On this day, 21 January 1978: Whoopee!
Sweeny Toddler: Tom Paterson (artist)
On this day, 21 January 1978 … Whoopee! circa 1978 is the one that got away for me. I was reading Cheeky and Whizzer and Chips at this time – both great comics but I wish I’d known then what a great read could be found in Whoopee! There’s just something a little bit off-the-leash about the likes of Sweeny Toddler, Frankie Stein, Scared-stiff Sam, Bumpkin Billionaires, Smiler and Supermum – a craziness in either the storytelling or the artwork that has me chuckling even as I read them today. With an added dash of comic gothic horror in Ken Reid’s weekly World-wide Weirdies, the scans below are examples of a true seventies gem.
Supermum: Dicky Howett (artist)
Frankie Stein: Robert Nixon (artist)
Frankie Stein: Robert Nixon (artist)
Scared-stiff Sam: Mike Lacey (artist)
Scared-stiff Sam: Mike Lacey (artist)
World-wide Weirdies: Ken Reid (artist)
Toy Boy: Mike Lacey (artist)
Smiler: Nick Baker (artist)
Bumpkin Billionaires: Mike Lacey (artist)
‘Orrible Hole: Reg Parlett (artist)
The Spooktacular 7: Brian Walker (artist)
Dads as Lads: Bill Mevin (artist)
Willy Worry: Terry Bave (artist)
Lolly Pop: Sid Burgon (artist)
Kids’ Court: Mike Lacey (artist)
Sweeny Toddler: Tom Paterson (artist)
