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Throw-away panels.
   Index entry (p. 162) in Children of the Yellow Kid : the
   Evolution of the American Comic Strip / Robert C. Harvey
   (Seattle : Frye Art Museum, University of Washington Press,
   1998). -- Call no.: PN6725.H32 1998
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Throw-Away Society / by Dick Hafer. -- Glenn Dale, Md. :
   Freedomlight Publications, 1988. -- 16 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
   -- (A Freedomlight Publications Maxi-Tract) -- Title from
   cover. -- "Written and produced by the Comics Commando."
   1. Abortion--Religious aspects--Christianity. 2. Pro-life
   movement--United States. I. Hafer, Dick, 1937-  II. Series.
   Call no.: HQ767.U5H34 1988
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Throw-Away Society.
   I Know That We're a Throw-Away Society, but This is
   Ridiculous! / Dick Hafer. -- Lanham, Md. : Freedomlight
   Publications, 1986. -- 127 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. -- Includes
   bibliographical references and index.
   1. Abortion--Religious aspects--Christianity. 2. Pro-life
   movement--United States. I. Hafer, Dick, 1937- II.
   Throw-Away Society. Call no.: HQ767.5.U5H34 1986
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"Throw in Some Hair Spray"* (Bloom County, Mar. 4, 1989) /
   Breathed. -- Summary: In Bill the Cat's body, Donald Trump
   tries to woo Ivana back by promising not to spit hairballs
   on her; Opus has a suggestion. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "hairballs"
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"Throw Paper Here"* (Willie Brown the Clown) / Stamaty. p. 8
   in Treasure Chest of Fun and Facts, v. 2, no. 7 (Nov. 26,
   1946). -- Silent strip. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.2no.7
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"Throw Things Out the Window and Charge Them to My Accout!"*
   (Cathy, Dec. 18, 1984) / by Cathy Guisewite. -- Summary:
   Cathy can't find a parking spot at the mall. -- Call no.:
   PN6726 f.B55 "parking"
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Throwaways.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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Throwbacks.
   "Nearmen, Throwbacks, and Ancient Cheekage!" / by Robt.
   Williams. 2 p. illustrated text in Zap Comix, no. 11
   (1985). -- Call no.: PN6728.45.P7Z3no.11
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Throwing

See also Pitching
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Throwing.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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Throwing.
   "Death Throws" (Captain Marvel) 17 p. in Captain Marvel,
   no. 44 (May 1976)
   k. Throwing. k. Throes. Call no.: PN6728.3.M3C32no.44
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Throwing.
   "He'd Lie on the Floor and Throw His Dentures at the
   Refrigerator"* (Garfield, July 27, 1988) / Jim Davis. --
   Summary: Garfield says his grandfather was even lazier than
   he is. -- Call no.: PN6726f.B55 "Dentures"
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Throwing.
   "The Knife Thrower" 2 p. text in Airboy Comics, v. 5, no. 1
   (Feb. 1948). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.H5A35v.5no.1
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Throwing.
   "Moistening the Steak"* (Overboard, July 31, 1997) / by
   Chip Dunham. -- Key words: Cooks, attitudes, throwing.
   Call no.: PN6726f.B55 "Moistening"
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Throwing.
   "Squeeze Play" / Frank Frazetta. p. 184-191 in Those Were
   the Terrible, Shocking, Sensational, Appalling, Forbidden,
   But Simply Wonderful Horror Comics of the 1950's (New York
   : Nostalgia Press, 1971). -- Reprinted from Shock
   SuspenStories, no. 13 (Mar. 1954). -- Summary: A man hides
   on the beach after throwing his girlfriend to her death
   from the roller coaster. -- Call no.: NC1426.T45
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Throwing Arms.
   "Dogs Don't Have Throwing Arms"* (Peanuts, Mar. 2, 1999) /
   Schulz. -- Summary: Linus offers to chase the ball if
   Snoopy will throw it. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "throwing"
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Throwing Away.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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Throwing Away.
