Wham!
#15
(26 September, 1964)
IPC,
1964 Series
- Price
- 6d [0-0-6 GBP]
- Pages
- 24
- Indicia Frequency
- every Tuesday
- On-sale Date
- 1964-09-22
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Odhams Press Ltd
- Brand
- ?
- Editing
- Albert Cosser (Editor)
[no title indexed]
Biff / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Graham Allen (signed as G.A.)
- Inks
- Graham Allen (signed as G.A.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Biff! Want another fight?
- Genre
- humour; children
- Characters
- Biff
Indexer Notes
Includes a large panel advertising free gift Whampire bat inside.
[no title indexed]
Eagle-Eye Junior Spy / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
- Inks
- Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Feendish's hellicopter laden with atomic treacle zooms across the swamp
- Genre
- humour; spy
- Characters
- Eagle Eye; Fred Feendish; Grimly Feendish; Colonel Thynne
Indexer Notes
Second page of story is one large panel.
[no title indexed]
The Wacks / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ouch! 'Ark at Wacker's saxophone -
- 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.
The Honeycombs
text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look, readers! Here's my big chance to make a hit with...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Wack; Wacker; photo of The Honeycombs pop group Martin Murray; Honey Lantree; John Lantree; Allan Ward; Denis D'Ell
Indexer Notes
Article about pop group The Honeycombs 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
- King Arthur was struck by something in this mist -
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Kelpie; old man
[no title indexed]
The Tiddlers - the Kids from Canal Road School / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
- Inks
- Leo Baxendale (signed as Leo Baxendale)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I can't face up to looking in at the Tiddlers' class without a strong cup of tea and an aspirin sandwich first!
- Genre
- humour; children
- Characters
- The Tiddlers (schoolboys); Teacher; Headmaster
Six Bullets to Fame
Men of destiny / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In 1843, a young New York inventor buried his head in his hands in despair.
- Genre
- non-fiction; history; war
- Characters
- Samuel Colt
Indexer Notes
Story of Samuel Colt inventor of the Colt revolver. Six illustrations with captions.
[no title indexed]
Billy Binns and his Wonderful Specs / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh! See how Billy made that leap? He's a marvel!
- Genre
- humour; children
- Characters
- Billy Binns; Middleton (bully); Colonel Champing
[no title indexed]
General Nitt and his Barmy Army / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fee-fi-fo-fum! Come to the boil, come, come, come!
- Genre
- humour; historical; military
- Characters
- General Nitt; witch; Egbert; Squire Ishtew
Indexer Notes
Could be Leo Baxendale art, has his look but not signed.
[no title indexed]
Danny Dare / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Danny has spent all morning working on his space-cart - and, in his imagination...
- Genre
- humour; children; science fiction
- Characters
- Danny Dare; Dan Dare; mum; Mekons; Mrs. Brown
Indexer Notes
Dan Dare and Mekons appear in Danny's daydreams.
[no title indexed]
The Pest of the West / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm in a right rage, this week!
- Genre
- humour; children; western-frontier
- Characters
- Pest of the West; dad; Red Wells and his gang (outlaws)
The Phantom Coach
Do you believe in ghosts? / text story / 0.8 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The small band of poachers crouched restlessly in a barn behind Breckles Hall.
- Genre
- non-fiction; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- George Mace
Indexer Notes
Feature about a ghostly coach and horses at Breckles Hall, Norfolk, England with two illustrations and one photo of Breckles Hall
[no title indexed]
It's a crazy world / text article / 0.2 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reportin' enemy position...over...!
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Three amazing facts with illustrations.
[no title indexed]
The Humbugs / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You young ruffians! You've been fighting again!
- Genre
- humour; children
- Characters
- The Humbugs: dad; pet shop owner; window cleaner; Tiny (large dog)
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]
Frankie Stein / comic story / 1.5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come with us Whamfans, to Slopton-on-Sea, where Fred Frump runs a..."Ghost Train"
- Genre
- humour; horror-suspense
- Characters
- Frankie Stein; Fred Frump (ghost train owner); Harry; Cyril (two boys)
[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
- George! Your face is filthy from heading that muddy ball!
- Genre
- humour; children
- Characters
- Georgie; mum; nose germs; soap germs; neck germs
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Hi, Biff! Want another fight?"]
Biff -
1.
["Feendish's hellicopter laden with atomic treacle zooms across the swamp"]
Eagle-Eye Junior Spy -
2.
["Ouch! 'Ark at Wacker's saxophone -"]
The Wacks -
3.
The Honeycombs
-
4.
["King Arthur was struck by something in this mist -"]
Kelpie the Boy Wizard -
5.
["I can't face up to looking in at the Tiddlers' class without a strong cup of tea and an aspirin sandwich first!"]
The Tiddlers - the Kids from Canal Road School -
6.
Six Bullets to Fame
Men of destiny -
7.
["Gosh! See how Billy made that leap? He's a marvel!"]
Billy Binns and his Wonderful Specs -
8.
["Fee-fi-fo-fum! Come to the boil, come, come, come!"]
General Nitt and his Barmy Army -
9.
["Danny has spent all morning working on his space-cart - and, in his imagination..."]
Danny Dare -
10.
["Learn the football secrets of the stars"]
Bell Boy bubble gum -
11.
["How to use your Whampire!"]
-
12.
["I'm in a right rage, this week!"]
The Pest of the West -
13.
The Phantom Coach
Do you believe in ghosts? -
14.
["Reportin' enemy position...over...!"]
It's a crazy world -
15.
["You young ruffians! You've been fighting again!"]
The Humbugs -
16.
["Come with us Whamfans, to Slopton-on-Sea, where Fred Frump runs a..."Ghost Train""]
Frankie Stein -
17.
["The Wacks pop parade"]
-
18.
["George! Your face is filthy from heading that muddy ball!"]
Georgie's Germs -
19.
["Hmmm...my shoes need mending, Wuff - we'd better pop into town."]
Footsie the Clown
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- Stephen Mitchell
- Ramon Schenk
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