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| Art: Frank McDiarmid |
Gunga Jim and Vicar join our toothy pal on this week's cover for a spot of
bridal banter, not to mention marital mirth. The third instalment (of
four) of the Giant Cheeky poster occupies the centre pages this week,
but there's no mention of it on the front page, the editor probably
judging that no-one who missed the first two sections is likely to
come aboard now for the sake of half a poster (even though all they
have missed to date is Cheeky's lower regions).
I'm sure you're fed up with my complaints when 6 Million Dollar Gran is described as bionic despite it having been made clear in the first episode that she's a robot, but I'm afraid it's happened again in the banner at the top of the cover (for more about this banner see here). The lower banner promises that the comic will lift the spirits of those of a morose disposition,
so let's head inside for some fun.
MikeLacey illustrates Cheeky's traditional Sunday paper round, including
an encounter with Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta (singles lifted from the Grease
soundtrack and performed by the pair had furnished the second and third most popular singles in the UK charts of 1978), although the
dance-based gag suggests the scriptwriter maybe confusing Grease with
Saturday Night Fever (the source of the fourth most popular
single of '78).
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| Art: Mike Lacey |
This week Charlie decides to use his own initiative
rather than rely on Calculator's advice. Young master Counter's prescient pal indulges this misguided venture, before saving the day with typical electronic aplomb.
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| Art: Tarry Bave |
Meanwhile, Stage School teacher is rather liberal with the physical chastisement.
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| Art: Robert Nixon |
Pages
8 and 9 see the second and final Cheeky Weekly outing of the Green Cross Man's 'Football
Crazy' guide to safely negotiating Britain's busy roads.
In
the centre pages is the aforementioned third instalment of the Cheeky
poster. Some casual readers may have decided, on the assumption that
the final section would feature our mirthful mate's ugly mug, to put
off purchasing the comic until part 4 of the poster is published.
However, any such money-saving strategies have been foiled as, on our gradual
ascent of the toothy funster, we have now reached his chest-to-jaw
area. Those putting off the purchase until the final week will find they have only the upper half of Cheeky's face to adorn their bedroom walls.
The Wednesday page is the scene of another final appearance, as we say farewell to
Posh Claude's mum.
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| Mike Lacey again |
There's further rear-end roughing-up in Tub's story, where our portly pal is assailed by a malevolent merchant of menswear.
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| Art: Nigel Edwards |
Page 29 is the site of an advert for Whizz Kids, but this is not a plug for the front section of IPC's long-running 2-comics-in-one, it's an ad for a series of instructional paperbacks.
Cheeky is up early on Saturday as he takes on an additional newspaper round, during the course of which he meets avid TV viewer Square-Eyes. Their gag is based on the unlikely premise of breakfast-time TV. As if that will ever happen!
Cheeky is up early on Saturday as he takes on an additional newspaper round, during the course of which he meets avid TV viewer Square-Eyes. Their gag is based on the unlikely premise of breakfast-time TV. As if that will ever happen!
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| Mr Lacey again |
Snail of the Century again brings the comic to a close.
Mike Lacey delivers 8 Cheeky's Week elements this issue, with Frank McDiarmid supplying only the front cover.
| Cheeky Weekly | Cover Date: 01-Sep-1979, Issue 95 of 117 |
| Page | Details |
| 1 | Cover Feature 'Gunga Jim' 2 of 5 - Art Frank McDiarmid |
| 2 | Sunday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 3 | Calculator Kid - Art Terry Bave |
| 4 | The Gang reprint from Whizzer and Chips - Art Robert MacGillivray |
| 5 | The Gang reprint from Whizzer and Chips - Art Robert MacGillivray |
| 6 | Stage School - Art Robert Nixon |
| 7 | Monday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 8 | Ad: Department of Transport (final appearance) 'Green Cross Code - Football Crazy' 2 of 2 |
| 9 | Ad: Department of Transport (final appearance) 'Green Cross Code - Football Crazy' 2 of 2 |
| 10 | Joke-Box Jury |
| 11 | Tuesday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 12 | Ad: WH Smith and Spear's Games (single appearance) |
| 13 | 6 Million Dollar Gran - Art Ian Knox |
| 14 | 6 Million Dollar Gran - Art Ian Knox |
| 15 | 6 Million Dollar Gran - Art Ian Knox |
| 16 | Giant Cheeky Poster |
| 17 | Giant Cheeky Poster |
| 18 | Wednesday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 19 | Mystery Boy reprint from Whizzer and Chips - Art John Richardson |
| 20 | Mustapha Million - Art Joe McCaffrey |
| 21 | Mustapha Million - Art Joe McCaffrey |
| 22 | Thursday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 23 | Speed Squad - Art Jimmy Hansen |
| 24 | Chit-Chat |
| 25 | Chit-Chat\Tub - Art Nigel Edwards |
| 26 | Friday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 27 | Why, Dad, Why? - Art John K. Geering |
| 28 | Disaster Des - Art Mike Lacey |
| 29 | Ad: IPC 'Puzzle Time' 4 of 6 \Ad: Whiz Kids (single appearance) |
| 30 | Saturday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 31 | Saturday - Art Mike Lacey |
| 32 | Snail of the Century - Art Frank McDiarmid |
love the ending in Stage school!!
ReplyDeleteI like Stage School. Robert Nixon did some great work on it.
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