Sad to hear the media reports of the passing of Dave Prowse. Dave was probably best known around the world for his physical portrayal of Darth Vader, but many UK TV watchers and comic readers of my vintage will have fond memories of him as the Green Cross Man.
Now he really won't be there when we cross the road.
Condolences to Dave's family and friends.
Our toothy pal is featured in one of the strips gathered together for the Cor!! Buster Bumper Fun Book which is on sale from today (24 November 2020). The 'Who's In Charge?' strip originally appeared in the first Cor!! Buster Special, published in April 2019, so if you missed Cheeky's return there's another chance to witness his first comic outing for many years.
I've been thinking about providing an easier way for readers to navigate chronologically through Cheeky Weekly's history. Links to all my blog posts can be found at the bottom of the page, but I thought a more convenient solution might be to create this timeline.
Links to my issue summaries of all the issues of Cheeky Weekly are included, as well as mentions of significant events in Cheeky's history which occurred in other comics/media. I haven't yet completed work on the Whizzer and Chips era. I expect to update this timeline periodically until it is as complete as I can make it.
I have put a link to this post in the top section of the blog page so that it's easily accessible in the future.
Most recent update: 24 November 2020 - Added reference to the Cor!! Buster Bumper Fun Book published today.
Updated 12 November 2020: - I had listed Bam, Splat and Blooie and Cocky Doodle as making their debuts in the 29 October AND 31 December 1977 issues. 29 October is the correct date - have now amended the 31 December entry.
| Source | Cover Date/Date | Event |
| Krazy Issue 1 | 16/10/1976 | Cheeky debuts in the first issue of Krazy in 2 different strips; as a member of The Krazy Gang, and in his own 4-page 'Ello, It's Cheeky strip. The toothy funster wears a jumper with a K on the front (as do all the human members of The Krazy Gang). |
| Krazy Issue 26 | 09/04/1977 | One-off 2-page The Perils of Walter Wurx appears in addition to Cheeky’s regular 4-pager. |
| Krazy Issue 34 | 04/06/1977 | First appearance of the occasional series ‘Cheeky’s Pal’. |
| Krazy Issues 41 to 48 | 23/07/1977 to 10/09/1977 | 'Ello. I’m Cheeky strip missing, replaced by the single-page Cheeky’s Pal for 8 issues – possibly because Frank McDiarmid and Willie Cook were working on material for the yet-to-be-announced Cheeky Weekly. |
| Krazy Issue 45 | 20/08/1977 | First appearance of the C on Cheeky's Jumper, (but only in the Cheeky’s Pal strip, not the Krazy Gang) signalling his impending elevation to superstar status. |
| Krazy Issue 46 | 27/08/1977 | C on Cheeky's Jumper in Krazy Gang. The C permanently replaces the K in all Cheeky’s appearances from now on. |
| Krazy Issue 48 | 10/09/1977 | First teaser for a new comic appears in Krazy |
| Krazy Issue 49 | 17/09/1977 | Second teaser appears in Krazy. ‘Ello It’s Cheeky resumes. |
| Krazy Issue 50 | 24/09/1977 | Third teaser appears in Krazy |
| Krazy Issue 51 | 01/10/1977 | Fourth teaser appears in Krazy |
| Krazy Issue 52 | 08/10/1977 | Final teaser appears in Krazy, revealing new comic will be called Cheeky Weekly |
| Cheeky Weekly publicity pack | 09/1977-10/1977 | Cheeky Weekly publicity pack (including dummy first issue with variations from the published version) circulated to newsagents |
| Buster and Monster Fun/Whizzer and Chips/2000AD (and others?) |
15/10/1977 | Cheeky Weekly flyer appears in Buster and Monster Fun and Whizzer and Chips. Half-page ad for Cheeky Weekly's first issue appears in 2000AD. Publicity probably appears in other IPC titles this week. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 1 | 22/10/1977 | First issue of Cheeky Weekly. Free gift - Red Jet Rattler. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 2 | 29/10/1977 | Cheeky's Mum's first 'appearance' (only her arm is seen). First Cocky Doodle and Bam, Splat and Blooie. Free gift - Cheeky Fun Wallet. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 3 | 05/11/1977 | All About Skateboarding cut-out booklet begins. Free gift - Friend of Cheeky badge. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 4 | 12/11/1977 | Cheeky's mum is seen for the first time. |
| ITV | 14/11/1977 | Cheeky Weekly issue 3 seen in that night's episode of George and Mildred |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 5 | 19/11/1977 | Teacher and Auntie Daisy make their Cheeky Weekly debuts. New character the short-sighted dustman appears for the first time. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 6 | 26/11/1977 | Friend of Cheeky T-Shirt Competition. First appearance of Burpo's cousins. Skateboard booklet concludes. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 7 | 03/12/1977 | Cheeky Diary 1978 cut-out begins. Mike Brown's final Creepy Sleepy Tale. Sherlock makes his Cheeky Weekly debut. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 8 | 10/12/1977 | Joke-Box Jury begins. Keith Reynolds takes over artwork duties on Creepy Sleepy Tale. Dan-Dan the Lavender Man makes his Cheeky Weekly debut. Popularity poll. