Cheeky Weekly was a British comic book magazine published every Monday by IPC Magazines Ltd.[1] It ran for 117 issues from (issues dates) 22 October 1977 to 2 February 1980,[2] failing to be published for 3 weeks in December 1978 due to an industrial dispute. It merged with stable-mate Whoopee!, initially as a 16-page pull-out section.[1] The title character originated in an earlier comic called Krazy as a character in the strip The Krazy Gang and also the star of the 'Ello, It's Cheeky feature, and proved popular enough to get his own comic, which managed to outlive Krazy itself.[1] The first issue came with a free "Red Jet Rattler" (a build-it-yourself model aeroplane).[1] Its characters and strips included:
Cheeky's Week, a comic strip featuring the title character meeting various regular characters with much joke-telling. This strip was drawn by Frank McDiarmid.[3]
Skateboard Squad comic strip, later renamed "Speed Squad"
Tub - Tub was one of the characters from Cheeky's "Mystery Comic".
Disaster Des comic strip - Des's comic strip began in Cheeky issue dated 30 September 1978[4] and continued until the last issue.
Elephant On The Run - another of the characters from Cheeky's "Mystery Comic"
Calculator Kid
Paddywack
Stage School
Snail of the Century
For many of the later issues of Cheeky his unnamed pet snail had the back page and met other garden creatures to exchange jokes.
The lead character Cheeky was portrayed in a red and black striped sweater with a large C on the chest. At one point the comic gave away a free knitting pattern so readers could knit their own (or get their mums to knit one for them).
One unusual aspect of Cheeky Weekly compared to its contemporaries was that the title character appeared in more than one strip. A typical issue would follow Cheeky through the week from Sunday through to the following Saturday in a series of one- or two-page strips. Often not so much a narrative as a series of random gags each episode was designed to lead into the ‘support’ strip which followed.
Some notable examples include:
Cheeky racing home to watch his favourite TV Show, usually arriving with seconds to spare.
Cheeky trying to read the latest James Bold book in the bookshop – this would lead into a two-page ‘drama’ strip which would then end abruptly as the bookshop owner chased Cheeky from the store.
On Wednesdays, Cheeky babysat for Baby Burpo, a mischievous child similar to Whoopee!’s Sweeny Toddler. Cheeky would read him a tongue-in-cheek ghost story in the hope of scaring the kid but this invariably backfired and Cheeky would end up running home in terror as if pursued by whatever menace had featured in that week's story.
Initially on Saturdays, Cheeky attended a Saturday morning picture show at his local cinema where he saw a cartoon (often represented by a strip featuring Warner Brothers cartoon characters) followed by a drama serial, while exchanging jokes with his friends in the interval. After just over a year the cinema feature was dropped and subsequent issues showed Cheeky pursuing a variety of weekend activities instead.
"Cheeky Chit-Chat" was the readers' letter pages. Any reader who had their letter printed received £2 and a "Friend of Cheeky" badge.
The "Joke-Box Jury" page gave the readers a chance to send in jokes, with a prize of £2 if their joke was published.
Whoopee! comic mergeredit
For the first Whoopee! merged issue,[5]Cheeky had the middle 16 pages (half the comic). Cheeky himself had 4 pages.[6]Six Million Dollar Gran, renamed "Robot Granny" had 2 pages. Calculator Kid had 1 page. Stage School also had 2 pages. Paddywack had half a page. The letters page was renamed "Whoopee Chit-Chat" and usually occupied one and a half pages (the prize was £2 plus a Whoopee! logo'd T-shirt. Mustapha Million had 2 pages, though in 1981 many of these were reprints. On the 16 February 1980 issue[7] a brand new single page comic strip Chip began. The other pages had advertising.
The last issue of Whoopee! to feature the Cheeky logo on the cover was dated 25 July 1981.[8] The Whoopee! dated 5 September 1981[9] was the last to feature a 4-page Cheeky story and hereafter the Cheeky's comic strips were distributed throughout the comic (rather than the 16 central pages).
