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Cracker was a British comic

History of the British comic

A British comic is a periodical published in the United Kingdom that contains comic strips. It is generally referred to as a comic or a comic magazine, and historically as a comic paper....

printed by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd

D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd

D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, is a publishing company based in Dundee, Scotland, best known for producing The Dundee Courier, The Evening Telegraph, The Sunday Post, Oor Wullie, The Broons, The Beano, The Dandy and Commando comics...

that ran from the issues dated 18 January 1975 to 11 September 1976 (a total of 87 issues), when it merged with The Beezer. Some material from Cracker was reprinted in Classics from the Comics

Classics from the Comics

Classics from the Comics was a UK comic, published from March 1996 until October 2010. Published monthly, it was D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd's third all-reprint comic...

List of Cracker comic strips

These are in alphabetical order and all numbers refer to issues of Cracker.

Strip Title	Artist	First Appearance	Last Appearance	Notes
The Astro-nuts	Alan Rogers Alan Rogers Alan Rogers may refer to:Alan Rogers , XXth century Bishop of Mauritius, Bishop of Fulham and Bishop of EdmontonAlan Rogers , camping enthusiast and publisher...	36	78
Big-Head Branny - The Strong-Arm Janny	Barrie Appleby Barrie Appleby Barrie Appleby is a British comics artist who works mainly for Scottish publisher D. C. Thomson & Co., drawing strips such as Dennis the Menace and Roger the Dodger for The Beano since the 1970s. He has also drawn Cuddles and Dimples for The Dandy, as well as strips for Nutty, Hoot, Monster Fun and...	1	24	About a surly and vindictive janitor Janitor A janitor or custodian is a professional who takes care of buildings, such as hospitals and schools. Janitors are responsible primarily for cleaning, and often some maintenance and security...
Billy The Kid	Gordon Bell Gordon Bell C. Gordon Bell is an American computer engineer and manager. An early employee of Digital Equipment Corporation 1960–1966, Bell designed several of their PDP machines and later became Vice President of Engineering 1972-1983, overseeing the development of the VAX...	1	87	A strip borrowing heavily from Dennis the Menace and Gnasher, featuring a tearaway with black bushy hair and a mischievous spotted dog called Pongo. Appeared in The Beezer after the merger.
Castaways On Planet Doom	Terry Patrick	1	35	An adventure story
Curly's Commandos	Barrie Appleby Barrie Appleby Barrie Appleby is a British comics artist who works mainly for Scottish publisher D. C. Thomson & Co., drawing strips such as Dennis the Menace and Roger the Dodger for The Beano since the 1970s. He has also drawn Cuddles and Dimples for The Dandy, as well as strips for Nutty, Hoot, Monster Fun and...	1	47	About a small gang of children organised along army lines.
Dunder Ed The wonder blunder boy	Phil Milar	1	87	Not in 18, 38, 39, 40, 43 to 48, 55, 56, 64, 69, 70, 73 and 82.
Fiends Beans	Gordon Bell Gordon Bell C. Gordon Bell is an American computer engineer and manager. An early employee of Digital Equipment Corporation 1960–1966, Bell designed several of their PDP machines and later became Vice President of Engineering 1972-1983, overseeing the development of the VAX...	25	87
Ghastly Geezer's Gallery	Ken Harrison and readers of Cracker.	1	87	Not in 7, 17, 33, and 42. A readers feature where readers sent in pictures of monsters referred to as Ghastly Geezers.
The Head-Hunter's Of Skookum Skool	Ken Harrison	1	55	Had previously appeared in Buzz under the name Skookum Skool Skookum Skool Skookum Skool was a comic strip originally featured in Buzz. The strip first appeared in the first issue of Buzz and was featured in every issue of the comic. The strip was drawn by Ken H... . Not in 33 & 49.
Hector The Collector Hector the Collector Hector the Collector is a poem by Shel Silverstein which was published in Where the Sidewalk Ends. Its opening lines are:The poem is suitable for young children learning to read. It repeats consonant sounds as a form of alliteration....	John Aldrich John Aldrich John Aldrich is an American political scientist and author, known for his research and writings on American politics, elections, and political parties, and on formal theory and methodology in political science....	1	55	Not in 49.
Iron Hand	Paddy Brennan Paddy Brennan Paddy Brennan is an Irish comics artist who worked mainly in the UK, drawing adventure strips for D. C. Thomson & Co. titles. He was a freelancer, working six months of the year in Dublin and six months in London....	1	87	An adventure story about a secret agent with a metal hand, it late moved to The Beezer after the merger.
Jimmy Jest his shadow's a pest	Ken Harrison	38	87	About a boy who's shadow would get him into trouble.
