Editing Cor!!

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|caption             = The cover to ''Cor!!'' #1 (June 1970).
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|publisher           = [[IPC Media|IPC Magazines Ltd]]
|startmo             = June
|startyr             = 1970
|endmo               = June
|endyr               = 1974
|issues              = 210
|main_char_team      = [[Ivor Lott and Tony Broke]]<br/>[[Whacky]]<br/>[[Kid Chameleon (comics)|Kid Chameleon]]<br/>[[Tricky Dicky (Cor!!)|Tricky Dicky]]<br/>[[Teacher's Pet (comic strip)|Teacher's Pet]]
|writers             = [[Scott Goodall]]<br/>[[Terry Magee (comics)|Terry Magee]] 
|artists             = [[Joe Colquhoun]]<br/>Mike Lacey<br/>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 Media|IPC]] (International Publishing Corporation), their sixth new comic in just over a year. ''Cor!!'' was edited by Bob Paynter.<ref name="gibbons 2023"/>

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 (Cor!!)|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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davies |first1=Darren |title=Cor!! |work=British Comics |date=June 2024}}</ref> 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 (comics)|Buster]]'' in January 2000.

Another popular strip, ''[[Whacky]]'', debuted in the first edition, initially in a half-page format, sharing space with readers' [[Comic book letter column|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 (comics)|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 (comics)|Lion]]'' and ''[[Scorcher (magazine)|Scorcher]]'' also disappeared in 1974. The ''Cor!!'' name was kept alive by summer specials and annuals, finally ending in 1986.

== Recurring features ==
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* ''Andy's Ants''<ref name="annual 1982"/>
* ''[[Chalky (comic strip)|Chalky]]''<ref name="annual 1982"/> 
*''The Chumpions''
* ''Donovan's Dad''<ref name="annual 1982"/>
* ''Fiends and Neighbours''<ref name="annual 1982"/>
* ''Football Madd''<ref name="annual 1982"/>
* ''Frankie Stein – Teenage Werewolf''
* ''The Gasworks Gang''<ref name="annual 1982"/>
* ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]''
* ''Gus Gorilla''<ref name="annual 1982"/>
* ''Herbie the Helicopter''
* ''Hire a Horror''<ref name="annual 1982"/>
* ''[[Ivor Lott and Tony Broke]]''<ref name="annual 1982"/>
* ''[[Jack Pott]]''<ref name="annual 1982"/>
* ''Jasper the Grasper''<ref name="annual 1982"/>
* ''Jelly Baby''<ref name="annual 1982"/> 
* ''Kid Chameleon''
* ''Little Geyser''
* ''Nightmare''<ref name="annual 1982"/>
* ''Rat-Trap''
* ''Swopper Stan''<ref name="annual 1982"/>
* ''The Slimms''<ref name="annual 1982"/>
* ''Tell-Tale Tess''
* ''[[Teacher's Pet (comic strip)|Teacher's Pet]]''<ref name="annual 1982"/>
* ''Tomboy''<ref name="annual 1982"/>
* ''[[Tricky Dicky (Cor!!)|Tricky Dicky]]''
* ''[[Whacky]]''<ref name="annual 1982"/>
* ''Willy Worry''
* ''Wonder Worm''
* ''{{Nowrap|Young MacDonald And His Farm}}''<ref name="annual 1982"/>
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==See also==
{{Portal|Comics}}
*[[British comics]]
* [[History of comic books]]
* [[List of best-selling comic series]]

==References==
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<ref name="annual 1982">{{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}}</ref>
<ref name="gibbons 2023">{{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}}</ref>
}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book | last=Chapman | first=James | title=British Comics: A Cultural History | publisher=Reaktion Books | year=2011 | isbn=978-1-86189-962-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aMxOPSGZPcwC&pg=PA1 }}
* {{cite book | last=Gravett | first=Paul | last2=Stanbury | first2=Peter | title=Great British Comics: Celebrating a Century of Ripping Yarns and Wizard Wheezes | publisher=Aurum | year=2006 | isbn=978-1-84513-170-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IWG9AQAACAAJ}}
* {{cite book | last=Kibble-White | first=Graham | title=The Ultimate Book of British Comics | publisher=Allison & Busby | year=2005 | isbn=978-0-7490-8211-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=os8bAQAAIAAJ }}
==External links==
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/cor/4050-37601/ ''Cor!!''] at [[Comic Vine]]

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