Beezer Broadway Books

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The Beezer Broadway Books (and "The Broadway Book of ..." series) were a set of miniature soft cover book-stroke-magazines, only a couple of inches wide, given away for free by D.C. Thomson with The Skipper.

The Skipper (D.C. Thompson)

The Skipper ("A Great New Story Paper for Boys") was published by Scottish comicbook publishing giant D.C. Thomson from 1930 until the middle of World War Two, when it became the victim of paper shortages. While many of Thomson's more comic-book style titles such as The Beano reappeared after the War, The Skipper didn't.

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The Broadway Set of 12 Vest-Pocket Books

1. The Broadway Book of MODERN MARVELS
2. The Broadway Book of CONJURING
3. The Broadway Book of RAILWAYS OF THE WORLD
4. The Broadway Book of WILD ANIMALS
5. The Broadway Book of OUTDOOR SECRETS
6. The Broadway BUNKUM BOOK
7. The Broadway Book of FLYING
8. The Broadway Book of GRINS AND GROANS
9. The Broadway Book of SHIPS
10. The Broadway Book of TRAPS AND TEASERS
11. The Broadway Book of MOTOR CARS
12. The Broadway Book of LIMERICKS

The Beezer Broadway Books

1. The Beezer Broadway Book – THE WORLD'S FIGHTING HORSEMEN
2. The Beezer Broadway Book of MYSTERY AND MAGIC
3. The Beezer Broadway Book of THE WORLD'S RAILWAY ENGINES
4. The Beezer Broadway Book of GUFF AND FLUFF
5. The Beezer Broadway Book of ALL ABOUT THE CIRCUS
6. The Beezer Broadway Book of TRICKY TICKLERS
7. The Beezer Broadway Book of 1000 THINGS TO KNOW
8. The Beezer Broadway Book of CHALLENGE PUZZLES

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