Mustapha Million first appeared in issue number 1 of Cheeky Weekly dated 22 October 1977, and went on to feature in 114 of the 117 issues published before that comic expired as of February 1980, also during that period making two promotional forays into Whoopee!, and one into Whizzer and Chips with Krazy, as part of the Star Guest campaign of 1979. Our middle eastern mate evidently found favour with the editor of IPC's humour titles, as the affable Arab was among the former Cheeky Weekly funny folk to transfer into Whoopee! following the demise of the toothy funster's comic. Maintaining a position among the most popular characters (as evidenced by the Whoopee popularity polls), Mustapha not only clocked up a further 261 appearances in Whoopee (which forfeited its exclamation mark along the way), but survived yet another comic collapse, transferring to Whizzer and Chips following Whoopee's cancellation in April 1985.
Announcement of new series
A
new feature was introduced in Whizzer and Chips dated 04 January 1986,
appearing in the first issue of each month from January that year, with
an additional (but final) outing in the edition dated 31 May 1986. This
newcomer to the comic was initially called Comics News, and its first
appearance consisted of short editorials about forthcoming items of
note. From the feature's second outing it became a list of impending IPC
comics with their publication dates, and the title became Comics News
Calendar. The inaugural instalment contained information about a new
series of Mustapha Million, to commence in Whizzer and Chips dated 18
January 1986. This may have surprised those readers who had been
enjoying the tales of our generous pal without being aware that they
were being presented with recycled material.
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Whizzer and Chips 04 January 1986 |
In keeping with the above declaration, the following week's issue (dated 11 January) included another reprint.
Reprints used prior to the 18th January 1986 new series
The final 50 Mustapha Million episodes to appear in Whoopee were reprints sourced from Cheeky Weekly. The first combined issue of 'Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee' continued the reprint run of Mustapha's escapades. All of the Mustapha reprints used by 18 January 1986 had been sourced, with one exception, from his original Cheeky Weekly run. The exception occurred in Whoopee and Wow! dated 18 August 1984, which used Mustapha's Star Guest appearance from Whizzer and Chips with Krazy dated 26 May 1979.
As of 18 January 1986 there remained 29 of Mustapha's 114 original Cheeky Weekly episodes which hadn't been reprinted either in full or in part, plus the two remaining Star Guest strips, as well as a number of episodes that had appeared in Whoopee (more details on those below). The total number of reprinted Mustapha episodes amounted to 94, distributed across Whoopee and Wow!, Whoopee, Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee, Whizzer and Chips and the Cheeky Annual cover-dated 1985.
Mustapha Million Cheeky Weekly (and Star Guest) Episodes Reprinted prior to 18 January 1986
The first 7 columns show details of the Mustapha Million Cheeky Weekly episodes that had been reprinted prior to the new series commencing in Whizzer and Chips dated 18 January 1986. The remaining columns show in which comic/special/annual they were reprinted. In my comics database, the contents of a page are called 'elements'. A page can contain a number of elements, which might be comic strips, puzzles, adverts etc. The majority of Mustapha Million episodes consist of 2 full pages, so in those cases the elements column contains the number 2. However, some reprints were edited down from 2 pages to a single page - the number of elements that made up the reprint are shown in the second elements column.
The 'Config' columns show the element configuration for the episode... were the elements full (F) or part (P) pages? I have been assiduous in recording the contents of all the comics in my database, but even I don't record in the data the percentage page coverage of each element. All I can test for is the number of elements on a page - if Mustapha is sharing a page with another element or elements, then all on that page must be part-page elements. The Years Elapsed column shows the time which passed between the original publication and its reprint (part-years expressed as decimals). The evidence below suggests that IPC had a policy of reprinting only material that was 5 or more years old (although the rule didn't seem to apply in every case as we'll see later). The final column, 'Edited', is just the result of a comparison of the Config columns, if they're different then some sort of editing of the original strip must have taken place in the preparation of its reprint. Some episodes were selected for reprinting more than once, although not necessarily in their entirety on each reprinting, as you'll see (more on that later).
