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The Diamond Cut- The Mystery of the Fabulous Antique!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Phantom

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Henry

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Henry

Character(s): Henry; bill poster

First Line: Mothers! Get a free sample of Goohee's bath soap!

Synopsis: Henry finds advertisement bills being posted all around and starts graffiting 'Post No Billz!' only to have the bill poster post a "Post No 'Post No Billz!' This Means You" bill.

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Our New Age

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Writer(s): Athelstan Spilhaus (dean, University of Minnesota Institute of Technology)

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Genres: non-fiction, science and technology

Feature(s): Science

Character(s): Eratosthenes; Aristotle; Richer

First Line: Geodesy is the science that aims to find the size and shape of the Earth and to locate points on it.

Synopsis: Page 1 is a discussion of Geodesy with Earth's girth estimated by Eratosthenes to be 2500 "Camel-Days" in 250 BC. Aristotle estimated it as 400,000 "Stades" a century earlier. Richer, in 1672, discovered that an accurate pendulum clock ran slower at the equator. Finally stating that the flattening of the oceans also pulls the Earth out of round. Page two is a discussion about 'Life in Outer Space' and space traveling bacteria. It points out that bacteria can live in boiling hot springs, below freezing, and in nuclear plant cooling water at levels 100,000 times the radiation that would kill us.

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Notes: Gene Fawcette's autograph on page 2 is dated '9/20/64'

Around the World With Kunju Pillay

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Writer(s): Kavadi

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Genres: adventure, biography, historical, non-fiction

Feature(s): Kunju Pillay

Character(s): Kunju; Gertrude Klein; Hans Christian Andersen

First Line: Kunju and Gertrude Klein pedal to the frontier between German and Denmark

Synopsis: Gertrude has joined Kunju in his travels riding with him towards Denmark, until she departs at Krusaa. On his way to Copenhagen Kunju visits the house of Hans Christian Andersen at Odense. In Copenhagen he sees the Tivoli Gardens and The Pantomime. From Copenhagen he sails to Stockholm visiting the Bdrottingholm Court Theatre, the only intact 18th century playhouse still functioning. With some new friends he cruises around Stockholm but with a storm brewing they end up in Finland and visit Olavinlinna Castle.

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The Diamond Cup

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Genres: adventure, drama, superhero

Feature(s): Phantom

Character(s): The Phantom; Wells; Bandar (the Pygmy Poison People); Devil; Alexander the Great; Julius Caesar; Lorgen; Trigger

First Line: In the Jungle, Wells, an explorer, is stricken with a dangerous jungle fever~

Synopsis: The diamond cup of Alexander the Great has passed down to the Phantom line as a annual used sacred ceremonial piece. Wells suffering from jungle fever witness the ceremony before being dropped off at the hospital. He researches the cup he saw in his delirium and realizing it's real gets a guide to go help find it, and return with proof that he's not the liar the Explorer Club's Lorgen calls him. His guide is Lorgen's man who steals the cup, with Wells getting the blame. The Phantom goes to Lorgen to verify Wells' story. And after a chase recovers Alexander's cup returning Trigger to jail.

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Guru's Club

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Writer(s): Talwalkar

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Genres: non-fiction, science and technology

Feature(s): Guru

Character(s): Guruji; students; Bholu

First Line: Aren't they clever?

Synopsis: Questions: Aren't they clever (referring to monkeys)? Which is the cleverest animal? Do you know monkey language? How many languages are there in the world? How hot is the Sun? What would happen if the Sun came as close to the Earth as does the Moon? Can a man live without water? Are not Eucalyptus trees very tall? Which tree grows the fastest?

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The Age of Man

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Writer(s): Sanzgiri

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Genres: historical, non-fiction

Feature(s): History

Character(s): Sumerians; Assyrians; Sun-God Assur; Paul Emile Botta; Sargon II; Assurnasirpal II (the 1st great Assyrian king)

First Line: Assyrian Civilization - 1

Synopsis: A very brief history of the Assyrian Civilization started around the 10th century BC.

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Notes: Indicia at bottom of page.

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Genres: superhero

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Notes: Sames as the front cover with no lettering or logos.