Page 26 was the location of the first page (of
two) chronicling Cheeky's Saturday doings in the first 2 issues of
Cheeky Weekly, but in the third and fourth editions the page was host
to the cartoon supporting feature portion of Saturday's picture show programme. The animated features watched by the toothy funster and
his pals were represented by reprints of old half-page Bam Splat and Blooie and Cocky Doodle strips that originally appeared in Buster. At this stage in Cheeky Weekly's history, the BS&B/CD strips were used when a single page
was devoted to the cartoons; when space was available for a 2-page
cartoon, Warner Brothers characters were employed. In the
following 6 editions the location in question was home to the second
page of the animated element of the film show...
| Date | Details |
| 19-Nov-77 | Wile E Coyote 2/2 'Dear Diary' |
| 26-Nov-77 | Henery Hawk (first appearance) 2/2 'Little Orphan Henery' |
| 03-Dec-77 | Wile E Coyote 2/2 'Poll Fault' |
| 10-Dec-77 | Henery Hawk 2/2 'A Peachy Idea' |
| 17-Dec-77 | Wile E Coyote 2/2 'Rage In A Cage' |
| 24-Dec-77 | Daffy Duck (first appearance) 2/2 'Daffy's Diner' |
Due to the slightly different configuration of
the following week's Christmas issue, Saturday was allocated to page
26, but 7 days later something of a marathon run of WB cartoons
commenced...
| Date | Details |
| 07-Jan-78 | Wile E Coyote (final appearance) 2/2 'Extra Long Division' |
| 14-Jan-78 | Tweety (single appearance) 2/2 |
| 21-Jan-78 | Tweety and Sylvester (first appearance) 2/2 |
| 28-Jan-78 | Daffy Duck 2/2 'Ducking Out' |
| 04-Feb-78 | Henery Hawk (final appearance) 1/2 'The Flower Pot' |
| 11-Feb-78 | Daffy Duck 1/2 'Lucky Break' |
| 18-Feb-78 | Road Runner (first appearance) 2/2 'Ungrateful Gratitude' |
| 25-Feb-78 | Road Runner 1/2 'A Bird in Hand' |
| 04-Mar-78 | Tweety and Sylvester 1/2 'Too Many Grannies' |
| 11-Mar-78 | Daffy Duck (final appearance) 1/2 'Snack Time' |
| 18-Mar-78 | Road Runner 1/2 'The Lucky Charms' |
| 25-Mar-78 | Tweety and Sylvester 1/2 'Showdown at Granny's' |
| 01-Apr-78 | Road Runner 1/2 'The Plant Plot' |
| 08-Apr-78 | Tweety and Sylvester 1/2 'A Gift For Granny' |
| 15-Apr-78 | Road Runner 1/2 'The Cool Caper' |
| 22-Apr-78 | Tweety and Sylvester 1/2 'A Bird Can Fly But Can A Fly Bird' |
| 29-Apr-78 | Road Runner 1/2 'Coyote Catcher' |
| 06-May-78 | Tweety and Sylvester 1/2 'Pet Getter' |
| 13-May-78 | Road Runner 1/2 'Flypaper Caper' |
| 20-May-78 | Tweety and Sylvester 1/2 'All Duded Up' |
| 27-May-78 | Road Runner 1/2 'Thunder Blunder' |
| 03-Jun-78 | Road Runner (final appearance) 1/2 'Trombone Boo Boo' |
Saturday then returned to page 26, but the
following issue saw an ad for Woodcraft Village, a venture into the
toy market by safety match manufacturers Bryant & May, occupy the
subject location.
In the 24 June 1978 edition, Saturday resumed
occupation of page 26, beginning a 3-week run, ended in the 22 July
1978 issue by a page advertising two of IPC's 1978 Specials - The Cheeky Summer Special and Whoopee Holiday Special.
A week later page 26 hosted an ad placed by Birds Eye who were running a cunning promotion whereby consumers of their tubs of Mousse were invited to send in 8 lids and receive a 'Mousse Shoot', which was a device designed to fire those very same lids 'high into the sky'. 2 lids were supplied with the Mousse Shoot, but kids applying for the offer were thus 6 lids down on the deal. If the launcher was as powerful as the ad suggests, the lids supplied would soon be lost, requiring the consumption of more Mousse in order to provide replacement ammo for the device.
A week later page 26 hosted an ad placed by Birds Eye who were running a cunning promotion whereby consumers of their tubs of Mousse were invited to send in 8 lids and receive a 'Mousse Shoot', which was a device designed to fire those very same lids 'high into the sky'. 2 lids were supplied with the Mousse Shoot, but kids applying for the offer were thus 6 lids down on the deal. If the launcher was as powerful as the ad suggests, the lids supplied would soon be lost, requiring the consumption of more Mousse in order to provide replacement ammo for the device.