Title | Date | Feature | Artist | Start Page | Elements | Config | Reprinted In | Date | Feature | Start Page | Elements | Config | Years Elapsed | Edited? |
Cheeky Weekly | 22-Oct-1977 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 24 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 01-Dec-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 1 | F | 7.11 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 29-Oct-1977 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 24 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 08-Sep-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 6.86 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 05-Nov-1977 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Cheeky Annual 1985 | 01-Sep-1984 | Mustapha Million | 72 | 2 | F,F | 6.82 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 12-Nov-1977 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 21 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 28-Jul-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 6.71 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 19-Nov-1977 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 30-Jun-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 6.61 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 26-Nov-1977 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Cheeky Annual 1985 | 01-Sep-1984 | Mustapha Million | 102 | 2 | F,F | 6.77 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 03-Dec-1977 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Cheeky Annual 1985 | 01-Sep-1984 | Mustapha Million | 48 | 2 | F,F | 6.74 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 10-Dec-1977 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 11-Aug-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 6.67 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 17-Dec-1977 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 14-Jul-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 6.58 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 24-Dec-1977 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 29-Dec-1984 | Mustapha Million | 27 | 1 | F | 7.01 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 14-Jan-1978 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 22 | 1 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 26-May-1984 | Mustapha Million | 24 | 1 | F | 6.37 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 21-Jan-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 22-Dec-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 6.92 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 18-Feb-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 09-Jun-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 6.31 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 25-Feb-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 16-Jun-1984 | Mustapha Million | 18 | 2 | F,F | 6.31 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 04-Mar-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 05-May-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 6.17 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 11-Mar-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 28-Apr-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 6.13 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 18-Mar-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 02-Jun-1984 | Mustapha Million | 21 | 1 | F | 6.21 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 18-Mar-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 04-Aug-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 1 | F | 6.38 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 01-Apr-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 21-Apr-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 6.05 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 08-Apr-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 12-May-1984 | Mustapha Million | 29 | 1 | F | 6.09 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 08-Apr-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 08-Dec-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 1 | F | 6.67 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 15-Apr-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 30-Nov-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 2 | F,F | 7.62 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 22-Apr-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee | 23-Mar-1985 | Mustapha Million | 28 | 2 | F,F | 6.92 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 06-May-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 07-Dec-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 2 | F,F | 7.59 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 13-May-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 14-Dec-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 2 | F,F | 7.59 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 27-May-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 14-Sep-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 2 | F,F | 7.3 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 03-Jun-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee | 30-Mar-1985 | Mustapha Million | 28 | 2 | F,F | 6.82 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 10-Jun-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 23 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 26-Oct-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 2 | F,F | 7.38 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 17-Jun-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 28-Sep-1985 | Mustapha Million | 16 | 2 | F,F | 7.28 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 01-Jul-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 20 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 09-Nov-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 2 | F,F | 7.35 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 08-Jul-1978 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 21 | 1 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 19-May-1984 | Mustapha Million | 27 | 1 | F | 5.86 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 15-Jul-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 21 | 1 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 27-Oct-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 1 | F | 6.28 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 22-Jul-1978 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 21 | 1 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 25-Aug-1984 | Mustapha Million | 32 | 1 | F | 6.09 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 12-Aug-1978 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 14-Apr-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 5.67 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 26-Aug-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 20 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 07-Apr-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 5.62 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 02-Sep-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 20 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 21-Jul-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 5.88 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 09-Sep-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 21 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 05-Oct-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 2 | F,F | 7.07 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 16-Sep-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 21 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 02-Nov-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 2 | F,F | 7.13 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 23-Sep-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 20 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 15-Sep-1984 | Mustapha Million | 32 | 2 | F,F | 5.98 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 30-Sep-1978 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Reg Parlett | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 06-Oct-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 6.02 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 07-Oct-1978 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Reg Parlett | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 01-Sep-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 5.9 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 21-Oct-1978 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 18 | 1 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 29-Jun-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 6.69 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 28-Oct-1978 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Reg Parlett | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 13-Oct-1984 | Mustapha Million | 20 | 2 | F,F | 5.96 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 04-Nov-1978 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Reg Parlett | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 03-Nov-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 6 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 11-Nov-1978 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Reg Parlett | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 29-Sep-1984 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 2 | F,F | 5.88 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 18-Nov-1978 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Reg Parlett | 14 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 17-Nov-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 6 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 25-Nov-1978 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Reg Parlett | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 20-Oct-1984 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 2 | F,F | 5.9 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 02-Dec-1978 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Reg Parlett | 12 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 22-Sep-1984 | Mustapha Million | 20 | 2 | F,F | 5.8 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 09-Dec-1978 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Reg Parlett | 12 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 10-Nov-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 