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 9 | 17/12/1977 | Dick Millington contributes art to Cheeky's Week for the first time. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 10 | 24/12/1977 | Baker's Boy makes his Cheeky Weekly debut, and Posh Claude's mum is seen for the first time. Daffy Duck appears for the first time as the cartoon element of the Saturday morning pictures sequence. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 11 | 31/12/1977 | First Christmas issue. Cheeky's relatives appear. First James Bold tale, Fangs of Fear, concludes. Creepy Pantomime replaces Creepy Sleepy Tale for this issue. Cheeky's Week has new-year's-eve cliffhanger ending. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 12 | 07/01/1978 | Cliffhanger from previous issue is resolved. First appearance of Uncle Hamish. Second James Bold tale, The Ghost Highwayman, begins. 'Suddenly' element of Cheeky's Week begins, with first appearance of Newsagent. Cut-out Cheeky Spotter Book of Fun commences. 'Character appearing throughout Cheeky's Week' storylines commence with Do-Good Dora as the first featured character. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 13 | 14/01/1978 | Motorcyclist appears several times during Cheeky's Week. First appearance of work by 'Unknown Cheeky Artist 1', who draws all the Cheeky's Week elements this issue. Joe McCaffrey deputises on Mustapha Million for the first time. Short-sighted dustman appears for the final time. Final Doug's Doodle. Single appearance of the 'Tweety' strip (Sylvester will be co-credited in all future Tweety appearances). |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 14 | 21/01/1978 | First appearances of Yikky-Boo, Petula, Gunga Jim and Six-Gun Sam. Tweety and Sylvester appear as the Saturday morning cartoon. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 15 | 28/01/1978 | Baker's Boy appears throughout Cheeky's Week. Cheeky Spotter Book of Fun concludes. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 16 | 04/02/1978 | Skateboard issue - skateboard theme runs throughout Cheeky's Week and many of the other features. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 17 | 11/02/1978 | Bump-Bump Bernie appears throughout Cheeky's Week. 'Name Snail' competition. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 18 | 18/02/1978 | Pin-Up Pal series returns. Manhole Man features throughout Cheeky's Week. Hid Kid's first 'appearance'. First appearance of Road Runner strip. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 19 | 25/02/1978 | Louise appears on multiple Cheeky's Week pages. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 20 | 04/03/1978 | Baby Burpo appears across Cheeky's Week. Final episode of James Bold's tale, The Ghost Highwayman. Final Cocky Doodle. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 21 | 11/03/1978 | Basil Brush competition. Jogging Jeremy appears throughout Cheeky's Week. Debut of Doctor Braincell. Final Daffy Duck strip. Barrie Appleby's first Cheeky's Week art. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 22 | 18/03/1978 | Third James Bold tale, Tower of Terror, begins. Postie features on multiple Cheeky's Week pages. Pongo Snodgrass appears in Creepy Sleepy Tale. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 23 | 25/03/1978 | Lily Pop appears throughout Cheeky's Week. Iddle-I-Po (a pal of Cheeky's from Krazy) makes his sole Cheeky Weekly appearance. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 24 | 01/04/1978 | Easter and April Fool's Day issue. Manhole Man's first appearance on cover, Debut of Constable Chuckle. No 'Cheeky's pal throughout the week' in this issue. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 25 | 08/04/1978 | Petula appears across Cheeky's Week. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 26 | 15/04/1978 | Cheeky's first visit to Krazy Town Harbour. Do-Good Dora features throughout Cheeky's Week. |
| Krazy Issue 79 |
15/04/1978 | Final issue of Krazy this week. Krazy's merge into Whizzer and Chips announced |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 27 | 22/04/1978 | 'Name Snail' competition results. Auntie Daisy appears across Cheeky's Week. Final episode of James Bold's adventure Tower of Terror. |
| Whizzer and Chips now including Krazy | 22/04/1978 | The Krazy Gang (including Cheeky) moves to the combined comic. Cheeky's solo Krazy strip doesn't move into Whizzer and Chips, since his own comic will continue. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 28 | 29/04/1978 | James Bold's 4th adventure, The Frightened Village begins. Skateboard book competition. Sid the Street-Sweeper appears on multiple Cheeky's Week pages. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 29 | 06/05/1978 | Debut of Snoozin' Susan. Final Cheeky's Week artwork by 'Unknown Cheeky Artist 1'. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 30 | 13/05/1978 | Star Wars gag on cover. Manhole Man, Baker's Boy, Goalie Cat, Constable Chuckle and Snail appear in the Skateboard Squad strip. Final appearance of Parachutist. