Wham!
#3
(4 July 1964)
IPC,
1964 Series
- Price
- 6d [0-0-6 GBP]
- Pages
- 24
- Indicia Frequency
- Every Tuesday
- On-sale Date
- 1964-06-30
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Odhams Press Ltd
- Editing
- Albert Cosser (credited as Cos) (editor); Alf Wallace (credited as Alf) (editor)
[no title indexed]
General Nitt and his Barmy Army / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come in!
- Genre
- humour; historical; military
- Characters
- General Nitt; Baron Bonkers
- Keywords
- Clott Castle
[no title indexed]
The Wacks / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's that noise?
- Genre
- humour; children
- Characters
- The Wacks; police constable; bank robber; bank manager; police sergeant
Indexer Notes
The Wacks are two boys who are not named but refer to each other as Wack which was Liverpool slang for a friend.
[no title indexed]
Freddie and the Dreamers / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, look who we're droppin' in for tea with, Wacks...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- The Wacks; Freddie and the Dreamers pop group (photo)
Indexer Notes
Article on Freddie and the Dreamers with short bio of each group member.
[no title indexed]
Kelpie the Boy Wizard / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At night, the great dark forest to the north of Camelot was a very frightening place...
- Genre
- children; fantasy-supernatural; historical
- Characters
- Kelpie; Merlin; King Arthur
Indexer Notes
Fantasy adventure strip set in the days of King Arthur and Camelot.
[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
- Cor! Pen-nibs make smashing darts!
- 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
- The pilot of a supersonic fighter once made the mistake
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Six amazing facts with illustrations.
[no title indexed]
Lucky dip / activity / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ever had a champion conker?
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
- If the ice-rink sues the school I'll be expelled!
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Billy Binns; Middleton (bully); Perrin (bully); ice-rink owner
[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
- They're comin' after me!
- Genre
- humour; spy
- Characters
- Eagle Eye; Grimly Feendish
[no title indexed]
Danny Dare / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Colonel Dare calling crew! Abandon ship!
- Genre
- humour; children; science fiction
- Characters
- Danny Dare; dad; Dan Dare
The Headless Phantom
Do you believe in ghosts? / text story / 0.8 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The night was still and silent as only night can be.
- Genre
- non-fiction; fantasy-supernatural
Indexer Notes
Feature about the ghost of Penkaet, a 16th century mansion in East Lothian, Scotland 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]
Biff / comic story / 1 page
- 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
- I must try this!
- Genre
- humour; children
- Characters
- Biff; bully
[no title indexed]
The Humbugs / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All clear, bruvver - let's go out and play!
- Genre
- humour; children
- Characters
- The Humbugs (brother and sister); dad
Indexer Notes
The Humbugs are not named but refer to themselves as 'bruv' 'bruvver' and 'sis'
Sergeant Josef Frantisek
Men of destiny / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It was March, 1939, and jackbooted Nazi troopers had stamped their way into Czechoslovakia,
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- Joseph Frantisek (Czech Air force pilot)
Indexer Notes
Six illustrations with captions.
[no title indexed]
The Pest of the West / comic story / 1 page
- 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
- Take cover! Bad Hatt's back in town!
- Genre
- humour; western-frontier
- Characters
- Pest of the West; Bad Hatt (villain)
[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
- I love liquorice! Yummy!
- Genre
- humour; children
- Characters
- Georgie; mum; Black Jack (liquorice germ)
[no title indexed]
Footsie the Clown / comic story / 1 page
- 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
- Keep it up, Ali - our lunch is cooking nicely!
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Footsie; Ali (fire eater); Wuff (dog); Fred the Fakir
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Yippee!" Let's all buy Wham..."]
-
1.
["Come in!"]
General Nitt and his Barmy Army -
2.
["What's that noise?"]
The Wacks -
3.
["Hey, look who we're droppin' in for tea with, Wacks..."]
Freddie and the Dreamers -
4.
["At night, the great dark forest to the north of Camelot was a very frightening place..."]
Kelpie the Boy Wizard -
5.
["Cor! Pen-nibs make smashing darts!"]
The Tiddlers - the Kids from Canal Road School -
6.
["The pilot of a supersonic fighter once made the mistake"]
It's a crazy world -
7.
["Ever had a champion conker?"]
Lucky dip -
8.
["If the ice-rink sues the school I'll be expelled!"]
Billy Binns and his Wonderful Specs -
9.
["They're comin' after me!"]
Eagle-Eye Junior Spy -
10.
["Colonel Dare calling crew! Abandon ship!"]
Danny Dare -
11.
A Wonderful Opportunity for Every Reader!
-
12.
The Headless Phantom
Do you believe in ghosts? -
13.
[no title indexed]
Funfare -
14.
["I must try this!"]
Biff -
15.
["All clear, bruvver - let's go out and play!"]
The Humbugs -
16.
Sergeant Josef Frantisek
Men of destiny -
17.
["Take cover! Bad Hatt's back in town!"]
The Pest of the West -
18.
["I love liquorice! Yummy!"]
Georgie's Germs -
19.
["Keep it up, Ali - our lunch is cooking nicely!"]
Footsie the Clown
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Doug Brain
- Paul Green
- Stephen Mitchell
- Ramon Schenk
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