^"Whoopee and Cheeky, issue dated 16 February 1980." IPC
^"Whoopee and Cheeky" Issue dated 25 July 1981." IPC
^"Whoopee and Cheeky" Issue dated 25 September 1981." IPC
April 13, 2024
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For the undergarment see Thong For the adjective see Cheeky disambiguation Cheeky Weekly was a British comic book magazine published every Monday by IPC Magazines Ltd 1 It ran for 117 issues from issues dates 22 October 1977 to 2 February 1980 2 failing to be published for 3 weeks in December 1978 due to an industrial dispute It merged with stable mate Whoopee initially as a 16 page pull out section 1 The title character originated in an earlier comic called Krazy as a character in the strip The Krazy Gang and also the star of the Ello It s Cheeky feature and proved popular enough to get his own comic which managed to outlive Krazy itself 1 The first issue came with a free Red Jet Rattler a build it yourself model aeroplane 1 Its characters and strips included Cheeky s Week a comic strip featuring the title character meeting various regular characters with much joke telling This strip was drawn by Frank McDiarmid 3 Lily Pop Posh Claude Walter Wurx Jogging Jeremy Baby Burpo Baker s Boy Sid the Street Sweeper Ursula the UsheretteOther Cheeky comic strips editMustapha Million comic strip Six Million Dollar Gran comic strip This was a parody of The Six Million Dollar Man Skateboard Squad comic strip later renamed Speed Squad Tub Tub was one of the characters from Cheeky s Mystery Comic Disaster Des comic strip Des s comic strip began in Cheeky issue dated 30 September 1978 4 and continued until the last issue Elephant On The Run another of the characters from Cheeky s Mystery Comic Calculator Kid Paddywack Stage School Snail of the CenturyFor many of the later issues of Cheeky his unnamed pet snail had the back page and met other garden creatures to exchange jokes The lead character Cheeky was portrayed in a red and black striped sweater with a large C on the chest At one point the comic gave away a free knitting pattern so readers could knit their own or get their mums to knit one for them One unusual aspect of Cheeky Weekly compared to its contemporaries was that the title character appeared in more than one strip A typical issue would follow Cheeky through the week from Sunday through to the following Saturday in a series of one or two page strips Often not so much a narrative as a series of random gags each episode was designed to lead into the support strip which followed Some notable examples include Cheeky racing home to watch his favourite TV Show usually arriving with seconds to spare Cheeky trying to read the latest James Bold book in the bookshop this would lead into a two page drama strip which would then end abruptly as the bookshop owner chased Cheeky from the store On Wednesdays Cheeky babysat for Baby Burpo a mischievous child similar to Whoopee s Sweeny Toddler Cheeky would read him a tongue in cheek ghost story in the hope of scaring the kid but this invariably backfired and Cheeky would end up running home in terror as if pursued by whatever menace had featured in that week s story Initially on Saturdays Cheeky attended a Saturday morning picture show at his local cinema where he saw a cartoon often represented by a strip featuring Warner Brothers cartoon characters followed by a drama serial while exchanging jokes with his friends in the interval After just over a year the cinema feature was dropped and subsequent issues showed Cheeky pursuing a variety of weekend activities instead Cheeky Chit Chat was the readers letter pages Any reader who had their letter printed received 2 and a Friend of Cheeky badge The Joke Box Jury page gave the readers a chance to send in jokes with a prize of 2 if their joke was published Whoopee comic merger editFor the first Whoopee merged issue 5 Cheeky had the middle 16 pages half the comic Cheeky himself had 4 pages 6 Six Million Dollar Gran renamed Robot Granny had 2 pages Calculator Kid had 1 page Stage School also had 2 pages Paddywack had half a page The letters page was renamed Whoopee Chit Chat and usually occupied one and a half pages the prize was 2 plus a Whoopee logo d T shirt Mustapha Million had 2 pages though in 1981 many of these were reprints On the 16 February 1980 issue 7 a brand new single page comic strip Chip began The other pages had advertising The last issue of Whoopee to feature the Cheeky logo on the cover was dated 25 July 1981 8 The Whoopee dated 5 September 1981 9 was the last to feature a 4 page Cheeky story and hereafter the Cheeky s comic strips were distributed throughout the comic rather than the 16 central pages References edit a b c d Kibble White Graham 2005 The Ultimate Book of British Comics Allison amp Busby Limited ISBN 0 7490 8211 9 Cheeky issue dated 2 February 1980 IPC Crikey 11 Sequential Media a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Missing or empty title help Cheeky issue dated 30 September 1978 IPC Whoopee and Cheeky issue dated 9 February 1980 IPC Toonhound web site Whoopee and Cheeky issue dated 16 February 1980 IPC Whoopee and Cheeky Issue dated 25 July 1981 IPC Whoopee and 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