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 31 | 20/05/1978 | Doctor Braincell appears throughout Cheeky's Week. Pongo Snodgrass intrudes upon 6 Million Dollar Gran. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 32 | 27/05/1978 | Crunching Chris features across Cheeky's Week. 'Draw Hid Kid' competition. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 33 | 03/06/1978 | Six-Gun Sam and Goalie Cat appear throughout Cheeky's Week. Final Road Runner strip. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 34 | 10/06/1978 | Gloomy Glad features across Cheeky's Week. Final appearance of Home Movie, the first stage of a minor revamp which occured during summer 1978. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 35 | 17/06/1978 | Competition to win skateboard sets. Mechanic appears throughout Cheeky's Week. Final appearance by Oscar. Final Bam, Splat and Blooie. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 36 | 24/06/1978 | Gyro-Tennis competition. Snoozin' Susan sleeps through Cheeky's Week. Cheeky, Spiv, Libby, Louise, Jogging Jeremy, Six-Gun Sam, Bump-Bump Bernie and Burpo appear in Skateboard Squad. 'Suddenly' ends. Space Family Robinson ends. Final episode of James Bold adventure, The Frightened Village. First of two Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? reprints. Final appearance of Newsagent and Telephone Pole Man. On Tuesday Petula and Sherlock are searching for a lost elephant. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 37 | 01/07/1978 | 4-week mini comics promotion commences, with Cheeky Weekly hosting a condensed version of Whizzer and Chips. Petula and Sherlock appear across Cheeky's Week, continuing their search, which began in the previous issue, for a missing elephant. James Bold's new story, Island of Fear, begins and is presented as a cinema serial. Calculator Kid begins |
| Mickey Mouse |
01/07/1978 | Contains Cheeky Weekly mini comic |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 38 | 08/07/1978 | Contains Buster mini comic. Paddywack begins. Storyline involving Teacher runs throughout Cheeky's Week. Disco Kid and Farmer Giles make their debuts. First ad for the 1978 Cheeky Summer Special appears. |
| Whoopee! | 08/07/1978 | Contains Cheeky Weekly mini comic |
| Cheeky Summer Special 1978 | 07/1978 | First Cheeky Special |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 39 | 15/07/1978 | Contains Whoopee! mini comic. Flash Harry appears through Cheeky's Week. Tom Paterson draws Creepy Sleepy Tale (the only occasion on which he will do so). Baby Burpo guests in Calculator Kid. Debut of Crystal Belle. |
| Buster and Monster Fun |
15/07/1978 | Contains Cheeky Weekly mini comic |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 40 | 22/07/1978 | Contains Mickey Mouse mini comic (final week of mini comics promotion). 5 Papers competition. Cheeky tries to score against Goalie Cat all week. |
| Whizzer and Chips |
22/07/1978 | Contains Cheeky Weekly mini comic |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 41 | 29/07/1978 | Krazy Town kids begin their summer holidays. Teacher appears on multiple Cheeky's Week pages. A sleepwalker is in evidence around Krazy Town. First appearance of time-travelling phone box. Teacher's final comment on Saturday presages next issue's events. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 42 | 05/08/1978 | Teacher, undergoing mental issues, appears throughout Cheeky's Week. Results of Draw Hid Kid competition. Final episode of final James Bold adventure. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 43 | 12/08/1978 | Canal barge holiday issue. Archie's Angels reprints begin. Gloomy Glad's mum makes her only Cheeky Weekly appearance. Page 31 contains a teaser for next week's issue. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 44 | 19/08/1978 | Cheeky's Week is set in 2038 as the toothy funster is given a glimpse of his life 60 years into the future. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 45 | 26/08/1978 | A learner driver causes chaos in Krazy Town during Cheeky's Week. Teacher's Teasers begins. Final Creepy Sleepy Tale, Wednesday Conclusion and Old Comic. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 46 | 02/09/1978 | First part of Crack-A-Joke game. Kids of Krazy Town go back to school. Debut of Silly Snaps feature. First appearance of Cheeky's pal Ding-Dong Debbie. Paddywack makes his sole Cheeky's Week appearance. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 47 | 09/09/1978 | Smurf-themed issue, including Smurfs competition. Debut of Cheeky's pal Square Eyes. Popularity poll - readers are invited to list their 10 favourite characters from the Cheeky's Week cast, as well as the features they most enjoy. The changes introduced as of the 09 December 1978 issue probably resulted from the responses. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 48 | 16/09/1978 | First price increase - from 8 to 9p. Marx Toys competition. Disco Kid appears throughout Cheeky's Week. First ad for Cheeky Annual 1979 appears in Cheeky Weekly. Final episode of Archie's Angels. |
