The Beezer Book #1969

[Hall of Mirrors] (Table of Contents: 1)

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humour

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Several Beezer characters in a hall of mirrors. Drawn in dark blue ink on a pale blue background.
Front endpapers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Baby Crockett / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Baby Crockett

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Baby Crockett is pasting up a poster saying THIS BOOK BELONGS TO onto a wooden fence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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Several Beezer characters climbing onto the back of an elephant, the elephant is holding a paintbrush in his trunk and has painted THE BEEZER BOOK in blue paint.

Indexer Notes

Publisher's name at bottom.

[Funny Tricks with Building Bricks!] (Table of Contents: 4)

Ginger / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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I'm going to have some fun with these bricks!

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humour

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Ginger

[Laughs with Little Mo and a Bully's Big Toe!] (Table of Contents: 5)

Little Mo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Mo and her pal play hopscotch

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humour; children

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Little Mo; Mo's friend (young girl); Sammy Simpson (bully)

[Lots of Grins with Pop and His Twins!] (Table of Contents: 6)

Pop, Dick and Harry / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Where are the twins?

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humour; children; domestic

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Pop; Dick; Harry; Mum

[They Ain't Ever Pally in Happy Valley!] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Hillys and the Billys / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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It's Pappy Billy's birthday today

Genre

humour; western-frontier

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Pappy Billy; Zeke Billy

Indexer Notes

Two feuding hillbilly families, mostly unnamed.

All About the Red Squirrel (Table of Contents: 8)

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The Red Squirrel is one of our most attractive wild animals.

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non-fiction; animal

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Article about the Red Squirrel with eight illustrations with captions.

[You've Never Seen Such a Trampoline!] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Numskulls / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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I think I'll have this tinned meat for tea.

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humour

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Man; Alf (Numskull); Fred (Numskull)

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The Numskulls are small people who live inside the man and operate his body. Strip usually concentrates on the skull part and the small men act as his brain.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

My Pal Ropey / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Hello, everybody - Ron Rodgers here.

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humour; children; fantasy-supernatural

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Ron Rogers; Fatty Foster; Ropey (magical piece of rope); Fireman; PC Wills (policeman); Ali; Marco (funfair acts)

[It's Always a Scream When Dick Starts to Dream!] (Table of Contents: 11)

Dreamy Dick / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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This story about Dick Turpin is great!

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Dreamy Dick; Mum

[Isn't it Absurd! She Can't Hear a Word!] (Table of Contents: 12)

Baby Crockett / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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You'll be glad when you get your new hearing aid, Gran!

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humour; children; domestic

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Baby Crockett; Dad; Gran

The Power Behind the Bouncing Bomb (Table of Contents: 13)

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Ducks and drakes is a favourite seaside game.

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war

Indexer Notes

Article about the Dambusters featuring a large picture of a Lancaster bomber bombing the Ruhr dams in WW2. Has a boxed paragraph and a smaller black and white inset picture of two boys skimming stones.

[That's no Thunder - It's a Blinkin' Blunder!] (Table of Contents: 14)

Colonel Blink / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Perfect day for a picnic on the Moors, Auntie!

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humour

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Colonel Blink; Auntie

[It's a Big Ho-Ho When the Ammo Runs Low!] (Table of Contents: 15)

The Banana Bunch / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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It's the bunch v Mulligan's mob - at peashooting!

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humour; children

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Brainy; Thatch; Dopey; Fatty

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Our Sheriff's an Ape / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Once upon a time, Coyote Creek was just like any other little town in the West.

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humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals; western-frontier

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Black Hood [Slim Snead] (villain); Danny Blain (sheriff); Jim (stagecoach driver); Charlie (ape); Mr. Mills

[He's Sure Funny When Making Money!] (Table of Contents: 17)

Smiffy / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Oh, boy! Look at that smashin' catapult!

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humour; children

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Baby Crockett; Teacher; Danny; Sudsy Soap van driver; two boys buying Crockett's old Beezers

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

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Indexer Notes

Seven puzzles featuring Beezer characters with answers upside down in a box at bottom right.

[Fish Galore Bring Cats by the Score.] (Table of Contents: 19)

Wrinkle and Twinkle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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A cat! Oh, boy! I haven't chased a cat for ages.

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humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals

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Wrinkle (large brown dog); Twinkle (small white dog)

[That Bully Should Know You Can't Fool Mo.] (Table of Contents: 20)

Little Mo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Now try mine, Mo!

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humour; children

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Little Mo; Bully Brown

[Laughs for All With a Bouncing Ball.] (Table of Contents: 21)

Young Sid / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Here's a new ball, Sid!

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humour; children

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Sid; Dad (policeman); Smash-And-Grab Charlie; three other thieves

The Power Behind a Mighty Steamship (Table of Contents: 22)

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Have you ever watched a kettle boil and wondered why the lid bobs up and down?

