For key to 'GENRE' column see table below Summary table.
To change (or reverse) order click on column heading.
To see list of any missing appearances move cursor over bracketed figure in 'no. of missing' column.
Where there are more missing than appearances (ie 'Cracker Calendar' and 'Holiday Special Pull-out'),
the appearances are listed.
TABLE IS CURRENTLY SORTED BY ISSUE TO (ie last appearance in run) / ASCENDING ORDER
STRIP | GENRE | ARTIST | FORMAT | FROM-TO | (no.of missing) |
APPS | PAGE AREA all (colour / black + red / black + white) |
SPOOKUM SKOOL | C | Ken Harrison | frames & speech bubbles | 1 to 23 | no gaps | 24 | 23 ( - / - / 23) |
SPOOKIE COOKIE | C | Tom Williams | frames & speech bubbles | 1 to 24 | no gaps | 24 | 24 ( - / - / 24) |
The SNOOKUMS | C | Ken Harrison | frames & speech bubbles | 1 to 24 | no gaps | 24 | 24 ( - / - / 24) |
BIG-HEAD BRANNY | C | Barry Appleby | frames & speech bubbles | 1 to 24 | no gaps | 24 | 48 ( - / - / 48) |
SAMMY’S WACKY WEEKLY | RF | Ken Harrison | readers’ letters and jokes | 2 to 24 | no gaps | 23 | 20.5 ( - / - / 20.5) |
CASTAWAYS ON PLANET DOOM | AS | Terry Patrick | frames, speech bubbles & text | 1 to 35 | no gaps | 35 | 70 ( - / - / 70) |
MAD ADS | CF/RF | Ken Harrison | full page spoof advertisement | 1 to 36 | no gaps | 35 | 36 ( 35 / - / 1) |
CURLY’S COMMANDOS | C | Barry Appleby | frames & speech bubbles | 1 to 47 | no gaps | 47 | 94 ( - / - / 94) |
HOLIDAY SPECIAL PULL-OUT | CF/RF | various | puzzle(s) / game(s) / competitions(s) | 33 to 49 | ( 15 ) | 2 | 16 ( - / 4 / 12) |
HECTOR THE COLLECTOR | C | John Aldrich | frames & speech bubbles | 1 to 55 | ( 1 ) | 54 | 54 ( - / - / 54) |
THE HEADHUNTERS OF SKOOKUM SKOOL | C | Ken Harrison | frames & speech bubbles | 1 to 55 | ( 2 ) | 53 | 106 ( - / 48 / 58) |
SAMMY’S REPORT | CF | Ken Harrison | frames & speech bubbles | 1 to 69 | ( 10 ) | 59 | 118 ( - / - / 118) |
SAMMY | CF/RF | Ken Harrison | 1 or 2 frames & speech bubbles | 1 to 69 | ( 20 ) | 49 | 49.5 ( - / - / 49.5) |
The ASTRO-NUTS | C/CA | Alan Rogers | frames & speech bubbles | 36 to 78 | no gaps | 43 | 86 ( - / - / 86) |
SCRAPPER | C | Tom Lavery | frames & speech bubbles | 1 to 85 | no gaps | 85 | 85 ( - / - / 85) |
CRACKER CALENDAR | CF/RF | various | calendar | 51 to 86 | ( 27 ) | 9 | 9 ( - / - / 9) |
FRONT COVER | CF/RF | various | front cover page (with no strip) | 1 to 87 | no gaps | 87 | 87 ( 87 / - / - ) |
JOE SOAP | AC | John Dallas | frames & speech bubbles | 1 to 87 | no gaps | 87 | 171 ( - / - / 171) |
IRON HAND | A | Paddy Brennan | frames, speech bubbles & text | 1 to 87 | no gaps | 87 | 174.5 ( - / 64 / 110.5) |
YOUNG FOO | C | Brian Platt | frames & speech bubbles | 1 to 87 | no gaps | 87 | 174 ( - / - / 174) |
The NUTTERS | C | John Geering | frames & speech bubbles | 1 to 87 | ( 1 ) | 86 | 172 ( - / - / 172) |
DUNDER ED | C | Phil Millar | frames & speech bubbles | 1 to 87 | ( 17 ) | 70 | 70 ( - / - / 70) |
SIMPLE SPYMAN | C | Bill Ritchie | frames & speech bubbles | 1 to 87 | no gaps | 87 | 87 ( - / - / 87) |
GHASTLY GEEZERS GALLERY | CF/RF | Ken Harrison | readers’ drawings | 1 to 87 | ( 4 ) | 83 | 82 ( - / - / 82) |
BILLY THE KID and PONGO | C | Gordon Bell | frames & speech bubbles | 1 to 87 | no gaps | 87 | 87 ( - / - / 87) |
LITTLE ’ORROR | C | David Easington | frames & speech bubbles | 16 to 87 | no gaps | 71 | 71 ( 52 / - / 20) |
FIENDS BEANS | C | Gordon Bell | frames & speech bubbles | 25 to 87 | no gaps | 63 | 63 ( - / - / 63) |
SLOJAK | C | Barry Appleby | frames & speech bubbles | 25 to 87 | no gaps | 63 | 126 ( - / 30 / 96) |
WONDER WELLIES | C/CA | Andrew Christine | frames & speech bubbles | 25 to 87 | ( 5 ) | 58 | 58 ( - / - / 58) |
JEST A MINUTE | CF/RF | Ken Harrison | frames & speech bubbles | 25 to 87 | ( 1 ) | 62 | 124 ( - / - / 124) |
JIMMY JEST | C | Ken Harrison | frames & speech bubbles | 38 to 87 | no gaps | 50 | 50 ( - / - / 50) |
RIP VAN TINKLE | C | Barry Appleby | frames & speech bubbles | 41 to 87 | no gaps | 47 | 94 ( - / 28 / 66) |
PC McGRAW | C | Ken Harrison | frames & speech bubbles | 70 to 87 | no gaps | 18 | 37 ( - / - / 37) |
SCRAPJACK | C | unknown | frames & speech bubbles | 79 to 87 | no gaps | 9 | 18 ( - / - / 18) |
Key | Genre | Description |
A | Adventure | Art is 'real-life' and story is dramatic and may continue into following issue |
AC | Adventure Comic | Art is 'real-life' and story is humorous, or art is cartoon-like and action is adventure rather than laughs |
AS | Adventure Story | Art is 'real-life' and story is dramatic and takes place over length of run with 'cliff-hangers' |
C | Comic | Art is cartoon-like and story is humorous or amusing |
CA | Comic Adventure | As for 'Comic', but some or all stories continue to following issue. |
CF | Comic Feature | Art is cartoon-like and humorous, but with no story or no regular characters |
RF | Readers' Feature | Announcements to readers or content derived from readers' submissions, eg letters page |