Shiver and Shake

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Italic title Template:Infobox comic book title Shiver and Shake was a British comic magazine published every Monday by IPC Magazines Ltd.<ref name=KibbleWhite>Template:Cite book</ref> It ran from (issue dates) 10 March 1973 to 5 October 1974, when it merged with Whoopee!<ref name=KibbleWhite/> As often happens with British comics, many names of strips were a play on popular television programmes and films of the time. The theme of the strips were mainly horror (albeit of a comic nature); similar to the later Monster Fun; indeed, Frankie Stein appeared in both comics.

In an idea borrowed from the successful Whizzer and Chips, it was two comics in one; Shake being a pull-out section from Shiver. The main star of Shiver was a ghost of the same name, while the eponymous Shake was an elephant. Both had their own strips in their respective sections (The Duke's Spook and Shake). In 1973, the comic also featured a one-page strip starring stand-up comedian Charlie Williams.

Shiver and Shake ran for 79 issues. It also had eight specials, from 1973 to 1980, and 13 annuals, from 1974 to 1986.<ref>Shiver and Shake Annual, ComicVine. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref>

Shiver stripsEdit

Adrian's Wall
Biddy's Beastly Bloomers
Creepy Car
Frankie Stein by Ken Reid (originally from Wham!)
The Ghost's Revenge
Ghoul Getters Ltd
Ghouldilocks
Grimly Feendish by Leo Baxendale (originally from Smash! — although the character first appeared in Wham! — the first eleven issues of Shiver and Shake reprinted stories from Smash! but then new adventures began, lasting until issue #77).<ref name="internationalhero.co.uk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Shake stripsEdit

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