| Cheeky Annual 1979 | 09/1978 | First Cheeky Annual |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 49 | 23/09/1978 | Final part of Crack-A-Joke game. Crystal Belle appears throughout Cheeky's Week. Sonny Storm reprint from Cor!! makes its single appearance. What a Cheek, the Sunday Evening element of Cheeky's Week and Teacher's Teasers come to an end. Burpo's Cousins make their final appearance. Willie Brushiton's debut. Ad announces that the full Mystery Comic will appear next week. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 50 | 30/09/1978 | Revamp issue. Full Mystery Comic appears for the first time. Commencement of title panel and What Did YOU Do Today? diary section on each Cheeky's Week page. Tub, Why, Dad,Why?, Elephant on the Run, Mystery Boy and Disaster Des begin. First Cheeky's Pal Puzzle. Final Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? reprint from Cor!! Policy of featuring pure Frank McDiarmid Cheeky's Week art in every other issue, and a single artist (or collaboration) providing the art on alternate weeks, commences. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 51 | 07/10/1978 | Laugh and Learn begins. Jogging Jeremy guests in Skateboard Squad. The Terrible Trail to Taggart's Treasure, reprinted from Shiver and Shake, begins (this was the final adventure strip to commence in Cheeky Weekly, although Mystery Boy outlasted Taggart and was thus the final adventure strip to feature in the comic).. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 52 | 14/10/1978 | This issue completes Cheeky Weekly's first year of publication. Ghouldilocks reprint from Jag appears for a single time. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 53 | 21/10/1978 | First birthday issue featuring Presto the Magic Rabbit throughout Cheek's Week, and the one-off Hey Presto! Magic Show feature. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 54 | 28/10/1978 | In her strip, 6 Million Dollar Gran meets Uncle Hamish (not Cheeky's uncle of the same name). Snail and Farmer Giles guest in Skateboard Squad. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 55 | 04/11/1978 | Commissionaire takes to the sky to avoid being trampled. This week's Calculator Kid subsequently reprinted in Spanish title Zipi y Zape. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 56 | 11/11/1978 | 7 Blunders of the World storyline runs through Cheeky's Week. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 57 | 18/11/1978 | Jokes relating to music run through Cheeky's Week, and Calculator Kid has a music-related adventure. Readers are asked to vote for their favourite celebrity - the 10 most popular will appear on a poster in future issues. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 58 | 25/11/1978 | 6 Million Dollar Gran and Disaster Des have musical-instrument-related adventures, both of which would have been suited to the previous week's music-based issue. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 59 | 02/12/1978 | Page count is reduced from the usual 32 to 28, one of which is essentially blank. Corgi 'Saint' competition. Final Cheeky's Pal Puzzle. Final Saturday morning cinema sequence, including Interval and Tweety and Sylvester. Final Cheeky's Week appearance of Commissionaire, although he will be the subject of the Pin-Up Pal poster in the 17 March 1979 issue. End of The Terrible Trail To Taggart's Treasure. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 60 | 09/12/1978 | Page count is reduced from the usual 32 to 28. Smurfs competition. Final Laugh and Learn. Friends of Cheeky Chit-Chat and The Burpo Special begin. Chit-Chat letters page was probably introduced in response to the poll of reader opinion in the 09 September 1978 issue. Lily Pop is revealed to be the most popular of Cheeky's pals. |
| 16/12/1978 | Cheeky Weekly not published due to industrial dispute. | |
| 23/12/1978 | Cheeky Weekly not published due to industrial dispute. | |
| 30/12/1978 | Cheeky Weekly's Christmas issue not published due to industrial dispute, although most if not all the material prepared for this and the previous issue was eventually published. |
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| Cheeky Weekly Issue 61 | 06/01/1979 | Standby issue prepared in readiness for the eventual resumption of publication. Eagle Eye reprints begin. Final appearance of the time-travelling phone box. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 62 | 13/01/1979 | New Year issue deferred from the previous week. New Year party at Cheeky's house. Friends of Cheeky Snap Game begins. Cheeky, Louise and Sid the Street-Sweeper guest in Skateboard Squad. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 63 | 20/01/1979 | The kids of Krazy Town enjoy week of snow. A number of the non-Cheeky's Week strips also feature snowy tales. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 64 | 27/01/1979 | Tub and Elephant on the Run are involved in snowy escapades, which would have suited last week's snow-themed issue. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 65 | 03/02/1979 | The pages of this issue are larger than usual, although the printed area is the normal size. Posh Claude's dad makes his first appearance. