Illustrated Chips was a British comic

Comics

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 published between 26 July 1890 and 12 September 1953. It was produced by Alfred Harmsworth and his Amalgamated Press.

After a brief initial run of six issues, Illustrated Chips was relaunched and ran for 2,997 issues. In 1953 it merged with Film Fun

Film Fun

Film Fun was a British comic book that ran from 17 January 1920 to 15 September 1962, when it merged with Buster, a total of 2225 issues. There were also annuals in the forties and fifties. It had been renamed Film Fun and Thrills in 1959...

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From May 1896 to the last issue the cover page held a comic strip featuring the tramps 'Weary Willie and Tired Tim' (initially named 'Weary Waddles and Tired Timmy').

It is no relation to Whizzer and Chips

Whizzer and Chips

Whizzer and Chips was a British comic magazine that ran from 18 October 1969 to 27 October 1990, when it merged with the comic Buster. As with most comics of the time, Whizzer and Chips was dated one week ahead....

, which launched in 1969.