A final look at Mike Lacey.

Now we have a mashup of strips by Mike Lacey.

It’s time for another comic crossover, and today, Shake the elephant meets Sweet Tooth from Whizzer and Chips.
Today’s Shake strip first appeared in Whoopee! and Shiver and Shake, issue dated 8/3/1975.

Next, we have a bit of Football madness with the wacky Match of the Week from the pen of Mike Lacey

Comic Title: Match of the Week

Comic: Shiver and Shake

Other artists: Leo Baxendale, Tom Paterson, Les Barton.

First Appearance: No. 1

Final Appearance: No. 52

here is the match of the week from Shiver and Shake issue dated 13/10/1973, Knights Vs. Dragons.

Coming up now, I have an episode of the strip Shipwreck School, from the pages of Whoopee and Wow, in this case the issue dated 24/9.1983. (see my earlier post on Mike Lacey for the stats)

In the early days of Whiizer and Chips, the famous rivalry between the Whizz-Kids and the Chip-Ites was friendly, until this happened in Shiner’s page in Whizzer and Chips, issue dated 13/12/69.

Now, I have a detailed summary of the Bumpkin Billionaires.

Comic Title: the Bumpkin Billionaires

Comic: Whoopee!

Artist: Mike Lacey. In later years, Jimmy Hansen drew the Bumpkins. (thanks for the info, Andy. )

First Appearance: No. 1 (9/3/74)

Final Appearance: No. 567 (30/3/85)

Continued in Whizzer and Chips

First Appearance: No. 797 (6/4/85)

Final Appearance: No. 1087 (27/10/1990)

Continued in Buster (reprints)

First Appearance: 3/11/1990

Final Appearance: Fortnight ending 22/6/1999

Winning the Pools can be a life changing experience, but for the Bumpkin family (Ma, Pa, Daisy and Billy), it had become a nightmare. Having all these riches made their lives miserable, and so began their lengthy quest on “Get Poor Quick” schemes.

The problem for them was that no sooner than they are poor again, fate takes a twisted hand, with the Bumpkins exclaiming at the end of every strip…

Any wacky plan to make them poor always end this way. Our first Bumpkin Billionaires strip originally appeared in the 20/7/1977 issue of Whoopee!

the following Bumpkin Billionaires story features one of their most wildest get-poor-quick schemes. This originally appeared in Whoopee, issue dated 27/11/82. Click on the image below to see a larger version.

My next strip, while originally drawn by Leo Baxendale, the following episode of the Swots and the Blots was drawn by Mike.

Comic Title: The Swots and the Blots

Comic: Smash!

original artist: Leo Baxendale

Other artists: Mike Lacey

First Appearance: TBA

Final Appearance: in the IPC second series of Smash! in 1971

Also appeared in reprints in the Cheeky Summer and Holiday Specials and the Cheeky annuals.
Today’s Swots and Blots strip originally appeared in the first series of Smash! Issue dated 1/6/68

This now concludes Part one.  There will be some more shortly.