5.92 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 06-Jan-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 19-Oct-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 2 | F,F | 6.78 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 20-Jan-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 14 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 21-Dec-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 2 | F,F | 6.92 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 03-Feb-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 06-Apr-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 6.17 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 10-Feb-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Reg Parlett | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 15-Dec-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 5.85 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 17-Feb-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Reg Parlett | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 24-Nov-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 5.77 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 24-Feb-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 20-Apr-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 6.16 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 03-Mar-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 01-Jun-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 6.24 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 10-Mar-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 11-Jan-1986 | Mustapha Million | 16 | 2 | F,F | 6.84 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 17-Mar-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 24-Aug-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 6.44 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 24-Mar-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 11-May-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 2 | F,P | 6.13 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 21-Apr-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 20 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 18-May-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 6.08 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 05-May-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 27-Jul-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 6.23 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 12-May-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 14 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 13-Jul-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 6.17 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 19-May-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 14 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 04-May-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 5.96 | Y |
Whizzer and Chips with Krazy | 26-May-1979 | Star Guest Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 27 | 1 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 18-Aug-1984 | Mustapha Million | 27 | 1 | F | 5.23 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 26-May-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 14 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 03-Aug-1985 | Mustapha Million | 21 | 1 | F | 6.19 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 02-Jun-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 14 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 23-Nov-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 2 | F,F | 6.47 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 09-Jun-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 14 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 06-Jul-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 6.08 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 23-Jun-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 14 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 25-May-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 5.92 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 07-Jul-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 26 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 21-Sep-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 6.2 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 14-Jul-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 14 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 27-Apr-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 5.78 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 28-Jul-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 20 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 12-Oct-1985 | Mustapha Million | 23 | 1 | F | 6.21 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 15-Sep-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 31-Aug-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 5.96 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 22-Sep-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 15-Jun-1985 | Mustapha Million | 23 | 1 | F | 5.73 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 29-Sep-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 08-Jun-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 5.69 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 06-Oct-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 24 | 1 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 13-Apr-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 5.52 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 20-Oct-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 07-Sep-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 2 | F,F | 5.88 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 03-Nov-1979 | Mustapha Million | John K. Geering | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee | 02-Mar-1985 | Mustapha Million | 28 | 2 | F,F | 5.33 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 10-Nov-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 12-Jan-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 2 | F,F | 5.17 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 10-Nov-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 10-Aug-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 5.75 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 17-Nov-1979 | Mustapha Million | Colin Whittock | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 19-Jan-1985 | Mustapha Million | 4 | 2 | F,F | 5.17 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 17-Nov-1979 | Mustapha Million | Colin Whittock | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 17-Aug-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 5.75 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 24-Nov-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 09-Feb-1985 | Mustapha Million | 28 | 2 | F,F | 5.21 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 24-Nov-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 20-Jul-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 5.66 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 01-Dec-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 02-Feb-1985 | Mustapha Million | 28 | 2 | F,F | 5.17 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 01-Dec-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 16-Nov-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 2 | F,F | 5.96 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 08-Dec-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 23-Feb-1985 | Mustapha Million | 28 | 2 | F,F | 5.21 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 08-Dec-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 22-Jun-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 5.54 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 15-Dec-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee | 16-Mar-1985 | Mustapha Million | 28 | 2 | F,F | 5.25 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 29-Dec-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 6 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 28-Dec-1985 | Mustapha Million | 16 | 2 | F,F | 6 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 05-Jan-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 05-Jan-1985 | Mustapha Million | 26 | 2 | F,F | 5 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 05-Jan-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 04-Jan-1986 | Mustapha Million | 16 | 2 | F,F | 6 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 12-Jan-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 26-Jan-1985 | Mustapha Million | 28 | 2 | F,F | 5.04 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 26-Jan-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 16-Feb-1985 | Mustapha Million | 28 | 2 | F,F | 5.06 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 02-Feb-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee | 09-Mar-1985 | Mustapha Million | 28 | 2 | F,F | 5.1 | N |
As mentioned above, on a number of occasions episodes were cannibalised and either edited down from an original 2-page episode to a single page on reprinting (and very occasionally edited from 2-pages into a page-and-a-half), or split into 2 separate stories. The first page of Mustapha's 18 March 1978 Cheeky Weekly episode was reprinted in Whoopee and Wow! dated 02 June 1984, and due to the nature of the script, which did reach a conclusion of sorts at the end of the first page (maybe it was originally written as 2 episodes?), readers of that later comic wouldn't have been aware that they were experiencing a truncated tale. The more perceptive of those perusing our affluent chum's adventure in Whoopee and Wow! dated 04 August 1984 may have suspected they were in fact witnessing just the second half of the same original episode, because a tiny title panel was squeezed in above the opening scenes. A similar division befell Mustapha's 08 April 1978 outing which was reprinted across Whoopee and Wow! issues dated 12 May and 08 December 1984. In that case, the first page of the original escapade concluded with Mustapha and pals enjoying a slap-up feed. The first panel of the second page saw our middle-eastern mate emerging from his mansion with Jimmy, both of whom were displaying distended abdomens as a result of their gastronomic excess. For the reprint, the bulging waistlines were reduced by means of adjustments to the artwork, and there were changes to the dialogue.
