Joker (comic strip)

Joker was a British comic strip. It first appeared in Knockout issue 1 (series 2) on 12 June 1971. Knockout merged with Whizzer and Chips in 1973. Joker stayed in Whizzer and Chips as a Whizz-kid until the end, when he continued in Buster until the close of the comic on 4 January 2000. On the "last page" of Buster, Joker reveals that he was Jeremy Beadle all along. The strip was written by Malcolm Morrison, and illustrated by Sid Burgon.^[1]

First title panel of a Christmas themed strip in Whizzer and Chips

References

1. Graham Kibble-White The Ultimate Book of British Comics - 2005 Page 279 'Sid's Snake' fame), the serpent-rearing chap actually headlined the 'other' paper upon Whizzer and Chips's launch in October 1969 (whereupon the title came free with twelve 'super stickers', featuring a variety of 'Sid Says' slogans such as 'Sid ... Although it would quickly drop all reference to its new acquisition, it benefited greatly from the inclusion of the likes of ghost train escapee 'Boney', 'Pete's Pockets', 'Joker' (who, after a long and quietly fought campaign would wrestle the front ...