Wow! (comic)
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Wow! was a British comic that ran from 5 June 1982 to 25 June 1983, when it merged with Whoopee!. Its strips included:
- Adam and his Ants, a boy and his army of ants. Drawn by Sid Burgon
- Barney's Badges, a boy whos jacket was covered in magical pin badges given to him by a jumble sale stallholder one morning. Drawn by Terry Bave
- Bill and Coo, a boy and his pet pigeon. Drawn by Trevor Metcalfe
- Bleep!, a robot. Drawn by Jim Barker, survived merger with Whoopee
- Boy Boss, a boy who owned a multi million global enterprise. Drawn by Frank McDiarmid, survived merger with Whoopee
- Country Cousin, a country yokel who lived with a city family
- Creepy Comix, a boy named Davey Doom who owned the complete collection of a horror comic of the same name, of which the stars would fly out the pages when he opened them. Drawn by Reg Parlett, survived merger with Whoopee
- Family Trees, a group of trees who were forever trying to find a home. Drawn by Robert Nixon, survived merger with Whoopee
- The Goodies and the Baddies, two gangs of three children- the 'goodies', who were good, and the 'baddies' who were bad. Drawn by Reg Parlett
- Gulliver's Troubles, an incredibly tall boy. Drawn by Norman Mansbridge
- Here is the News, a selection of made up news stories, example: "In Downing Street today, Mrs Thatcher had a long talk with her cabinet. She also spoke to her wardrobe and a chest of drawers". Survived merger with Whoopee
- KBR - Kids Band Radio, a group of CB radio users. There would be a jargon file (Yak Yak KBR) at the end explaining the terms used in that weeks strip, and a fan club (KBR Korner) featuring fellow CB Radio fans. Survived merger with Whoopee
- Kid Comic, a boy who had a seemingly endless list of jokes at his disposal. Drawn by Martin Baxendale, survived merger with Whoopee
- Ossie, an ostrich. Drawn by Robert Nixon, survived merger with Whoopee
- Penny Dreadful, a mischievous girl
- Shipwreck School, a group of kids (and their teacher) who were stranded on a desert island, and would frequently invent ways to alert a nearby ship. Drawn by Vic Neill, survived merger with Whoopee
- Spare-Part Kit, a boy called Kit Katz, who had numerous false limbs affixed on him, giving him super strength. Drawn originally by Vic Neill, and latterly by Robert Nixon and Trevor Metcalfe. Survived merger with Whoopee
- Team Mates, a strip about a football team, the players being Glenn Doddle, Cyril Breeches, Clemence Ray, Kenny Dogleash, and Dora Dribble. Drawn by Tom Paterson, survived merged with Whoopee
- TV Quiz Kids, the puzzle page, featuring puzzles done in the style of game shows with slightly tweaked names, such as 'Bob Monkeyhouse's' 'Fortunate Families' (referencing to Bob Monkhouse's Family Fortunes). Drawn by Jack Edward Oliver, survived merger with Whoopee
- Wow! Presents a Creepy Comix Page, a spin-off of Creepy Comix, featuring a supposed strip from one of the issues. Some were one offs, while others were recurring (like The Rock, a rock which would carry a curse to all who touched it)
- Wow! Star Turns, a combined jokes and puzzle feature. Readers would send in jokes and request which famous person/people they'd like them saying it (represented by photos). Survived merger with Whoopee after being renamed Comic Turns
- The Upper Crusts and the Lazy Loafers, featuring Dumpy and Tich (the 'Lazy Loafers'), two tramps who would repeatedly try and grab food from Crust Lodge. Drawn by Reg Parlett
Wow! Is also the title of a Québec movie by the famous director Claude Jutra. It was produced by the National Film Board of Canada in 1969.