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Issue Number/Date: 5th October 1985
Free Gift: None
Inserts: Learn to Draw with Chalky Pullout Part 3
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) Jackpot Jokes & 2000AD Advert
Pg 6) School Belle
Pg 7) Skid Kidd
Pg 8) Weetabix Advert
Pg 9) Chalky
Pg 10) The Winners
Pg 11) School Team
Pg 12) School Team cont. & Advert for Proteus
Pg 13) Fright School
Pg 14) Fright School cont.
Pg 15) B'ware Caretaker

Pg 16) B'Ware Caretaker cont and Top Class Comics
Pg 17) It's A Nice Life
Pg 18) It's A Nice Life cont.
Pg 19) Top Of The Class
Pg 20) Top Of The Class cont and Puzzle Challenge
Pg 21) Pete's Pop-Up Book
Pg 22) Jack Pott
Pg 23) Faceache
Pg 24) Learn to draw with Chalky pullout
Pg 25) Learn to draw with Chalky pullout
Pg 26) Young Arfur
Pg 27) Clumsy Colin
Pg 28) Do Me A Favour Buster
Pg 29) X Ray Specs
Pg 30) X Ray Specs cont. & Advert for next week's Buster
Back Pg) Buster cont.

Front Page:

Page 1: Ivor Lott & Tony Broke

Ivor shows off his robot This Story in Full

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Page 2: Ivor Lott & Tony Broke cont.

Ivor ruins his parents lunch with the Vicar. This Story in Full

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Page 3: Cliff Hanger

Episode 116: Continued from last week, The ice planet is melting. This Story in Full

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Page 4: Good Guy

Little Nickum tries to make Guy rude. This Story in Full

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Page 5: The Jackpot Jokes & Advert for 2000AD

This week the Jackpot Jokes are from:

Anonymous in Pinner
William Crozier in Pant
Darren Moore from Stockport
Ruson Stewart in S. Petherton
Nicholas Wright from Birmingham
and Paul Richards in Halesowen

All of them get Ł2, and a Kia-Ora Kids Quartz Watch. Plus the top prize of Ł5 and a Kia-Ora Kids Quartz Watch, goes to Spencer Metcalfe in Tilgate as the winner of the Jackpot jokes.

Also on this page is a half page advert for 2000AD featuring Judge Dredd. It reads, My Name is Dredd. My word is Law. I am the Judge. Judge Dredd - taking the law to the lawless every week in 2000AD. Order your copy now before you future becomes your past.

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Page 6: School Belle

Belle's Dad meets Spots Simpkins. This Strip in Full

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Page 7: Skid Kidd

The Black Claw steals cash from a Security Van. This Story In Full

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Page 8: Advert for Weetabix

A full page advert saying that you can get free cassettes and pop postcards from Weetabix.

Nik Kershaw, Tears for Fears, Big Country and Bananarama are just a few of the 20 big name sounds featured on 5 top trax cassettes. They come Free from Weetabix and you get 4 Pop Postcards with every tape. Look out for special boxes to find out more.

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Page 9: Chalky

Chalky draws a picture of his Brother's new Girlfriend on a T Shirt. This Story in Full

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Page 10: The Winners

The Winners enter a Bath Foam Competition. This story in full

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Page 11: School Team

Headmaster enters the school into the Inter Schools Cycle race. This Story in Full

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Page 12: School Team cont. and advert for Proteus

The school's bike fall apart. This Story in Full

Also on this page is an advert for Proteus issue 2. The advert says; Dare you enter the mines of Malagus? You will need courage, cunning and concentration to conquer the underworld and recover the magic headstone from the Mines of Malagus. Free poster (full colour) and a Pair of Dice. It also proudly claims to be Britain's least expensive fantasy adventure game magazine.

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Page 13: Fright School

The school have a tough football match. This Story in Full

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Page 14: Fright School cont.

The ghouls scare away the opposing team. This Story in Full

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Page 15: B'ware Caretaker

Double Page Spread, It's Mr Ware's day off, but the schools Half Marathon runs right outside his house.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 1 of Shakespeare County Junior School in Eastleigh, Hants. They win Ł25 for a Classroom Treat.

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Page 17: It's a Nice Life

Ollie makes objections to Stan and Bab's compost pile. This Story in Full

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Page 18: It's a Nice Life cont.

Stan and Babs try to hide the compost pile. This Story in Full

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Page 19: Top of the Class

A Filmmaker tries to film the class playing playground games. This Story in Full

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

The filmmaker comes up with a game. This Story in Full

Also on this page is a Top of The Class Puzzle Challenge. It's a games and sports wordsearch.

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Page 21: Pete's Pop-Up Book

Pete's missed his bus home. This Story in Full

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Page 22: Jack Pott

Jack goes birdwatching. This Story in Full.

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Page 23: Faceache

It's School Photo day and Faceache has the hiccups. This Story in Full

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Page 24: Learn to Draw with Chalky Pullout

The third and penultimate part of the Learn to draw with Chalky pullout. Pages 5 and 12. How adding special effects can make something funny and how shading helps

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Page 25: Learn to Draw with Chalky Pullout

Pages 6 and 11. How to give pictures perspective and some pictures of Autumn and Winter.

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Page 26: Young Arfur

Arfur gets a snooze in Art. This Story in Full

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Page 27: Clumsy Colin

Colin is taking part in a sponsored run.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 a Kia-Ora Kids Quartz Watch.

Marcus Bird in Kettering has sent in a picture of B'ware Caretaker
and Ian Roberts from Pwllheli asks if Buster can swap his Dad's V reg Renault for a new BMW M535i as both he and his Dad love BMWs. Buster replies that he too likes BMWs, and Damliers, Rolls Royces and Jaguars too. But there's no chance of organising a swap.

Buster Birthdays for Paul Reddan from Capparoe and Robert Buckley in Terveren in Belgium both celebrating on October 3rd. Plus Sarah Dyson of Almomdbury, Lesa Wilton from Longborough and Wayne Dominey from Poole who are celebrating on October 5th.

Also on the letters page this week are instructions on how to put together the Learn to Draw with Chalky book, Cliff Hanger Result and two advertisements. One for Jokes for Pranksters and the other for Stamp Collecting.

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Page 29: X Ray Specs

Ray is trying to avoid Spotty Susan. This Story in Full

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Page 30: X Ray Specs cont. and advert for next week's Buster

Ray ends up in a maze. This Story in Full

Also on this page is a half page advert for next week's Buster where you could win the World's Longest Drawing Machine. It's billed as good news for budding cartoonists from Bluebird Toys. Details next week.

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Back Page: Buster cont.

Buster tries to play football with a tennis ball! This Story in Full

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