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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Character(s): Korky the Cat; Beryl the Peril; Roger the Dodger; Chips; Bully Beef; Foxy; Brassneck; Minnie the Minx; Colonel Blink; Desperate Dan; Pa Bear; Hungry Horace

Synopsis: Dennis pulls a rope to open a trapdoor down which the other characters (except Hungry Horace) are dancing in a Conga line towards. Hungry Horace is kneeling under a table scoffing the food laid out on top.

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Classic Contents

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Character(s): Roger the Dodger; Ginger; Biffo the Bear; Desperate Dan; Plug; Minnie the Minx; Foxy; Dennis the Menace

Synopsis: Contents list for the next 64 pages of reprints with headshots and cut-outs of the named characters surrounding the list.

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Desperate Dan

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Shut that door Danny. There's a draught!

Synopsis: Dan accidentally breaks Danny's sledge and builds a replacement using iron railings and stone blocks.

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Reprint Notes: Reprinted from unknown issue of The Dandy

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Pages: 1

The 3 Bears

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Character(s): Pa Bear; Ma Bear; Teddy Bear; Hank Huckleberry; Grizzly Gus; Grizzly Gus's wife; Grizzly Gus's son

First Line: It's Christmas morning-

Synopsis: The Three Bears set out on Christmas morning to collect their Christmas food.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of The Beano.

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Pages: 1

Ginger

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Ginger; photographer; schoolmates

First Line: Come along, boys! I'm ready to take your photograph.

Synopsis: Ginger's class at school is having a group photo taken but Ginger keeps hiding his face. When questioned it's revealed that he has a black eye and thick ear showing he's been fighting again which would mean trouble for him from his parents if found out.

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Reprint Notes: Page is a straightforward black and white reprint of the original cover but with the original price replaced with a blurb saying 'Classic Beezer'.

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Pages: 1

Thingummy Blob

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Character(s): Thingummy Blob; Professor T. Pott; Marvo the Magician

First Line: I'm going to enjoy this! I've always wanted to see Marvo!

Synopsis: Professor Pott goes to a show featuring Marvo the Magician and volunteers Thingummy Blob as a subject.

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Reprint Notes: Reprinted from an unknown issue of Sparky comic.

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Pages: 2

Foxy

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Character(s): Foxy

First Line: All night long I've been trudging around trying to think of a scheme to get me a chicken!

Synopsis: Foxy builds a model railway track to trap the chickens.

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Reprint Notes: Reprinted from an unknown issue of the Topper.

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Pages: 1

Dennis the Menace

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Dennis's teacher, Dennis's dad; school matron;

Synopsis: Dennis gets a bad report card and a consequent whacking from his dad. His dad has been asked to play Santa Claus at the school staff party but Dennis locks him in the box room and goes instead.

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Jack Silver

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Jack Silver; Curly Perkins; Captain Zapp; Zorg soldiers

First Line: The Fire Brigade men in the wacky world of Marsuvia were having an open day and Jack Silver and his visitor from Earth, Curly Perkins, had gone along to take a look at their brand new hover-engine.

Synopsis: Jack Silver and Curly Perkins go along to take a look at a new hover fire-engine. The Zorgs, led by Captain Zapp, steal the engine and crash it. The Zorgs then use a fire breathing dragon to break into banks and steal all the cash.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of The Dandy.

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Pages: 2

Pig Tales

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Character(s): Poppa Pig; Momma Pig; Piggles; Farmer; Foxy

First Line: You two are getting too fat-you're eating too much swill.

Synopsis: Momma sends Poppa and Piggles out trotting as she thinks they're too fat.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of Nutty.

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Pages: 1

The Banana Bunch

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): The Banana Bunch [Brainy; Dopey; Tiny; Lanky; Fatty]

First Line: Where's my cheese roll gone?

Synopsis: The Banana Bunch's hut is over-run with mice and they try various ways to stop them.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of the Beezer.

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Pages: 1

Figaro

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Figaro; Figaro's three gang members; bank manager; bank employees

First Line: Let's grab some cash from the bank, then go buy our Christmas Dinner.