Joe Soap Joe Soap -Slang:"Joe Soap" is British rhyming slang denoting a foolish stooge or scapegoat. Joe being an ordinary person, with Soap as a rhyme for dope. The phrase appeared in a 1943 book of military slang by John Hunt and Alan Pringle: “Joe Soap, the ‘dumb’ or not so intelligent members of the forces...	John Dallas John Dallas John Dewar Dallas was a Scottish international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Watsonians. Dallas played international rugby for Scotland but is more notable as a rugby referee, and controversially officiated the 1905 encounter between Wales and New Zealand, a match seen as one of...	1	87	A strip involving a boy and magical soap bubbles. Appeared in The Beezer after the merger.
Little 'Orror	David Easington	16	87	Appeared in The Beezer after the merger.
Mad Ads	Ken Harrison	1	36	They had a Mad Ads competition on the back page. Readers would send in an ad for a mad contraption and if it was printed, they would get 1 pound. A similar thing appeared in The Dandy The Dandy The Dandy is a long running children's comic published in the United Kingdom by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The first issue was printed in 1937 and it is the world's third longest running comic, after Detective Comics and Il Giornalino... in the 2010s.
The Nutters The Nutters The Nutters was a two-page comic strip in the UK comic Cracker. It first appeared in issue 1, dated 18 January 1975. Percy Potters, railway man at Nether Wallop train station, had a family of squirrels lodging in his garden. Annoyed by this, he forever tried to get rid of them, but never succeeded....	John Geering John Geering John Keith Geering was a British cartoonist with a distinctive, occasionally flamboyant style, most famous for his work for DC Thomson comics including Sparky, The Topper, Cracker, Plug, Nutty, The Beano and The Dandy....	1	87	Not in 49. Squabbles between a signalman called Percy Potters plus a family of three squirrels (called Pa, Ma and Junior).
PC McGraw	Ken Harrison	70	87	About a policeman who turns into a monkey/gorilla when wet.
Rip Van Tinkle	Barrie Appleby Barrie Appleby Barrie Appleby is a British comics artist who works mainly for Scottish publisher D. C. Thomson & Co., drawing strips such as Dennis the Menace and Roger the Dodger for The Beano since the 1970s. He has also drawn Cuddles and Dimples for The Dandy, as well as strips for Nutty, Hoot, Monster Fun and...	41	87
Sammy Sammy -People:DJ Sammy, a musicianSammy Davis, Jr.Sammy IjazSammy SosaSammy HagarSammy CahnSammy GravanoSammy FainCeCe SammySammy BaughSammy Kaye Sammy Luftspring, Canadian champion welterweight boxerSammy McIlroySammy Kershaw*Sammy Lee...	Ken Harrison	1	87	The 'Face' of Cracker he featured in a number of features (not comic strips) which wereJest a minute, Sammy's Special Report and Sammy's Wacky Weekly. Jest a minute continued after the merger with The Beezer.
ScrapJack the wacky wizard	Unknown	79	87
Scrapper	Tom Lavery Tom Lavery Thomas Patrick Lavery was a South African athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Scotland and died in Germiston....	1	85	About a kid who liked to get into fights. Appeared in The Beezer after the merger.
Simple Spyman	Bill Ritchie Bill Ritchie Bill Ritchie was a Scottish cartoonist. He is known for work on comics published by D. C. Thomson.-Biography:...	1	87	A spy with a very long beard, dark glasses, and dark-brimmed hat
Slojak	Barry Appleby Barry Appleby Barry Appleby was a British cartoonist famous for creating The Gambols for the Daily Express. The strip premiered on March 16, 1950. The script was written by his wife Dobs, and was based on their own lives....	25	87	Involves a young bald boy detective.
The Snookums	Ken Harrison	1	24	A misbehaved class whose strip consisted of large 'action' panels containing with numerous gags.
Spookie Cookie	Tom Williams Tom Williams Tom Williams may refer to:Tom Williams , head football coach at Yale UniversityTom Williams *Tom Williams , English-Cypriot football player...	1	24	A ghost cook in a haunted manor
Spookum Skool	Ken Harrison	1	23	Yet another strip derivative of The Bash Street Kids The Bash Street Kids The Bash Street Kids is an ongoing comic strip featuring in the British comic The Beano. The strip was created by Leo Baxendale under the title When the Bell Rings, and first appeared in The Beano in issue 604, dated 13 February 1954. It became The Bash Street Kids in 1956 and since then, it has... , but set in a haunted castle where the children are ghost Ghost In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to... s.
Wonder Wellies Wonder Wellies Wonder Wellies was a comic book, first published on 17 September 1983 in the Buster comic.Wonder Wellies was published until August 1985. The artist was Dave Follows. The writer was Roy Davis....	Andrew Christine	25	87	Not in 36. 53, 59, 68, and 77. A similarly named and themed strip appeared in Buster.
Young Foo - The Kung Fu Kid	Brian Platt	1	87	A Chinese schoolboy martial artist, complete with bare feet as part of his school uniform. Each week he would feud with Bully Basher. Appeared in The Beezer after the merger.

List of Cracker comic strips

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