   "Books are Semi-Sacred Objects"* (Second Chances, July 31,
   1997) / by Jeff Millar and Bill Hinds. -- Key words:
   Shelves, throwing away, Book of the Month Club, Love Story.
   Call no.: PN6726f.B55 "Sacred"
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Throwing Away.
   "Either Ah is Rich, or Thet Dog Is"* (Li'l Abner, June 14,
   1937) / by Al Capp. -- Summary: Li'l Abner's horse, Last
   Year's Kisses, wins, but he's already thrown his ticket
   away and a dog has it. -- Call no.: folio PN6728.L5F6
   1937v.1
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Throwing Away.
   "Visualize Rolling your Bad Mood into a Ball, then Throw It
   Away!"* (Rose is Rose, June 25, 1998) / Pat Brady. -- Call
   no.: PN6726 f.B55 "bad moods
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Throwing Back.
   "He's Too Silly-Looking"* (Ziggy, July 30, 1997) / Tom
   Wilson. -- Summary: The fish has eyebrows and a tongue
   hanging out, the game warden says to throw it back. -- Call
   no.: PN6726f.B55 "Eyebrows"
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Throwing Backs Out.
   "I See Jeff Threw His Back Out Again Playing Golf"*
   (Marvin, Aug. 16, 1933) / Armstrong. -- Call no.: PN6726
   f.B55 "golf"
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Throwing Balls.
   "Fetch"* / A.B. Sens. p. 75 in Evergreen Review, no. 34
   (Dec. 1964). -- Sequence of 6 drawings of a man throwing a
   ball for a dog to fetch. On contents page, artist's name is
   given as A.G. Sens. -- Call no.: folio AP2.E884no.34
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Throwing Bones.
   "His Bangs Need Trimming Again!"* (Lancelot, Mar. 28, 1972)
   / Penn. -- Summary: Lance throws a bone to Cyrano, who lets
   it hit him on the head. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "bangs"
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Throwing Dough.
   "Heart of Pizza"* (Dilly, Oct. 12, 1957) / Alfred James,
   Mel Casson. -- Summary: A pizza cook throws his dough in
   the form of a heart; Dilly throws him a kiss and he drops
   the dough on his head. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "pizza"
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Throwing Food.
   "Frozen Broccoli"* (Perky & Beanz, June 27, 1987) / Russell
   Myers. -- Summary: Yoyo howls until somebody throws
   something edible. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "broccoli"
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Throwing Food.
   "Why Don't You Throw It at the One Who Cooks It?" (Herman,
   July 26, 1997) / Jim Unger. -- Summary: Dad has a bowl of
   food on his head. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "cooks"
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Throwing Food Away.
   "You Want Him to Get Fat?"* (For Better or For Worse, July
   1, 1988) / by Lynn Johnston. -- Summary: Ellie can't stand
   throwing food away, and Annie suggests feeding it to the
   dog. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "dog food"
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Throwing Frisbees.
   "I Just Throw Frisbees"* (The Forty Year Old Hippie) 1 tier
   in The Forty Year Old Hippie, no. 2 (1979). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.45.R5F6no.2
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Throwing Golf Bags.
   "Boy, You Got Some Real Good Height and Distance on That"*
   (Overboard, Aug. 30, 1996) / by Chip Dunham. -- Summary:
   They're throwing their golf bags into the water hazard. --
   Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "golf bags"
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Throwing Golf Balls.
   "Ball Return"* (The Born Loser, Apr. 29, 1967) / Art. --
   Summary: Thornapple sinks a putt, and an angry small animal
   throws it back out of the hole at him. -- Wordless strip.
   -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "putting"
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Throwing Golf Balls.
   "I'll Hit 'em and You Throw 'em Back, Smitty"* (Smitty,
   June 10, 1952) / by Berndt. -- Summary: The boss is
   practicing golf in the office, and the ball bounces off the
   wall. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "golf"
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Throwing Golf Balls.
