Cracker
#1
(18 January 1975)
- Price
- ?
- Pages
- 32
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
- ?
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
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in Classics from the Comics (D.C. Thomson, 1996 series) #1 ([May] 1996) which is reprinted
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[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's a Cracker!
- Characters
- Sammy
Indexer Notes
Introduction to the new comic by Sammy with small blurbs giving details of free gifts in the next three issues.
[no title indexed]
Young Foo the Kung Fu kid / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humour; martial arts
- Characters
- Young Foo; McKonkey; Teacher
Indexer Notes
Sammy appears at the bottom of this strip with a joke. Young Foo lasted for the entire 87 issue run.
[no title indexed]
Simple Spyman / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've a special job for you, SS!
- Genre
- humour; spy
- Characters
- Simple Spyman; Boss
Indexer Notes
Simple Spyman lasted for the entire 87 issue run.
[no title indexed]
Big-Head Branny the strong arm janny / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you lot staring at?
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Mr. Branny; Miss Cynthia Crumble
Indexer Notes
Sammy appears at the beginning and end of the strip addressing readers re the story. Strip ran until issue 24
[no title indexed]
Spookie Cookie he cooks for the spooks / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aw! Not corned-beef butties again!
- Genre
- humour; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Spookie Cookie; Griselda
Indexer Notes
Curly appears at bottom of strip with a joke. Strip ran until issue 24
[no title indexed]
Spider Webb - the Scrapper from the Scrapyard / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Tom Lavery
- Inks
- Tom Lavery
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That was a great film!
- Genre
- humour; sport
- Characters
- Scrapper
Indexer Notes
Scrapper strip ran until issue 85 but continued in Beezer and Cracker after merger
[no title indexed]
Castaways on Planet Doom / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Finished at last! What do you think of it, Jim?
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- John Wheeler; Jim Wheeler;
Indexer Notes
John Wheeler's wife and daughter also feature but are not named in this issue. Strip ran until issue 35
[no title indexed]
Billy the kid and Pongo / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hiyah, lucky people - we've come to join the comic!
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Billy the kid; Pongo (his dog); Cracker editor
Indexer Notes
This strip ran for the whole 87 issues
[no title indexed]
Hector the Collector / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I like your tie, Sidney!
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Hector; Grandpa; Mr. Brown
Indexer Notes
This strip ran for the first 55 issues but didn't appear in issue 49
[no title indexed]
The Snookums / comic story / 0.66 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Today we're going to talk about all the races of the world, children
- Genre
- humour; children
Indexer Notes
This strip ran for the first 24 issues
[no title indexed]
The Headhunters / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ken H. Harrison
- Inks
- Ken H. Harrison
- Colors
- ? (red and black)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We can't keep a 'Head' five minutes in this place! They never stay!
- Genre
- humour; children
Indexer Notes
Strip ran until issue 55. Didn't appear in issues 33 and 49. Stories are based in Skookum School
[no title indexed]
Skookum School / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's the school sports tonight, class!
- Genre
- humour; fantasy-supernatural
Indexer Notes
Strip ran until issue 23
[no title indexed]
Ghastly Geezer Gallery / cartoon / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Curly introduces a page for readers to send in their drawings of ghastly geezers and win £1
[no title indexed]
Joe Soap / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Go and tell Grandpa dinners ready - he's in his shed!
- Genre
- humour; adventure
- Characters
- Joe Brown; Mrs. Brown; Grandpa; Herbie Harris; Police Constable Martin
Indexer Notes
Strip ran for the full 87 issues and continued in Beezer and Cracker after the comics' merger
[no title indexed]
Curly's Commandos / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ...mutter...mumble... we'll raid Professor Potty's orchard tonight and nick all his apples!
- Genre
- humour; children
- Characters
- Curly; Hamish; Titch; Podge; Herbert; Professor Potty
Indexer Notes
Strip ran until issue 47
[no title indexed]
Soap and water!! / cartoon / 2 pages
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Sammy
Indexer Notes
Each week Sammy has a humorous look at a subject with comic illustrations
[no title indexed]
The Nutters / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- GERROUT! I never want to see you scruffy lot even NEAR my nice, clean park again!
- Genre
- humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Percy Potters; Ma; Pa; Junior
Indexer Notes
Ma, Pa and Junior are squirrels. Strip ran for entire 87 issue run but did not appear in issue 49
[no title indexed]
Dundee Ed the wonder blunder boy / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Ed. Take Bonzo walkies and I'll give you 10p.
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Ed; Bonzo (dog)
Indexer Notes
Ran for the entire 87 issue run but did not appear in issues 18, 38, 39, 40, 43 to 48, 55, 56, 64, 69, 70, 73 and 82.
[no title indexed]
Iron Hand / comic story / 2.5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So far so good! Now to get past the guards!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Iron Hand
Indexer Notes
Strip ran for the entire 87 issue run and continued in Beezer and Cracker after the comics' merger. Iron Hand is referred to in the introduction as British Agent 041.
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0.
["No. 1 Great new comic"]
-
1.
["It's a Cracker!"]
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2.
[no title indexed]
Young Foo the Kung Fu kid -
3.
["I've a special job for you, SS!"]
Simple Spyman -
4.
["What are you lot staring at?"]
Big-Head Branny the strong arm janny -
5.
["Aw! Not corned-beef butties again!"]
Spookie Cookie he cooks for the spooks -
6.
["That was a great film!"]
Spider Webb - the Scrapper from the Scrapyard -
7.
["Finished at last! What do you think of it, Jim?"]
Castaways on Planet Doom -
8.
["Hiyah, lucky people - we've come to join the comic!"]
Billy the kid and Pongo -
9.
["Free! Next week"]
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10.
["I like your tie, Sidney!"]
Hector the Collector -
11.
["Today we're going to talk about all the races of the world, children"]
The Snookums -
12.
["We can't keep a 'Head' five minutes in this place! They never stay!"]
The Headhunters -
13.
["It's the school sports tonight, class!"]
Skookum School -
14.
[no title indexed]
Ghastly Geezer Gallery -
15.
["Go and tell Grandpa dinners ready - he's in his shed!"]
Joe Soap -
16.
["...mutter...mumble... we'll raid Professor Potty's orchard tonight and nick all his apples!"]
Curly's Commandos -
17.
[no title indexed]
Soap and water!! -
18.
["GERROUT! I never want to see you scruffy lot even NEAR my nice, clean park again!"]
The Nutters -
19.
["Hi, Ed. Take Bonzo walkies and I'll give you 10p."]
Dundee Ed the wonder blunder boy -
20.
["So far so good! Now to get past the guards!"]
Iron Hand -
21.
[no title indexed]
Mad Ads
- Doug Brain
- Stephen Mitchell
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
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