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Cheeky Weekly 08 April 1978 - Art: Reg Parlett |
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Whoopee and Wow! 08 December 1984 |
The 2-page story that had originally appeared in Cheeky Weekly dated 10 November 1979 was reprinted in full in Whoopee and Wow! dated 12 January 1985, then reprinted again in edited, single-page form in Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee dated 10 August 1985. The same thing happened to Mustapha's strip from Cheeky Weekly dated 17 November 1979 (full 2-page reprint in the 19 January 1985 edition of Whoopee and Wow!, then a version cut down to one page was reprinted in Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee dated 17 August 1985). On its original outing, the final panel of the first page showed Mustapha enjoying a copy of Cheeky Weekly, but the title of the comic seen in the strip was changed to Whoopee for its January 1985 printing.
Mustapha Elements Reprinted Prior to 18 January 1986 Not Matching Original Configuration
Unlike the table above, in which each row represents a Mustapha Million episode, each row below represents an individual element. If there is no data in the Reprinted In column, it means that original element was not reprinted - for example the first page of Mustapha's episode from the debut edition of Cheeky Weekly, dated 22 October 1977, was never reprinted, yet the second page was. The 2-page episode that originally appeared in Cheeky Weekly dated 18 March 1978 was reprinted across 2 separate issues of Whoopee and Wow!, a single page on each occasion. The reprint of Mustapha's 2-page adventure from Cheeky Weekly dated 24 March 1979 was reduced to one and a half pages. The second reprintings of episodes originally presented in Cheeky Weeklies dated 10, 17 and 24 November 1979 and 08 December 1979 were all in the same format as the originals (i.e. 2 full pages), whereas the first reprinting of each consisted of a single page only.
Title | Date | Feature | Page | Element Type | Reprinted In | Date | Feature | Page | Element Type |
Cheeky Weekly | 22-Oct-1977 | Mustapha Million | 24 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 22-Oct-1977 | Mustapha Million | 25 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 01-Dec-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 24-Dec-1977 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 29-Dec-1984 | Mustapha Million | 27 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 24-Dec-1977 | Mustapha Million | 23 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 18-Mar-1978 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 04-Aug-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 18-Mar-1978 | Mustapha Million | 23 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 02-Jun-1984 | Mustapha Million | 21 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 08-Apr-1978 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 12-May-1984 | Mustapha Million | 29 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 08-Apr-1978 | Mustapha Million | 23 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 08-Dec-1984 | Mustapha Million | 26 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 03-Feb-1979 | Mustapha Million | 18 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 06-Apr-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 03-Feb-1979 | Mustapha Million | 19 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 24-Feb-1979 | Mustapha Million | 18 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 20-Apr-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 24-Feb-1979 | Mustapha Million | 19 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 03-Mar-1979 | Mustapha Million | 18 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 01-Jun-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 03-Mar-1979 | Mustapha Million | 19 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 17-Mar-1979 | Mustapha Million | 18 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 24-Aug-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 17-Mar-1979 | Mustapha Million | 19 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 24-Mar-1979 | Mustapha Million | 18 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 11-May-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 24-Mar-1979 | Mustapha Million | 19 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 11-May-1985 | Mustapha Million | 23 | P |
Cheeky Weekly | 21-Apr-1979 | Mustapha Million | 20 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 18-May-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 21-Apr-1979 | Mustapha Million | 21 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 05-May-1979 | Mustapha Million | 18 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 27-Jul-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 05-May-1979 | Mustapha Million | 19 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 12-May-1979 | Mustapha Million | 14 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 13-Jul-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 12-May-1979 | Mustapha Million | 15 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 19-May-1979 | Mustapha Million | 14 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 04-May-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 19-May-1979 | Mustapha Million | 15 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 26-May-1979 | Mustapha Million | 14 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 03-Aug-1985 | Mustapha Million | 21 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 26-May-1979 | Mustapha Million | 15 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 09-Jun-1979 | Mustapha Million | 14 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 06-Jul-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 09-Jun-1979 | Mustapha Million | 15 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 23-Jun-1979 | Mustapha Million | 14 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 25-May-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 23-Jun-1979 | Mustapha Million | 15 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 07-Jul-1979 | Mustapha Million | 26 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 21-Sep-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 07-Jul-1979 | Mustapha Million | 27 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 14-Jul-1979 | Mustapha Million | 14 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 27-Apr-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 14-Jul-1979 | Mustapha Million | 15 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 28-Jul-1979 | Mustapha Million | 20 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 12-Oct-1985 | Mustapha Million | 23 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 28-Jul-1979 | Mustapha Million | 21 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 15-Sep-1979 | Mustapha Million | 16 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 31-Aug-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 15-Sep-1979 | Mustapha Million | 17 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 22-Sep-1979 | Mustapha Million | 18 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 15-Jun-1985 | Mustapha Million | 23 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 22-Sep-1979 | Mustapha Million | 19 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 29-Sep-1979 | Mustapha Million | 16 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 08-Jun-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 29-Sep-1979 | Mustapha Million | 17 | F | |||||
Cheeky Weekly | 10-Nov-1979 | Mustapha Million | 16 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 10-Aug-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 10-Nov-1979 | Mustapha Million | 16 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 12-Jan-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 10-Nov-1979 | Mustapha Million | 17 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 12-Jan-1985 | Mustapha Million | 23 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 17-Nov-1979 | Mustapha Million | 16 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 17-Aug-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 17-Nov-1979 | Mustapha Million | 16 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 19-Jan-1985 | Mustapha Million | 4 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 17-Nov-1979 | Mustapha Million | 17 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 19-Jan-1985 | Mustapha Million | 5 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 24-Nov-1979 | Mustapha Million | 16 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 20-Jul-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 24-Nov-1979 | Mustapha Million | 16 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 09-Feb-1985 | Mustapha Million | 28 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 24-Nov-1979 | Mustapha Million | 17 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 09-Feb-1985 | Mustapha Million | 29 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 08-Dec-1979 | Mustapha Million | 16 | F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 22-Jun-1985 | Mustapha Million | 22 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 08-Dec-1979 | Mustapha Million | 16 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 23-Feb-1985 | Mustapha Million | 28 | F |
Cheeky Weekly | 08-Dec-1979 | Mustapha Million | 17 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 23-Feb-1985 | Mustapha Million | 29 | F |
Our affluent pal's 2-page 01 December 1979 Cheeky Weekly escapade was reprinted in full in Whoopee and Wow! dated 02 February 1985, and later the same year readers of Whizzer and Chips dated 16 November were also treated to a complete reprint of the same episode. There was an even shorter gap between Whoopee and Wow! dated 23 February 1985 and the 22 June 1985 edition of Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee, both of which recycled Mustapha's episode from Cheeky Weekly dated 08 December 1979, although readers of the latter reprint saw only a single page version of the original 2-pager.
A second reprint of the Mustapha Million adventure first seen in Cheeky Weekly dated 05 January 1980 occurred almost exactly a year after the first; its initial reprint featured in the 05 January 1985 edition of Whoopee and Wow! whereas its second reprinting graced the pages of Whizzer and Chips dated 04 January 1986. The first panel of the original story showed our young hero looking at a 1980 calendar, and on each reprinting (both of which consisted of the full 2-page story) the date on the calendar was adjusted to reflect the year of publication.
