Wham! (comics)
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Wham! was a weekly British comics magazine published by Odhams Press. It ran for 187 issues from 20 June 1964 to 13 January 1968, when it merged into its sister title Pow!
Wham! | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Odhams Press |
Schedule | weekly (every Tuesday) |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | |
Publication date | 20 June 1964 – 13 January 1968 (merged into Pow!) |
No. of issues | 187 |
Main character(s) | Eagle Eye, Junior Spy Fantastic Four Georgie's Germs Grimly Feendish Kelpie the Boy Wizard Pest of the West Sammy Shrink The Tiddlers The Wacks |
Creative team | |
Written by | Stan Lee (reprints) |
Artist(s) | Leo Baxendale, John M. Burns, Jack Kirby (reprints), Gordon Hogg, Brian Lewis, Dave Jenner, Ken Reid |
Editor(s) | Alf Wallace |
Created by veteran cartoonist Leo Baxendale, Wham! was structured like a typical British comic in the mould of The Beano, but it was distinguished by "a racy and anarchic new breed"[1] of humour that inspired later British strips. The initial success of Wham! prompted the creation of sister titles Smash! and Pow! with similar intent; these, in turn, led to the formation of Odhams' Power Comics line, featuring reprints of American Marvel Comics superhero stories. Wham! included short instalments of The Fantastic Four.