The Bash Street Kids has had a number of spin-offs, including "Pup Parade", "Simply Smiffy", "Plug" and "Singled Out". "The Bash Street Kids Annual", previously known as "The Bash Street Kids Book" and published biannually, is published in August. Summer specials, with solo stories of each character, were also published during the 1990s and were a forerunner to "Singled Out". Most were drawn by Tom Paterson, who later drew the "Singled Out" strip. From 1968 to 1972 "The Beano" ran a similar series, "The Belles of St. Lemons". "The Dandy" has had two similar series: the 1970s "Whacko" (about a teacher who taught in
The Great American Bash (1988) at Starrcade. Windham retained the title by count-out. Meanwhile, two villainous wrestlers turned into fan favorites. Ivan Koloff was the first one who left Paul Jones' Army and formed a tag team with Junkyard Dog to feud with Russian Assassins and competed against them in a losing effort at Starrcade. The second was Rick Steiner, who left The Varsity Club and began feuding with his stablemate Mike Rotunda for the NWA World Television Championship. At Starrcade, Steiner defeated Rotunda for the TV title. The Great American Bash (1988) The Great American Bash (1988) was the fourth annual Great American Bash