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Cracker Publication information Publisher D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd Publication date 18 January 1975 to 11 September 1976 Number of issues 87 Cracker was a British comic printed by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from the issues dated 18 January 1975 to 11 September 1976 (a total of 87 issues), when it merged with The Beezer. Some material from Cracker was reprinted in Classics from the Comics.
List of Cracker comic strips
These are in alphabetical order and all numbers refer to issues of Cracker.
Strip Title Artist First Appearance Last Appearance Notes The Astro-nuts Alan Rogers 36 78[1] Big-Head Branny - The Strong-Arm Janny Barrie Appleby 1 24 About a surly and vindictive janitor Billy The Kid Gordon Bell 1 87 A strip borrowing heavily from Dennis the Menace and Gnasher, featuring a tearaway with black bushy hair and a mischievous spotted dog called Pongo. Appeared in The Beezer after the merger. Castaways On Planet Doom Terry Patrick 1 35 An adventure story Curly's Commandos Barrie Appleby 1 47 About a small gang of children organised along army lines. Dunder Ed The wonder blunder boy Phil Milar 1 87 Not in 18, 38, 39, 40, 43 to 48, 55, 56, 64, 69, 70, 73 and 82.[2] Fiends Beans Gordon Bell 25 87 Ghastly Geezer's Gallery Ken Harrison and readers of Cracker. 1 87 Not in 7, 17, 33, and 42.[3] A readers feature where readers sent in pictures of monsters referred to as Ghastly Geezers. The Head-Hunter's Of Skookum Skool Ken Harrison 1 55 Had previously appeared in Buzz under the name Skookum Skool. Not in 33 & 49. Hector The Collector John Aldrich 1 55 Not in 49.[4] Iron Hand Paddy Brennan 1 87 An adventure story about a secret agent with a metal hand, it late moved to The Beezer after the merger. Jimmy Jest his shadow's a pest Ken Harrison 38 87 About a boy who's shadow would get him into trouble. Joe Soap John Dallas 1 87 A strip involving a boy and magical soap bubbles. Appeared in The Beezer after the merger. Little 'Orror David Easington 16 87 Appeared in The Beezer after the merger. Mad Ads Ken Harrison 1 36 They had a Mad Ads competition on the back page. Readers would send in an ad for a mad contraption and if it was printed, they would get 1 pound. A similar thing appeared in The Dandy in the 2010s. The Nutters John Geering 1 87 Not in 49. Squabbles between a signalman called Percy Potters plus a family of three squirrels (called Pa, Ma and Junior). PC McGraw Ken Harrison 70 87 About a policeman who turns into a monkey/gorilla when wet. Rip Van Tinkle Barrie Appleby 41 87 Sammy Ken Harrison 1 87 The 'Face' of Cracker he featured in a number of features (not comic strips) which wereJest a minute, Sammy's Special Report and Sammy's Wacky Weekly. Jest a minute continued after the merger with The Beezer. ScrapJack the wacky wizard Unknown 79 87 Scrapper Tom Lavery 1 85 About a kid who liked to get into fights. Appeared in The Beezer after the merger. Simple Spyman Bill Ritchie 1 87 A spy with a very long beard, dark glasses, and dark-brimmed hat Slojak Barry Appleby 25 87 Involves a young bald boy detective. The Snookums Ken Harrison 1 24 A misbehaved class whose strip consisted of large 'action' panels containing with numerous gags. Spookie Cookie Tom Williams 1 24 A ghost cook in a haunted manor Spookum Skool Ken Harrison 1 23 Yet another strip derivative of The Bash Street Kids, but set in a haunted castle where the children are ghosts. Wonder Wellies Andrew Christine 25 87 Not in 36. 53, 59, 68, and 77. [5] A similarly named and themed strip appeared in Buster[6]. Young Foo - The Kung Fu Kid Brian Platt 1 87 A Chinese schoolboy martial artist, complete with bare feet as part of his school uniform. Each week he would feud with Bully Basher. Appeared in The Beezer after the merger. References
- ^ http://home.btconnect.com/thetopper/astronuts.htm
- ^ http://home.btconnect.com/thetopper/dundered.htm
- ^ http://home.btconnect.com/thetopper/ghastlygeezers.htm
- ^ http://home.btconnect.com/thetopper/hectorthecollector.htm
- ^ http://home.btconnect.com/thetopper/wonderwellies.htm
- ^ http://www.toonhound.com/cracker.htm
See also
D. C. Thomson comics Currently Running Comics Adventure Comics Adventure · Bullet · Buddy · Champ · Commando · The Crunch · The Hornet · The Hotspur · The Rover · The Skipper · Spike · Starblazer · The Vanguard · The Victor · Warlord · The WizardGirls Comics Humour Comics The Beano · BeanoMAX · The Beezer · Buzz · Classics from the Comics · Cracker · The Dandy · Fun Size Comics · Hoot · The Magic Comic · Nutty · Plug · Sparky · The TopperPre-School Comics Notable Strips Alf Tupper · Baby Crockett · Bananaman · The Bash Street Kids · Beryl the Peril · Black Bob · Biffo the Bear · The Broons · Calamity James · Cuddles and Dimples · Dennis the Menace · Desperate Dan · Ginger · Gnasher · Ivy the Terrible · Keyhole Kate · Korky the Cat · Little Plum · Lord Snooty · Matt Braddock · Minnie the Minx · The Numskulls · Pansy Potter · Roger the Dodger · Oor Wullie · Wilson the Wonder Athlete · Wolf of KabulComic annuals The Beano Annual · The Beezer Book · The Bimbo Book · The Dandy Annual · The Hotspur Book for Boys · The Sparky Book · The Topper Book · The Victor Book for Boys · Warlord Book for BoysCharacter annuals Bananaman Annual · The Bash Street Kids Annual · Beryl the Peril Annual · Black Bob Book · The Broons Annual · Dennis the Menace Annual · The Desperate Dan Book · Oor Wullie AnnualNotable Artists Leo Baxendale · Gordon Bell · Nick Brennan · Paddy Brennan · Sid Burgon · John Geering · Barry Glennard · Ken H. Harrison · Laura Howell · Malcolm Judge · David Law · Allan Morley · Dave Mostyn · Robert Nixon · Nigel Parkinson · Tom Paterson · Jim Petrie · Ken Reid · Bill Ritchie · David Sutherland · Kev F. Sutherland · Dudley D. Watkins · Wilbur Dawbarn · Karl Dixon · The Etherington Brothers · Wayne Thompson · Andy Fanton · Phil Corbett · Nigel Auchterlounie · Lew Stringer · Alexander Matthews · Jon Rushby · Trevor Metcalfe · Barrie Appleby · Charles Grigg · Tom WilliamsCategories:- British comics
- Defunct British comics
- DC Thomson Comics titles
- Comics anthologies
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