History Comicbook / WhizzerAndChips

* FiveManBand: "The Krazy Gang":
** TheLeader: Cheeky (Officially, at least. In practise, the others listened to Ed more).
** TheLancer: Ed (but see above).
** TheBigGuy: Sporty.
** TheSmartGuy: Brainy.
** TheChick: Liz.

* TheScrooge: "Lolly Pop", to a ''[[UpToEleven ludicrous]]'' degree, to the point where one wonders how he even manages to run such a profitable business empire if he refuses to spend any money on even the barest essentials.

* AllGhoulsSchool: A strip called Strange Hill which featured a normal teacher with monster students.
** Which was only one of several strips based on the concept of 'weird school where normal teacher vainly tries to carry on as usual'. Others included ''Stage School'' (all the students are budding superstars who don't care about normal lessons) and ''Shipwrecked School'' (stuck on a desert island).

* ComicsMerger: The comic Knockout merged with Whizzer and Chips in 1973, followed by Krazy in 1978, Whoopee! in 1985 (Which itself had merged with three other comics Shiver and Shake in 1974, followed by Cheeky in 1980 and Wow! in 1983) and finally [[UsefulNotes/FootballPopMusicAndFlatCaps Scouse]] Mouse in 1989.
* ComedicUnderwearExposure: In the series “Bottom” (originally titled “Bottom of the Class”) the protagonist Rock has the unfortunate habit of constantly splitting his pants to reveal his underwear.

* FiveManBand: ''The Krazy Gang'':

** This was a common thing for ''Bewitched Belinda'' to enact on others, though she never leaves them transformed.

* MagicalGirlfriend: There was a strip named Bobby's Ghoul, which was about a boy who had a ghost for a girlfriend.

* NationalStereotypes: The strip ''Worldwide School'' was about a multi-national group of students travelling around the world to all their home countries in turn, accompanied by their accident-prone teacher. About 50% of the time stereotypes were played straight and the other 50% they were referenced and then debunked.

* SpringtimeForHitler: Fairly common plot. The Bumpkin Billionaires' plans to lose their fortune often end up making them even richer. Mr Superstore's plans in ''Store Wars'' to drive Bloggs and Son out of business often make them even more successful at his own expense.

* UnderdogsNeverLose: The strip ''Store Wars'', which was about a CorruptCorporateExecutive villain running a huge supermarket and his rivalry with a small traditional corner shop down the road run by Mr Bloggs and his son. Had a similar dynamic to the WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadrunner cartoons--although you should in theory sympathise with the one who's being targeted, in practice the villain becomes sympathetic just because of the ForegoneConclusion of his EpicFail every week.

* LiteralGenie: The strip "Pete's Pockets" sometimes worked this way, with his pockets capable of giving him anything he wanted but messing up in this fashion. Other times they failed due to {{Mondegreen}} (he asks for a toaster, they send him a boaster, a coaster and a poster).

* ComedicUnderwearExposure: In the series “Bottom” (originally titled “Bottom of the Class”) the protagonist Rock has the unfortunate habit of constantly splitting his pants to reveal these.

** TheLeader: Cheeky (Officially, at least. In practise, the others listened to Ed more)
** TheLancer: Ed (but see above)
** TheBigGuy: Sporty
** TheSmartGuy: Brainy
** TheChick: Liz
* ForegoneConclusion: A lot of strips always ended the same way, such as Shiner getting a black eye; often the humour came from how the result would come from an unexpected source, given that the chracters were frequently GenreSavvy and avoided the obvious.

* UnclePennybags: Inverted with "Lolly Pop", to a ''[[UpToEleven ludicrous]]'' degree, to the point where one wonders how he even manages to run such a profitable business empire if he refuses to spend any money on even the barest essentials.

The comic's gimmick was that it was two comics in one, one called ''Whizzer'' and the other called ''Chips'' which was a pull-out section. These comics were supposedly rivals with so called raids (which involved characters from one comic entering the other) between the two being a common occurrence, readers were encouraged to become Whizz-kids or Chip-ites (this referred to which comic they supported) and each comic had a different leader Sid from a strip called Sid's Snake for Whizzer and Shiner for Chips. The distinction between the two titles was later emphasised by changing the duotone strips in ''Chips'' from red to blue.

The comic's gimmik was that it was two comics in one, one called ''Whizzer'' and the other called ''Chips'' which was a pull-out section. These comics were supposedly rivals with so called raids (which involved characters from one comic entering the other) between the two being a common occurrence, readers were encouraged to become Whizz-kids or Chip-ites (this referred to which comic they supported) and each comic had a different leader Sid from a strip called Sid's Snake for Whizzer and Shiner for Chips. The distinction between the two titles was later emphasised by changing the duotone strips in ''Chips'' from red to blue.

* EnfantTerrible: Sweeny Toddler

The comic's gimmik was that it was two comics in one, one called ''Whizzer'' and the other called ''Chips'' which was a pull-out section. These comics were supposedly rivals with so called raids (which involved characters from one comic entering the other) between the two being a common occurrence, readers were encouraged to become Whizz-kids or Chip-ites (this referred to which comic they supported) and each comic had a different leader Sid from a strip called [[ABoyAndHisX Sid's Snake]] for Whizzer and Shiner for Chips. The distinction between the two titles was later emphasised by changing the duotone strips in ''Chips'' from red to blue.

