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Old 27-07-2011, 05:44
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Looking through a copy of the Ricky Gervais book Flanimals, it occurred to me that Whizzer And Chips did the same thing in the 70's
IIRC, Whizzer And Chips had a full page portrait of wierd creatures, and a description of lifestyle, habits etc.
The artwork was EXACTLY the same as Flanimals.
The same artist maybe ?
Does anyone else remember this ?
AFAIK, it was Whizzer And Chips. It might have been a different comic.
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Old 27-07-2011, 10:42
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Looking through a copy of the Ricky Gervais book Flanimals, it occurred to me that Whizzer And Chips did the same thing in the 70's
IIRC, Whizzer And Chips had a full page portrait of wierd creatures, and a description of lifestyle, habits etc.
The artwork was EXACTLY the same as Flanimals.
The same artist maybe ?
Does anyone else remember this ?
AFAIK, it was Whizzer And Chips. It might have been a different comic.
Monster Fun, possibly?
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Old 27-07-2011, 14:38
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Monster Fun, possibly?
that rings a bell. I think there was a strip called "Faceache" who could contort his face into all sorts of things !
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Old 27-07-2011, 15:51
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that rings a bell. I think there was a strip called "Faceache" who could contort his face into all sorts of things !
Faceache was in Buster
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Old 27-07-2011, 16:41
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Monster Fun had Martha's Monster Make-Up, in which a young girl had a jar of cream that, when applied, temporarily made her, or anyone or anything else, look monstrous. They also included a strip in which two men regularly went on exploring trips to hunt down strange beasts.

I'm fairly sure they also regularly featured the full-page pictures of strange imaginary beings, that the OP alludes too.
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Old 27-07-2011, 19:58
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Faceache was in Buster
I'm all over the place, aren't I ?
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Old 27-07-2011, 19:59
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Monster Fun had Martha's Monster Make-Up, in which a young girl had a jar of cream that, when applied, temporarily made her, or anyone or anything else, look monstrous. They also included a strip in which two men regularly went on exploring trips to hunt down strange beasts.

I'm fairly sure they also regularly featured the full-page pictures of strange imaginary beings, that the OP alludes too.
Are these illustrations online anywhere ?
I'd love to see them again
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Old 27-07-2011, 21:35
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Old 28-07-2011, 20:59
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Are these illustrations online anywhere ?
I'd love to see them again
If those links aren't enough, you could ask that on the Comics UK forum: www.comicsuk.co.uk/forum

Are you their moderator AndyB?
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Old 29-07-2011, 08:04
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Looking through a copy of the Ricky Gervais book Flanimals, it occurred to me that Whizzer And Chips did the same thing in the 70's
IIRC, Whizzer And Chips had a full page portrait of wierd creatures, and a description of lifestyle, habits etc.
The artwork was EXACTLY the same as Flanimals.
The same artist maybe ?
Does anyone else remember this ?
AFAIK, it was Whizzer And Chips. It might have been a different comic.
It was actually Whoopee! (and before that, Shiver & Shake) and the artist was the great Ken Reid, who died in February 1987 (making his involvment unlikely).

http://britishcomics.wikia.com/wiki/Ken_Reid
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Old 29-07-2011, 13:54
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If those links aren't enough, you could ask that on the Comics UK forum: www.comicsuk.co.uk/forum

Are you their moderator AndyB?
lol. No, I'm not, Jas
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Old 29-09-2011, 21:16
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Are these illustrations online anywhere ?
I'd love to see them again
You can allways try WWW.Toonhound.com
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Old 29-09-2011, 23:17
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It was actually Whoopee! (and before that, Shiver & Shake) and the artist was the great Ken Reid, who died in February 1987 (making his involvment unlikely).

http://britishcomics.wikia.com/wiki/Ken_Reid
Would that be the World-wide Weirdies as seen here second post and down?
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