   "Shower of Golf Balls"* (Peanuts, July 22, 1994) / Schulz.
   -- Summary: Snoopy sinks his putt, throws his ball and gets
   a hail of balls in return. -- Silent strip. -- Call no.:
   PN6726 f.B55 "golf balls"
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Throwing Golf Balls.
   "This Looks Like an Easy Pitch to the Green" (Shoe, June
   22, 1998) / MacNelly. -- Copyright line says 1996, but this
   was clipped from a 1998 newspaper. -- Summary: First Cosmo
   checks to see that nobody's looking, then he throws his
   ball. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "golf"
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Throwing Golf Clubs.
   "Having Too Many Irons in the Fire Could Prove Costly!"
   (Horrorscope, Feb. 22, 1994) / by Eric Olson and Susan
   Kelso. -- Summary: A man is throwing golf clubs into a
   burning landfill. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "golf clubs"
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Throwing Golf Clubs.
   "The Key to Golf is Knowing Which Club to Throw" (Shoe,
   July 26, 1986) / MacNelly. -- Summary: Shoe whiffs a shot.
   -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "golf clubs"
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Throwing It All Away.
   "Mr. Toad Throws It All Away!" 3 p. in Yellow Dog Comics,
   no. 20 (1971). -- Call no.: PN6728.45.P7Y4no.20
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Throwing Kisses.
   "Heart of Pizza"* (Dilly, Oct. 12, 1957) / Alfred James,
   Mel Casson. -- Summary: A pizza cook throws his dough in
   the form of a heart; Dilly throws him a kiss and he drops
   the dough on his head. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "pizza"
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Throwing Money.
   "A Financial Windfall Comes Your Way" (Horrorscope, Nov. 9,
   1994) / Olson & Kelso. -- Summary: A Monopoly player throws
   money in the air. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "Monopoly"
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"Throwing Mudballs at Glass Houses" p. 35 in The Comics
   Journal, no. 113 (Dec. 1986). -- Letter on creator's
   rights. -- Data from Pete Coogan. -- Call no.:
   PN6700.C62no.113
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Throwing Oneself.
   "He Threw Himself Out of the Car"* (Herman, copyright 1985)
   / by Jim Unger. p. 94 in Battered Husbands (Redondo Beach,
   CA : H. Gregory Associates, 1991). -- Summary: Her driver's
   test took longer because she had to wait for the examiner
   to walk back to see if she passed. -- Call no.:
   PN6231.H8G75 1991
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Throwing Out.
   "It Was a Lucky Punch"* (The Boondocks, Nov. 10, 2000) / by
   Aaron McGruder. -- Summary: Mr. Dubois got to arguing with
   his wife about Ralph Nader, and he called her names, and
   she beat him up and threw him out. -- Call no.: PN6726
   f.B55 "Nader"
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Throwing Out.
   "Like Mother Used to Make"* (Redeye, May 27, 1989) /
   Yates-Casson. -- Summary: The food has to be thrown out. --
   Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "cooking"
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Throwing Out.
   "When Men Discover Their Place in the Personal Relationship
   Pecking Order" (Non Sequitur, Mar. 9, 1995) / by Wiley. --
   Summary: She's throwing him out, but the beer stays. --
   Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "pecking order"
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Throwing Paint.
   "A Washing Machine"* (Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog) 1 p.
   in Tom Terrific, no. 6 (Fall 1958). -- Summary: Crabby
   Appleton throws paint on Manfred, and Tom turns into
   a washing machine to clean him up. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.2.P5T6no.6
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Throwing Parties.
   "Who's Throwing This Party?" (Sugar and Spike) / Sheldon
   Mayer. 10 p. in Best of DC, no. 41 (Oct. 1983). -- Call
   no.: PN6728.N333B4no.41
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Throwing Rice.
