Mustapha Million 15 F




Cheeky Weekly 23-Jun-1979 Mustapha Million 14 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 25-May-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 23-Jun-1979 Mustapha Million 15 F




Cheeky Weekly 07-Jul-1979 Mustapha Million 26 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 21-Sep-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 07-Jul-1979 Mustapha Million 27 F




Cheeky Weekly 14-Jul-1979 Mustapha Million 14 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 27-Apr-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 14-Jul-1979 Mustapha Million 15 F




Cheeky Weekly 28-Jul-1979 Mustapha Million 20 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 12-Oct-1985 Mustapha Million 23 F
Cheeky Weekly 28-Jul-1979 Mustapha Million 21 F




Cheeky Weekly 15-Sep-1979 Mustapha Million 16 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 31-Aug-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 15-Sep-1979 Mustapha Million 17 F




Cheeky Weekly 22-Sep-1979 Mustapha Million 18 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 15-Jun-1985 Mustapha Million 23 F
Cheeky Weekly 22-Sep-1979 Mustapha Million 19 F




Cheeky Weekly 29-Sep-1979 Mustapha Million 16 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 08-Jun-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 29-Sep-1979 Mustapha Million 17 F




Cheeky Weekly 10-Nov-1979 Mustapha Million 16 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 10-Aug-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 10-Nov-1979 Mustapha Million 16 F Whoopee and Wow! 12-Jan-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 10-Nov-1979 Mustapha Million 17 F Whoopee and Wow! 12-Jan-1985 Mustapha Million 23 F
Cheeky Weekly 17-Nov-1979 Mustapha Million 16 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 17-Aug-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 17-Nov-1979 Mustapha Million 16 F Whoopee and Wow! 19-Jan-1985 Mustapha Million 4 F
Cheeky Weekly 17-Nov-1979 Mustapha Million 17 F Whoopee and Wow! 19-Jan-1985 Mustapha Million 5 F
Cheeky Weekly 24-Nov-1979 Mustapha Million 16 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 20-Jul-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 24-Nov-1979 Mustapha Million 16 F Whoopee and Wow! 09-Feb-1985 Mustapha Million 28 F
Cheeky Weekly 24-Nov-1979 Mustapha Million 17 F Whoopee and Wow! 09-Feb-1985 Mustapha Million 29 F
Cheeky Weekly 08-Dec-1979 Mustapha Million 16 F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 22-Jun-1985 Mustapha Million 22 F
Cheeky Weekly 08-Dec-1979 Mustapha Million 16 F Whoopee and Wow! 23-Feb-1985 Mustapha Million 28 F
Cheeky Weekly 08-Dec-1979 Mustapha Million 17 F Whoopee and Wow! 23-Feb-1985 Mustapha Million 29 F

Our affluent pal's 2-page 01 December 1979 Cheeky Weekly escapade was reprinted in full in Whoopee and Wow! dated 02 February 1985, and later the same year readers of Whizzer and Chips dated 16 November were also treated to a complete reprint of the same episode. There was an even shorter gap between Whoopee and Wow! dated 23 February 1985 and the 22 June 1985 edition of Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee, both of which recycled Mustapha's episode from Cheeky Weekly dated 08 December 1979, although readers of the latter reprint saw only a single page version of the original 2-pager.

A second reprint of the Mustapha Million adventure first seen in Cheeky Weekly dated 05 January 1980 occurred almost exactly a year after the first; its initial reprint featured in the 05 January 1985 edition of Whoopee and Wow! whereas its second reprinting graced the pages of Whizzer and Chips dated 04 January 1986. The first panel of the original story showed our young hero looking at a 1980 calendar, and on each reprinting (both of which consisted of the full 2-page story) the date on the calendar was adjusted to reflect the year of publication.

Art: Reg Parlett

 

Mustapha Million Episodes Selected for Reprinting More Than Once With No Edits Prior To 18 January 1986

We're back to Episode level in the table below. As one would expect, only the elements constituting the episodes where the Edited column = Y are shown in the Mustapha Elements Reprinted Prior to 18 January 1986 Not Matching Original Configuration table above.

