KNOCKOUT STRIPS IN OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Knockouts last issue on June 23rd 1973 didn't stop some of it's strips appearing in other publications. First was Whizzer & Chips then came Buster when it merged with Whizzer & Chips on November 3rd 1990 and thier were some guest appearance strips in Cor! Strips also appeared in BVC(The Big Value Comic) & Big Comic.

THE FIRST BUSTER WITH WHIZZER & CHIPS


The first merged issue contained 2 'Knockout' Strips, 'Joker' and 'Fusspot'








THE LAST BUSTER COMIC


The final Issue of Buster contained 1 'Knockout' Strip 'Joker'
Joker was in 106 out of 107 Issues of Knockout and was one of the nine strips that made the merge across to 'Whizzer & Chips' on June 30th 1973.
From 12th June 1971 to 22nd December 1999 - 28 Years and 6 months we say goodbye to 'Knockout' Strips.



A couple of pages from the last 'Buster'

STRIPS/CHARACTERS/FACTS

STRIPS /CHARACTERS/FACTS
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BARRY AND BOING - 107 Appearances in every Issue(12th June 1971 - 23rd June 1973)



Barry Bates was an orphan who lived in the country side and while out picking mushrooms he saw a flying saucer land nearby, Earth had been chosen by some human like Aliens to do some experiments,The Aliens used a 'Springy Robot Thing' called 'BOING' who were his Alien Masters, they were cruel to Boing and often beat him, so he decided to run away from them when he was ordered to collect rock samples, while bouncing away he nearly landed on Barry who was watching, they started chatting and Boing told Barry he was upset about being a poor lonely Robot who knew nothing of Earth, So Barry decided they should go to Scotland where he had a scientist for a uncle who could help him. And off they went to have many adventrues with Boings Alien Masters hot on his tail.


Boing with the use of his springs could shrink down to 2"Inches or grow to 30'Feet.

All printed in Black & Blue.
214 Two Page Strips.
This was 'Knockouts' one and only adventrue strip.

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BEAT YOUR NEIGHBOUR - 107 Appearances in every Issue(12th June 1971 - 23rd June 1973)





Beat your neighbour was a strip about two Dads and two Sons who lived next door to each other, the first strip was about one of the lads having a tree house, the other lad wanted one but bigger, so the other lad wanted his to be in a higher tree etc etc you get the message. It aways endeds in something coming crushing down or they smash into something, The Dad's usually ended up dazed or bruised or being chassed trying
to get one up for their son.The two sets of families never had any names during the whole 107 strips it was just Dad Lad,Son, or Neighbour



Transfered to 'Whizzer & Chips' in the merge.
107 One Page strips printed in Red & Black.

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BONEY -107 Appearances in every Issue(12th June 1971 - 23rd June 1973)



Boney was fed up working on the Ghost Train so decided to do a runner with a lad called Billy who was on the Ghost Train at the time, While Billy showed Boney life out side the Ghost Train his owner spent nearly 107 strips trying to capture him to put him back to work in the Ghost Train.


Billy was always taking Boney on new adventures or showing Boney new things to do, but his boss was always nearby to try recapture and take him back to the Ghost Train which always failed.



107 One page strips, Boney made the merge across to "Whizzer & Chips.

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KNOCKOUT COVERS No.1 to No.27

No.1


Seeing this Comic on the newsagent counter with 2 Free Toffee Bars was enough to tempt me to buy this IPC Comic. It was the only Humour Comic I bought and I enjoyed it very much.107 Issues were printed from 12th June 1971 To 23rd June 1973 it then merged with Whizzer & Chips.

Here are the Comic Strips that featured in the first Issue.
The Super Seven, Beat Your Neighbour, Pete's Pockets, Shrimp, The Haunted Wood, Boney, Son Of Sir, Moose, The Toffs And The Toughs, Mucky Mick, Fuss Pot, Barry And Boing, Ghoul Guides, Joker, My Bruvver ,The Katts.


The only remains I have of the Toffee Bars is this small piece of paper that the 2 bars were attached to inside the comic on page 5.

