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234:, initially with a full-colour cover and using a 'dainty silverine bracelet' to tempt girls into a purchase; the first issue's editorial promised a further gift the next issue in the form of a 'Film Star Autograph and Photograph Album'. In common with many girls' story papers, the majority of the material in the title was written by men.
596:" (1959). Typical devices involved two friends arriving at an exotic locale, discovering someone in trouble and resolving to help, or orphans trying to find an escape from cruel guardians, who were often keeping some secret from them. There were however some other genres relatively unusual for girls' comics of the time, including the
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that the names were similar enough that the publication was trying to cash in on Blyton's fame. Eves denied the charge, but from then on Boyten wrote under the name 'Hilda Boyten' (later changing it again to 'Helen
Crawford').
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732:List of Girls' Crystal comic stories
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1097:The History of Girls' Comics
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662:I Want to Be a Nurse!
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515:Bruce the Circus Dog
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2657:Look Out for Lefty!
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2986:Terror of the Cats
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2106:Baker's Half-Dozen
958:Collectors' Digest
877:Discovering Comics
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606:Their Wartime Task
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527:Wanda of Bear Park
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335:The Crystal
314:Enid Blyton
246:story paper
243:The Crystal
232:The Crystal
180:story paper
178:began as a
143:The Crystal
96:Final issue
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3413:Categories
3303:José Ortiz
3233:Alan Grant
3223:Ian Gibson
3173:Sid Burgon
3077:True Faith
3028:Time Flies
2951:Store Wars
2930:The Spider
2853:Rogan Gosh
2825:Ro-Busters
2713:El Mestizo
2678:Major Eazy
2671:M.A.C.H. 1
2636:Lazy Bones
2582:Johnny Red
2393:Durham Red
2358:Death Wish
2323:Danny Doom
2190:Black Hawk
2176:Black Beth
1472:School Fun
1351:Comic Cuts
1197:"Tom Kerr"
840:References
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170:and later
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3283:Pat Mills
3203:Ted Cowan
2909:Skid Kidd
2832:Rob Riley
2720:Mind Wars
2699:Mazeworld
2575:Joe Alien
2561:Jane Bond
2533:Invasion!
2470:Goldtiger
2400:The Dwarf
2197:Bloodfang
2183:Black Max
2000:Valentine
1662:Hurricane
1611:The Comet
1541:Fantastic
1391:Radio Fun
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396:Publisher
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188:in 1963.
164:anthology
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3248:Tom Kerr
3178:Reg Bunn
3035:Tom Thug
2804:Rat Pack
2783:Odd Ball
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2421:Faceache
2372:Doomlord
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1358:Film Fun
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440:21 March
419:Schedule
322:Reg Eves
126:Language
118:Based in
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2727:Monster
2449:Fishboy
2386:Dredger
1972:stories
1946:stories
1934:stories
1908:Marilyn
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1882:stories
1850:Wildcat
1829:stories
1824:Valiant
1817:Tornado
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1798:Thunder
1777:stories
1744:Scream!
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320:editor
202:The Gem
160:British
129:English
108:Country
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3370:Albion
3126:Zenith
3105:Whacky
3042:Tomboy
2923:Sláine
2260:Chalky
1960:Sandie
1922:Poppet
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1716:Ranger
1623:Crisis
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1527:Smash!
1458:Nipper
1409:Buster
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2685:Manix
2650:Loner
2589:Joker
2414:Ernie
2365:Defoe
1986:Tammy
1915:Misty
1889:Jinty
1805:Tiger
1758:Speed
1649:Eagle
1642:Eagle
1520:Wham!
1465:Oink!
1444:Krazy
1423:Cor!!
775:Notes
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360:Comic
2442:Finn
2330:Dare
1993:Tina
1953:Roxy
1896:June
1870:Girl
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1500:Wow!
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