WHIZZER AND CHIPS COMIC BOOK - MARCH 11TH 1989

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WHIZZER AND CHIPS COMIC BOOK - MARCH 11TH 1989 -- Bobby's Ghoul's Ghastly Garden
Measures 11 3/4" x 9"
Whizzer and Chips
was a British comics magazine that ran from 18 October 1969 to 27 October 1990, when it merged with the comic Buster. As with most comics of the time,
Whizzer and Chips
was dated one week ahead of the day it actually appeared on newsstands in Great Britain. It had no relation to earlier British comic Illustrated Chips.
The format of
Whizzer and Chips
presented the comic as being divided into two separate parts - a novel idea at the time. One part was called
Whizzer
and the other was called
Chips
, with
Chips
existing as a separate pull-out section in the middle. The slogan "Two comics in one, double the fun!" was used. In the offices of publisher Fleetway,
Whizzer and Chips
was always regarded as one comic.
In common with most British comics of the time, both sections originally had some of their strips printed in semi-colour using black, white, and red (duptone), with others in plain black and white. To reinforce the distinction between the two sections, the duotone strips in
Chips
were later changed to black, white, and blue.
Whizzer and Chips
went full colour on the week of 4 May 1990.
The comic Knockout merged with
Whizzer and Chips
on 30 June 1973, as did
Krazy
in 1978,
Whopee!
in 1985 and finally Scouse Mouse in 1989.