Billy Whizz

Billy Whizz is a fictional character featured in the British 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. His speed often causes chaos yet at the same time his ability can prove useful. He also has a younger brother called Alfie Whizz of similar appearance. Alfie is usually shown as a normal boy but occasionally he is shown to be just as fast as his brother.

In strips up until the 1980s, Billy lives in Whizztown rather than Beanotown like most of the other regular characters, however this later changed and more recent strips place him in Beanotown.

Character history

Concept and creation

The strip was originated by Malcolm Judge, who had previously drawn Colonel Crackpot's Circus, and would go on to create several more popular strips, including Ball Boy, The Numskulls and The Badd Lads. Judge's style tended to be typified by a wide variety of styles in which Billy's speed was depicted, including trails of dust, motion blur, multiple copies of Billy in a panel, and more besides. Later artists tended to use a single, specific visual device to represent Billy's whizzing. Judge drew every single Billy Whizz strip until the mid-1980s, when other artists, including Barrie Appleby and John Dallas began providing occasional fill-in strips, though Judge still drew the vast majority of the strips.

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Sky Sports 09 Oct 2018

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The day a loyalist bomb nearly killed my dad and me

The Observer 30 Sep 2018

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Customer away day brings a little magic

Pressat 26 Sep 2018

Wednesday 26 September, 2018. Over 200 Coastline Housing customers came to the landlord’s away day at Flambards in Helston ... Adding some extra sparkle this year was Billy Whizz, with balloon modelling and magic tricks to keep the children entertained. Cathy Hadfield of Coastline Housing said ... Cathy adds ... * For more information regarding media usage, ownership and rights please contact Coastline Housing Ltd....

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Amputee racing driver documentary among new BBC Three commissions

Belfast Telegraph 22 Aug 2018

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Rubberbandits' Blindboy Boatclub to cast satirical eye over UK housing crisis for BBC Three

Irish Independent 22 Aug 2018

Billy Whizz is a documentary following the story of Billy Monger, a young racing driver who had a life-changing crash resulting in the amputation of his legs, as he returns to racing to pursue his dream of becoming a Formula One racing driver....

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BBC Three drama will explore "the lure of the far right" for Britain's "desperate white working class"

Digital Spy 22 Aug 2018

With him feeling 'left behind' in his own country and with little hope for the future, what way out is there for him? Alongside The Left Behind, BBC Three also commissioned Billy Whizz (w/t), a documentary about young racing driver Billy Monger who had a life-changing crash that resulted in the amputation of his legs and dreams of becoming a Formula One driver ... ....

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How The Beano survived war and the web to reach its 80th birthday

The Conversation 26 Jul 2018

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Murray signs with A's, talks college QBs with GM

Muskogee Phoenix 16 Jun 2018

Kyler Murray looked sharp with his flat-brimmed hat, dressed from the neck down in the Oakland Athletics’ pine-green colors while sitting somewhere in the depths of Oakland Coliseum ... “It’s a little surreal, obviously,” Murray said ... Oakland executive vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane, a former player now regarded as an analytical whizz in his front-office role, spent most of his microphone time gushing about Murray ... ....

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Murray signs with A's, talks college QBs with brass

Muskogee Phoenix 16 Jun 2018

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Kyler Murray looks the part after signing, being introduced by Oakland Athletics

McAlester News-Capital 16 Jun 2018

Murray sure looked the part as his Major League Baseball contract was officially announced ... Once Murray returns to Norman, he says his mind won’t be on the major leagues ... “It's a little surreal, obviously,” Murray said ... Oakland executive vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane, a former player now regarded as an analytical whizz in his front-office role, spent most of his microphone time gushing about Murray ... “I mean ... ....

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OU football: Kyler Murray looks the part during Oakland A's introduction

Woodward News 16 Jun 2018

Kyler Murray looked sharp with his flat-brimmed hat, dressed from the neck down in the Oakland Athletics’ pine-green colors while sitting somewhere in the depths of Oakland Coliseum ... “It's a little surreal, obviously,” Murray said ... Oakland executive vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane, a former player now regarded as an analytical whizz in his front-office role, spent most of his microphone time gushing about Murray ... .......

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F1 Report: Billy Monger joins guests to discuss incredible comeback, Bahrain GP and more!

Sky Sports 04 Apr 2018

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A memorable outing for Billy ‘The Whizz’

The Hindu 31 Mar 2018

In April of last year, the then 17-year old British teenaged racer, Billy Monger found out how dangerous the sport could be when he was involved in a ... The teenager is affectionately called “Billy The Whizz” and on Saturday he lived up to the moniker....

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