Whoopee! (comics)
Whoopee! was a British comic book magazine that ran from 9 March 1974 to 30 March 1985, when it merged with Whizzer and Chips. It was published by IPC Magazines Ltd and ran for 572 issues.
The first issue of Whoopee! ran to forty pages, with a free gift in the form of a 'squirter ring'. The strapline exhorted potential readers to "Get happy — get this paper!".
Shiver and Shake merged with Whoopee! shortly after its launch in 1974, followed by Cheeky in 1980 and Wow! in 1983. 14 “Whoopee” annuals were published, the last one dated 1992. A Best of Whoopee! monthly reprints comic was published for a few years in the early 1990s.
Strips
Ad Lad — a Les Gray lookalike obsessed with getting his face on televisionBleep! Blinketty BlinkBlunder Puss Bookworm — a bespectacled, book-loving schoolboyBoy Boss — the nominal editor of a children's comic, who annoyed his staff by preferring playground games to official businessCalculator Kid — a young boy with a distinctive rollercoaster-shaped hairstyle and a helpful calculator which helped him out of scrapesCheeky Chudley — Cheeky ChipCreepy Car Creepy Comix Dads as Lads — two dads reminiscing about their childhood while their sons played pranks on themDaisy Jones' LocketDick Doobee — 'Back to Front Man', an innovative strip from The Guardian cartoonist Steve BellEvil Eye — a ghostly disembodied optic organ causes previously well-behaved citizens to indulge in criminal activitiesFamily Trees Frankie Stein — a smiley-faced Boris Karloff lookalike; by Robert Nixon Fun FearGhoul Getters Ltd KBR — Kids Band Radio — a spoof on the CB radio phenomenon, with similarly outlandish jargon Kids Court — a courtroom for adults who do wrong to kidsLolly Pop — a rotund, extremely rich and incredibly miserly man who begrudged his son almost everythingMum's the WordMustapha Million — a stereotypical Arab schoolboy who splashed money around to make his schoolmates' lives more comfortable'Orrible 'OleOssie Paddywack — a buck-toothed, curly-haired Irish labourer who enacted Irish jokes in three-panel stripsScared-Stiff Sam — a hulking giant who was nonetheless scared of everything, including his own teddy bearScream Inn Shake Snarky Sharky Shipwreck School Shiver Smiler — an eternally happy lad with a fixed grinSnap HappySpare-Part KitSpy SchoolStage School — a grumpy teacher takes a class full of budding comedians, dancers, musicians and novelty performersSupermumSweeny Toddler — an ugly, mischievous, highly anti-social infant created by Leo BaxendaleTeam Mates The Bumpkin Billionaires — a family of farm labourers win a fortune on the pools and spend all their time trying to give it awayTom Horror's World — a bespectacled budding inventor tries out his contraptions on his unwilling father, who usually comes off worstToy Boy — a plaything-obsessed lad, usually seen playing an accordion in the title frameTrevor's Treasure Tracker — boy with a metal detectorWilly Worry — a boy who misunderstood simple expressions, taking them literally and worrying about the consequences.