Cheeky Weekly issue 68
has an unusually violent cover as, with a Thwuump! and resultant
Nee-Aagh!, readers are alerted that the final instalment of Eagle Eye appears inside. Surprisingly, schoolboy hero Eagle Eye
himself isn't present in the panel from this week's story chosen to appear on the front page. Using
precious cover space to advertise the final episode of a serial seems
rather odd, but at least it bookends things nicely with the front
cover of Cheeky Weekly dated 06 January 1979, which heralded the
commencement of the (reprint) series.
Sharing the front page
is the Cheeky's Week...Sunday strip, which sees our grinning
hero indulging in manhole mirth followed by farmyard fun.
This week's 6 Million Dollar Gran episode is reduced to 2 pages from the usual 3, and filling the vacant spot
is the second appearance of the Tease Break puzzle feature.
The Cheeky Weekly
office must have been inundated with Paddywack jokes from the readers
(and have plenty of cash in the prize kitty) because for the second
week running there are 2 pages featuring the disconcerting duffer.
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| Art: Jack Clayton |
Speaking of prize
kitties, the cat we saw in 27 January 1979's Calculator Kid strip is
back this week. I hope Charlie slipped the inquisitive moggy a piece
of fish as he enjoyed his cod and chips reward.
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| Art: Terry Bave |
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| Art: Mike Lacey |
In Elephant on the Run our hero, masquerading as a fortune teller until The Man in the Plastic Mac appears, makes ingenious use of his nasal attributes when adopting another disguise.
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| Art: Robert Nixon |
Later in the same strip Elephant confuses British boxing legend Henry Cooper (or
'Couper' as the script has it, probably to avoid legal issues resulting from the punch-up conclusion) with fez-wearing comic magician Tommy Cooper.
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| Art: Robert Nixon |
Tommy Cooper also makes an appearance in the Mustapha Million strip, in which Mustapha manages to trump every one of Boastful Bertie's attempts at bragging. Among the celebrity guests at Mustapha's banquet are Ken Dodd, Bruce Forsyth and the aforementioned tassel-topped titfer toting tittermeister. That may well be popular pugilist Our 'Enry again at the right hand end of the table, but I'm not sure.
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| Art: Joe McCaffrey |
This is turning out to be a star-studded issue of The Mystery Comic, as The Two Ronnies make an appearance in the final panel of this week's Why, Dad, Why? strip.
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| Art: John Geering |
For the third week
running, all the Mystery Comic features are present, with no
unexpected intrusions into the pages of the perplexing publication.
Silly Snaps continues
its sporadic run, having last appeared in the 03 February 1979 issue.
On page 22 we get a
glimpse of the thrills that lie ahead in place of Eagle Eye next
week...
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| Art: Mike Lacey |
This week's comic wraps up with a back-cover Pin-Up Pal poster featuring a puzzled Doctor Braincell.
It's been a busy week for Mike Lacey who, in addition to his usual strip Disaster Des, has provided the artwork on all 9 Cheeky's Week elements. Frank McDiarmid delivers the Pin-Up Pal poster.
| Cheeky Weekly | Cover Date: 24-Feb-1979, Issue 68 of 117 |
| Page | Details |
| 1 | Cover Feature 'Eagle Eye' 2 of 2 \Cheeky's Week - Art Mike Lacey |
| 2 | Sunday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 3 | 6 Million Dollar Gran - Art Ian Knox |
| 4 | 6 Million Dollar Gran - Art Ian Knox |
| 5 | Tease Break |
| 6 | Monday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 7 | Calculator Kid - Art Terry Bave |
| 8 | Ad: KP 'Hula Hoops Hulk promo' |
| 9 | Tuesday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 10 | Paddywack - Art Jack Clayton |
| 11 | Paddywack - Art Jack Clayton |
| 12 | Wednesday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 13 | Tub 'Mystery Comic' 17 of 34 - Art Nigel Edwards |
| 14 | Disaster Des 'Mystery Comic' 18 of 30 - Art Mike Lacey |
| 15 | Mystery Boy reprint from Whizzer and Chips 'Mystery Comic' 19 of 37 - Art John Richardson |
| 16 | Elephant On The Run 'Mystery Comic' 18 of 34 - Art Robert Nixon |
| 17 | Elephant On The Run 'Mystery Comic' 18 of 34 - Art Robert Nixon |
| 18 | Mustapha Million 'Mystery Comic' 18 of 34 - Art Joe McCaffrey |
| 19 | Mustapha Million 'Mystery Comic' 18 of 34 - Art Joe McCaffrey |
| 20 | Why, Dad, Why? 'Mystery Comic' 14 of 28 - Art John K. Geering |
| 21 | Silly Snaps |
| 22 | Ad: IPC 'Alpha Man starts next week'\Joke-Box Jury |
| 23 | Thursday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 24 | Skateboard Squad - Art Jimmy Hansen |
| 25 | Friday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 26 | Eagle Eye (final appearance) reprint from Shiver and Shake |
| 27 | Eagle Eye (final appearance) reprint from Shiver and Shake |
| 28 | Chit-Chat |
| 29 | Chit-Chat |
| 30 | Saturday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 31 | Saturday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 32 | Pin-up pal 'Dr Braincell' - Art Frank McDiarmid |
Cheeky's Week Artists Cover Date 24-Feb-1979
| Artist | Elements |
| Mike Lacey | 9 |
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