The WOW! Factor

      Fleetway's penultimate fun comic was born in June 1982,
      but sadly, only "wowed" us for 56 issues before being
      merged with "Whoopee!".

      There was no star strip as such, but the long-stayer turned
      out to be Creepy Comix, handsomely drawn by Reg Parlett.
      The strips in Davey Doom's grisly collection of comics would
      come to life and, presumably helped scare off the Fleetway
      Merger Monsters 'cos Creepy Comix survived that comics
      merger and eventually found its way into "Whizzer & Chips"!

            

      The rest of the strips were a real hotchpotch of second-tier
      titles, and included a clutch of topical tv spoofs and send-ups
      of 80's kids'  fads. Hence we had KBR - Kid's Band Radio,
      Adam and his Ants, Barney's Badges and Hi-De-Hi, Hi-De-
      Hooooo. There were also a large number of filler pages
      featuring games, puzzles and write-ins - simple pages to
      create and handy for plugging the gaps left by the lack
      of strip stars...

      That's not to say this comic was bad. Heck, it was a
      Fleetway fun title, with art from the very best strip artists
      in the business - and the likes of Boy Boss and Shipwreck
      School certainly fitted the bill very handsomely. No, it's
      more the fact that there weren't enough Star Turns here.
      But in a curious way, that makes "WOW!"a great comic
      for Fleetway aficionados, because it showcases so
      many oft-forgotten creations!...

    

           

      WOW! Annual cover stars

      1984 - Team Mates                 
      1985 - Shipwreck School
      1986 - Boy Boss