1979 COR!! Holiday
Special, 40 p., 64 pages.
The contents were: Gus Gorilla (2 new episodes and one reprint
in full colour, all by Alf Saproto), Hire
a Horror (5 reprints, one in full colour), Ivor Lott and Tony Broke (4 reprints, one in full colour, and 1
original episode), Puddin’ Tops (2 episodes,), Tricky Dicky, Whacky (4
reprints, one in full colour), Seaside
Crossword, Benny Bendo, Patch-Eye Hooker (2 episodes), Nightmare (by Les Barton), The
Gasworks Gang (3 reprints from old COR!! weeklies, one in full colour), Beezz Neezz (2 episodes), Tease Break (2 instalments,
one in full colour); Football Madd (1
reprint and 1 new episode by Les Barton), Tomboy,
Andy’s Ants (signed by Terry Bave), Blackpool in Space (signed by
Alan Hodge), Jelly Baby, Donovan’s Dad (signed by Terry Bave), Chalky, Teacher’s Pet, Willy Worry (signed
by Terry Bave),
There were three one-offs in the this Holiday Special:
Puddin’ Tops stories were
reprints of a strip illustrated by Terry Bave that appeared in the early issues
of Whizzer and Chips.
Beezz Neezz was a tale about a bee that suffered from a bad case of hay fever and couldn’t go near pollen.
Blackpool in Space (illustrated and signed by Alan Hodge) was a ‘SF’ tale about a holiday
resort of the future and a conflict of two rock manufacturers over secrets of making bars of rock. Here are all 4 pages of the story:
