Cheeky Weekly cover date 25 August 1979

Cacophonous kid Yikky-Boo has Krazy Town jumping on this week's main cover pic (even Snail has been propelled skyward), underneath a banner alerting readers to the presence of part 2 of the Giant Cheeky poster inside.

Sunday gets off to an exciting start for Cheeky, as he encounters a thrillingly dominant Lily Pop (cough...)

Art: Frank McDiarmid pencils

For the first time since the introduction of the 'new look' back in the issue dated 07 July 1979, there is no evidence that the latest 6 Million Dollar Gran episode originally included the now-defunct framing device that was the 'Cheeky-looking-at-end-caption-of-Gran's-TV-programme' closing panel.

 

Closing panels of 6 Million Dollar Gran
Art: Ian Knox

There's a 'bumper panel of judges' standing by to deliberate on this week's Joke-Box Jury two-pager (featuring, as it so often did, some material which would be considered inappropriate today).

Despite the fact that Disaster Des is under surveillance by government spies the obligatory, satisfactorily destructive events ensue.

 

Art: Mike Lacey

This week's second instalment of the giant Cheeky poster, occupying the centre pages, features our toothy pal's knee-to-midriff section. A few pages later, the Chit-Chat feature spans a page and a half (sharing its second page with Tub). Some cynical readers may suspect that the expansion of reader participation features Joke-Box Jury and Chit-Chat is a ploy to reduce the number of comic strips.

Tub - Art: Nigel Edwards

On Friday Snail proves he's a keen observer of global events with his pithy comment on a Cheeky/Mechanic gag.

Art: Frank McDiarmid

 

There's more reader participation (but this time featuring attendant cartoonery) on the Paddywack page.

Art: Jack Clayton

On Saturday, Cheeky and pals frantically try to conceal themselves from Do-Good Dora who, as always, is seeking to raise funds for her latest cause of choice. The back cover is once again the location of the garden gagfest that is Snail of the Century, bringing the comic to a close for another week.

Frank McDiarmid delivers 6 Cheeky's Week elements in this week's issue, with 3 elements originating from the artistic collaboration I refer to as Frank McDiarmid pencils.

Cheeky's Week Artists Cover Date 25-Aug-1979

Artist	Elements
Frank McDiarmid	6
Frank McDiarmid pencils	3

Cheeky Weekly	Cover Date: 25-Aug-1979, Issue 94 of 117
Page	Details
1	Cover Feature 'Yikky-Boo' 2 of 2 - Art Frank McDiarmid
2	Sunday - Art Frank McDiarmid pencils
3	Calculator Kid - Art Terry Bave
4	6 Million Dollar Gran - Art Ian Knox
5	6 Million Dollar Gran - Art Ian Knox
6	6 Million Dollar Gran - Art Ian Knox
7	Monday - Art Frank McDiarmid pencils
8	The Gang reprint from Whizzer and Chips - Art Robert MacGillivray
9	The Gang reprint from Whizzer and Chips - Art Robert MacGillivray
10	Joke-Box Jury
11	Joke-Box Jury
12	Tuesday - Art Frank McDiarmid pencils
13	Disaster Des - Art Mike Lacey
14	Elephant On The Run - Art Robert Nixon
15	Ad: IPC '2000AD and Tornado' 2 of 2 Ad: 'Puzzle Time' 3 of 6
16	Giant Cheeky Poster
17	Giant Cheeky Poster
18	Wednesday - Art Frank McDiarmid
19	Mystery Boy reprint from Whizzer and Chips - Art John Richardson
20	Mustapha Million - Art Joe McCaffrey
21	Mustapha Million - Art Joe McCaffrey
22	Thursday - Art Frank McDiarmid
23	Speed Squad - Art Jimmy Hansen
24	Chit-Chat
25	Chit-Chat\Tub - Art Nigel Edwards
26	Friday - Art Frank McDiarmid
27	Why, Dad, Why? - Art John K. Geering
28	Paddywack - Art Jack Clayton
29	Ad: Trebor 'Double Agents Night Spy Kit Promotion' 1 of 2
30	Saturday - Art Frank McDiarmid
31	Saturday - Art Frank McDiarmid
32	Snail of the Century - Art Frank McDiarmid