Wham!
#5
(18 July 1964)
IPC,
1964 Series
- Price
- 6d [0-0-6 GBP]
- Pages
- 24
- Indicia Frequency
- Every Tuesday
- On-sale Date
- 1964-07-14
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Odhams Press Ltd
- Editing
- Alf Wallace [as Alf]; Albert Cosser [as Cos]
[no title indexed]
Biff / cover / 1 page
- Script
- Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
- Pencils
- Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
- Inks
- Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Collecting stamps, eh, Biff?
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Biff; Butch
[no title indexed]
General Nitt and his Barmy Army / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It was pay-day in the hamlet of Mildew Manor...
- Genre
- humour; historical; military
- Characters
- General Nitt; Baron Mildew
[no title indexed]
The Wacks / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cor! Look, - Richie Cliffords! We can't miss his film!
- Genre
- humour; children
- Characters
- Wack; Wacker
Indexer Notes
Wack wears the white jacket and Wacker the dark sweater.
Wack/Wacker is a Liverpool slang term for a pal or friend.
Brian Poole and the Tremeloes
text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, look wacks - I've got a party line!
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- The Wacks
Indexer Notes
Article about pop group Brian Poole and the Tremeloes with photo of the band and illustration of the Wacks.
[no title indexed]
Kelpie the Boy Wizard / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Heh-heh! Soon you will be in my power for ever -
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Kelpie; Badarach (witch); woodsman
[no title indexed]
The Tiddlers - the Kids from Canal Road School / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
- Pencils
- Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
- Inks
- Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Right! Now we know the answer to that sum -
- Genre
- humour; children
- Characters
- The Tiddlers (schoolboys); Teacher; Headmaster
[no title indexed]
It's a crazy world / text article / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cats are classed as wild animals by the law in Britain.
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Five amazing facts with illustrations.
[no title indexed]
Lucky dip / activity / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why has your elephant got a slice of bread on each side of its body?
Indexer Notes
Tricks, jokes and rhymes.
[no title indexed]
Billy Binns and his Wonderful Specs / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Billy must finish the match with Roookhouse school quickly
- Genre
- humour; children
- Characters
- Billy Binns; Jumbi Singh; Middleton (bully)
[no title indexed]
Eagle-Eye Junior Spy / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
- Pencils
- Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
- Inks
- Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Help! Lemme out!
- Genre
- humour; spy
- Characters
- Eagle Eye; Kinky Boots (female spy); Eagle Eye's Grandad (spy boss)
[no title indexed]
Danny Dare / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No mouldy sandcastles for me - that's kid's stuff!
- Genre
- humour; children; science fiction
- Characters
- Danny Dare; Dan Dare
Indexer Notes
Dan Dare sequences drawn by Bruce Cornwell.
[no title indexed]
Frankie Stein / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Having accidentally created a ghastly, inhuman, monster, Professor Cube flees in terror
- Genre
- humour; horror-suspense
- Characters
- Frankie Stein; Professor Cube; Micky (his son)
The Brown Lady
Do you believe in ghosts? / text story / 0.8 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Rainham Park in Norfolk is the home of the Marquis of Townshend.
- Genre
- non-fiction; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Captain Frederick Marryat; Lord Charles Townshend
Indexer Notes
Feature about the Brown Lady ghost of Rainham Park in Norfolk with three illustrations.
[no title indexed]
Funfare / cartoon / 0.2 page
- Genre
- humour
Indexer Notes
Four gag cartoons from ideas submitted by readers.
[no title indexed]
The Humbugs / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at these kids in their silly striped jumpers!
- Genre
- humour; children
- Characters
- The Humbugs; dad; two boy bullies
Indexer Notes
The Humbugs are a brother and sister who are not named but only refer to themselves as Bruv/Bruvver and Sis.
Salvatore Giuliano
Men of destiny / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "Halt!" Salvatore Giuliano did as he was bid.
- Genre
- non-fiction; history; war
- Characters
- Salvatore Giuliano
Indexer Notes
Six illustrations with captions.
[no title indexed]
The Pest of the West / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So that's it, Hank!
- Genre
- humour; children; western-frontier
- Characters
- Pest of the West; his dad; Hank and Luke (bank robbers); bank manager
[no title indexed]
Georgie's Germs / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
- Pencils
- Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
- Inks
- Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How do germs spend their time?
- Genre
- humour; children
- Characters
- Georgie
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Collecting stamps, eh, Biff?"]
Biff -
1.
["It was pay-day in the hamlet of Mildew Manor..."]
General Nitt and his Barmy Army -
2.
["Cor! Look, - Richie Cliffords! We can't miss his film!"]
The Wacks -
3.
Brian Poole and the Tremeloes
-
4.
["Heh-heh! Soon you will be in my power for ever -"]
Kelpie the Boy Wizard -
5.
["Right! Now we know the answer to that sum -"]
The Tiddlers - the Kids from Canal Road School -
6.
["Cats are classed as wild animals by the law in Britain."]
It's a crazy world -
7.
["Why has your elephant got a slice of bread on each side of its body?"]
Lucky dip -
8.
["Billy must finish the match with Roookhouse school quickly"]
Billy Binns and his Wonderful Specs -
9.
["Help! Lemme out!"]
Eagle-Eye Junior Spy -
10.
["No mouldy sandcastles for me - that's kid's stuff!"]
Danny Dare -
11.
["Adventure on the wild moor"]
Robert Hirst -
12.
["The world's leading value for pocket-money models"]
Matchbox toys -
13.
["Having accidentally created a ghastly, inhuman, monster, Professor Cube flees in terror"]
Frankie Stein -
14.
The Brown Lady
Do you believe in ghosts? -
15.
[no title indexed]
Funfare -
16.
["Look at these kids in their silly striped jumpers!"]
The Humbugs -
17.
Salvatore Giuliano
Men of destiny -
18.
["So that's it, Hank!"]
The Pest of the West -
19.
["How do germs spend their time?"]
Georgie's Germs -
20.
["How about a bit of your fish, Charlie?"]
Footsie the Clown
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- Doug Brain
- Paul Green
- Stephen Mitchell
- Ramon Schenk
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