Whizzer and Chips
Whizzer and Chips :
Two comics in one - great value for money! I don't remember all the characters but I do remember Shiner (a kid who was always getting a black eye) and Sid and Slippy the boy and snake that were the leaders of the Whizz-Kids.
And who can forget Champ, the boy wanted to be best at everything or Superdad the mickey take on superman that featured the most unlikely looking superhero ever.
Bookmark this page with:
Delicious Digg Facebook StumbleUpon
Buy retro stuff
The original fiendishly difficult puzzle,
now with solution guide
The original fiendishly difficult puzzle, invented by Erno Rubik in Hungary and one of the biggest toy crazes ever. In 1982 Hawkin's Bazaar was the first to bring a few cases of the Rubik's Cube to England. Unfortunately 25 years ago we were very small and it wasn't long before a much larger company had the exclusive rights to distribute in the UK. We are very pleased to be offering it again! And now includes a new seven step solution guide.
Features
5.5cm Seven step solution guide
About Hawkin's Bazaar
Hawkin's Bazaar has been providing you with unusual gifts, toys and gadgets since 1973. Originally a local toy shop at the Hawk Inn (hence the name), Hawkin's Bazaar now sells things you thought had gone forever and things you never even knew existed. They bring you Pin Art, Morph, Rubik's Cube, Big Trak, Space Hoppers and much more.
Also remembered...
From "Action Comics" steps forth the son of Crypton and one of DC Comics' more popular superheroes. "Superman" comics show the amazing adventures of Clark Kent/Superman and his fight for justice. Within recent years, we have seen a major transformation with his death, rebirth, and reinvention for new comic readers.
...and do you remember these?
- Buster
- Herbie Popnecker
- Tiger Comic
- Axa Cartoon Strip in The Sun
- M.A.S.K.
- Little Lulu
- Batman
- Legendary Beasts from Finding Out Magazine
- Beezer
- Action Comic
Comments
I remember going to the papershop every Saturday with my younger brother and Dad and it was just before Bonfire Night when Whizzer and Chips first came out. I can always remember the very first issue because it has been reprinted in miniature form since in an anniversary issue of Whizzer and Chips but I wished I had kept those very first issues. I would love to see the copy that was dedicated to Bonfire Night in 1971 because in those days the stories featured fireworks as a special issue and Cor!! was another comic that did the same. We always see copies of the first issue cover but I would like to see numbers 2 to 10 and the very first Christmas issue. Odd Ball was always my favourite character and luckily he stayed till the end in Buster right to the last issue.
GEOFF ATKINSON 02-Aug-2004, 06:10:12 PM
Cousins of ours who had a newsagent's standing order for WnC used to bring the years' supply during the summer hols - I'll always associate WnC with summer. I was a WhizzKid meself because my older brothers & cousins were ChipItes but I'd love to know what influenced peope's decisions.Over to you...
Aidan, supreme Weeble of the Garfield avatar 02-Oct-2006, 03:09:03 PM
I learned to read by reading these IPC 1970s comics; Whizzer and Chips was one of the best and highly sought after in the comic box at school on a rainy playtime!
I'll be a Whizz-Kid all my life, even though they printed my joke erroneously in the Chips section in 1979. I won a pound - a whole quid! - and a Whizz-Kid t-shirt that I wore so much it fell apart a year or so later.
David Clark reckoned you could buy the t-shirts in the shops but he was wrong, so wrong.
garethgee 17-Aug-2009, 03:45:23 PM
i used to love the free gifts that came along with it sometimes. anyone remember a gift that was a paper folded triangle thing that used to make a loud crack when you flicked it down hard?
crass36 29-Jul-2010, 07:39:02 AM