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Mustapha Million Episodes Selected for Reprinting More Than Once With No Edits Prior To 18 January 1986
We're back to Episode level in the table below. As one would expect, only the elements constituting the episodes where the Edited column = Y are shown in the Mustapha Elements Reprinted Prior to 18 January 1986 Not Matching Original Configuration table above.
Title | Date | Feature | Artist | Elements | Config | Reprinted In | Date | Feature | Elements | Config | Years Elapsed | Edited? |
Cheeky Weekly | 01-Dec-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 02-Feb-1985 | Mustapha Million | 2 | F,F | 5.17 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 01-Dec-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 16-Nov-1985 | Mustapha Million | 2 | F,F | 5.96 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 05-Jan-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 05-Jan-1985 | Mustapha Million | 2 | F,F | 5 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 05-Jan-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 04-Jan-1986 | Mustapha Million | 2 | F,F | 6 | N |
Had the editor run out of Mustapha Million episodes suitable for reprint as of 18 January 1986?
Is that why the new series was introduced? Well, no...
Mustapha Million episodes 5 or more years old and not reprinted as at 18 January 1986
There are 84 episodes listed below, none of which were themselves reprints. Episodes which had been partially reprinted are not included. The 19 elements that were included in 2-page episodes originally printed in Cheeky Weekly, and which remained unreprinted despite their companion page having been used again, as of 18 January 1986, are listed in the Mustapha Reprinted Elements Not Matching Original Configuration table above. The episodes originally printed in annuals and specials were probably unlikely to have been chosen for reprinting in a weekly comic (especially the 3-page stories), but are included for completeness.
Title | Date | Feature | Artist | Elements | Config | Years Elapsed as at 18 Jan 1986 |
Cheeky Weekly | 31-Dec-1977 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 2 | F,F | 8.05 |
Cheeky Weekly | 07-Jan-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 1 | F | 8.03 |
Cheeky Weekly | 28-Jan-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 2 | F,F | 7.97 |
Cheeky Weekly | 04-Feb-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 2 | F,F | 7.95 |
Cheeky Weekly | 11-Feb-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 2 | F,F | 7.94 |
Cheeky Weekly | 25-Mar-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 2 | F,F | 7.81 |
Cheeky Weekly | 29-Apr-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 2 | F,F | 7.72 |
Cheeky Weekly | 20-May-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 2 | F,F | 7.66 |
Cheeky Weekly | 24-Jun-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 2 | F,F | 7.57 |
Cheeky Summer Special | 01-Jul-1978 | Mustapha Million | Jim Crocker | 3 | F,F,F | 7.55 |
Cheeky Weekly | 29-Jul-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 2 | F,F | 7.47 |
Cheeky Weekly | 05-Aug-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 2 | F,F | 7.45 |
Cheeky Weekly | 19-Aug-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 2 | F,F | 7.41 |
Cheeky Annual 1979 | 01-Sep-1978 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 3 | F,F,F | 7.38 |
Cheeky Annual 1979 | 01-Sep-1978 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 3 | F,F,F | 7.38 |
Cheeky Weekly | 14-Oct-1978 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 7.26 |
Cheeky Weekly | 13-Jan-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 7.01 |
Cheeky Weekly | 31-Mar-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 6.8 |
Cheeky Weekly | 07-Apr-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 6.78 |
Cheeky Weekly | 14-Apr-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 6.76 |
Cheeky Summer Special | 01-Jun-1979 | Mustapha Million | Barry Glennard | 3 | F,F,F | 6.63 |
Cheeky Summer Special | 01-Jun-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 6.63 |
Whoopee! | 30-Jun-1979 | Star Guest Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 1 | F | 6.55 |
Cheeky Weekly | 30-Jun-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 6.55 |
Cheeky Weekly | 21-Jul-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 6.49 |
Whoopee! | 28-Jul-1979 | Star Guest Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 1 | F | 6.47 |
Cheeky Weekly | 04-Aug-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 6.45 |
Cheeky Weekly | 11-Aug-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 6.44 |
Cheeky Weekly | 18-Aug-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 1 | F | 6.42 |
Cheeky Weekly | 25-Aug-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 6.4 |
Cheeky Weekly | 01-Sep-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 6.38 |
Cheeky Annual 1980 | 01-Sep-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 3 | F,F,F | 6.38 |
Cheeky Weekly | 08-Sep-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 6.36 |
Cheeky Weekly | 13-Oct-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 6.26 |
Cheeky Weekly | 27-Oct-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 6.23 |
Cheeky Weekly | 22-Dec-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 6.07 |
Cheeky Weekly | 19-Jan-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 6 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 09-Feb-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.94 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 16-Feb-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.92 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 23-Feb-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.9 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 01-Mar-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.88 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 08-Mar-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.86 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 15-Mar-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.84 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 22-Mar-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.82 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 29-Mar-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.8 |