Synopsis: Figaro leads his gang to break in the bank on Christmas Day so that they can buy Christmas dinner.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of the Topper.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Not to be confused with Figaro (Disney character)

Hop, Skip and Jock

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Hop; Skip; Jock

First Line: Ballons for rags! Lovely baloons!

Synopsis: Hop, Skip and Jock exchange clothes that they have pinched from a washing up line for some balloons which they then use to create some havoc.

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Reprint Notes: Page is a straightforward black and white reprint of the original cover but with the original price replaced with a blurb saying 'Classic Buzz'.

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Pages: 1

The Bash Street Kids

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): the Bash Street Kids [Danny, Fatty; Toots; Sidney; Spotty; Smiffy; Wilfred; Erbert; Plug]; teacher; headmaster

First Line: Since it's Christmas, I thought today's story from history should be the story of Good King Wenceskas.

Synopsis: Teacher tells the class the story of Good king Wenceslas but with Bash Street characters.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of the Beano.

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Pages: 2

Spotted Dick

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Spotted Dick

First Line: I'm going to the hospital games room.

Synopsis: Spotted Dick goes into a hospital games room. By the time he's finished every game and patient has spots on them.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of the Dandy.

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Roger the Dodger

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Roger the Dodger; Roger's dad; Roger's mum

First Line: Hm! It'll soon be Christmas.

Synopsis: Roger wants some good Christmas presents and thinks he'd better get something good for his mum and dad. Unfortunately he has no money and so decides the best present he can give them is to be good.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of the Beano.

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Pages: 1

Big-Head Branny

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Big-Head Branny; Vincent van Winkle; schoolkids

First Line: Introducing Vincent van Winkle, the school art master...

Synopsis: Big-Head Branny is asked to be a model for the art class

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of Cracker.

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Pages: 2

Dreamboat Bill And His Pirates From The Past

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Cap'n Ben Bill; three pirate crew; two bank staff; two policemen

First Line: Scurvy Knave! We don't want paper - we want real money!

Synopsis: Cap'n Bill and his crew hold up a bank but want real money, not paper. They take bags of heavy coins into their helicopter-boat which breaks in half with the weight.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of Topper.

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The Smasher

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): the Smasher; policeman; Willie; Smasher's dad

First Line: Look out! Her comes the bobby!

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Deedn't He Do Well?

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Character(s): Puss; Boots; Puss's gran; policeman

First Line: Me an' me big mouth, offerin' to do good deeds!

Synopsis: Puss has volunteered to help his gran as a good deed but loses his temper with her. To make amends he looks to do another good deed but Boots tricks him into spreading what loots like a huge pile of manure around the town

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Notes: Credited in the title of the strip as 'Puss an' Boots'

Baby Crockett

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Character(s): Baby Crockett; Baby Crockett's dad; Baby Crockett's mum

First Line: Aha! It's a smashing day to go fishing!

Synopsis: Baby Crockett goes fishing but this is revealed to be in his imagination at the end of the strip.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of Beezer

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Pages: 1

Notes: Unusually, the letters are hand drawn and not machine written.

Lord Snooty

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Lord Snooty and his Pals [Lord Snooty; Doubting Thomas; Joe (Big Fat Joe); Snitchy; Snatchy; Rosie; Liz (Swanky, Lanky Liz); Scrapper Smith]

First Line: It's time to hang our stockings up.

Synopsis: Snooty and his pals prepare for Santa's visit by signposting one chimney amongst the many on the roof of the castle.

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Corporal Clott

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Corporal Clott; Colonel Grumbly; British army; three criminals from local town

First Line: Roll up! Roll up! Get your copy of the camp gazette here.

Synopsis: The colonel complains that the camp gazette is boring so Clott organises incidents that are more newsworthy for the next issue.

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Danny's Tranny

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Danny Wilson; Danny's mum; Danny's dad; Tubby Taylor

First Line: Hi mum! Not much of a Christmas tree you've bought - is it?

