It had no relation to the earlier British comic Illustrated Chips (which ran from 1890 to 1953).

The format of Whizzer and Chips presented the comic as being divided into two separate parts — a novel idea at the time.

In the offices of publisher Fleetway, Whizzer and Chips was always regarded as one comic.

To reinforce the distinction between the two sections, the duotone strips in Chips were later changed to black, white, and blue.

The comic Knockout merged with Whizzer and Chips on 30 June 1973, as did Krazy in 1978, Whoopee!