 

Title Date Feature Artist Elements Config Reprinted In Date Feature Elements Config Years Elapsed Edited?
Cheeky Weekly 01-Dec-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 02-Feb-1985 Mustapha Million 2 F,F 5.17 N
Cheeky Weekly 01-Dec-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 16-Nov-1985 Mustapha Million 2 F,F 5.96 N
Cheeky Weekly 05-Jan-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 05-Jan-1985 Mustapha Million 2 F,F 5 N
Cheeky Weekly 05-Jan-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 04-Jan-1986 Mustapha Million 2 F,F 6 N

Had the editor run out of Mustapha Million episodes suitable for reprint as of 18 January 1986?

Is that why the new series was introduced? Well, no...

Mustapha Million episodes 5 or more years old and not reprinted as at 18 January 1986

There are 84 episodes listed below, none of which were themselves reprints. Episodes which had been partially reprinted are not included. The 19 elements that were included in 2-page episodes originally printed in Cheeky Weekly, and which remained unreprinted despite their companion page having been used again, as of 18 January 1986, are listed in the Mustapha Reprinted Elements Not Matching Original Configuration table above. The episodes originally printed in annuals and specials were probably unlikely to have been chosen for reprinting in a weekly comic (especially the 3-page stories), but are included for completeness.

Title Date Feature Artist Elements Config Years Elapsed as at 18 Jan 1986
Cheeky Weekly 31-Dec-1977 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 2 F,F 8.05
Cheeky Weekly 07-Jan-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 1 F 8.03
Cheeky Weekly 28-Jan-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 2 F,F 7.97
Cheeky Weekly 04-Feb-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 2 F,F 7.95
Cheeky Weekly 11-Feb-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 2 F,F 7.94
Cheeky Weekly 25-Mar-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 2 F,F 7.81
Cheeky Weekly 29-Apr-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 2 F,F 7.72
Cheeky Weekly 20-May-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 2 F,F 7.66
Cheeky Weekly 24-Jun-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 2 F,F 7.57
Cheeky Summer Special 01-Jul-1978 Mustapha Million Jim Crocker 3 F,F,F 7.55
Cheeky Weekly 29-Jul-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 2 F,F 7.47
Cheeky Weekly 05-Aug-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 2 F,F 7.45
Cheeky Weekly 19-Aug-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 2 F,F 7.41
Cheeky Annual 1979 01-Sep-1978 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 3 F,F,F 7.38
Cheeky Annual 1979 01-Sep-1978 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 3 F,F,F 7.38
Cheeky Weekly 14-Oct-1978 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 7.26
Cheeky Weekly 13-Jan-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 7.01
Cheeky Weekly 31-Mar-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 6.8
Cheeky Weekly 07-Apr-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 6.78
Cheeky Weekly 14-Apr-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 6.76
Cheeky Summer Special 01-Jun-1979 Mustapha Million Barry Glennard 3 F,F,F 6.63
Cheeky Summer Special 01-Jun-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 6.63
Whoopee! 30-Jun-1979 Star Guest Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 1 F 6.55
Cheeky Weekly 30-Jun-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 6.55
Cheeky Weekly 21-Jul-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 6.49
Whoopee! 28-Jul-1979 Star Guest Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 1 F 6.47
Cheeky Weekly 04-Aug-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 6.45
Cheeky Weekly 11-Aug-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 6.44
Cheeky Weekly 18-Aug-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 1 F 6.42
Cheeky Weekly 25-Aug-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 6.4
Cheeky Weekly 01-Sep-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 6.38
Cheeky Annual 1980 01-Sep-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 3 F,F,F 6.38
Cheeky Weekly 08-Sep-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 6.36
