tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214345292716209353.post7731211423268315785..comments2024-03-12T09:20:11.041+00:00Comments on Cheeky Weekly: Cheeky Weekly cover date 06 October 1979Niblethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073399687897131919noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214345292716209353.post-37824363025844068462016-11-17T17:04:32.324+00:002016-11-17T17:04:32.324+00:00Well there was Eagle’s 100th in Feb ’84, and W&...Well there was Eagle’s 100th in Feb ’84, and W&C’s 700th issue in May ’83. The Slimms’ ‘creaking scales’ logo was replaced by a black and white version on 2/12/78, just in time for the strike, he said with undisguised acrimony. This was seen on 22nd (I think) and 29th Dec ’79, indicating they were holdovers.STEPHEN ARCHERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891283612737580789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214345292716209353.post-39865282419459524352016-11-17T16:48:05.059+00:002016-11-17T16:48:05.059+00:00To be honest I'm not sure whether IPC ever cel...To be honest I'm not sure whether IPC ever celebrated the 100th issue of any of their titles. As regards the repurposing of Christmas material, you'll no doubt be aware that the Cheeky Weekly editor (who was probably also the W&C editor - Bob Paynter?) <a href="http://cheekyweekly.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Lost%20Christmas%20Issue" rel="nofollow">was a past master at such modifications</a>.Niblethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09073399687897131919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214345292716209353.post-6265398877373036732016-11-17T11:09:03.401+00:002016-11-17T11:09:03.401+00:00Sadly, in W&C this week, The Slimms gave way t...Sadly, in W&C this week, The Slimms gave way to reprints; and perhaps W&C’s birthday the following week was IPC’s main concern, not Cheeky’s 100th issue. Were it not for the horrors of the final weeks of 1978, both for Cheeky and other comics, the 100th issue would have been 15/9/79 but I’m sure you don’t need reminding of that. It’s interesting and saddening in equal measure that in W&C earlier that year, Sid was thwarted from getting his “surprise” presents, with Slippy complicit in Sid’s parents’ machinations. Clear reuse of Christmassy material. I’ll have to check if The Slimms from the end of 1978 is similar in style to the Christmas story seen in Dec 1979, as it’s not a reprint.<br />STEPHEN ARCHERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891283612737580789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214345292716209353.post-46090547274811432002016-11-16T16:43:02.881+00:002016-11-16T16:43:02.881+00:00Oops, I got me Bills mixed up - thanks, will chang...Oops, I got me Bills mixed up - thanks, will change it!Niblethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09073399687897131919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214345292716209353.post-54555569340660063062016-11-15T23:01:13.889+00:002016-11-15T23:01:13.889+00:00Dads as Lads was by Bill Mevin :)Dads as Lads was by Bill Mevin :)Andy Boalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14181293853802413958noreply@blogger.com