The Hornet #103
(August 28 1965)

D.C. Thomson, 1963 Series
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Price
5d [0-0-5 GBP]
Pages
32
Indicia Frequency
Every Tuesday
On-sale Date
1965-08-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd
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The Busy Beaver (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
non-fiction; war
Characters
Sgt. Clifford Taylor

Indexer Notes

Front and back covers.

V For Vengeance (Part 5) (Table of Contents: 2)

V for Vengeance / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
F. A. Philpott
Inks
F. A. Philpott
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war; spy
Characters
The Deathless Men [Jack One [Aylmer Gregson]; Jack Forty; Jack Forty-One]; Count Conrad Von Reich [Aylmer Gregson]; Albert Diemont; Emilio Bottai; Mario; Luigi; Carlo; Beppo

Indexer Notes

Part 5 of 11.

13 Knots In A Golden Cord (Part 3) (Table of Contents: 3)

13 Knots In A Golden Cord / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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?
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Letters
?
Characters
Mat Harmon; Jack Harmon; Pete Brough; Axlotle

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Part 3 of 13.

Muscles Malone M.A. (Part 8) (Table of Contents: 4)

Muscles Malone M.A. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Sutherland
Inks
Sutherland
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Genre
adventure; sport
Characters
William 'Muscles' Malone; Mr. Gatling; Dr. Crookshank; Mr. Slinker; Herman Pope; Dandy Joe

Indexer Notes

Part 8 of 10.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

What's Buzzing in the Hornet's Nest? / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
typeset

The Sky Soldiers (Part 6) (Table of Contents: 6)

The Sky Soldiers / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Leo Rawlings
Inks
Leo Rawlings
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Sgt. Bill Allen; Cpl. Fortunato Bennuci; Capt. Johnson

Indexer Notes

Part 6 of 10.

Bee For Barmy (part 6) (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

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?
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?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Pages 19 - 21 and 27. Advertising on some pages brings the actual page count of the story down to 3 pages.

Sixth and final part.

Stage Coach Railways (Table of Contents: 8)

Harry the Hornet's Hotch-Potch / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

A collection of interesting factoids, with spot illustrations.

Terror Mountain (Part 3) (Table of Contents: 9)

Terror Mountain / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Andy Meade; Hiram Maguire; Gary Maguire; Clem Maguire; Steenie Franklin; Black Franklin; Ada Franklin; Lug Franklin; A prehistoric man; A pterodactyl
Reprints

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Part 3 of 9.

How My Brother Rickie Got A New Record Player (Table of Contents: 10)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
advocacy
Characters
Rickie

Indexer Notes

Anti-smoking PSA.

The Bent Copper (Part 6) (Table of Contents: 11)

The Bent Copper / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Yaroslav Horak
Inks
Yaroslav Horak
Letters
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Genre
adventure; crime
Characters
John Bright; Misterio; Darli; 'Pad' Patterson; The Big Man ['Jolly' Jefferson]; Lefty

Indexer Notes

Part 6 of 6.

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Table of Contents
  1. 1. The Busy Beaver
  2. 2. V For Vengeance (Part 5)
    V for Vengeance
  3. 3. 13 Knots In A Golden Cord (Part 3)
    13 Knots In A Golden Cord
  4. 4. Muscles Malone M.A. (Part 8)
    Muscles Malone M.A.
  5. 5. [no title indexed]
    What's Buzzing in the Hornet's Nest?
  6. 6. The Sky Soldiers (Part 6)
    The Sky Soldiers
  7. 7. Bee For Barmy (part 6)
  8. 8. Stage Coach Railways
    Harry the Hornet's Hotch-Potch
  9. 9. Terror Mountain (Part 3)
    Terror Mountain
  10. 10. How My Brother Rickie Got A New Record Player
  11. 11. The Bent Copper (Part 6)
    The Bent Copper
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