Wham! #14
(19 September, 1964)

IPC, 1964 Series
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Price
6d [0-0-6 GBP]
Pages
24
Indicia Frequency
every Tuesday
On-sale Date
1964-09-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Odhams Press Ltd
Brand
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Biff / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Leo Baxendale
Pencils
Leo Baxendale
Inks
Leo Baxendale
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll ring your bell, Mister- it's easy!
Genre
humour; children
Characters
Biff

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Eagle-Eye Junior Spy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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
Heh-heh! Ho-ho! Hee-hee! Har-har!
Genre
humour; spy
Characters
Eagle Eye; Grimly Feendish (villain); Fred Feendish (his nephew); Colonel Thynne

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Wacks / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gordon Hogg
Inks
Gordon Hogg
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cor! Wack's guitar's dead dirty!
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.

Merseybeats (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; (photo)
Inks
?; (photo)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, fans - meet our mates who are high on a pedestal Liverpool way!
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Wack; Wacker; photo of The Merseybeats pop group Tony Crane; Johnny Gustafson; Aaron Williams; John Banks

Indexer Notes

Article about pop group The Merseybeats with photo of the band and illustration of the Wacks.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Kelpie the Boy Wizard / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John M. Burns
Inks
John M. Burns
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kelpie! There is terrible danger in that mist!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Kelpie; Merlin; King Arthur

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Tiddlers - the Kids from Canal Road School / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
Inks
Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Snore?
Genre
humour; children
Characters
The Tiddlers (schoolboys); Teacher; Headmaster

Indexer Notes

One Tiddler named as Fred Slutch.

Louis Bleriot (Table of Contents: 6)

Men of destiny / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
On a clear day in July, 1909,
Genre
non-fiction; history; war
Characters
Louis Bleriot

Indexer Notes

Story of Louis Bleriot. Six illustrations with captions.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Billy Binns and his Wonderful Specs / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ted Cowan
Pencils
Bill Mainwaring
Inks
Bill Mainwaring
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We'll soon be at the rink, Middleton.
Genre
humour; children
Characters
Billy Binns; Middleton (bully); ice rink owner; headmaster

Indexer Notes

Final instalment of story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

General Nitt and his Barmy Army / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gordon Hogg ?
Inks
Gordon Hogg ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Where's my blinkin' pudding?
Genre
humour; historical; military
Characters
General Nitt; Cookie (chef)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Danny Dare / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Take this letter to Mr. Brown, Danny.
Genre
humour; children; science fiction
Characters
Danny Dare; Dan Dare; mum; Mr. Brown

Indexer Notes

Dan Dare appears in Danny's daydreams.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Matchbox toys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Robertson's jams / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

The Pest of the West / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We'll have a ding-dong battle with'um these soldiers, eh, Pest!
Genre
humour; children; western-frontier
Characters
Pest of the West; native American boy; dad; Bear-Hug Basil (villain)

Footprints in the Chalk (Table of Contents: 13)

Do you believe in ghosts? / text story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Some years ago, just after the turn of the century,
Genre
non-fiction; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ralph D. Blumenfeld; Sir Max Pemberton

Indexer Notes

Feature about a haunted house in Lincoln's Inn, London with four illustrations.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

It's a crazy world / text article / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Waiter! Are you sure this meal's cooked?
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Three amazing facts with illustrations.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

The Humbugs / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Walter Thorburn
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's a stroke of luck findin' these helmets!
Genre
humour; children
Characters
The Humbugs; fruit seller

Indexer Notes

The Humbugs are a brother and sister who are not named but only refer to themselves as Bruv/Bruvver and Sis.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Frankie Stein / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Reid (signed as Ken Reid)
Inks
Ken Reid (signed as Ken Reid)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Having wrenched out the stone age stopper from a prehistoric plug-'ole
Genre
humour; horror-suspense
Characters
Frankie Stein; Professor Cube; Micky (his son); Fred Frump (ghost train owner); caveman (flashback)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Wham! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Georgie's Germs / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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
Here we have a picture of a germ flying through a window of Georgie's house...
Genre
humour; children
Characters
Georgie; mum; germs

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Footsie the Clown / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
Inks
Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We must get the ring tidy for the next performance , eh, Wuff?
Genre
humour
Characters
Footsie; Wuff (his dog); circus strongman; fire chief
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I'll ring your bell, Mister- it's easy!"]
    Biff
  2. 1. ["Heh-heh! Ho-ho! Hee-hee! Har-har!"]
    Eagle-Eye Junior Spy
  3. 2. ["Cor! Wack's guitar's dead dirty!"]
    The Wacks
  4. 3. Merseybeats
  5. 4. ["Kelpie! There is terrible danger in that mist!"]
    Kelpie the Boy Wizard
  6. 5. ["Snore?"]
    The Tiddlers - the Kids from Canal Road School
  7. 6. Louis Bleriot
    Men of destiny
  8. 7. ["We'll soon be at the rink, Middleton."]
    Billy Binns and his Wonderful Specs
  9. 8. ["Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Where's my blinkin' pudding?"]
    General Nitt and his Barmy Army
  10. 9. ["Take this letter to Mr. Brown, Danny."]
    Danny Dare
  11. 10. ["All the fun of the farm!"]
    Matchbox toys
  12. 11. ["Look! These are all free!"]
    Robertson's jams
  13. 12. ["We'll have a ding-dong battle with'um these soldiers, eh, Pest!"]
    The Pest of the West
  14. 13. Footprints in the Chalk
    Do you believe in ghosts?
  15. 14. ["Waiter! Are you sure this meal's cooked?"]
    It's a crazy world
  16. 15. ["What's a stroke of luck findin' these helmets!"]
    The Humbugs
  17. 16. ["Having wrenched out the stone age stopper from a prehistoric plug-'ole"]
    Frankie Stein
  18. 17. ["Your mates had better beware if you own a vampire!"]
    Wham!
  19. 18. ["Here we have a picture of a germ flying through a window of Georgie's house..."]
    Georgie's Germs
  20. 19. ["We must get the ring tidy for the next performance , eh, Wuff?"]
    Footsie the Clown
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Stephen Mitchell
  • Ramon Schenk