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Lew Stringer wrote:Perhaps Whizzer and Chips was included because it was the first of that new stable of humour comics that went on to include Cor!!, Whoopee!, etc.? It would be strange to leave it behind with IPC when Egmont had the rest. Also, like you say, it would complicate things regarding mergers, so far easier for Egmont to have it than IPC.

Phoenix wrote:This could be good news for Tammyfan, who has previously expressed her frustration over the sudden demise of Tammy without bringing every serial then running to their natural conclusion.

big bad bri wrote:does anyone know if this story was in any of the news papers as im sure it would have prob made the news even back when we were kids when weekly comics were the norm.

Lew Stringer wrote:

johnfreeman96 wrote:

Shiner wrote:Maybe a small niggly point but Whizzer & Chips was first printed in October 1969. It now belongs to Rebellion under this deal so I'm wondering whether the cut off is June 1969 which was mentioned a couple of times in Dez Skinn's Comics International magazine some years ago. This was supposedly the date that determined the IPC/Egmont split. No one would want to see that title get left behind in Egmont.

No, January 1970 is very definitely the demarcation date. I have that in writing from IPC on file and it's been stated many times in various articles that have been published since Comics International was last published.

As I've also said, though, there are some exceptions to this in terms of who owns what - the Whizzer & Chips brand being one. It's possibly because Whizzer & Chips was a title that was merged into Buster - where again, there are exceptions to the January 1970 rule because Buster was still being published when the IPC (now Time UK) and Egmont agreement was made.

Perhaps Whizzer and Chips was included because it was the first of that new stable of humour comics that went on to include Cor!!, Whoopee!, etc.? It would be strange to leave it behind with IPC when Egmont had the rest. Also, like you say, it would complicate things regarding mergers, so far easier for Egmont to have it than IPC.

big bad bri wrote:i just hope this purchase can usher in a new golden age of weekly comics new and reprint titles to sit alongside 2000ad.they could include a code for free digital copies like marvel comics do.maybe we could even get the japanese yellow pages style reprint books as im sure was discussed on here a few years ago. im kind of excited .even more than a few years ago when egmont did the 4 titles which ultimately led to nothing.

big bad bri wrote:id even be happy with a fortnightly collection similar to the current judge dredd collection.one week best of misty,cor.buster or tammy or action or whole gn dedicated to scream inn sweeny toddler faceache etc,i would keep money aside each week for those,or quaterly yellow pages massive collections there is a wealth of material which could keep rebellion going for years while they see who can be updated for new weekly or fortnightly adventures.

big bad bri wrote:id even be happy with a fortnightly collection similar to the current judge dredd collection.one week best of misty,cor.buster or tammy or action or whole gn dedicated to scream inn sweeny toddler faceache etc,i would keep money aside each week for those,or quaterly yellow pages massive collections there is a wealth of material which could keep rebellion going for years while they see who can be updated for new weekly or fortnightly adventures.