Cheeky Weekly 13-Oct-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 6.26
Cheeky Weekly 27-Oct-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 6.23
Cheeky Weekly 22-Dec-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 6.07
Cheeky Weekly 19-Jan-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 6
Whoopee! and Cheeky 09-Feb-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.94
Whoopee! and Cheeky 16-Feb-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.92
Whoopee! and Cheeky 23-Feb-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.9
Whoopee! and Cheeky 01-Mar-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.88
Whoopee! and Cheeky 08-Mar-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.86
Whoopee! and Cheeky 15-Mar-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.84
Whoopee! and Cheeky 22-Mar-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.82
Whoopee! and Cheeky 29-Mar-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.8
Cheeky Holiday Special 01-Apr-1980 Mustapha Million Colin Whittock 2 F,F 5.8
Whoopee! and Cheeky 05-Apr-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.78
Whoopee! and Cheeky 12-Apr-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.77
Whoopee! and Cheeky 19-Apr-1980 Mustapha Million Mike Lacey 2 F,F 5.75
Whoopee! and Cheeky 26-Apr-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.73
Whoopee! and Cheeky 03-May-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.71
Whoopee! and Cheeky 10-May-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.69
Whoopee! and Cheeky 14-Jun-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.59
Whoopee! and Cheeky 28-Jun-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.56
Whoopee! and Cheeky 05-Jul-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.53
Whoopee! and Cheeky 12-Jul-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.52
Whoopee! and Cheeky 19-Jul-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.5
Whoopee! and Cheeky 26-Jul-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.48
Whoopee! and Cheeky 02-Aug-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.46
Whoopee! and Cheeky 09-Aug-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.44
Whoopee! and Cheeky 16-Aug-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.42
Whoopee! and Cheeky 23-Aug-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.4
Whoopee! and Cheeky 30-Aug-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.38
Cheeky Annual 1981 01-Sep-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 3 F,F,F 5.38
Whoopee! and Cheeky 06-Sep-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.37
Whoopee! and Cheeky 13-Sep-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.35
Whoopee! and Cheeky 20-Sep-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.33
Whoopee! and Cheeky 27-Sep-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.31
Whoopee! and Cheeky 04-Oct-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.29
Whoopee! and Cheeky 11-Oct-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.27
Whoopee! and Cheeky 18-Oct-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.25
Whoopee! and Cheeky 25-Oct-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.23
Whoopee! and Cheeky 01-Nov-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.21
Whoopee! and Cheeky 08-Nov-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.19
Whoopee! and Cheeky 15-Nov-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.17
Whoopee! and Cheeky 22-Nov-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.16
Whoopee! and Cheeky 29-Nov-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.14
Whoopee! and Cheeky 06-Dec-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.12
Whoopee! and Cheeky 13-Dec-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.1
Whoopee! and Cheeky 20-Dec-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.08
Whoopee! and Cheeky 27-Dec-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.06
Whoopee! and Cheeky 03-Jan-1981 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.04
Whoopee! and Cheeky 10-Jan-1981 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5.02
Whoopee! and Cheeky 17-Jan-1981 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F 5

