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Feature(s): The flying porcupine

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The World on the Warpath

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Genres: historical, non-fiction, war

First Line: About 1200 B.C., the defenders of the besieged city of Troy

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Notes: Four illustrations with captions covering historical battles: Wooden horse of Troy 1200bc, Little Big Horn 1876, Bannockburn 1314 and the Bismarck sinking 1941.

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Notes: Title above table of contents inside a square being "carried" by police motorcyclists.

Desert Revolt

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Genres: war

Character(s): Raschid Ali (rebel leader); Air Vice-Marshall Smart; Sir Arthur Longmore (RAF commander in the Middle East); Major Von Bomberg (German)

First Line: In April 1942, during the Second World War,E

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The Manxman Returns

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Genres: adventure, historical

Character(s): Professor Lionel French; Terry Allan; General Yushato (villain); Manxman

First Line: Professor Lionel French and his assistant, Terry Allan, were experts on Viking history.

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Pages: 9

The Tough of the Team

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Genres: drama, sports

Feature(s): The Tough of the Track

Character(s): Alf Tupper; Harold Hart; Logan (American athlete); Jimmy (motorcycle messenger); Foster-Bowing; Sid Hutton; Harry Powell

First Line: I'll just nip out to the cross-country course and get a bit of practice

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Pages: 7

Gold Fever

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Genres: adventure, western

Character(s): Jed Proctor; Cal Masters

First Line: Jed Proctor shrugged deeper under his blankets

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Pages: 8

Notes: Text story with eight illustrations (one to a page).

Master of the Bats

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Genres: crime

Character(s): "Sparks" Thomson; Jack Watson; Professor Augustus Jenkins (villain); policeman; police sergeant; police inspector

First Line: "Sparks" Thomson, a radio "ham", had just built an ultra high-frequency radio receiver

Synopsis: Professor Augustus Jenkins uses a high-frequency bat caller to fill banks with bats to distract the clerks while he robs them.

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Raiders' Harbour

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Genres: war

Character(s): Lieutenant Tom Drake (naval intelligence)

First Line: Well, here we are in Singapore, Drake.

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Pages: 9

The Fight of Forgotten Punches

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Genres: drama, sports

Character(s): "Steel" Kirby; Mike Chester; Barney Roberts; Totten (Kirby's manager)

First Line: A great roar came from the crowd in the packed stadium

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Pages: 7

Notes: Text story with seven illustrations (one to a page).

Mister Roly Poly

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Genres: drama, sports

Character(s): Roly "Poly " Jones; Simon Jones (his brother); Ram Singh

First Line: Excitement mounted in Scundale as the local Fourth Division football club, Scundale United,E

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An Elephant Never Forgets

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Genres: nature, war

Character(s): Jim Dawson; Daboola (Burmese boy); Benthao (elephant)

First Line: In 1943, during the Second World War, Sergeant Jim Dawson was the leader of a unit consisting of three members;

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The Navy's Air Force

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction, war

First Line: The Navy has its own air force - the Fleet Air Arm.

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Notes: Illustrations of aircraft carriers and planes with captions.

The Gorgonzola Special

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Genres: childrens, drama, sports

Character(s): Danny Dunn; Pete Dunn (his younger brother); Mister Blake; Butch Brannigan

First Line: You in the point-to-point championship, Danny?

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Pages: 8

Flight Into Danger

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Genres: aviation, crime, drama

Character(s): Captain Michael Carstairs; Freddy Dunn; George Austen; Harry Rudkin (villain)

First Line: Captain Michael Carstairs, the senior pilot of Eurocharter Ltd.,E

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Pages: 6

Notes: Split into two three page parts either side of Tips from the Tough.

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Genres: non-fiction, sports

Feature(s): Tips from the tough

Character(s): Alf Tupper

First Line: Hi, there lads.

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Notes: Athletics tips from Alf Tupper with twelve illustrations and captions.

Winged Messengers of the Secret War

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Genres: childrens, war

Character(s): Peter Jackson; Jacques Dupres (his uncle); Nina Dupes (his aunt); Gaston (his cousin); Leon (French resistance)

First Line: In 1940, during the Second World War, Young Peter Jackson, an orphan from England,E

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The Trail-Blazers

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Genres: biography, historical, non-fiction

Character(s): Pytheas; Leif Erikson; Ferdinand Magellan; Captain Cook; David Livingstone; Roald Amundsen; Neil Armstrong

First Line: Over 2000 years ago, Little was known of any lands outwith the Mediterranean,E

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Notes: Famous explorers with illustrations and captions.

A Question of Sport

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Genres: non-fiction, sports

First Line: Which sportsmen wear these forms of headgear?

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Notes: Sports quiz with illustrations and captions. Answers upside down at bottom.

Who Wants to Rob the Bank?

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Genres: western

Character(s): Timothy Robinson; Cal Lewson; Dan Carter; Sheriff Whitman; Bob Brady (villain - eldest of the four Brady brothers); Stu Collins

First Line: One of the sights of Dill City was to be seen behind the counter of the First Central Bank.

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The Flying Porcupine

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Genres: aviation, historical, non-fiction

First Line: The Short Sutherland flying boat was in service with Coastal Command

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Notes: Story of the Short Sutherland flying boat aircraft with six illustrations and captions.

The Pillow Champ

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Genres: sports, western

Character(s): Weary Gorman; Cuthbert Mayblossom; Formaldehyde Jones (undertaker); Big Jake

First Line: Shucks, Mister Weary, it looks like folk can't count so good in Dead Man's Creek.

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Pages: 5

The World on the Warpath

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First Line: In the 6th century B.C. Rome was threatened by a large Etruscan army.

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Notes: Four illustrations with captions covering historical battles: Etruscans against Rome 6 B.C., Rorke's Drift 1879, Waterloo 1815 and the Battle of Britain 1940.

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Genres: aviation, war

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Notes: Back cover identical to front cover.