Synopsis: Dany uses his tranny to enlarge a small Christmas tree that he has boasted about to his friend.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of Topper.

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Pages: 1

Biffo the Bear

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Character(s): Biffo the Bear; four town youths; snow plough driver

First Line: Hm! A snow plough at work.

Synopsis: Biffo is pelted with snowballs thrown by some youths who are hiding up high behind a wall. He borrows a snow plough which can blow large quantities of snow up and behind the wall.

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Reprint Notes: Straightforward reprint of the front cover in black and white and with the original price removed.

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Pages: 1

The Wild Rovers

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Character(s): Hunk; Magnus Peek; Singh Songh; Patch; Lady; Silly Villy; Dogsbody; Taff; Haggis; relief dog-catcher; relief dog-catcher's mum

First Line: Not afraid of Basil, hounds?

Synopsis: The hounds think they'll have an easy time as Basil Crumb, the regular dog-catcher, is on holiday. The relief dog-catcher causes them problems until his own mum stops him.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of Nutty.

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Pages: 2

Smiffy

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Smiffy. Smiffy's classmates; Smiffy's teacher; Cyril (dancing classmate)

First Line: You're all going to take part in the school opera.

Synopsis: Teacher decides all of the class, including Smiffy, to take part in the school opera.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of Beezer.

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Pages: 1

Notes: This Smiffy has no connection with the Smiffy who is a member of the Bash Street Kids in the Beano.

Korky the Cat

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Character(s): Korky bthe Cat; Korky's three balancing act friends; football ground ticket keeper; football fans

First Line: Five minutes to kick-off.

Synopsis: Korky and three friends are performing a balancing act outside the football ground to try to get enough money for the match.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint of the cover from an unknown issue of the Dandy.

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Nobby

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Nobby; football players; tipper lorry driver; fisherman

First Line: Shoot!

Synopsis: Nobby is in goal playing football. The ball goes past him and he chases after it.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of Buzz.

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Pages: 1

Little Plum

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Genres: humorous, western

Character(s): Little Plum; Chiefy; Hole-in-um-head; Pimple; Wart (Pimple's brother)

First Line: Hi, readers! It's not often we get snow here at Christmas!

Synopsis: Plum is clearing snow and wonders why members of his tribe are dressed up until he uncovers a sign advertising a fancy dress ball.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of the Beano.

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Baron von Reichs-Pudding

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Genres: aviation, humorous, war

Character(s): Baron Manfred von Reichs-Pudding; General; the General's son; German pilots; English pilots

First Line: Ach! I have been blitzened by der Englander Dog-Fly!

Synopsis: The Baron gets the idea for an elector seat from a trick with a sprung boxing glove in a box.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of Sparky.

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Pages: 2

Scrapper

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Character(s): Scrapper; Scrapper's dad; two workmen; fence painter; Bully Bloggs; Bully Bloggs' brother

First Line: Hi, son! What about a game of draughts?

Synopsis: Scrapper's dad asks him if he wants to play a game of draughts. Scrapper declines as he wants to go out and have fun with a monster mask, pea shooter and catapult.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of Cracker.

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Pages: 1

Notes: No connection with the character Scrapper Smith, a member of Lord Snooty's pals in the Beano.

Dennis the Menace

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Gnasher; Curly; Dennis's dad

First Line: Where did you get Gnasher, Dennis?

Synopsis: Curly asks Dennis where he got Gnasher from.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of the Beano.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Flashback explaining how Dennis and Gnasher first met up.

Peter's Pocket Grandpa

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Peter Parker; Peter's Grandpa; store employees; Peter's mum

First Line: This is fun.

Synopsis: Peter and his grandpa go out to pick some cones for their Christmas tree and meet up with some store employees looking for an escaped reindeer.

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Pup Parade With The Bash Street Dgs

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Character(s): Bash Street Pups [Bones; Sniffy; Spotty; 'Enry; Manfrid; Peeps; Wiggy; Pug; Tubby]; Bash Street Cats [Stiffy; eight other cats]

First Line: Go and get our Christmas dinner, Sniffy.