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Large illustration of an ocean liner with a paragraph in a box plus a smaller black and white inset illustration of boys boiling water in a campfire

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

The Badd Lads / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

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humour; crime

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Boss; Fingers; Knuck

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Five gag cartoons and one three panel strip featuring the individual Badd Lads

[The Fun Soon Starts When Dick Plays Darts.] (Table of Contents: 24)

Dreamy Dick / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Charlie Smith's got a new dartboard, mum!

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humour; children

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Dreamy Dick; Mum; Dad

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Red-eye / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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From his perch in top of a gate-post, Red-eye surveyed the fields around Downbank Farm.

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drama; animal

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Red-eye (pheasant); Rusty (fox); Silas Mungall (poacher); Bert Small (farmer); Colonel Blenkinsop

Indexer Notes

Pictures without panels with typewritten captions beneath.

[Here's Some Fun with a Banana 'Gun'.] (Table of Contents: 26)

Ginger / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Got to put on my holster.

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humour; children

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Ginger; Tommy

[Here's What to Do When There's Mud to Get Through!] (Table of Contents: 27)

Wrinkle and Twinkle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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I'll put two planks over the stream and we'll get across!

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humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals

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Wrinkle (large brown dog); Twinkle (small white dog)

[There's Trouble Indeed When Fatty Wants a Feed.] (Table of Contents: 28)

The Banana Bunch / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Remember, boys, it's the dress rehearsal for 'Snow-White and the dwarfs' tonight.

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humour; children

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Fatty; Cousin Sam; Uncle Fred

[That Word's Quite True for You-Know-Who!] (Table of Contents: 29)

Little Mo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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I wonder what he meant by that?

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humour; children

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Little Mo; Jimmy Brown

[See the Golf He Plays When He's in a Daze.] (Table of Contents: 30)

Dreamy Dick / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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I'll just pop in here for the last of my groceries, Dick!

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Dreamy Dick; Mum

[Knock! Knock! Mums in for a shock!] (Table of Contents: 31)

Baby Crockett / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Hi, baby! I'm off to the fancy dress parade!

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humour; children

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Baby Crockett; Mum

Indexer Notes

Strip also includes two of Crockett's friends, one dressed as a native American and one as a clown, plus five salesmen dressed as their products (packet of soap powder, dog food bone, can of soup, tube of toothpaste and a chicken).

All About the Brown Hare (Table of Contents: 32)

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The Brown Hare can be seen in almost every part of the country.

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non-fiction; animal

Indexer Notes

Article about the Brown Hare with six illustrations with captions.

[The Thought of His Cake Makes Pop Quake!] (Table of Contents: 33)

Pop, Dick and Harry / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Ooh! I've suddenly remembered! It's my birthday today! Oh, dear!

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humour; children

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Pop; Dick; Harry

[What a To-Do With a Car for Two.] (Table of Contents: 34)

The Badd Lads / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Now remember - you three have to report here before noon on the next four Saturdays.

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humour; crime

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Boss; Fingers; Knuck; police sergeant

A Beezer Toy You Can Make Yourself - Bagatelle (Table of Contents: 35)

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How would you like to make your own bagatelle board?

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How to make a bagatelle board with illustrations and captions.

[It's Easily Seen Why Smiffy Keeps Clean!] (Table of Contents: 36)

Me and Baby C. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Look after your new suit, Baby!

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humour; children

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Baby Crockett; Mum; Smiffy; Alfie

[What a Fright from Mo's Box Kite!] (Table of Contents: 37)

Little Mo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Ho-Ho! What's that thing Mo's got?

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humour; children

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Little Mo; two bullies

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

Pogo Pete / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Peter Potter was having great fun, hopping along a quiet country road on his pogo stick.

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adventure; children; crime

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Pete Potter; young girl trapped on quarry ledge; Alf (villain); policeman; two other villains

[It's a Funny Sight When They Turn White.] (Table of Contents: 39)

The Numskulls / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Gosh! I see there's a germ going about which attacks people's mouths.

Genre

humour

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Man; two mouth Numskulls; two germs

The Power Behind - the Jet Airliner (Table of Contents: 40)

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Have you ever blown up balloon then watched it zoom off?

Genre

non-fiction; aviation

Indexer Notes

Article about the Jet Airliner with a large illustration of a Jet Airliner taking off with a paragraph, also includes a small black and white inset illustration of two boys playing with balloons.

[You Wouldn't Let Him Give You a Trim!] (Table of Contents: 41)

Colonel Blink / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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I'm looking after Cousin Bertie's barber shop for a week.

Genre

humour

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Colonel Blink; newspaper seller; Clarence (escaped bear); bear's owner

[It Looks a Good Scheme, But it's Just a Daydream!] (Table of Contents: 42)

Dreamy Dick / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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This is a super water pistol!

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humour; children

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Dreamy Dick; Mum; Postman

[By Golly! Watch Mo's Brolly!] (Table of Contents: 43)

Little Mo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Bah! I'll never get across there without getting my feet wet!

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humour; children

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Little Mo; bully

[Hall of Mirrors] (Table of Contents: 44)

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Indexer Notes

Several Beezer characters in a hall of mirrors. Drawn in dark blue ink on a pale blue background.
Rear endpapers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 45)

Ginger / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Back cover identical to front.