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 66 | 10/02/1979 | An image from this week's Tub episode was used on the cover of Cheeky Weekly dated 27 January 1979. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 67 | 17/02/1979 | Reg Parlett's final Mustapha Million artwork. I suspect this week's Elephant on the Run and Skateboard Squad strips were originally intended for the lost Christmas 1978 issue and have been altered to remove festive references. Tease Break begins. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 68 | 24/02/1979 | Final instalment of Eagle Eye. Cameo appearances by Coopers Henry and Tommy, as well as Ken Dodd, Bruce Forsyth and The Two Ronnies. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 69 | 03/03/1979 | Menace of the Alpha Man reprints begin. Constable Chuckle appears in Skateboard Squad. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 70 | 10/03/1979 | Cheeky's Week...Sunday strip expands to fill cover. I have a convoluted theory about the intended publication date of this week's Calculator Kid story - follow link to left. Tub and Elephant on the Run both have encounters with cement mixers. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 71 | 17/03/1979 | A copy of Cheeky (Weekly) is seen in this week's 6 Million Dollar Gran episode. Final appearance of Newsvendor. Pin-Up Pal poster of the cinema commissionaire, whose final Cheeky's Week appearance was in the 02 December 1978 edition. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 72 | 24/03/1979 | First appearance of Mustapha Million's pet hippo, Frisky. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 73 | 31/03/1979 | The Jersey issue - across Cheeky's Week Granny Gumdrop knits facsimiles of Cheeky's trademark jumper for all his pals. A pattern for the toothy funster's distinctive jersey is printed in this issue, so readers with the skills, or access to a willing person who has them, can sport their own replica knitwear. In the 19 May 1979 issue it was revealed the pattern contained a misprint. The 1979 Star Guest cross-comic promotion begins. Final Pin-Up Pal poster. |
| Whizzer and Chips |
31/03/1979 | Calculator Kid appears as Star Guest |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 74 | 07/04/1979 | First part of the Top Ten poster. Several stories have an an April Fool theme. Some changes appear to have been made to several of the Cheeky's Week pages, possibly due to the inclusion of the Star Guest feature and the first poster instalment.. |
| Whoopee! | 07/04/1979 | The Burpo Special appears as Star Guest |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 75 | 14/04/1979 | Disaster Des has an early Easter-related adventure. Skateboard Squad are absent, but appear in this week's Whizzer and Chips. More artwork alteration. |
| Whizzer and Chips | 14/04/1979 | Skateboard Squad appears as Star Guest |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 76 | 21/04/1979 | Cheeky cracks Easter Egg gags on Sunday. Altered artwork is in evidence again. The 'Grand Easter Issue' of the Mystery Comic. Disaster Des is absent (explaining his early Easter escapade last week), although he appears in this week's Whoopee! |
| Whoopee! | 21/04/1979 | Disaster Des appears as Star Guest |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 77 | 28/04/1979 | Hid Kid 'appears' across Cheeky's Week. Changes to artwork are apparent again. Chit-Chat page contains cryptic reference to some 'new things' in the offing. Final part of Top Ten poster. |
| Whizzer and Chips | 28/04/1979 | Cheeky appears as Star Guest |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 78 | 05/05/1979 | An issue of Cheeky Weekly is seen in this week's Tub strip. Cousin Ahmed appears in Mustapha Million's story. |
| Whoopee! | 05/05/1979 | Why, Dad, Why? appears as Star Guest |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 79 | 12/05/1979 | First appearance of Cheeky's pal Zoot Soot. Final episode of Skateboard Squad. 'Auntie Daisy's party' storyline runs through Cheeky's Week. |
| Whizzer and Chips | 12/05/1979 | Why, Dad, Why? appears as Star Guest |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 80 | 19/05/1979 | Free gift - Kellogg's Two Shakes. First part of the Cheeky Spotter Book of Town and Around. Elephant on the Run is absent, but appears in this week's Whoopee! as a Star Guest. Note about misprint in Jersey pattern printed in the 31 March edition. Jimmy Hansen's first artwork on Cheeky's Week. |
| Whoopee! | 19/05/1979 | Elephant on the Run appears as Star Guest |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 81 | 26/05/1979 | Speed Squad begins. Final appearance of Cheeky's pal Ding-Dong Debbie. |
| Whizzer and Chips | 26/05/1979 | Mustapha Million appears as Star Guest |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 82 | 02/06/1979 | This week's Mystery Comic is, at only 6 pages, the smallest of its run. The forthcoming disco issue is mentioned on the Chit-Chat page. |
| Whoopee! | 02/06/1979 | Cheeky appears as Star Guest |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 83 | 09/06/1979 | Manhole Man's choice of Sunday reading is revealed. Final part of the Cheeky Spotter Book of Town and Around. |
