On Friday, a comment about Buster Comic – in which Buster was sometimes billed as “Buster – Son of Andy Capp” – led me to comment on the comics that I read in the 1970s besides Buster. Among those I recalled were Buzz Comic – which I remembered as starting in January 1973 – and Cracker Comic which started two weeks after Buzz Comic finished and which continued two strips from Buzz – “Skookum School” and “Spookum School”. The latter was Skookum School at night when it was haunted by ghostly pupils and a ghostly teacher.
I have since looked up Buzz and Cracker and I see that the first issue of Buzz was dated 20 January 1973 and the last issue was dated 4 January 1975. The first issue of Cracker came two weeks later and was dated 18 January 1975. The last issue of Cracker would be dated 11 September 1976. Some strips from Buzz were incorporated into The Topper which became The Topper and Buzz for a time. Some strips from Cracker were incorporated into The Beezer and that became The Beezer and Cracker for a time.
On Friday, a comment about Buster Comic – in which Buster was sometimes billed as “Buster – Son of Andy Capp” – led me to comment on the comics that I read in the 1970s besides Buster. Among those I recalled were Buzz Comic – which I remembered as starting in January 1973 – and Cracker Comic which started two weeks after Buzz Comic finished and which continued two strips from Buzz – “Skookum School” and “Spookum School”. The latter was Skookum School at night when it was haunted by ghostly pupils and a ghostly teacher.
I have since looked up Buzz and Cracker and I see that the first issue of Buzz was dated 20 January 1973 and the last issue was dated 4 January 1975. The first issue of Cracker came two weeks later and was dated 18 January 1975. The last issue of Cracker would be dated 11 September 1976. Some strips from Buzz were incorporated into The Topper which became The Topper and Buzz for a time. Some strips from Cracker were incorporated into The Beezer and that became The Beezer and Cracker for a time.