[Carpenter, Kevin.] Penny Dreadfuls and Comics: English Pictorials
for Children from Victorian Times to the Present.. A loan exhibit
from the Library of Oldenburg University, West Germany, at the Bethnal
Green Museum of Childhood, 2 June - 2 October 1983. Vitoria and Albert
Museum, 1983. ISBN 0-905209-47-8.
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Foreword [by Sir Roy Strong] . . . 1
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Acknowledgements . . . 2
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Introduction . . . 5
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Penny Dreadfuls and Other Story-Papers
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A. Edwin J. Brett's 'Wild and Wonderful Fiction' . . . 11
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B. Brett's Competitors and their 'Penny Packets of Poison" . . . 21
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C. Outlaws and Criminals as Heroes . . . 27
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D. Dime Novels . . . 35
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E. B.O.P., G.O.P., and 'Healthy Reading for the Young' . . . 41
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F. Harmonsworth's Crusade against the Penny Dreadful . . . 51
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G. Billy Bunter and Sexton Blake . . . 57
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H. The Big Five . . . 63
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Comics
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I. Some Forerunners of the Comic . . . 67
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J. Early English Comics . . . 73
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K. Children's Comics Between the Wars . . . 81
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L. Penny Comics of the Twenties and Thirties . . . 85
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M. The Adventure Strip . . . 89
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N. Eagle and After . . . 93
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O. Today's Pre-School Comics . . . 97
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P. Desperate Dan and Friends . . . 101
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Q. Girls' Comics . . . 111
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R. War Comics . . . 117
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Index . . . 122
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