Cheeky Holiday Special | 01-Apr-1980 | Mustapha Million | Colin Whittock | 2 | F,F | 5.8 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 05-Apr-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.78 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 12-Apr-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.77 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 19-Apr-1980 | Mustapha Million | Mike Lacey | 2 | F,F | 5.75 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 26-Apr-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.73 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 03-May-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.71 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 10-May-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.69 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 14-Jun-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.59 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 28-Jun-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.56 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 05-Jul-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.53 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 12-Jul-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.52 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 19-Jul-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.5 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 26-Jul-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.48 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 02-Aug-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.46 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 09-Aug-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.44 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 16-Aug-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.42 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 23-Aug-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.4 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 30-Aug-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.38 |
Cheeky Annual 1981 | 01-Sep-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 3 | F,F,F | 5.38 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 06-Sep-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.37 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 13-Sep-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.35 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 20-Sep-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.33 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 27-Sep-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.31 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 04-Oct-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.29 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 11-Oct-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.27 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 18-Oct-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.25 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 25-Oct-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.23 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 01-Nov-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.21 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 08-Nov-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.19 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 15-Nov-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.17 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 22-Nov-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.16 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 29-Nov-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.14 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 06-Dec-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.12 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 13-Dec-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.1 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 20-Dec-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.08 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 27-Dec-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.06 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 03-Jan-1981 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.04 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 10-Jan-1981 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5.02 |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 17-Jan-1981 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | 5 |
Reprints appearing in Whizzer and Chips after commencement of the new series
As readers were keenly anticipating, the first episode of the new series of Mustapha Million did indeed appear in Whizzer and Chips dated 18 January 1986 (and I'll be examining Mustapha's revival in a future post). However a week later, rather than the continuation of the promised new material, the editor resorted to reprinting, with an accompanying apologetic caption, the single-page Mustapha Star Guest appearance that had originally adorned the pages of Whoopee! dated 28 July 1979. At the time this was only the second occasion on which a Mustapha reprint had been sourced from a title other than Cheeky Weekly.
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Whizzer and Chips 25 January 1986 |
The new series resumed the following week, but was occasionally interrupted by reprints...
Mustapha Million Episodes Reprinted After 18 January 1986
The episodes in the table below are ordered by the date of the reprint. I've included Whoopee Specials and Annuals containing Mustapha reprints.
Title | Date | Feature | Attist | Start Page | Elements | Config | Reprinted In | Date | Feature | Start Page | Elements | Config | Years Elapsed | Edited? |
Whoopee! | 28-Jul-1979 | Star Guest Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 99 | 1 | F | Whizzer and Chips | 25-Jan-1986 | Mustapha Million | 22 | 1 | F | 6.49 | N |
Whoopee! and Cheeky | 30-Aug-1980 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee Holiday Special | 05-Apr-1986 | Mustapha Million | 10 | 2 | F,F | 5.6 | N |
