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Billy Whizz
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Wayne Thompson
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May 16 1964
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Ongoing
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Billy, Alfie, their parents
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is a
Fictional Character in a
Comic Strip in the
UK Comic ''
The Beano '', first appearing in issue 1139, dated
16 May 1964 , when it replaced
The Country Cuzzins . Billy, the title character, is a boy who can run extraordinarily fast. He also has a younger brother called Alfie Whizz of similar appearance although he does not share Billy's speed.
Billy does not live in
Beanotown but in neighbouring Whizztown.
Originally drawn by
Malcolm Judge , who had drawn
Colonel Crackpot's Circus before this (another comic strip in ''The Beano'') he was succeeded by a variety of different artists after his death in
1989 , including
Trevor Metcalfe , but in
1993 this settled down to just
Vic Neill .
G. Hall took over after Neill died in
2000 , and he drew the strip until
March 2003 . The current artist, who took over from the following month, is
Wayne Thompson . Thompson's work resembles a modern day
Malcolm Judges' , and gave a new life to the character and feel of the strip. However due to his commitments with fellow ''Beano'' character
Joe Jitsu and
Jak for the Dandy, the strip has been understudied again by
Trevor Metcalfe , who, adided with a Wacom tablet, draws the strip in a mixture of his own and Thompson's style.
Because of the comic strip, "Billy Whizz" is also British
Slang for the restricted drug
Amphetamine (aka "speed"). It is also the nickname of dual code rugby international
Jason Robinson due to his pace.
There is a Billy Wizz Strip to read online at http://www.chezcomics.com/comics-resources-information-pages/online-comic-strips/billywizz/billywizz.htm
