Shiner was a British comic strip drawn by
Mike Lacey. It was published in the magazine ''
Whizzer and Chips
''Whizzer and Chips'' was a British comics magazine that ran from 18 October 1969 to 27 October 1990, when it merged with the comic '' Buster''. As with most comics of the time, ''Whizzer and Chips'' was dated one week ahead of the day it actu ...
'', where the character first appeared in the second issue in 1969. ''Whizzer and Chips'' characters were divided into "Whizz-kids" and "Chip-ites", reflecting respectively the two sections of the comic. Shiner was the leader of the "Chip-ites". He was an
amateur boxer
Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations.
Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...
, constantly getting into trouble with his mother, who disapproved of his activity. Shiner usually ended up getting a
black eye
A periorbital hematoma, commonly called a black eye or a shiner (associated with boxing or stick sports such as hockey), is bruising around the eye commonly due to an injury to the face rather than to the eye. The name refers to the dark-colo ...
in each issue, hence his name (in 20th-century British English,
shiner has a colloquial meaning of "black eye").
British comic strips
British comics characters
Fictional boxers
Boxing comics
Comics characters introduced in 1969
1969 comics debuts
1990 comics endings
Gag-a-day comics
Comics about children
Child characters in comics
Male characters in comics
Defunct British comics
Comics set in the United Kingdom
Unlike most of the ''Whizzer and Chips'' characters, Shiner was not transferred into ''
Buster'' and thus was terminated in 1990.{{UK-comics-stub