| Whizzer and Chips |
09/06/1979 | Disaster Des appears as Star Guest |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 84 | 16/06/1979 | Disco Issue with Cheeky Hustle instructions. What's New, Kids returns after 4 months' absence. Burpo is himself the subject of this week's Burpo Special. |
| Whoopee! | 16/06/1979 | Cheeky appears as Star Guest |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 85 | 23/06/1979 | First ad for the 1979 Cheeky Summer Special appears in Cheeky Weekly. |
| Whizzer and Chips | 23/06/1979 | Calculator Kid appears as Star Guest |
| Cheeky Summer Special 1979 | 06/1979 | Second Cheeky Special |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 86 | 30/06/1979 | Final issue to feature the Mystery Comic as a grouping of strips in the centre of Cheeky Weekly. Final episode of Menace of the Alpha Man. Cheeky's Week...Sunday cover strip and The Burpo Special come to an end. Final appearances of the What Did YOU Do Today? diary sections at the foot of the Cheeky's Week pages. Next week's new look issue is trailed. |
| Whoopee! | 30/06/1979 | Mustapha Million appears as Star Guest |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 87 | 07/07/1979 | The 'New Look' issue. The Gang (reprints of the Double Deckers strip from Whizzer and Chips) begins. Stage School begins. All the strips hitherto confined within the Mystery Comic survive the revamp. The final remaining framing devices relating to the non-Cheeky's Week strips are dropped (except for a further 6 Million Dollar Gran episode next week). |
| Whizzer and Chips | 07/07/1979 | Cheeky appears as Star Guest |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 88 | 14/07/1979 | First appearance of Cheeky's pal Taff the Laff. 6 Million Dollar Gran is presented as a TV show for the final time. Final appearance of Nosy Nora. First episode of Snail of the Century. |
| Whoopee! | 14/07/1979 | Cheeky appears as Star Guest |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 89 |
21/07/1979 | Price increases to 10p. First appearance of Cheeky's pal from beyond the grave, Spook. Final appearances of Burpo's mum and dad, and Scruffbag the school cat. |
| Whizzer and Chips | 21/07/1979 | The Gang appear as Star Guest (in the comic in which they originally appeared as the Double Deckers). |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 90 | 28/07/1979 | Final week of the 1979 Star Guest promotion. First appearance of Cheeky's pal Mr Chips. |
| Whoopee! | 28/07/1979 | Mustapha Million appears as Star Guest |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 91 | 04/08/1979 | Appearance of a readers' poll coupon, soliciting readers' favourites among Cheeky's pals, and their favourite features. IPC management probably intended to use the results to determine which features would survive the impending merge of Cheeky Weekly into Whoopee! |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 92 | 11/08/1979 | There's evidence of alteration to the 6 Million Dollar Gran artwork, probably to remove a 'Cheeky watching TV' final panel, since the framing devices have now been ended. Cheeky is suffering from a cold on Saturday. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 93 | 18/08/1979 | Part one of the Giant Cheeky Poster. There's evidence of alteration to the 6 Million Dollar Gran artwork, probably to remove a 'Cheeky watching TV' final panel, since the framing devices have now been ended. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 94 | 25/08/1979 | Giant Cheeky Poster part two. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 95 | 01/09/1979 | Cheeky is seen on a Saturday paper round. Final appearance of Posh Claude's mum. Third part of the Giant Cheeky Poster. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 96 | 08/09/1979 | James Bond Moonraker competition. Final part of the Giant Cheeky Poster. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 97 | 15/09/1979 | First appearance of Cheeky's pals Reg (later Rex) Press and Mr Mutton. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 98 | 22/09/1979 | First ad for Cheeky Annual 1980 appears in Cheeky Weekly. |
| Cheeky Annual 1980 | 09/1979 | Second Cheeky Annual |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 99 | 29/09/1979 | First appearance of Cheeky's pal Rex Press (but see issue 97). |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 100 | 06/10/1979 | 100th issue (not acknowledged in comic). Cheeky and some of the comic's other stars appear in 6 Million Dollar Gran. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 101 | 13/10/1979 | Final issue of Cheeky Weekly's second year. 6 Million Dollar Gran reduced to a single page for the first time. Final episode of Mystery Boy, the last adventure feature to appear in the comic. Cheeky's Week appearance by Tom Baker as Doctor Who. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 102 | 20/10/1979 | Second birthday issue (not acknowledged in comic). Jimmy Hansen's sole cover artwork, and this week's issue contain's Jimmy's final work on Cheeky's Week. Final Silly Snaps. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 103 | 27/10/1979 | Debut of Cheeky's pal Ah Sew, who was the final addition to the Cheeky Weekly cast of characters who had supporting roles on the Cheeky pages. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 104 | 03/11/1979 | Final cover appearance of Bubblegum Boy. Final Cheeky's Week artwork by Dick Millington. Final appearance of Posh Claude's dad. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 105 | 10/11/1979 | Bob Hill's sole work on Cheeky's Week. |
