The Beano/Billy Whizz

Billy Whizz is a character in the Beano. He made his debut in 1972. He is the fastest kid in the world and always runs at 'Whizzspeed three'. The character was drawn by Malcolm Judge until his death in 1989. It was then drawn by Trevor Metcalfe for a while until David Parkins started to draw him, this did not last long, so Vic Neill started to draw the comic strip until his death in 2000. In 2003, the character was becoming a major letdown and they thought of dropping him. Instead, they did reprints of him by a number of artists including Vic Neill, Trevor Metcalfe and David Parkins.