Synopsis: Sniffy is sent out to get Christmas dinner but comes back with food for cats. Stiffy is sent out to get Christmas dinner but comes back with food for dogs. Sniffy and Stiffy cross paths and accidentally swap their food baskets so that both the dogs and cats are happy with their food.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of the Beano.

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Pages: 1

Desperate Dan

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Desperate Dan; Katey; Danny; shop owner; day nursery nurse;

First Line: We're pretending to take part in a sledge race - does that remind you of anything, uncle Dan?

Synopsis: Katey and Danny drop hints to their uncle Dan that they would like a new sledge for Christmas.

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Splodge

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Splodge; Foxy; Beryl the Peril; Thor Thumb; forest animals

First Line: With the help of my 'Topper' chums and that ruined cottage, I'm going to put on a Christmas pantomime for the dumb animals.

Synopsis: Splodge decides to put on a pantomime of 'Little Red Riding Hood' for the forest animals and enlists the help of some Topper regular characters.

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The Badd Lads

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): The Badd Lads [Fingers; Knuck; Boss]; desk sergeant; policeman; Danny the Dip

First Line: We were nowhere that butcher's shop the night it was broken into

Synopsis: Fingers and Boss have been picked up as suspects for the break-in at the butcher's. Bail is set at £200 which they don't have so they instruct Knuck to sell their hide-out.

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Billy Whiz

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Billy Whizz; Billy's dad; Alfie (Billy's brother)

Synopsis: Billy's dad tells the readers that he has slowed Billy down and shows figures in frozen action. The static figures turn out to be on top of a Christmas cake.

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The Tricks of Screwy Driver

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Screwy Driver; Screwy's dad; Screwy's mum; Constable Cherrynose, Mr Green (shopkeeper); Sammy; Christmas tree thieves [Sid; accomplice]; store assistant

First Line: There are lots of things that would do as Christmas presents for Mum and Dad - but I can't afford any of them.

Synopsis: Screwy wants to buy nice Christmas presents for his mum and dad but can't afford them.

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Pages: 1

Doodlebug

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Doodlebug; Humbug; Chucklebug; rooster

First Line: Bah! I'm sick of this, fed-up of that...

Synopsis: Humbug is in a mood again and Doodlebug tries to cheer him up.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of Nutty.

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Pages: 1

The Numskulls

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): The Numskulls [Brainy; Luggy; Nosey; Blinky; Alf; Fred]; Our Man; orchestra conductor; concertgoers

First Line: At a concert hall-

Synopsis: Our Man goes to a classical music concert but falls asleep.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of Beezer.

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Pages: 0.67

Hairy Dan Football Fan

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Hairy Dan; football spectators

First Line: At the match-

Synopsis: Hairy Dan is playing in goal at a football match.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of Beezer.

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: Art and script information from https://downthetubes.net/british-comics-reference/adventures-in-pictures-from-sparky-to-starblazer-and-beyond/

A Zookeeper's Job With Uncle Bob

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Uncle Bob; head keeper; Santa Claus

First Line: Th-they've gone!

Synopsis: Uncle Bob discovers that two reindeer are missing from their pen at the zoo.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from an unknown issue of Topper.

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Pages: 1

Roger the Dodger

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Roger the Dodger; Roger's dad; two lumberjacks

First Line: Huh! What a miserable, puny Christmas tree we have this year!

Synopsis: Roger looks disgustedly at a small, drooping Christmas tree. He throws it away and goes looking for a bigger one.

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Pages: 1

Brassneck

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Brassneck; Charley Brand; Charley's dad; Charley's mum; a schoolteacher; Mrs Plunkett and four sons; Constable Peabody;

First Line: It was a perfect day for football.

Synopsis: Charley's dad decides to take in lodgers.

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Pages: 2

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Cookie; vagrant; two boys [Billy; unnamed]; passing businessman; passing friend

First Line: I'm going to enjoy that fish!

Synopsis: Cookie tries to cook himself a meal but keeps getting interrupted.

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Pages: 0.5

Big Bad Moggy

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Moggy; two birds

First Line: Come down rotten burds!

