This is another post in the series that sees me ruthlessly unmasking the traitorous characters who posed as both Whizz-kids and Chip-ites during their appearances in Whizzer and Chips. My investigation covers Whizzer and Chips' weekly editions dated 06 April 1985 to 28 April 1990. For the reasons why, see the first post in this series.
The confectionary-obsessed Sweet-Tooth was a true stalwart of Whizzer and Chips. According to Wikipedia, the chocolate-chomping chap made his debut in that title in 1973. Focusing on the period covered by this series of posts, the sweet-scoffing scallywag was absent from just 9 issues between those dated 06 April 1985 and 28 April 1990's final 32-page edition. For the remainder of Whizzer and Chips' run, the comic was reduced to 24 pages and Sweet-Tooth's feature was dropped from the truncated issues (although following the cancellation of Whizzer and Chips he did return in the pages of Buster).
Of Sweet-Tooth's 256 blood-sugar-elevating adventures in Whizzer and Chips dated between 06 April 1985 and 28 April 1990, 254 were located within the Whizzer section. However, the glucose guzzler made 2 forays into Chips; 13 May 1989 (a 'colour' adventure on page 23) and 01 July 1989 (page 19). Sweet-Tooth's temporary defections were not acknowledged in the comic.
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| Whizzer and Chips 13 May 1989; Sweet-Tooth slips into Chips Art: Trevor Metcalfe |
Barry Glennard's final strip in his run of illustrating Sweet-Tooth appeared in the 08 April 1989 edition of Whizzer and Chips, so the subsequent episodes, including the one shown above, were no doubt reprints.
