Wham! Wham! Wham! were an English pop duo consisting of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, formed in London in 1981. Influenced by funk and soul music and presenting themselves as disaffected youth, Wham's 1983 debut album "Fantastic" addressed the United Kingdom's unemployment problem for young people and teen angst over adulthood. Their second studio album "Make It Big" in 1984 was a worldwide pop smash hit, charting number one in both the UK and the United States. The singles from the album — "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Everything She Wants" and "Careless Whisper" — all topped the Billboard Hot
Wham! (comics) Wham! (comics) Wham! was a weekly British comic book magazine published by Odhams Press. It ran for 187 issues from 20 June 1964 to 13 January 1968, when it merged into its sister title "Pow!". Although "Wham!" was superficially a typical British comic in the mould of The Beano, its later issues (under the Power Comics imprint) included short instalments of "The Fantastic Four" reprinted from American Marvel Comics. The initial success of "Wham!" prompted the creation of sister titles "Pow!" and "Smash!" with similar intent, and led to the formation of the "Power Comics" line. But as costs rose