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Issue: Buster #1
Publication Date: May 1960
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Issues: #1 of 1902 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagIPC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Fleetway Publications Ltd.
On Sale Date: 05/23/1960
Volume:
Pages: 16
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: 4.0 pence GBQ 0-0-4
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (15 stories, 0 covers)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Indexed from a digital copy on the British Comics blog.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour
Dimensions: Tabloid size
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Buster; policeman
First Line: I'm late for me dinner - better hurry
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): The Terrors [none named]; policeman
First Line: Hoi! You mustn't bathe in the public fountain.
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Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Dick Terrapin; Myrtle
First Line: Waking to the pounding surf and the rustling coconut palms, Dick Terrapin, cabin boy of the lugger Saucy Suzie looked about him in astonishment.
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Genres: war
Character(s): Phantom Force 5 [Corporal Gray; Sergeant Morgan; Sergeant White; Lieutenant Bird; Captain Carter]; General Beaufort
First Line: So you are the famous Phantom Force 5
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Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Boris; Shimmy (a seal); the Dinkles
First Line: Boris - I think we are lost!
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Johnny Brown; a dog; superintendent (villain)
First Line: Johnny Brown was a new boy at Moorwood Orphanage.
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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Milkiway; some cows; a bull
First Line: Ooo! Earhthlings!
Synopsis: Making his first trip to Earth, Milkiway mistakes some cows and a bull for Earthlings. The bull knocks him bck into his space craft.
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Upsy Daisy; unnamed boy
First Line: Going swimming, Upsy Daisy?
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Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): Sir Oliver Tressilian; Sir John Killigrew
First Line: The glorious month of July, 1588!
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Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Jim Fortie; Julie Fortie; Mr. Fortie
First Line: Jim and Julie Fortie listened quietly to the circus manager as he told them that their acrobatic act would not be required anymore.
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Genres: humorous, western
Character(s): Lazy Sprockett; Ma
First Line: You jest hurry and get some more logs for the fire, Lazy!
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Genres: non-fiction, western
Character(s): Chief Thunder Cloud; The Bloodhead
First Line: Divided as they were, the seven tribes of the Sioux were beaten every time their deadly enemies, the Shoshone Indians, took the warpath against them.
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Hoy! Buster Speaking

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Character(s): Buster
First Line: This is my Zoomer-Jet, mates!
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Disclose Notes: Promotional ad for the zoomer-jet included as a giveaway in next week's issue.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Dumbell Fumblebee; Mr. Lugg-Hole; Mrs. Lugg-Hole
First Line: Dumbell Fumblebee speaking! To-night we are broadcasting the opera "Madam Flutterby"
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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Staff Sergeant Jack Le Grand
First Line: The year was 1941 and the war was unleashed in all its fury!
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Shenanigans In the Garden

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Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Bam (a dog); Splat (a cat); Blooie (a bird)
Synopsis: Splat tries to catch Blooie with a flower pot and then chases him with a lawn roller. He only succeeds in knocking down Bam's doghouse, with Bam in it, and so gets chased by a lawnmower for his troubles.
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Make Buster Laugh and Win a Pound

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Buster
First Line: Tell the captain I've found out why we can't dive!
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Zoomer-Jet free in next week's Buster

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Character(s): Buster
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