This 4 page Comic insert was in 'Buster' Comic.











No.2



The free gift in Issue 2 was a small yellow plastic skeleton based on the character 'Boney'




No.3


Looking through my Knockout Issue No.3 as expected I had cut out my Voucher to get my free bar of Super Mousse. Super Mousse was a small 'Milky Way' like bar only more chewy, it was made by 'Cadburys' in the early 1970's, and has since been discontinued.



No.4





No.5


Each Issue contained 20 Pages with 107 Issues that comes too 2,140 pages.

No.6





No.7



Issue 7. Contained 'Knockouts' first Advert for 'Cadbury's 'Super Mousse' Bar.

Ironically the 'Moose' Strip' only got a half pager in this Issue.



No.8





No.9





No.10


The trouble with most of the early Issues of 'Knockout' the paper was so thin you could see through the pages, but the pages did get slightly thicker with later Issues athough I've noticed you can still see through them.

No.11


Issue 11 had a 2nd 'Super Mousse' Advert.



No.12


Issue 12 had an Ad For 'Kellogs Frosties' and 'Variety Pack'



No.13





No.14


'Great news inside' good job it didn't say "Great news for all readers...See inside" that usually means a Merger that would have been a short run.
But 'The great news' was this 4th and final free gift, or 8 different 'Peepers'
Wish I had kept mine.
Issue 14 also see's the last of - Ghoul Guides & The Katts Strips.
No 'Joker' in this Issue to make way for this Ad.





No.15


You would have had to buy 6 different 'Knockouts' to collect all 6 'Peepers' Wow a total price of 16p a bargain today but actually quite a bit of money when your a kid on little pocket money.
Starting today two new strips.'Copy Kate' & 'Little Devil'

No.16


New strip 'The Full House' take's over the front cover for the first time. 'Super Seven' have 2 coloured pages in the centre spread. Missing from this issue was 'Son of Sir' and 'Mucky Mick' to make way for a competition page and the 3rd 'Super Mousse' advert.





No.17


This Issue contained 17 different strips not bad for a 20 page comic.

'Son of Sir' and 'Mucky Mick' were back for issue 17 but this was the last we see of 'Mucky Mick' which ended in this Issue, After being told to stay clean in 16 Issues the last panel was of him being told to get Mucky by cleaning out the pigs pen.

No.18


A nice Advert for 'Dinky Toys' The excellent 'Shado 2 Mobile' from the TV series 'UFO'.



No.19


The 4th Different Ad for 'Cadbury's Super Mousse'.



No.20


'Barry and Boing' was 'Knockouts' only adventure strip which ran throughout the whole 107 Issues.



No.21


An Ad for Kellogs 'Puffa Puffa Rice' this happened to be my favourite ever cereal as a kid, I wouldn't be surprised if I had seen this ad and ask my mum to get a box, sadly you can no longer get them, although they were made of rice they tasted nothing like 'Rice Krispies'.


No.22



'Joker' not only had his own strip, but also had 'Jokers Jokes' which started in Issue No.3.




No.23


Issue 23 contained the 5th 'Cadbury's Super Mousse' Ad.



No.24


This weeks Ad is for 'Kellogg's Sugar Smacks' advertised by the 3rd 'Doctor Who' 'Jon Pertwee'



No.25


Although 'Knockout' is advertised as an all colour comic which is true but only 4 pages are in full colour. The front page 'Full House' the centre pages 'The Super Seven' and the back page 'Fuss Pot'

No.26





No.27



Only 2 New Strips have started in the 27 Issues so far, 'Copy Kate' & 'Little Devil'

We have lost 'Ghoul Guides' - 'The Katts' & 'Mucky Mick'.

After 27 Issues these are the strips still in 'Knockout'

Barry & Boing
Beat Your Neighbour
Boney
Copy Kate
Full House
Fuss Pot
The Haunted Wood
Joker
Little Devil
Moose
My Bruvver
Pete's Pockets,
Shrimp,
Son Of Sir
The Super Seven,
The Toffs And The Toughs