| BBC 1 | 14/11/1979 | Cheeky Weekly dated 28 April 1979 seen in that night's episode of TV drama Shoestring |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 106 | 17/11/1979 | First appearance of Cheeky's Cut-Out Comedy Catalogue. Final appearance of What's New, Kids. Soggy the Seamonster reprints begin. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 107 | 24/11/1979 | Stage School's Teacher reveals he has showbiz skills. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 108 | 01/12/1979 | Final cover appearance of Gunga Jim. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 109 | 08/12/1979 | Return of the Goalie Cat, previously seen in the comic dated 25 August 1979. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 110 | 15/12/1979 | Rex Press has a cameo in Speed Squad. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 111 | 22/12/1979 | This pre-Christmas issue includes material originally prepared for publication last year, including Cheeky distributing Christmas cards throughout the week. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 112 | 29/12/1979 | Second and final Christmas issue, including material originally prepared for publication last year. Final appearances of Crunching Chris, Flash Harry, Libby, Snoozin' Susan and Spiv. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 113 | 05/01/1980 | Chit-Chat page stops soliciting readers' letters - a sign of the approaching merge. Cheeky's cryptic reference on the Chit-Chat page of 'exciting things to come' also foreshadows the impending cancellation of Cheeky Weekly. Final Cheeky Weekly appearances of Sid the Street-Sweeper, Herman, Goalie Cat, Gunga Jim, and Willie Brushiton. Gran meets cousin Hamish (not to be confused with the Uncle Hamish she met in the 28 October 1978 issue). |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 114 | 12/01/1980 | Final Cheeky Weekly appearances of Milkie, Cheeky's mum and Hypno-Tessa. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 115 | 19/01/1980 | A snowy week in Krazy Town. A note by Frank McDiarmid reveals he enjoys drawing snow. Final Cheeky Weekly appearances of Petula, Postie, Sherlock, Square-Eyes, Walter Wurx and Zoot Soot. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 116 | 26/01/1980 | On the Chit-Chat page, Cheeky mentions an upcoming 'exciting event'. Final Cheeky Weekly appearances of Ah Sew, Dan-Dan the Lavender Man, Hid Kid (final non-appearance in his case), Mechanic, Ursula and Messrs Chips, Haddock and Mutton. Final Paddywack page of the Cheeky Weekly era. |
| Cheeky Weekly Issue 117 | 02/02/1980 | Final issue of Cheeky Weekly. Merge into Whoopee! announced. Sadly, the comic failed to complete its third year. |
| Whoopee! and Cheeky | 09/02/1980 | First combined issue of Whoopee! and Cheeky. Cheeky, Mustapha Million, $6,000,000 Gran, Calculator Kid, Stage School and Paddywack are featured in a 16-page ‘Cheeky Comic’ in the centre pages. |
| Whoopee! and Cheeky | 16/02/1980 | Cheeky’s new strip ‘What a Cheek’ begins, joining his ‘It’s Cheeky' strip which began last week. Interloper C**p intrudes upon the Cheeky Section for the first time. |
| Whoopee! and Cheeky | 08/03/1980 | Final ‘It’s Cheeky’ strip |
| Whoopee! and Cheeky | 15/03/1980 | Cheeky’s movie spoofs (the replacement for ‘It’s Cheeky') begin. |
| Whoopee! and Cheeky | 05/04/1980 | 'Cheeky Comic Inside’ promoted on front cover. |
| Cheeky Holiday Special 1980 |
04/1980 | Third Cheeky Special |
| Whoopee! and Cheeky | 12/04/1980 | 'Cheeky’s Easter’ replaces movie spoof this week only. |
| Whoopee! and Cheeky | 06/09/1980 | First ad for Cheeky Annual 1981 |
| Cheeky Annual 1981 |
09/1980 | Third Cheeky Annual |
| Whoopee! and Cheeky | 04/10/1980 | Final ‘What a Cheek’ and ‘Movie Masterpiece’ this week. |
| Whoopee! and Cheeky | 11/10/1980 | 'Cheeky’ strip (first run) commences. |
| Whoopee! and Cheeky | 14/02/1981 | Cheeky valentine cards appear in addition to the ‘Cheeky’ strip. |
| Whoopee! and Cheeky | 28/02/1981 | Cheeky makes cameo appearance in Sweeny Toddler. |
| Whoopee! and Cheeky | 27/06/1981 | Includes ad for Cheeky Summer Special 1981 |
| Cheeky Summer Special 1981 |
06/1981 | Fourth Cheeky Special |
| Whoopee! and Cheeky | 25/07/1981 | Final issue to be referred to as Whoopee! and Cheeky. |
| Whoopee! | 01/08/1981 | Title reverts to Whoopee! |
| Whoopee! | 29/08/1981 | Includes first ad for Cheeky Annual 1982 |
| Cheeky Annual 1982 |
08/1981 | Fourth Cheeky Annual |
| Whoopee! | 05/09/1981 | Final ‘Cheeky’ strip of the first run. |
| Whoopee! | 12/09/1981 | Cheeky’s feature reduced to 2 pages a week from 4. ‘Cheeky’s Week’ Cheeky’s Pal’, ‘Tee-Hee TV News’ and ‘Cheeky’s Snail’ strips begin. |