Reprints appearing in Whizzer and Chips after commencement of the new series

As readers were keenly anticipating, the first episode of the new series of Mustapha Million did indeed appear in Whizzer and Chips dated 18 January 1986 (and I'll be examining Mustapha's revival in a future post). However a week later, rather than the continuation of the promised new material, the editor resorted to reprinting, with an accompanying apologetic caption, the single-page Mustapha Star Guest appearance that had originally adorned the pages of Whoopee! dated 28 July 1979. At the time this was only the second occasion on which a Mustapha reprint had been sourced from a title other than Cheeky Weekly.

Whizzer and Chips 25 January 1986

The new series resumed the following week, but was occasionally interrupted by reprints...

Mustapha Million Episodes Reprinted After 18 January 1986

The episodes in the table below are ordered by the date of the reprint. I've included Whoopee Specials and Annuals containing Mustapha reprints.

Title Date Feature Attist Start Page Elements Config Reprinted In Date Feature Start Page Elements Config Years Elapsed Edited?
Whoopee! 28-Jul-1979 Star Guest Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 99 1 F Whizzer and Chips 25-Jan-1986 Mustapha Million 22 1 F 6.49 N
Whoopee! and Cheeky 30-Aug-1980 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whoopee Holiday Special 05-Apr-1986 Mustapha Million 10 2 F,F 5.6 N
Whoopee! 30-Jun-1979 Star Guest Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 99 1 F Whizzer and Chips 29-Nov-1986 Mustapha Million 25 1 F 7.41 N
Whoopee! 09-Jan-1982 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 2 F,F Whoopee Holiday Special 01-Apr-1987 Mustapha Million 60 2 F,F 5.23 N
Cheeky Weekly 15-Jul-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 21 1 F Whizzer and Chips 25-Jul-1987 Mustapha Million 11 1 F 9.03 N
Cheeky Weekly 08-Jul-1978 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 21 1 F Whizzer and Chips 05-Dec-1987 Mustapha Million 10 1 F 9.41 N
Whoopee! 12-Jun-1982 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 2 F,F Whoopee Holiday Special 01-Apr-1988 Mustapha Million 2 2 F,F 5.8 N
Whoopee and Wow! 02-Jul-1983 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 28 2 F,F Whoopee Holiday Special 01-Apr-1988 Mustapha Million 52 2 F,F 4.75 N
Whoopee and Wow! 03-Dec-1983 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 12 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 03-Sep-1988 Mustapha Million 20 2 F,F 4.75 N
Cheeky Weekly 17-Dec-1977 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 29-Oct-1988 Mustapha Million 20 2 F,P 10.87 Y
Cheeky Weekly 10-Dec-1977 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 22 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 05-Nov-1988 Mustapha Million 20 2 F,F 10.9 N
Whoopee! 24-Jul-1982 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 2 F,F Whoopee Holiday Special 01-Jun-1989 Mustapha Million 12 2 F,F 6.85 N
Cheeky Weekly 15-Jul-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 21 1 F Whoopee Holiday Special 01-Jun-1989 Mustapha Million 27 1 F 10.88 N
Cheeky Weekly 02-Dec-1978 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Reg Parlett 12 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 23-Sep-1989 Mustapha Million 20 2 F,F 10.81 N
Cheeky Weekly 21-Apr-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 20 2 F,F Whoopee Annual 1992 01-Sep-1991 Mustapha Million 43 1 F 12.36 Y
Cheeky Weekly 15-Dec-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 16 2 F,F Whoopee Annual 1992 01-Sep-1991 Mustapha Million 86 2 F,F 11.71 N
Whizzer and Chips 21-Jun-1986 Mustapha Million Barry Glennard 18 2 F,F Whoopee Holiday Special 01-Apr-1993 Mustapha Million 4 2 F,F 6.78 N

Had any of those post-January-1986 reprints been reprinted before?

Yes!

Mustapha Million Post-January-1986 Reprints That Had Been Reprinted Before

Title Date Feature Artist Elements Config Reprinted in Date Feature Elements Config Years Elapsed Edited?
Cheeky Weekly 10-Dec-1977 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 11-Aug-1984 Mustapha Million 2 F,F 6.67 N
Cheeky Weekly 10-Dec-1977 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 05-Nov-1988 Mustapha Million 2 F,F 10.9 N
Cheeky Weekly 08-Jul-1978 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 1 F Whoopee and Wow! 19-May-1984 Mustapha Million 1 F 5.86 N
Cheeky Weekly 08-Jul-1978 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 1 F Whizzer and Chips 05-Dec-1987 Mustapha Million 1 F 9.41 N
Cheeky Weekly 15-Jul-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 1 F Whoopee and Wow! 27-Oct-1984 Mustapha Million 1 F 6.28 N
Cheeky Weekly 15-Jul-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 1 F Whizzer and Chips 25-Jul-1987 Mustapha Million 1 F 9.03 N
Cheeky Weekly 15-Jul-1978 Mustapha Million Reg Parlett 1 F Whoopee Holiday Special 01-Jun-1989 Mustapha Million 1 F 10.88 N
Cheeky Weekly 02-Dec-1978 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Reg Parlett 2 F,F Whoopee and Wow! 22-Sep-1984 Mustapha Million 2 F,F 5.8 N
Cheeky Weekly 02-Dec-1978 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Reg Parlett 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips 23-Sep-1989 Mustapha Million 2 F,F 10.81 N
Cheeky Weekly 21-Apr-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee 18-May-1985 Mustapha Million 1 F 6.08 Y
Cheeky Weekly 21-Apr-1979 Mustapha Million Mystery Comic Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F Whoopee Annual 1992 01-Sep-1991 Mustapha Million 1 F 12.36 Y
Cheeky Weekly 15-Dec-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F Whoopee 16-Mar-1985 Mustapha Million 2 F,F 5.25 N
Cheeky Weekly 15-Dec-1979 Mustapha Million Joe McCaffrey 2 F,F Whoopee Annual 1992 01-Sep-1991 Mustapha Million 2 F,F 11.71 N

The Mustapha Million feature was present in all 291 weekly issues of Whizzer and Chips published with cover dates between 06 April 1985 (the first merged issue with Whoopee), and 27 October 1990 (Whizzer and Chips' final issue). Of those episodes, 49 were reprints, 46 of which originated in Cheeky Weekly. 2 Mustapha reprints had originally appeared as 1979 Star Guest instalments in Whoopee!, with the remaining reprint being sourced from a December 1983 edition of Whoopee and Wow!

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