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Sunday 18 June 2017

Cheeky Weekly cover date 03 November 1979

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.

Art: Terry Bave

Dick Millington gives us his Paddywack on the Monday page...
 
Art: Dick Millington
 
And on Wednesday Dick illustrates the only Cheeky Weekly appearance of Farmer Giles' Dad...

Dick again


John Geering provides the artwork on Mustapha Million this week, the only occasion on which John drew the strip.

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.



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.

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.

 
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
PageDetails
1Cover Feature 'Manhole Man' 7 of 7 - Art Frank McDiarmid
2Sunday - Art Dick Millington (final art on feature)
3Calculator Kid - Art Terry Bave
46 Million Dollar Gran - Art Ian Knox
56 Million Dollar Gran - Art Ian Knox
6Ad: IPC 'Cor Annual' 4 of 5 \Ad: Pop-A-Points
7Monday - Art Dick Millington (final art on feature)
8Joke-Box Jury
9Joke-Box Jury
10Tuesday - Art Dick Millington (final art on feature)
11Ad: IPC '5 Top Comics' 2 of 2
12The Gang reprint from Whizzer and Chips - Art Robert MacGillivray
13The Gang reprint from Whizzer and Chips - Art Robert MacGillivray
14Elephant On The Run - Art Robert Nixon
15Wednesday - Art Dick Millington (final art on feature)
16Disaster Des - Art Mike Lacey
17Why, Dad, Why? - Art John K. Geering
18Mustapha Million - Art John K. Geering (single art on feature)
19Mustapha Million - Art John K. Geering (single art on feature)
20Chit-Chat
21Chit-Chat\Ad: IPC 'Order Cheeky Weekly'
22Tease Break (final appearance)
23Speed Squad - Art Paul Ailey (single art on feature)
24Stage School - Art Robert Nixon
25Stage School - Art Robert Nixon
26Thursday - Art Mike Lacey
27What's New, Kids
28Friday - Art Mike Lacey
29Paddywack - Art Jack Clayton
30Saturday - Art Mike Lacey
31Saturday - Art Mike Lacey
32Snail of the Century - Art Frank McDiarmid

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