| Whoopee! | 10/07/1982 | Includes ad for Cheeky Summer Special 1982 |
| Cheeky Summer Special 1982 |
07/1982 | Fifth and final Cheeky Special |
| Whoopee! | 28/08/1982 | Includes ad for Cheeky Annual 1983 |
| Cheeky Annual 1983 |
08/1982 | Fifth Cheeky Annual |
| Whoopee! Annual 1983 |
09/1982 | Charlie and Calc have a cameo in the Toy Boy's Journey to the Toy Factory game |
| Whoopee and Wow! | 02/07/1983 | Wow! merges into Whoopee!, but all the characters who had previously transferred into Whoopee! from Cheeky Weekly survive the absorption of new features. |
| Cheeky Annual 1984 |
08/1983 | Sixth Cheeky Annual |
| Cheeky Annual 1985 |
09/1984 | Seventh and final Cheeky Annual |
| Whoopee and Wow! | 23/02/1985 | Krazy and Cheeky are among the comics used to paper Gran’s wall in Gran’s Gang |
| Whoopee | 30/03/1985 | Final issue of Whoopee. Merge with Whizzer and Chips is announced. The Cheeky strip fails to transfer into the newly combined comic. |
| Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee |
06/04/1985 | First combined issue. Mustapha Million and Calculator Kid are among the strips to transfer in to the newly combined title, as is Stage School which appears in only two issues. Cheeky continues to appear as a member of The Krazy Gang. |
| Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 20/04/1985 | Stage School makes the first of its two Whizzer and Chips appearances as one of the rotating strips in the School Rounds feature. |
| Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 13/07/1985 | Stage School makes its second and final Whizzer and Chips appearance as one of the rotating strips in the School Rounds feature. |
| Whoopee Annual 1986 |
10/1985 |
Snail and Cheeky appear in 2 new strips. Sir and Jo-Jo from Stage School appear in It's Puzzle Time |
| Whizzer and Chips | 08/02/1986 | Final episode of The Krazy Gang, bringing to an end the toothy funster's nine and a half year run of regular appearances. |
| Whoopee Holiday Special |
05/04/1986 | Includes reprint episodes of Mustapha Million, Stage School, Paddywack and Calculator Kid |
| The Beano |
24/05/1986 | Frank McDiarmid draws his final Roger The Dodger strip, bringing to an end his 10+ year run illustrating the character. |
| Whoopee Annual 1987 |
01/09/1986 | Contains new episodes of Stage School, Gran's Gang and Mustapha Million |
| Whoopee Holiday Special |
01/04/1987 | Contains 2 new episodes of Mustapha Million plus reprinted episodes of Calculator Kid, Robot Granny, Stage School and Paddywack |
| Whizzer and Chips | 24/10/1987 | 18th Birthday issue. Frank McDiarmid begins drawing Mustapha Million |
| Whizzer and Chips | 05/12/1987 | Mustapha Million reprinted from Cheeky Weekly 08 July 1978 |
| Whizzer and Chips | 19/01/1988 | Reader requests return of old Chips characters and accompanying pic shows Calculator Kid being dusted down by Shiner, drawn by Jack Oliver |
| Whoopee Holiday Special | 04/1988 | Includes Mustapha Million (1 new strip and 2 reprints), 2 reprints each of Robot Granny and Stage School, and 1 Calculator Kid reprint. Mustapha and Gran are also featured in the 'Who's a card, then?' quiz. |
| Whoopee Holiday Special | 06/1989 | Includes Movie Masterpiece Starring Cheeky, 2 Mustapha Million episodes, Robot Granny, Stage School and Calculator Kid (all reprints). |
| Whoopee Holiday Special | 04/1990 | Includes a Quick Strips page featuring Paddywack and Cheeky, together with a Gran's Gang story (all reprints), plus a new Mustapha Million episode. |
| Whoopee Holiday Special | 23/03/1991 | Includes a new Mustapha Million story plus reprints of Gran's Gang, Stage School and (from a Quick Strips page) Paddywack and Cheeky. |
| Whoopee Annual 1992 |
09/1991 |
Includes reprints of $6,000,000 Gran, Mustapha Million (2 stories) and Stage School. |
| Whoopee Holiday Special | 04/1992 | A new appearance of Cheeky in the second of 2 new Mustapha Million strips drawn by Frank McDiarmid. Cheeky also features in a 4-page reprint, and there's a Robot Granny reprint. |
| http://cheekyweekly.blogspot.com | 26/06/2010 | Cheeky Weekly Blog begins |
| Comic Scene issue 2 | 09/2018 | Includes reminiscences of Cheeky Weekly written by Pete Doree http://cheekyweekly.blogspot.com/2018/09/comic-scene-gets-cheeky.html |
| FANSCENE issue 2 | 12/2018 | Cheeky features on cover, but no Cheeky article inside |
| The Cor!! Buster Humour Special |
17/04/2019 | Cheeky returns as one of the characters in a new strip entitled Who's In Charge? written by John Freeman and drawn by Lew Stringer. |
| Infinity magazine Issue 22 | 10/2019 | Includes feature on Krazy written by Mark Campbell |
| Infinity magazine Issue 27 | 06/2020 | Includes feature on Cheeky Weekly written by Mark Campbell, and letter from Steve Matthews on Cheeky’s evolution from Krazy to his own comic and beyond |
| Cor!! Buster Bumper Fun Book |
24/11/2020 | Cheeky is among the characters in the Who's in Charge? strip (which originally appeared in The Cor!! Buster Humour Special published in April 2019), included among the strips in this collection of material from the first 2 Cor!! Buster Specials. |