A week later Tweety and Sylvester began what
was to be a 7-week run on page 26, but in the following edition
Hickory Dickory Doc, a reprinted one-off strip from Cor!!, was for
some reason employed to represent the cartoon segment of Saturday's
picture show.
The bird vs cat feuding was restored to page 26
in the ensuing issue as Tweety and his lisping nemesis returned. In
the 30 September 1978 comic, Saturday resumed occupancy for what was
to be a 5-week residency, interrupted by Paddywack in the 04 November
1978 edition. Saturday then moved back in for 3 issues
In a surprise move, the 02 December 1978 issue
saw the final episode of The Terrible Trail to Taggart's Treasure
come to rest in the site under review, but a week later Saturday made
its final appearance on page 26, bringing to 16 the number of times
it occupied that spot, making Saturday the third most frequent
feature to occupy that location.
After its 3 week absence, Cheeky Weekly
returned with the issue cover dated 06 January 1979, in which the
first episode of Eagle Eye (another reprint, this time sourced from
Shiver and Shake) fetched up on page 26. Eagle Eye was in fact lucky enough to remain in
the same location for the entirety of its 8-week run. In the edition
following the conclusion of Eagle Eye, another reprinted adventure
strip, again retrieved from the Shiver and Shake archives, commenced
on page 26. This time it was Menace of The Alpha Man. The titular
letter-obsessed felon was, like Eagle Eye, given the honour of
remaining in the same location for the whole of his nefarious
escapade, making his strip the second most regular page 26 occupant,
numbering 18 issues.
Cheeky Weekly's affluent stalwart Mustapha Million made
his single visit to page 26 in the following 'new look' issue dated
07 July 1979, after which the father and son feuding of Why, Dad,Why? made a similarly unique sojourn in the same location.
In the comic dated 21 July 1979 Cheeky's Friday
antics were related on page 26, as they were in the ensuing 9
editions. Mystery Boy then moved in for a single week, after which
Friday returned for 2 issues.
Disaster Des then unleashed his
customary mayhem in the subject location (the only time he appeared
on page 26), and Friday then moved back for 2 weeks. The 03 November
1979 comic saw another feature make a single page 26 appearance; this
time it was Thursday.
The following week Friday returned for what was
to be a 10-week residency, after which it was the turn of
reader-participation-gagfest Joke-Box Jury to occupy the subject
location for a single time.
Friday then returned to page 26 for Cheeky
Weekly's final 2 issues, bringing the total number of times it
appeared there to 25 and making it the most regularly-featured
occupant of the site under review.
Count of Elements (or distinct combinations thereof) appearing on Page 26
| Elements | Total |
| Friday | 25 |
| Menace of the Alpha Man 1/2 | 18 |
| Saturday 1/2 | 15 |
| Tweety and Sylvester 1/2 | 13 |
| Eagle Eye 1/2 | 8 |
| Road Runner 1/2 | 8 |
| Wile E Coyote 2/2 | 4 |
| Bam Splat and Blooie\Cocky Doodle | 2 |
| Daffy Duck 1/2 | 2 |
| Daffy Duck 2/2 | 2 |
| Henery Hawk 2/2 | 2 |
| Tweety and Sylvester 2/2 | 2 |
| Advertisement: Birds Eye Mousse | 1 |
| Advertisement: IPC\Advertisement: IPC | 1 |
| Advertisement: Woodcraft Village | 1 |
| Disaster Des | 1 |
| Henery Hawk 1/2 | 1 |
| Hickory Dickory Doc 1/2 | 1 |
| Joke-Box Jury 1/2 | 1 |
| Mustapha Million 1/2 | 1 |
| Mystery Boy | 1 |
| Paddywack | 1 |
| Road Runner 2/2 | 1 |
| Saturday | 1 |
| The Terrible Trail to Taggart's Treasure 1/2 | 1 |
| Thursday | 1 |
| Tweety 2/2 | 1 |
| Why, Dad, Why? | 1 |
Can't wait for page 27 its a real page turner!
ReplyDeleteWhy is leafing through a digital comic on an ipad like a fruit-filled flaky pastry dessert? They're both apple turnovers. Goodnight!
Deletethat joke is a bit PC! ;)
DeleteWhy do I get the feeling you put off creating this page as long as you could because of disinterest? There are not many regular issues to go, and analysis of the W&C raids won't last forever. I also seem to recall you’ve said you think these strips didn’t do the title much good. Perspicacity's great isn’t it?
ReplyDeleteIf you're referring to the Warner Brothers strips, yes I consider them to be fillers, but they still require documenting. My plan is to finish this series of 'pages' posts, along with most of the other series that I'm currently running - profiles, features etc - before I get to the final issue of Cheeky Weekly, so still a lot of work to be done. I had to look up 'perspicacity' btw!
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