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Genres: childrens, drama, humorous

Feature(s): The Captain and the Kids

Character(s): Hans; Fritz; The Captain; The Inspector; Mama

First Line: Rock -- a - bye - baby -

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Feature(s): Pickwick Company

First Line: Don't be a 'left-over.' Teach yourself to dance.

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Notes: This ad from a New York City firm offers instruction booklets in ballroom, tap, and swing dancing (50¢ each, or all three for $1), promising mastery in 'only 15 minutes a day.'

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

Penciller(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

Inker(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

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Letterer(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

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Genres: adventure, childrens, humorous

Feature(s): The Captain and the Kids

Character(s): Hans; Fritz; The Captain; The Inspector; Mama; Bloodshot; Angus J. Prettywilly (introduction); unnamed 'pygmies.'

First Line: Because of the kids' tricks, President Bloodshot has marooned the family on a tiny island a few miles off shore.

Synopsis: Marooned by Bloodshot on a not-as-deserted-as-it-seems island, the family discovers a hermit-in-residence who, having arrived first, elects to charge them rent.

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Reprint Notes: from The Captain and the Kids daily (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX

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Pages: 6

Notes: The United Feature copyright line has the year removed. Dirks is not credited and his signature does not appear.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

Penciller(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

Inker(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

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Letterer(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

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Genres: adventure, childrens, humorous

Feature(s): The Captain and the Kids

Character(s): Hans; Fritz; The Captain; The Inspector; Mama; Bloodshot; Angus J. Prettywilly

First Line: Vell here ve iss — mit dot goofy hermit charging us $500 a day.

Synopsis: After chasing Prettywilly off the island to which they have been stranded, the family sets about trying to get rescued themselves.

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Reprint Notes: from The Captain and the Kids daily (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX

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Pages: 6

Notes: The United Feature copyright line has the year removed. Dirks is not credited and his signature does not appear.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

Penciller(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

Inker(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

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Letterer(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

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Genres: adventure, childrens, humorous

Feature(s): The Captain and the Kids

Character(s): Hans; Fritz; The Captain; The Inspector; Mama; Bloodshot; Flotsam and Jetsam (introduction); Manny the Sea Monster (mentioned)

First Line: I gotta find out who my ancestors was!

Synopsis: The family tries to discover Bloodshot's real name — a detail he himself doesn't seem to know, although he's convinced his family is super rich — but lose interest when rescued from their island prison by a pair of shifty submariners.

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Reprint Notes: from The Captain and the Kids daily (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX

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Pages: 6

Notes: The United Feature copyright line has the year removed. Dirks is not credited and his signature does not appear.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

Penciller(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

Inker(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

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Letterer(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

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Genres: adventure, childrens, humorous

Feature(s): The Captain and the Kids

Character(s): Hans; Fritz; The Captain; The Inspector; Mama; Bloodshot; Flotsam and Jetsam; Manny the Sea Monster (mentioned)

First Line: The family, traveling in the submarine of the sinister Mr. Flotsam and Mr. Jetsam, is searching for the treasure buried by Captain Bloodshot's father.

Synopsis: The family searches for the buried treasure of Bloodshot's father, while Flotsam and Jetsam plot to steal the fortune away. However, their job of eliminating the family appears to be done for them when, arriving at the lair of Manny the Sea Monster, the men of the family disappear into it one by one.

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Reprint Notes: from The Captain and the Kids daily (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX

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Pages: 6

Notes: The United Feature copyright line has the year removed. Dirks is not credited and his signature does not appear.

Pan American Stamp Tips

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: biography

Feature(s): stamp collecting page

First Line: Few of Bolivia's great men reached such heights of fame and glory as Andres Santa Cruz.

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Pages: 2

Notes: Although this hobby page purports to be about stamp collecting, it actually has nothing at all to do with that subject. Instead, the article, which takes up the inner two-thirds of opposing pages, contains biographies of luminary Bolivians Andrés Santa Cruz, Bernardo Monteagudo, and Jose Ballivian.

The column is surrounded on the outer one-third of each page by a host of classified ads, predominately selling stamps and stamp collecting paraphernalia.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

Penciller(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

Inker(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

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Letterer(s): Rudolph Dirks ?

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Genres: adventure, childrens, humorous

Feature(s): The Captain and the Kids

Character(s): Hans; Fritz; The Captain; The Inspector; Mama; Bloodshot; Flotsam and Jetsam; Manny the Monster (introduction); Oliver the Octopus (introduction)

First Line: The treasure hunters have arrived at the lair of Manny the Monster, into which the family are disappearing, one by one.

Synopsis: With the men of the family missing, and so finding themselves at the mercy of nefarious seamen Flotsam and Jetsam, Hans and Fritz conspire to seek out legendary Manny the Monster and enlist his aid in effecting a rescue. Manny, as it turns out, is only monstrous in appearance and is only too happy to help, calling on his pal Oliver the Octopus to dispense with the bad guys. This leaves the family free to claim the treasure left in Manny's lair by Bloodshot's father, and they head for home in their commandeered submarine, dreaming of how to spend their newfound riches.

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Reprint Notes: from The Captain and the Kids daily (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX

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Pages: 6

Notes: The United Feature copyright line has the year removed. Dirks is not credited and his signature does not appear.

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Genres: childrens, drama, humorous

Feature(s): The Captain and the Kids

Character(s): Hans; Fritz; The Captain: The Inspector; Mama;

First Line: How many times did I said it! For Der Captain only iss Der hammick!

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Reprint Notes: from The Captain and the Kids Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX

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Pages: 7

Notes: This feature takes up the top half of pages 35-48. A first line is given, above, only for the first strip in this sequence.

Most of the strips in this sequence contain racial stereotype depictions of African tribesmen.

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Genres: humorous, mystery

Feature(s): Hawkshaw the Detective

Character(s): Hawkshaw; Watso

First Line: The Great Diamond Mystery

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Reprint Notes: from Hawkshaw the Detective Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 194X-XX-XX - 194-XX-XX

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Pages: 7

Notes: This feature runs across the bottom half of pages 35-48.

Although this strip is by Don Mager, the gimmick is that it is signed as if being "by Watso," who is the Dr. Watson-like character in the strip to Hawkshaw, who is himself a Sherlock Holmes parody - this in much the same way the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock stories were "written" by Dr. Watson.

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Public Service Announcement on Interior Page(s)

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First Line: Quiet folks! We're on the air — to tell each one to do his share!

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Notes: This PSA page urges readers to 'save war stamps' and 'salvage scrap' in order to 'knock the Japs right off the map!'

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Feature(s): Popular Music League

First Line: In 15 minutes — play this clarinet harmonet FREE

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Notes: Rockville Center, NY, company offers the instrument, instruction booklet, and sheet music to eight popular songs, for $1.98 C.O.D. (plus 30¢ postage), making it not exactly clear what the "free" part is supposed to be, unless that's the time the buyer spends practicing.

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Feature(s): Metro Publications

First Line: Get this Big 10 super stamp outfit FREE

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Notes: New York City company offers the book Nicklin's Fabulous Stamps for $1.98 plus postage C.O.D., including with it for free a 10-piece kit of stamps and stamp collecting paraphernalia, including a magnifying glass, perforation gauge, watermark detector, stamp album, and mounting hinges.

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Feature(s): National Radio Institute

First Line: I will train you at home for good jobs now open in radio.

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Notes: This back cover ad offers the free 64-page booklet, "Win Rich Rewards in Radio," as an enticement to enroll in the company's correspondence training. The person pictured at the top of the ad is presumably the president of the Washington, D.C. institute, 'J. E. Smith.'