Whether or not Sheila and Terry were aware of the earlier strip I don't know, but it's a good concept worth repeating. Sally's shadow was far friendlier towards her than the shadow of the sixties was towards his owner. Here's a couple of strips for comparison. The one above is from Chips No.2962 (dated January 10th 1953) while the one below is from Whizzer and Chips No.2 (dated 25th October 1969).
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If I’m not wrong the strip came to a downbeat, not to say shocking end when Shadow collided with a wall and became an ordinary shadow again; I think it was the beginning of 1971 or ’72. I know it wasn’t the last we’d see of Smudger and Shadow as he regained his freedom once again a few years after. Do you know the dates? Cracker’s Jimmy Jest (His Shadow’s a Pest) trod VERY similar ground, with the difference that that pair were not averse to having punch-ups!
I wasn't a big fan of Whizzer and Chips, Stephen, so I didn't keep many issues. I don't have those I'm afraid. Cracker was out at a time when I'd stopped buying kids' humour comics so I only had the first few issues. Didn't care a lot for it.
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