Whoopee! | 30-Jun-1979 | Star Guest Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 99 | 1 | F | Whizzer and Chips | 29-Nov-1986 | Mustapha Million | 25 | 1 | F | 7.41 | N |
Whoopee! | 09-Jan-1982 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee Holiday Special | 01-Apr-1987 | Mustapha Million | 60 | 2 | F,F | 5.23 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 15-Jul-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 21 | 1 | F | Whizzer and Chips | 25-Jul-1987 | Mustapha Million | 11 | 1 | F | 9.03 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 08-Jul-1978 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 21 | 1 | F | Whizzer and Chips | 05-Dec-1987 | Mustapha Million | 10 | 1 | F | 9.41 | N |
Whoopee! | 12-Jun-1982 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee Holiday Special | 01-Apr-1988 | Mustapha Million | 2 | 2 | F,F | 5.8 | N |
Whoopee and Wow! | 02-Jul-1983 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 28 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee Holiday Special | 01-Apr-1988 | Mustapha Million | 52 | 2 | F,F | 4.75 | N |
Whoopee and Wow! | 03-Dec-1983 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 12 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 03-Sep-1988 | Mustapha Million | 20 | 2 | F,F | 4.75 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 17-Dec-1977 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 29-Oct-1988 | Mustapha Million | 20 | 2 | F,P | 10.87 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 10-Dec-1977 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 22 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 05-Nov-1988 | Mustapha Million | 20 | 2 | F,F | 10.9 | N |
Whoopee! | 24-Jul-1982 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee Holiday Special | 01-Jun-1989 | Mustapha Million | 12 | 2 | F,F | 6.85 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 15-Jul-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 21 | 1 | F | Whoopee Holiday Special | 01-Jun-1989 | Mustapha Million | 27 | 1 | F | 10.88 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 02-Dec-1978 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Reg Parlett | 12 | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 23-Sep-1989 | Mustapha Million | 20 | 2 | F,F | 10.81 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 21-Apr-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 20 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee Annual 1992 | 01-Sep-1991 | Mustapha Million | 43 | 1 | F | 12.36 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 15-Dec-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 16 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee Annual 1992 | 01-Sep-1991 | Mustapha Million | 86 | 2 | F,F | 11.71 | N |
Whizzer and Chips | 21-Jun-1986 | Mustapha Million | Barry Glennard | 18 | 2 | F,F | Whoopee Holiday Special | 01-Apr-1993 | Mustapha Million | 4 | 2 | F,F | 6.78 | N |
Had any of those post-January-1986 reprints been reprinted before?
Yes!
Mustapha Million Post-January-1986 Reprints That Had Been Reprinted Before
Title | Date | Feature | Artist | Elements | Config | Reprinted in | Date | Feature | Elements | Config | Years Elapsed | Edited? |
Cheeky Weekly | 10-Dec-1977 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 11-Aug-1984 | Mustapha Million | 2 | F,F | 6.67 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 10-Dec-1977 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 05-Nov-1988 | Mustapha Million | 2 | F,F | 10.9 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 08-Jul-1978 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 1 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 19-May-1984 | Mustapha Million | 1 | F | 5.86 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 08-Jul-1978 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 1 | F | Whizzer and Chips | 05-Dec-1987 | Mustapha Million | 1 | F | 9.41 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 15-Jul-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 1 | F | Whoopee and Wow! | 27-Oct-1984 | Mustapha Million | 1 | F | 6.28 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 15-Jul-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 1 | F | Whizzer and Chips | 25-Jul-1987 | Mustapha Million | 1 | F | 9.03 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 15-Jul-1978 | Mustapha Million | Reg Parlett | 1 | F | Whoopee Holiday Special | 01-Jun-1989 | Mustapha Million | 1 | F | 10.88 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 02-Dec-1978 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Reg Parlett | 2 | F,F | Whoopee and Wow! | 22-Sep-1984 | Mustapha Million | 2 | F,F | 5.8 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 02-Dec-1978 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Reg Parlett | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips | 23-Sep-1989 | Mustapha Million | 2 | F,F | 10.81 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 21-Apr-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | Whizzer and Chips now including Whoopee | 18-May-1985 | Mustapha Million | 1 | F | 6.08 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 21-Apr-1979 | Mustapha Million Mystery Comic | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | Whoopee Annual 1992 | 01-Sep-1991 | Mustapha Million | 1 | F | 12.36 | Y |
Cheeky Weekly | 15-Dec-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | Whoopee | 16-Mar-1985 | Mustapha Million | 2 | F,F | 5.25 | N |
Cheeky Weekly | 15-Dec-1979 | Mustapha Million | Joe McCaffrey | 2 | F,F | Whoopee Annual 1992 | 01-Sep-1991 | Mustapha Million | 2 | F,F | 11.71 | N |
The Mustapha Million feature was present in all 291 weekly issues of Whizzer and Chips published with cover dates between 06 April 1985 (the first merged issue with Whoopee), and 27 October 1990 (Whizzer and Chips' final issue). Of those episodes, 49 were reprints, 46 of which originated in Cheeky Weekly. 2 Mustapha reprints had originally appeared as 1979 Star Guest instalments in Whoopee!, with the remaining reprint being sourced from a December 1983 edition of Whoopee and Wow!