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*Krazy*
Krazy
	Cover of the 1st issue, dated 16 October 1976
Publication information
Publisher	Fleetway and IPC
Schedule	Weekly
Format	Ongoing series
Genre	Humor/comedy;
Publication date	16 October 1976 – 15 April 1978
No. of issues	79

Krazy was a British comic book magazine published every Monday by IPC Magazines Ltd.^[1] It ran from (issues dates) 16 October 1976 to 15 April 1978, when it merged with stable-mate Whizzer and Chips.^[1] In 1977, one of the characters in the comic, Cheeky, proved popular enough to get his own comic, Cheeky, which was later merged into Whoopee!. The comic included a "disguise" back-cover, such as the cover of a diary or brochure, which allowed readers to hide the comic from parents or teachers (although one issue on April Fools' Day had the front cover upside down).^[1]

Stories

Krazy was noted for its rich content of small humorous jokes and illustrations positioned at random places among the comic strips and features. The central storyline of the comic centred around the exploits of a group of children called the Krazy Gang who lived in Krazy Town, featured in a comic strip drawn by cartoonist Ian Knox.^[2] The Krazy Gang also spawned spin-off stories within the same publication: Pongalongapongo, featuring Pongo Snodgrass, the unhygienic, bullying antagonist;^[3] and 'ello, It's Cheeky, a mischievous buck-toothed prankster and Krazy Gang member, drawn by Frank McDiarmid. Cheeky's popularity outgrew the spin-off strip, and after a few months the character featured in his own publication, Cheeky Weekly, launched in October 1977.^[4]

Other strip artists included Robert Nixon and Terry Bave.

Regular Krazy comic strips included:

'ello, It's Cheeky
Big Game Hunter (comic strip)|Big Game Hunter
Birdman and Chicken
Detective Fumbly's (Nut) Case Book, a text story usually with one illustration, rather than a conventional strip
Fit Fred and Sick Sid
Handy Andy
Hit Kid
Kid Comic
The Krazy Gang
Micky Mimic
Paws
Pongalongapongo
Ray Presto
Over-Helpful Helen, a story about a well-meaning young lady that is always poking her nose into other people's business
Scaredy Cat
The 12½p Buytonic Boy

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kibble-White, Graham (2005). The Ultimate Book of British Comics. Allison & Busby. ISBN 0-7490-8211-9.
^ "Fleetway Street - The Krazy Gang". Toonhound. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ Diamond, Frazer (2006). "Pongalongapongo". Toonhound: Fleetway Street. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
^ "Fleetway Street: Cheeky's Week". Toonhound. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

"Fleetway Street - Krazy comic". Toonhound. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
"UK Comics: Krazy". 26pigs. Com1 UK Ltd. 8 January 2006. Archived from the original on 8 January 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
Davies, Darren. "Krazy Comic". British Comics. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.