The purpose of this post is to get the last things out
of the way so that I can close this series dedicated to COR!! comic and move
forward :)
Smartie Artie is the
last remaining strip whose appearances were limited to COR!! annuals. It can be
found in 1982 and 1984 COR!! Comic Annuals, two episodes in each. Smartie Artie was a version of Artful Artie from COR!! 1983 Holiday
Special. Both strips were illustrated by the same artist, the stories were very
simple and so was the art.
Professor Corn’s Daft Dictionary Definitions feature was mentioned briefly in one of my early COR!! posts
(1974: A look at the last months of COR!!). I will add that the feature began in COR!! issue with the cover date of 6th October,
1973 (No. 175) and appeared regularly
until the last issue of the weekly. Here is a sample from the issue dated 26th January,
1974 (No. 191):
Some of the reprints that ran in COR!! Annuals and Specials also got a
brief mention in the earlier posts. Here are full details of their
various appearances over the years:
Ug and Tug the
Peace Makers was a Wild West comedy strip drawn by Nadal about
an Indian kid and a settler kid. The stories were reprinted from Buster where the strip enjoyed a short
run in 1965. Ug and Tug reprints
appeared in:
1971 COR!! Summer Special (4 episodes)
1972 COR!! Comic Annual (5 episodes)
1972 COR!! Holiday Special (3 episodes)
1973 COR!! Comic Annual (3 episodes)
1974 COR!! Comic Annual (4 episodes)
Aqua Lad – reprints from the early
issues of Whizzer and Chips where
the strip was illustrated by Terry Bave. Aqua
Lad reprints appeared in:
1974 COR!! Holiday Special (3 episodes)
1975 COR!! Comic Annual (3 episodes)
1975 COR!! Holiday Special (1 episode)
1976 COR!! Comic Annual (4 episodes)
Give A Dog a
Bone – reprints from the early issues of
Whizzer and Chips where the strip
was illustrated by Graham Allen. The reprints appeared in:
1974 COR! Holiday Special (4 episodes)
1975 COR!! Comic Annual (2 episodes)
1976 COR!! Comic Annual (4 episodes)
1977 COR!! Comic Annual (6 episodes, one in full colour)
The Spectacular
Adventures of Willie Bunk – reprints from
the early issues of Whizzer and Chips
where the strip was illustrated by the universal Frank McDiarmid. The reprints appeared
in:
1974 COR!! Holiday Special (1 episode)
1975 COR!! Comic Annual (4 episodes)
Patch-Eye Hooker
– reprints from BUSTER. Ray Moore’s
BUSTER index says the story landed in Buster
after it absorbed the short-lived GIGGLE comic in 1968. Artist unknown. Reprints of the strip
appeared in:
1978 COR!! Comic Annual (2 episodes)
1979 COR!! Comic Annual
1979 COR!! Holiday Special (2 episodes)
1980 COR!! Comic Annual
The last remaining thing is to take a look at COR!! Books of Gags (two were published) which I hope to do very soon
I've really loved your posts on Cor!, very well researched and brilliantly written!
ReplyDeleteAny ideas as to which comic you'll be covering next? Will you still be covering Shiver and Shake or are you considering something else? I'd like to see Wham! at some stage, as I only have one issue (which I wrote a blog post about a while ago here:
http://www.wackycomics.com/2011/11/frankie-stein-arrives.html
Whatever you decide to cover I'm sure it'll be great!
Thanks, George, I'm glad you enjoyed reading them. I plan to do Shiver and Shake next. There may be some delay though because I have other things to do early in the year. But I have a few ace posts lined up for the Holiday Season :) I may do Wham one day...
DeleteCor!! its nearly complete...well done!!!
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm almost there! Thanks for your support!
DeleteFunny stuff, that Dog-A-Bone thing.
ReplyDeleteYour dedication to Cor!! is admirable, congratulations on covering the lot of them! Any idea which comic you'll be looking at next?
Thanks! I guess it’s more the archivist in me than my dedication to a particular comic that drives me :) Shiver and Shake is next in line. I am enjoying your blog too. As a matter of fact, your posts are responsible for a few of my recent eBay purchases, particularly the near complete set of Hoot (the images of the Hoot Squad that you’ve shown really got me interested in the title – can’t wait for the package to arrive) and more recently the Dandy from the early 90s because of Tom Paterson’s art there. Excellent stuff!
DeleteWell shucks, you've got me blushing now! Looking forward to the Shiver And Shake stuff, got a couple of the annuals of that recently and there's some FANTASTIC stuff inside them (look out for the puzzle pages in the 1977 annual!).
DeleteShiver and Shake was a wonderful, very interesting comic - really looking forward to that.
ReplyDeleteAnd you've already done a great service for serious Cor!! scholars the world over.