Young Marvelman #248

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Young Marvelman News / activity / 0.75 page (report information)

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Word puzzle; Young Marvelman Code Message; and letters about their pets from Bobby Kilmartin; Gordon Gilmour; and B. Condron.

Send Away for It Today! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

L. Miller and Son Ltd. / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

The Young Marvelman and Captain Blood's Double (Table of Contents: 3)

Young Marvelman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Young Marvelman [Dicky Dauntless]; Captain Blood; Don Fiasto

Synopsis

Dicky buys a model of "Arabella" the ship of Captain Blood the Pirate. That night he decides to go back in time to the Spanish Main to meet Captain Blood. He helps Blood win a battle with rival pirate Don Fiasto. Don Fiasto conspires with the governor of San Domingo to frame Blood, but Young Marvelman breaks up the plot.

Indexer Notes

Spanish Main; time travel; pirates; sailing ships; disguise

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Flip and Flop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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? [as Cy N. Ide]

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? [as Cy N. Ide]

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? [as Cy N. Ide]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dig my garden for me and you shall have anything...

Genre

humour

Characters

Flip; Flop

Synopsis

Flip gets Flop to dig his garden by promising him anything in his pantry, but when the job is done the pantry is bare.

Keywords

gardening; pantry; shelves

The Young Marvelman Quiz (Table of Contents: 5)

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Young Marvelman (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Illustrated quiz.

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Crazy Krockitt / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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? [as Fred Frimmage] (signed)

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? [as Fred Frimmage] (signed)

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? [as Fred Frimmage] (signed)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Warm day for walkin' I'll park me person on yonder bench.

Genre

humour

Characters

Crazy Krockitt

Synopsis

A bully pushes Crockitt away from a bench, only to find it's just been painted.

Keywords

bench; wet paint

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Round the World with Billy Brig / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Tom Moore (signed)

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Tom Moore (signed)

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Tom Moore (signed)

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Tom Moore ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Billy Brig and company are in Canada helping in the struggle...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Billy Brig

Synopsis

In Canada helping the British fight the French, Billy fights a Mohawk brave and returns to warn the Blackfeet camp that the Mohawks are on the warpath. The Mohawks ambush the British force.

Keywords

18th Century; ambush; Blackfeet; British; Canada; French; Indians; Mohawks

Indexer Notes

Episode 212 ? Part of a continued story.

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Dan'l Goone / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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? [as Zebediah Zneed] (signed)

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? [as Zebediah Zneed] (signed)

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? [as Zebediah Zneed] (signed)

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?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hm! Such fine, round, firm, fully packed apples

Genre

humour

Characters

Dan'l Goone

Synopsis

Dan'l eats too many apples.

Keywords

apples

Young Marvelman Quiz (Table of Contents: 9)

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Characters

Young Marvelman (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Illustrated quiz.

Young Marvelman Club Enrollment Form (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

L. Miller and Son, Ltd. / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Young Marvelman and the Hobo's Paradise (Table of Contents: 11)

Young Marvelman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Young Marvelman [Dicky Dauntless]; Spud M'Ginty; Gus Harmer

Synopsis

Young Marvelman finds a hidden valley that brings the lyrics of "The Big Rock Candy Mountain" song to life with gingerbread tree, custard tart bushes, and soda water springs, etc. He brings his friend Spud M'Ginty and his hobo friends to the valley, but their paradise is ruined when ex-convict Gus Harmer and his friends come in and take over.

Keywords

Big Rock Candy Mountain; ex-convict; frame; hidden valley; hoboes; railroad; robbery

The Young Marvelman Quiz (Table of Contents: 12)

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Characters

Young Marvelman (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Illustrated quiz.

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Flip and Flop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Fhoo! Phew! Foo! Puu!

Genre

humour

Characters

Flip; Flop

Synopsis

When Flip asks Flop to bring him some ice, he brings mice instead.

Keywords

heat wave; ice; mice

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Novelty Bargains from Ellisdons (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Ellisdons / advertisement / 1 page (report information)