* ABoyAndHisX: One of the most common themes for strips, with the 'X' being either an animal, some sort of alien or etheral creature, or a gadget with strange powers.
** ''Sid's Snake'' (Sid and his giant snake Slippy)
** ''Ray Gunn'' (eponymous boy and his RayGun with settings controlled by BillionsOfButtons allowing it to do whatever the plot required)
** ''Minnie's Mixer'' (see below)
** ''X-Ray Specs'' (A boy and his, well, X-Ray Specs)
** ''Odd Ball'' (a boy and his sentient shapeshifting magical football...thing)

''Whizzer and Chips'' was a {{British comic|s}} which first started in 1969. The comic ran until 1990 when it [[ComicsMerger merged]] with a comic called ''ComicBook/{{Buster}}'' (a spin off of sorts of ComicStrip/AndyCapp). It was similiar in style to ''ComicBook/TheBeano'' and ''ComicBook/TheDandy'' and was a direct competitor to the two being published by a different publisher ''Fleetway'' as opposed to ''ComicBook/TheBeano'' and ''ComicBook/TheDandy'' which were published by ''Creator/DCThomson''. The comic's gimmik was that it was two comics in one, one called ''Whizzer'' and the other called ''Chips'' which was a pull-out section. These comics were supposedly rivals with so called raids (which involved characters from one comic entering the other) between the two being a common occurrence, readers were encouraged to become Whizz-kids or Chip-ites (this referred to which comic they supported) and each comic had a different leader Sid from a strip called [[ABoyAndHisX Sid's Snake]] for Whizzer and Shiner for Chips. The distinction between the two titles was later emphasised by changing the duotone strips in ''Chips'' from red to blue.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: One "Store Wars" strip from TheEighties had the visit of the Lady Mayoress, "Mrs Hatcher", an expy of MargaretThatcher who had the same background and views. Unusually for British comics in this period it didn't get too political, with the joke being that "Mr. Superstore" thinks she'll like him because of her approving of free enterprise--which she does--but she likes Bloggs and Son even more because it reminds her of growing up in her father's own small grocery shop.

** "Junior Rotter", like ''The Nutty'''s "Jay R Hood", was a kid version of TheEighties' favourite TV villain, [[Series/{{Dallas}} JR Ewing]].

** "Junior Rotter", like ''The Nutty'''s "Jay R Hood", was a kid version of The80s favourite TV villain, [[Series/{{Dallas}} JR Ewing]].

** "The Six Billion Dollar Boy", later "Super Steve", was a British version of ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan'' as a boy. Made obvious by his civilian identity, Steve Ford (the original being Steve Austin, both Ford and Austin being car companies).

** ''Bewitched Belinda'' was basically ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'' with the protagonist aged down to a girl.

** "The Bumpkin Billionaires" was ''TheBeverlyHillbillies'', but set in the UK and with the twist that they were forever trying to get ''rid'' of their money, only to be foiled by the ResetButton.

* AllGhoulsSchool: A strip called [[GrangeHill Strange Hill]] which featured a normal teacher with monster students.

** "The Six Billion Dollar Boy", later "Super Steve", was a British version of ''TheSixMillionDollarMan'' as a boy. Made obvious by his civilian identity, Steve Ford (the original being Steve Austin, both Ford and Austin being car companies).
** "Shipwrecked School" was ''GilligansIsland'' but with schoolkids and their teacher.

''Whizzer and Chips'' was a {{British comic|s}} which first started in 1969. The comic ran until 1990 when it [[ComicsMerger merged]] with a comic called ''ComicBook/{{Buster}}'' (a spin off of sorts of AndyCapp). It was similiar in style to ''ComicBook/TheBeano'' and ''ComicBook/TheDandy'' and was a direct competitor to the two being published by a different publisher ''Fleetway'' as opposed to ''ComicBook/TheBeano'' and ''ComicBook/TheDandy'' which were published by ''Creator/DCThomson''. The comic's gimmik was that it was two comics in one, one called ''Whizzer'' and the other called ''Chips'' which was a pull-out section. These comics were supposedly rivals with so called raids (which involved characters from one comic entering the other) between the two being a common occurrence, readers were encouraged to become Whizz-kids or Chip-ites (this referred to which comic they supported) and each comic had a different leader Sid from a strip called [[ABoyAndHisX Sid's Snake]] for Whizzer and Shiner for Chips. The distinction between the two titles was later emphasised by changing the duotone strips in ''Chips'' from red to blue.

''Whizzer and Chips'' was a {{British comic|s}} which first started in 1969. The comic ran until 1990 when it [[ComicsMerger merged]] with a comic called ''ComicBook/{{Buster}}'' (a spin off of sorts of AndyCapp). It was similiar in style to ''TheBeano'' and ''ComicBook/TheDandy'' and was a direct competitor to the two being published by a different publisher ''Fleetway'' as opposed to ''TheBeano'' and ''ComicBook/TheDandy'' which were published by ''Creator/DCThomson''. The comic's gimmik was that it was two comics in one, one called ''Whizzer'' and the other called ''Chips'' which was a pull-out section. These comics were supposedly rivals with so called raids (which involved characters from one comic entering the other) between the two being a common occurrence, readers were encouraged to become Whizz-kids or Chip-ites (this referred to which comic they supported) and each comic had a different leader Sid from a strip called [[ABoyAndHisX Sid's Snake]] for Whizzer and Shiner for Chips. The distinction between the two titles was later emphasised by changing the duotone strips in ''Chips'' from red to blue.