| Wham! | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Wham01-cover.jpg) Wham! #1 (20 June 1964), featuring Biff and the Tiddlers. Artwork by Leo Baxendale. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Odhams Press |
| Schedule | weekly (every Tuesday) |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | 20 June 1964 – 13 January 1968 (merged into Pow!) |
| No. of issues | 187 |
| Main character(s) | Eagle Eye, Junior Spy Fantastic Four Georgie's Germs Grimly Feendish Kelpie the Boy Wizard Pest of the West Sammy Shrink The Tiddlers The Wacks |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Sandy Hobbs, Lois Hobbs, Stan Lee (reprints) |
| Artist(s) | Leo Baxendale, John M. Burns, Jack Kirby (reprints), Gordon Hogg, Brian Lewis, Dave Jenner, Ken Reid |
| Editor(s) | Alf Wallace |
Wham! was a weekly British comics magazine published by Odhams Press. It ran for 187 issues from 20 June 1964 to 13 January 1968, when it merged into its sister title Pow!
Created by veteran cartoonist Leo Baxendale, Wham! was structured like a typical British comic in the mould of The Beano, but it was distinguished by "a racy and anarchic new breed"[1] of humour that inspired later British strips. The initial success of Wham! prompted the creation of sister titles Smash! and Pow! with similar intent; these, in turn, led to the formation of Odhams' Power Comics line, featuring reprints of American Marvel Comics superhero stories. Wham! included short instalments of The Fantastic Four.