Shiver and shake 1979 a fleetway annual 70 book childhood memories comic child. Shiver is a point and click horror game set in the cold of winter. Shiver definition, to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc. Shiver and shake played the horror theme for all it was worth with a whole array of new strips such as horrornation street, the dukes. Details about shiver and shake vintage comic book annual 1980. Shiver and shake julysept 1973 mike lacey peter gray. The shiver section also made good use of two horrific stars of past comics, grimly feendish, who had begun life as the antagonist in eagleeye junior spys strip in wham. When the frozen wind blows and the monsters creep closer. Jul 08, 2015 the concept of shiver and shake was that 20 page shiver contained funny horrormonster strips and 16 page shake carried, well, humour strips without a horror theme. Jan 01, 20 well gosh, if shiver and shake isnt my new favourite old comic, i dont know what is. Unlike sid and shiner in whizzer and chips, both shiver and shake cover stars got along nicely and there was hardly any rivalry between them, so the whole twocomicsinone gimmick was a bit fabricated.
The concept of shiver and shake was that 20 page shiver contained funny horrormonster strips and 16 page shake. As often happens with british comics, many names of strips were a play on. It borrowed the central gimmick of whizzer and chips, dividing itself into two minicomics. Shake is the ideal partner to our font, shiver, and yet it does not preclude rattling or rolling if youre getting ready to rumble. I think i recall there was a sheet of stickers with one of the first issues, shiver, shake and bone idle. Midnight coming, i can feel it in the air i hear your voice, run your fingers through my hair i reach out for your hand but i know it isnt there i pick up my phone. The strapline exhorted potential readers to get happy get this paper. Few books were published in the 1940s, 1950s and into the 1960s with an accurate portrayal of the history of comics. Unlike whizzer and chips each section had its own theme, with the cast of shiver s portion consisting largely of ghoulies, ghosties and long. As in the tradition of british comics many names of strips were a play on popular television programmes and films of the time. Great title, especially for frankie stein by the great ken reid. The comic book price guide for great britain shiver and. A month after cor was cancelled and merged into buster, shake reappeared as the editor of new comic shiver and shake, now using his former costars moniker, and also starring in a new strip.
Shiver and shake the comic book price guide for great. Shiver and shake was a british comic magazine published every monday by ipc magazines ltd. To celebrate shiver and shakes first birthday the 9th march 1974 issue came with part one of frankie steins mini monster comic book. Printz honor book by the american library association, while publishers weekly selected maggies the raven boys as a best book of the year.
Apr 01, 2008 was it the first or second shiver and shake which had a map of an island with easter islandish stone heads. Shiver and shake annuals 1985 and 1986 hardback book. The fullpage advertisement from the previous weeks issue shows what they were. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. As was the tradition, other comics started making small noises about a new sister publication by running halfpage announcements a week in advance. Generally in very good condition for its age otherwise. You don t see early issues very often offered for sale or auction.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading shiver. The cover above was by mike lacey, featuring the hosts of each comic, shiver the ghost and shake the elephant. The comic book price guide for great britain shiver and shake. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The item youve selected wasnt added to your basket. Apr 11, 2016 to celebrate shiver and shakes first birthday the 9th march 1974 issue came with part one of frankie steins mini monster comic book. Shiver and shake annual 1983 and 1985 lot british ipc comic. It ran from issue dates 10 march 1973 to 5 october 1974, when it merged with whoopee. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. I would love to see that again, it reminds me of the same time as i watched the bw robinson crusoe. So proclaimed the tag line of ipcs shiver and shake, launched on 10th march 1973. And just to confuse things further, the original cavaliertype shiver reappeared in two different guises in the pages of the comic. As often happens with british comics, many names of strips were a play on popular television programmes and films of the time. Each issue also included a creepy creatures illustration on.
Shiver and shake albion british comics database wiki fandom. Jan 03, 2019 just some of the creepy creations brought to life in the early 1970s, mostly by legendary british comics creator ken reid alongside the readers of weekly humour comic shiver and shake. Shiver and shake was a weekly humour anthology published by ipc from 1973 to 1974. Any which way, comicraft now has the font for you to effectively convey the way your characters are feeling to comic book readers everywhere. Shiver by karen robards meet your next favorite book. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. When grace was little, she was attacked by a pack of wolves but miraculously survived due to a certain yelloweyed wolfs protection. Just a few short years ago the lack of any inprint collections of the work of as important an artist as ken reid seemed an absolute travesty. You can even shake it like a polaroid picture now that comicraft has the font that allows you to do just that, in comic book form. Shiver definition of shiver by the free dictionary. Shiver is narrated by the alternating points of view of sam and grace, two unbelievably different people drawn together by the power of love and devotion. Jan 05, 20 the section of shiver the spook represented the main comic, while that of shake the elephant was the pullout section.
The concept of shiver and shake was that 20 page shiver contained funny horrormonster strips and 16 page shake carried, well, humour strips without a horror theme. Youre just a waste of time youre just a babbling face youre just three sick holes that run like sores youre a fucking waste youre like a slug on the girl oh. Itll be just like theyre listening to a track by coldplay while trying to shake off the flu in a haunted house. It was published by ipc magazines ltd and ran for 572 issues. One half of shiver and shake, a ghostly duo desperate for people to move into their haunted house. Like its contemprary, whizzer and chips, shiver and.
Meanwhile, this week ive got hold of the 1980 annual published in 1979, obviously. Shiver and shake was a british comic book that ran from issues dates 10 march 1973 to 5 october 1974, when it merged with whoopee. Blunder puss from shiver and shake bookworm a bespectacled, book loving schoolboy. In 1973, the comic also featured a one page strip starring standup comedian charlie williams. To celebrate shiver and shake s first birthday the 9th march 1974 issue came with part one of frankie steins mini monster comic book. Still clinging to the addictive comfort of his undemanding past, aiden is defiant against the oncoming tide of responsibility, effort, and conformity that comes with adulthood.
Oct 17, 2019 shiver is a point and click horror game set in the cold of winter. Nov 02, 2015 barrys pearls of comic book wisdom the library of comics. Samantha jones is the best damn repo woman on the books. It borrowed the central gimmick of whizzer and chips, dividing itself into two mini comics. Junji ito selected stories kindle edition by ito, junji.
And him over at kazoops going through the whole lot of them in just as meticulous a fashion as he did with cor. I have seen other guidesreferences list 83 issues in this set. Shiver shake is the story of aiden, a young man about to graduate from college in new york city, and his frantic search for a shortcut to wisdom and happiness. Wear to the seam that separates the front inside cover and first page.
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