Synopsis: Moggy uses a helium balloon to chase after birds.

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Reprint Notes: Reprint from unknow issue of Buzz. Issue must be between 1 and 16 (inclusive)

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Pages: 0.5

Biffo the Bear

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Character(s): Biffo the Bear; Buster

First Line: Ho! Ho! You're wasting your time humping that landing net, Biffo.

Synopsis: Biffo and Buster go fishing but Biffo only catches an old boot.

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Reprint Notes: Page is a straightforward black and white reprint of the original cover but with the original price replaced with a blurb saying 'Classic Beano'.

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Pages: 1

I Spy

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): I Spy; Boss; Krasnovian spy

First Line: Boss is interviewing a schoolboy for a job in M.I.6½ ...

Synopsis: Boss is interviewing a schoolboy for a job in M.I.6½ but I Spy has suspicions about the boy.

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Pages: 2

Notes: Unusually the letters are hand drawn rather than machine printed.

Young Sid The Copper's Kid

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Sid; Sid's dad (PC99); 'Orrible 'Erbert the Ticker Nicker; Sarge

First Line: There's a tear in your kite, Sid!

Synopsis: Sid's kite has a tear in it and his dad warns him to repair it before it gets worse.

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Pages: 1

Mickey

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Character(s): Mickey the Monkey

First Line: See what I've bought for my friend Joe.

Synopsis: Mickey buys a piece of armour for his friend and then searches for a working telephone to tell him about it.

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Pages: 0.8

Subscribe Now!

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Letterer(s): typeset

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First Line: Do you like what you've seen so far, readers?

Synopsis: Advert for subscribing to 'Classics From The Comics' with a cameo head and shoulders drawing of Dennis.

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Pages: 0.2

Minnie the Minx

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Minnie the Minx; boy footballers; girl footballers [Big Aggie plus four others]

First Line: I'm super at football, eh, readers?

Synopsis: Minnie tries to join a boys' football team but they are full so she decides to form her own team

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Pages: 1.5

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Character(s): Gnasher

First Line: Hi, Readers. Here's your chance to tell me what you'd like to see in 'Classics from the Comics'.

Synopsis: Dennis and Gnasher are at the Editor's desk inviting readers to send in requests for any favourites they'd like to see again.

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Tom Tum

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Tom Tum; four farm workers; Mick the sheepdog; farmer; farmer's wife

First Line: Hurrah! I'm on my way to Christmas party down on the farm

Synopsis: Tom Tum is off to a Christmas party at the farm. The workers at the farm don't want him there as will eat all the food so they try to get rid of him.

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Pages: 1

Foxy

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Character(s): Foxy; astronomer; farmer; farmer's wife; farmer's son

First Line: Christmas Eve...

Synopsis: Foxy steals the telescope from an observatory so he can see inside the farmhouse. Foxy takes the place of a giant teddy so he steal the Christmas turkey.

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Pages: 1

Dennis the Menace

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Character(s): marching band; music shop proprietor (Mr Russell ?); Curly; Pieface; a school teacher; Dennis's dad; passers by

First Line: Bah! How can I make some money?

Synopsis: Dennis sees a marching band collecting money and decides to form his own band with pals Curly and Pieface to help.

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Pages: 1

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Character(s): Little Plum; Brassneck; the Smasher; Cuddles; Dimples; Desperate Dan; Roger the Dodger; Dennis the Menace; Puss; Boots; teacher (from Bash Street Kids); Danny (from Bash Street Kids)

Synopsis: Dan is holding a basketball hoop while the others try to throw a ball in.

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Notes: Preview of the cover of the next issue of 'Classics from the Comics'.

Desperate Dan

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Character(s): Desperate Dan; safari park warden; grizzly bear; talent contest judges

First Line: Can I borrow one of your grizzly bears for the for the afternoon?

Synopsis: Dan wants a grizzly bear to act as his ventriloquist's dummy.

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Pages: 1

Notes: The strip is reduced in size (approximately A4 to A5).
The indicia is printed below the artwork.