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| Art: Frank McDiarmid |
Bubblegum Boy, still floating high above the streets of Krazy Town, makes his
13th
and final front page appearance this issue, sharing the cover with a
character whose natural environment diametrically opposes his own
airy lair. Yes, it's that other front cover stalwart, Cheeky's
subterranean stooge Manhole Man, enjoying his 27th
(and penultimate) cover gag with our toothy pal. Frank McDiarmid does
the honours for this osseous rib-tickler, depicting the skeletons,
which must be time-consuming to draw, with his customary aplomb.
Dick Millington, who last provided some
Cheeky's Week artwork in the 28 July 1979 issue, delivers his final
Cheeky Weekly work in the current edition, drawing the Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday elements.
Amusing detail in Calculator Kid - the hat which remains atop the post at the school gates.
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| Art: Terry Bave |
And on Wednesday Dick illustrates the only Cheeky Weekly appearance of Farmer Giles' Dad...
John Geering provides the artwork on Mustapha Million this week, the only occasion on which John drew the strip.
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| Dick again |
John Geering provides the artwork on Mustapha Million this week, the only occasion on which John drew the strip.
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| Art: John Geering |
Cheeky's message on the Chit-Chat page makes
reference to this issue's Cheeky's Week artists Frank McDiarmid, Dick Millington and Mike Lacey.
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| Snail goes red with embarrassment at having to encourage reader participation |
There's another artist providing a one-off
delivery of artwork this week, as Paul Ailey draws Speed Squad. Like
Mustapha's ghost-drawn strip earlier in the issue, this Speed Squad escapade focuses on
money, but whereas Mustapha had surplus moolah to distribute, the
Squad are in pursuit of the precious pound with which they've been
entrusted.
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| Art: Paul Ailey |
Mike Lacey takes up the pen to furnish the visuals for the latter half of Cheeky's Week, including Friday, the occasion of Posh Claude's Dad's third and final appearance in the comic.
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| Art: Mike Lacey |
Cheeky's Saturday is devoted to doing the
shopping for his mum, after which attention turns once more to
the back garden as Snail of The Century brings the hilarity to a
conclusion for another week. Frank McDiarmid delivers the front and back covers, with Dick Millington and Mike Lacey each contributing 4 Cheeky's Week pages.
| Cheeky Weekly | Cover Date: 03-Nov-1979, Issue 104 of 117 |
| Page | Details |
| 1 | Cover Feature 'Manhole Man' 7 of 7 - Art Frank McDiarmid |
| 2 | Sunday - Art Dick Millington (final art on feature) |
| 3 | Calculator Kid - Art Terry Bave |
| 4 | 6 Million Dollar Gran - Art Ian Knox |
| 5 | 6 Million Dollar Gran - Art Ian Knox |
| 6 | Ad: IPC 'Cor Annual' 4 of 5 \Ad: Pop-A-Points |
| 7 | Monday - Art Dick Millington (final art on feature) |
| 8 | Joke-Box Jury |
| 9 | Joke-Box Jury |
| 10 | Tuesday - Art Dick Millington (final art on feature) |
| 11 | Ad: IPC '5 Top Comics' 2 of 2 |
| 12 | The Gang reprint from Whizzer and Chips - Art Robert MacGillivray |
| 13 | The Gang reprint from Whizzer and Chips - Art Robert MacGillivray |
| 14 | Elephant On The Run - Art Robert Nixon |
| 15 | Wednesday - Art Dick Millington (final art on feature) |
| 16 | Disaster Des - Art Mike Lacey |
| 17 | Why, Dad, Why? - Art John K. Geering |
| 18 | Mustapha Million - Art John K. Geering (single art on feature) |
| 19 | Mustapha Million - Art John K. Geering (single art on feature) |
| 20 | Chit-Chat |
| 21 | Chit-Chat\Ad: IPC 'Order Cheeky Weekly' |
| 22 | Tease Break (final appearance) |
| 23 | Speed Squad - Art Paul Ailey (single art on feature) |
| 24 | Stage School - Art Robert Nixon |
| 25 | Stage School - Art Robert Nixon |
| 26 | Thursday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 27 | What's New, Kids |
| 28 | Friday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 29 | Paddywack - Art Jack Clayton |
| 30 | Saturday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 31 | Saturday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 32 | Snail of the Century - Art Frank McDiarmid |
Good morning, I hope you're well. Continue to really enjoy your blog post. I'm currently collecting copies of Cheeky weekly via eBay and various online second-hand comic suppliers - a few editions increasingly rare, but thankfully have picked up all the Christmas editions (or those published around Xmas) as well as significant editions that have stuck vaguely in my mind since childhood. I'm interested to know if Cheeky had 'seasonal' editions in October and November that celebrated both Halloween (not big in the UK at all in '77-79 or for that matter not exactly taking off in the early '80's) and of course Bonfire Night? - Somehow, now in my 60's and recalling buying the comic during the Autumn and Winters of '77-78, I'd be interested to know if my failing memory was correct in thinking said Halloween & Bonfire Night celebrations did get a mention in some of the strips. (In C.C - a Penny for the Guy strip seems to ring a bell) I may well be wrong on all counts, but I thought it worth asking an expert and see if you can guide my toward copies of C.C perhaps containing Halloween/Bonfire night elements, which i may be able to purchase. Many thanks. M Wright.
ReplyDeleteHi Mark. There weren't any Halloween issues of Cheeky Weekly - as you say, Halloween wasn't as popular in the late 70s as it is now. Nor were there any Bonfire Night issues - I think concerns over safety led to the dropping of comic strips featuring fireworks, which had appeared in comics until the 1960s and maybe into the early 70s. I don't recall any Cheeky Weekly strips having a fireworks/penny for the guy theme. Thanks for reading the blog and best of luck with your Cheeky Weekly collection!
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