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Issue Number/Date: 27th July 1985
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Inserts: None
Price: 22p

Strips At A Glance

Front Page) Buster
Pg 1) Ivor Lott & Tony Broke
Pg 2) Ivor Lott & Tony Broke cont.
Pg 3) Cliff Hanger
Pg 4) Good Guy
Pg 5) Fright School
Pg 6) Fright School cont.
Pg 7) School Team
Pg 8) School Team cont. & Battle Action Force Advert
Pg 9) Mummy's Boy
Pg 10) The Winners
Pg 11) Chalky
Pg 12) Young Arfur
Pg 13) Skid Kidd
Pg 14) Buster's Jackpot Jokes
Pg 15) B'ware Caretaker
 Pg 16) B'Ware Caretaker cont and Top Class Comics
Pg 17) Faceache
Pg 18) Pete's Pop-Up Book
Pg 19) Top Of The Class
Pg 20) Top Of The Class cont and Puzzle Challenge
Pg 21) Walt Teaser
Pg 22) Jack Pott
Pg 23) School Belle
Pg 24) Bird's Instant Whip Advert
Pg 25) X Ray Specs
Pg 26) X Ray Specs Cont, Cliff Hanger Result & Buster's Mighty Joker Contest
Pg 27) Clumsy Colin
Pg 28) Do Me A Favour Buster
Pg 29) It's A Nice Life
Pg 30) It's A Nice Life cont.
Back Pg) Buster cont.

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Page 1: Ivor Lott & Tony Broke

Tony & Penny are telling Penny's Baby Cousin Nursery Rhymes This Story in Full

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Page 2: Ivor Lott & Tony Broke cont.

Ivor and Milly have real actors to perform nursery rhymes. This Story in Full

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Page 3: Cliff Hanger

Episode 106: Cliff ends up alone in the jungle. This Story in Full

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Page 4: Good Guy

Guy does some things in the garden for his parents.This Story in Full

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Page 5: Fright School

Today's lesson is about Gravity. This Story in Full

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Page 6: Fright School cont

School Gravy comes to the rescue. This Strip in Full

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Page 7: School Team

The kids are running out of lessons as they've entered so many competitions. This Story In Full

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Page 8: School Team cont. & Advert for Battle Action Force

The school wins a science contest. This Story In Full

Also on this page a half page advert for Battle Action Force. It says "Fighting the Evil of Cobra, Duuke and his Action Force Team every week in Battle, Action Force. On sale now 22p."

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Page 9: Mummy's Boy

Mummy ties Angel to a Fishing Line. This Story in Full

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Page 10: The Winners

Mr Winner tries to train his dog. This story in full

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Page 11: Chalky

Chalky draws a skunk on an old suitcase. This Story in Full

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Page 12: Young Arfur

Arfur and Terry visit the waxworks. This Story in Full

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Page 13: Skid Kidd

Mike discovers the secret behind SAM. This Story in Full

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Page 14: Buster's Jackpot Jokes

£2 to each of the following winners in this week's section

David Munoz in London
Dean Adams of Plymouth
Jason Pearce in Basildon
Tim Ingham in Newport
Andrew Staves of Farlington
David Gashion in Acton
Sarah Haycock of Halesowen
And Adelle Smith in Kensal Rise

The winner of the top prize of £5 is Robert Bell in Twinbrook

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Page 15: B'ware Caretaker

Double Page Spread, Mr Ware tries to clean the staff room. This Story in Full

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Page 16: B'Ware Caretaker cont. and Top Class Comics

Double Page Spread of the above

Half the page is a column for Top Class Comics. This week's winners are Class 1C2, Beeslack High School, Penicuik, Midlothian. They win £25 for a Classroom Treat.

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Page 17: Faceache

Faceache sneaks down to the Cake Shop. This Story in Full

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Page 18: Pete's Pop-Up Book

Bully Burns ambushes Pete with a Water Pistol. This Story in Full

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Page 19: Top of the Class

Teacher sets an essay for homework on Where I'm Going on Holiday. This Story in Full

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Page 20: Top of The Class cont. and Top of the Class Puzzle Challenge

Teacher soon regrets setting the task. This Story in Full

Also on this page is a Top of The Class Puzzle Challenge. It's a crossword the Scruffs thought up the Across Clues, whilst the Toffs thought up the Down Clues.

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Page 21: Walt Teaser

Walt winds up Boring Briggs. This Story in Full

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Page 22: Jack Pott

Jack impresses the posh kid from number 11. This Story in Full.

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Page 23: School Belle

Belle skips school dinner to get a tan. This Story in Full

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Page 24: Advert for Birds Instant Whip

Essentially, the advert is promoting the fact you could get a Birds Instant Whip T Shirt by sending off 5 special offer packs and a token included in the advert to get a T Shirt for free.

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Page 25: X Ray Specs

Ray and his family are on a Caravan Holiday This Story in Full.

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Page 26: X Ray Specs cont. Cliff Hanger Result, and Buster's Mighty Joker Competition Announced

Ray finds some aliens. This Story in Full

Also on this page is the Cliff Hanger result.

And also a section to let readers know if they're in Cleethorpes this summer to enter Buster's Mighty Joker competition, as the heats have already begun. There's a picture of last year's winner with the Buster Editor.

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Page 27: Clumsy Colin

Colin and Marty go to the fair. This Story in Full

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Page 28: Do Me a Favour Buster

Each printed letter this week gets a Buster Sports Cap, and (for the final time) a pack of Travel Trivia game from Waddingtons. There are six to collect.

Wendy Crampton in Blackrock asks what ACME stands for - Buster points out is completely fictious
John Whysall asks where School Team keep their trophies Buster tells us there's an entire room for them all.
Anna Blaiberg in Enfield asks for the address to the Spandau Ballet Fanclub.
David Unsworth points out that in a recent Comic Library, Faceache mentions his Dad's name - Ernie Unsworth.
Christina McQuoid from Hamilton in New Zealand says that after reading about weird mixtures of food in a recent Buster, she wanted to say her friend eats Cheese and Tomato Sauce sarnies and Baked Beans with Marmalade!
And Paula Prevett from Kingsbury has submitted marks out of ten for the Buster stories...they are:
Ivor Lott & Tony Broke 9.5 out of ten - A ++
Faceache 5.5 out of then - B
Mummy's Boy 7 out of ten - B
Chalky 9.5 out of ten - A
Cliff Hanger 9.5 out of ten - A
School Team 10 out of ten - A +
Young Arfur 9.5 out of ten A
School Belle 10 out of ten A +++++++++
Top of The Class 8.5 out of ten - B ++
Walt Teaser 9 out of ten - A Jackpot 8.5 out of ten B++
X Ray Specs 10 - A++
Good Guy 9.5out of ten - A-
The Winners 8.5 out of ten B++
It's a Nice Life 10 out of ten - A++
Buster - 10 out of ten - B++

Finally, Birthday wishes to Shaun Davies who's birthday is on 21st July and the answer to the Top of the Class Crossword.

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Page 29: It's A Nice Life

The Grocer's is shut and there's nowhere to sell eggs. This Story in Full

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Page 30: It's a Nice Life cont.

Maddie loses her earring This Story in Full

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Back Page: Buster cont.

Buster goes treasure hunting. This Story in Full

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