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The Skipper first published
This was the first of the ‘Big Five’ to cease publication,
due to paper shortage during the Second World War.
I believe this publication was
chosen as this had the lowest circulation of the ‘Big Five’.
Below are some of the characters
featured:
BIG BAD WOLFE, CAPTAIN
ZOOM, THE CHUCKLING PROWLER, THE CRIMSON CRUSADER, THE HOODED SPY,
KARGA THE CLUTCHER,
PUCK McLEAN, RED ROCK BAXTER, THE
And the stories:
THE FIRST BOY ON
THE MOON, GRIP GREGSON - THE SILENT DETECTIVE, THE IRON MASK, THE JUNGLE OF
GIANTS,
THE IRON MEN OF
THE SEA, THE QUEST OF THE WHISPERING GUNMAN, THE TEAM OF BLINDED BATSMEN
WEMBLEY BILL
FOOTBALL DOCTOR, WILLY WALLOP’S WANGLES.
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September
20th 1930 |
February
6th 1932 |
June
18th 1932 |
November
19th 1932 |
February 18th 1933 |
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September
23rd 1933 |
November
4th 1933 |
December
9th 1933 |
February
10th 1934 |
October 27th 1934 |
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January
4th 1936 |
April
4th 1936 |
March
6th 1937 |
May
15th 1937 |
June 26th 1937 |
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August
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October
22nd 1938 |
December
23rd 1939 |
June
22nd 1940 |
October 5th 1940 |
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Following are a selection of stories
featured in THE SKIPPER:
THE
BOY WHO SLEPT 100 YEARS:
The
most amazing adventure a boy could have.
He’s
116 years old.
Click here to read the first episode of The Boy who Slept 100 Years.
What
happened when your country lost a war. –
Click here to read the first episode from 1937 of Britain Down –
But Never Out.
CAPTAIN
ZOOM – BIRDMAN OF THE R.A.F.:
War
adventure with Captain Zoom, taken from The Skipper 1940.
Click here to read the first episode of Captain Zoom – Birdman of the R.A.F.
THE
GHOST SHIP:
The
greatest pirate story about the world’s greatest pirate.
The
vessel that can vanish in a flash.
This
first episode appeared in the Skipper in 1932.
Click here to read the first episode of The Ghost Ship.
THE
IRON MASK 13:
The
Iron Men – They make laws with a gun.
This
first episode appeared in the Skipper in 1935.
Click here to read the first episode of The Iron Mask 13.
THE
NAMELESS NAZI:
The
invisible barrier that Zeppelins can’t pass.
Click here to read the first episode of The Nameless Nazi.
THE
PARALYSING EYE:
The
weirdest weapon in the world.
An eye
that steals men’s strength.
This
first episode appeared in the Skipper in 1933.
Click here to read the first episode of The Paralysing Eye.
THE
Shorty
Baker is the youngest locomotive driver on the Pacific & Atlantic Railroad.
Read
about Shorty Baker and his fireman Wiper Dodds as they take their first trip.
Click here to read the first episode of The Roaring Road Boys
from 1930.
THE
TRAIL OF BLEEDING NOSES:
The boy
who used banknotes for blankets.
This
complete story appeared in the Skipper in 1935.
Click here to read the first episode of The Trail of Bleeding
Noses.
Vic Whittle 2007
© D. C. Thomson
& Co Ltd