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| Cor!! | |
|---|---|
 The cover toCor!! #1 (June 1970). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | IPC Magazines Ltd |
| Schedule | Weekly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | June 1970 – June 1974 |
| No. of issues | 210 |
| Main character(s) | Ivor Lott and Tony Broke Whacky Kid Chameleon Tricky Dicky Teacher's Pet |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Scott Goodall Terry Magee |
| Artist(s) | Joe Colquhoun Mike Lacey Norman Mansbridge |
| Editor | Bob Paynter |
Cor!! was a Britishcomic book launched in June 1970 byIPC (International Publishing Corporation), their sixth new comic in just over a year.Cor!! was edited by Bob Paynter.[1]
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 ofThe Gaswork Gang echoedThe Bash Street Kids ofThe Beano,Tomboy was firmly in theMinnie the Minx vein, whilstTricky Dicky seemed like a version ofRoger the Dodger, albeit with longer hair and shorter trousers.
The firstCor!! featuredGus 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.[2] The comic's most popular strip wasIvor 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 ofBuster in January 2000.
Another popular strip,Whacky, debuted in the first edition, initially in a half-page format, sharing space with readers'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 miserJasper the Grasper andFrankie Stein – Teenage Werewolf. One notable later strip featured the BBC comediansThe Goodies. Drawn byJoe Colquhoun, the double-page feature lasted the whole of 1973.
Four years and 210 issues later the comic was eventually merged withBuster 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-runningLion andScorcher also disappeared in 1974. TheCor!! name was kept alive by summer specials and annuals, finally ending in 1986.
