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made a criminal report of the city of Munich, as these drawings were seen as indecent and harmful to the youth. The youth psychologist Hans
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voice: "As the device is as opaque as the bureaucracy of the government, we show a cut-away view." Sometimes the text box itself is explained by another text box. At the time, text boxes in comics were peculiar and unusual forms of narrative, and they can be compared to instructions, where pictures
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I sat desperately at my drawing board (also called a "torture bench" by my family) from morning to evening trying to invent new and dangerous situations for
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magazine published colourful visual reports from all over the world, and Nick
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families with a public image to maintain. Many of the villains are recurring characters and acquainted with
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of jokes. Many victims or commissioners of crimes are of the upper class or persons in prominent positions. Knatterton's cases sometimes end up in a kind of agreement and mutual understanding. The artist Max Wachs also appears in some stories.
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are still missing four pages that have not been seen since 1957 - apparently because
Strauss engages in questionable arms trade in them. These pages were shown at Schmidt's 100th anniversary exhibition in the
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Knatterton's eyesight is sharp enough to see fingerprints on a windowsill without using any accessories, and he has memorised the faces of all criminals with link legs in the city. Knatterton is a sworn
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Knatterton's adventures were translated into many languages, and a television cartoon series was produced in 1978 by the creator's own studio. All 15 episodes of the show were created by
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reported that these drawings had caused a "storm of objections" as teachers believed they had a negative effect on the school youth. Centa
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