Cor!!

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|caption = The cover to Cor!! #1 (June 1970).

|schedule = Weekly

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|publisher = IPC Magazines Ltd

|startmo = June

|startyr = 1970

|endmo = June

|endyr = 1974

|issues = 210

|main_char_team = Ivor Lott and Tony Broke
Whacky
Kid Chameleon
Tricky Dicky
Teacher's Pet

|writers = Scott Goodall
Terry Magee

|artists = Joe Colquhoun
Mike Lacey
Norman Mansbridge

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|editors = Bob Paynter

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Cor!! was a British comic book launched in June 1970 by IPC (International Publishing Corporation), their sixth new comic in just over a year. Cor!! was edited by Bob Paynter.

The comic had 32 pages and included full-colour front and back pages and centre spread. It depicted traditional British characters, albeit with a slight tweak. The unruly schoolkids of The Gaswork Gang echoed The Bash Street Kids of The Beano, Tomboy was firmly in the Minnie the Minx vein, whilst Tricky Dicky seemed like a version of Roger the Dodger, albeit with longer hair and shorter trousers.

History

The first Cor!! featured Gus Gorilla on the front cover, drawn by Mike Lacey. The strip was in the shape of a glass, to promote the free fruit drink that came with this issue.{{cite news |last1=Davies |first1=Darren |title=Cor!! |work=British Comics |date=June 2024}} The comic's most popular strip was Ivor Lott and Tony Broke, a classic tale of two boys – one rich, one poor, with the latter usually the victor of the many battles they had. The strip continued long after the comic closed, finally ending in the last edition of Buster in January 2000.

Another popular strip, Whacky, debuted in the first edition, initially in a half-page format, sharing space with readers' letters. The strip later added the tagline "He’s always getting whacked" to emphasize the story of a schoolboy who is regularly caned by his sadistic teacher – the equally appropriately named Mr. Thwackery.

The first line-up changes occurred in the 1970 "Bonfire" issue when five new features debuted. 1972 saw three newcomers in the New Year issue, including Victorian miser Jasper the Grasper and Frankie Stein – Teenage Werewolf. One notable later strip featured the BBC comedians The Goodies. Drawn by Joe Colquhoun, the double-page feature lasted the whole of 1973.

Four years and 210 issues later the comic was eventually merged with Buster in June 1974, symptomatic of the diminishing market for British comics - though several further titles were launched by IPC and other publishers during the next few years. The long-running Lion and Scorcher also disappeared in 1974. The Cor!! name was kept alive by summer specials and annuals, finally ending in 1986.

Recurring features

Andy's Ants
Chalky
The Chumpions
Donovan's Dad
Fiends and Neighbours
Football Madd
Frankie Stein – Teenage Werewolf
The Gasworks Gang
The Goodies
Gus Gorilla
Herbie the Helicopter
Hire a Horror
Ivor Lott and Tony Broke
Jack Pott
Jasper the Grasper
Jelly Baby
Kid Chameleon
Little Geyser
Nightmare
Rat-Trap
Swopper Stan
The Slimms
Tell-Tale Tess
Teacher's Pet
Tomboy
Tricky Dicky
Whacky
Willy Worry
Wonder Worm
{{Nowrap|Young MacDonald And His Farm}}

References

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{{cite web |author1=Various Authors |title=Cor!! Comic Annual |url=https://archive.org/details/corcomicannual190000noau/page/2/mode/2up |publisher=IPC Magazines |type=A Fleetwood Annual |pages=128 |date=1982}}

{{cite book | last=Gibbons | first=Dave | editor-last=Pilcher | editor-first=Tim | title=Confabulation: An Anecdotal Autobiography by Dave Gibbons | publisher=Dark Horse Comics | date=28 February 2023 | isbn=978-1-5067-2905-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3-phEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA73 | page=73}}

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