   "Just Think, They'll Be Throwing Rice at us 20 Years from
   Now!" (Life's Like That, Dec. 18, 1953) / by Fred Neher. --
   (Us Moderns) -- Summary: In the nursery, two babies are in
   love. One has a slingshot. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "slingshots"
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Throwing Rocks.
   "Do You Want to Hurt Someone?"* (Beetle Bailey, Apr. 3,
   1961) / Mort Walker. -- Summary: Sarge tells Beetle not to
   throw rocks; meanwhile they're standing amidst grenades,
   artillery rounds, tanks firing their cannons, jets dropping
   bombs, and missiles pointed at the sky. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.B4F6 1960 v.1
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"Throwing Rocks at the Moon!"* / Burden. 1 p. in Tales Mutated
   for the Mod, no. 1 (June 1981). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.45.K5T35no.1
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Throwing Shoes.
   "Castaway Shoes!" 1 p. non-fiction in Wonder Woman, no. 67
   (July 1954). -- Elucidates various shoe-throwing practices
   connected with weddings and departures. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3W6no.67
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Throwing Spears.
   "Those Who Live in Grass Houses Shouldn't Throw Spears"*
   (The Far Side, Mar. 30, 1990) / by Gary Larson. -- Setting:
   A village of grass huts. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "grass"
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Throwing Sticks.
   "Simple Minds are Easily Amused"* (Arlo & Janis, Aug. 28,
   1999) / Johnson. -- Summary: Arlo is throwing a stick for
   the dog to fetch. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "fetching"
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Throwing Sticks.
   "That Dog Has A Lot To Learn, Or I Do"* (Fenton, May 21,
   1983) / Wiley. -- Summary: He throws the stick for
   Farnsworth to fetch, and Farnsworth just keeps running. --
   Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "fetching"
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"Throwing the First Stone" / Al Olson. p. 3 in The Comics
   Journal, no. 216 (Oct. 1999). -- (Blood & Thunder) --
   Letter on a Gregory Cwiklik review of Alex Toth. -- Call
   no.: PN6700.C62no.216
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Throwing Things.
   "Not That Crazy"* (Hagar the Horrible, Aug. 2, 1997) /
   Chris Browne. -- Summary: His wife's driving him crazy
   because he stops at the tavern, so why doesn't he go
   straight home? -- Key words: Yelling, throwing things.
   Call no.: PN6726f.B55 "Taverns"
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Throwing Together.
   "Don't Let My Wife Tell You It's Just Something She Threw
   Together"* (The Neighbors, May? 13, 1947) / by George
   Clark. -- Summary: Guests have arrived for dinner. -- Call
   no.: PN6726 f.B55 "cooking"
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Throwing Up.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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Throwing Up.
   "Makes You Want to Throw Up, Doesn't It?" (Bizarro, Jan. 7,
   1989) / Piraro. -- Summary: Two cats are watching a dog
   deliver the newspaper to its owner. -- Call no.: PN6726
   f.B55 "dogs"
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Throwing Up.
   "Opal, You'd Better Call the Vet"* (Pickles, Sept. 29,
   2000) / B. Crane. -- Summary: Roscoe drinks the water in
   which Earl's soaking his feet, and starts throwing up. --
   Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "veterinarians"
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Throwing Water.
   "This is from the Lady"* (Betty, May 25, 1993) / D&R. --
   Summary: A guy in the bar buys her a drink; she has the
   bartender throw water in his face. -- Call no.: PN6726
   f.B55 "buying a drink"
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Thrown from a Horse.
   "He Must've Struck His Head"* (Rusty Riley, Nov. 15, 1948)
   / Frank Godwin. -- Summary: Bill's been thrown from a horse
   while jumping a fence, while downtown Storm and the boss
   discuss the ins and outs of payoffs in case the winner of a
   horserace has been doped. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "head
   injuries"
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Thrown Out.
   "Is It OK If I Feel Angry For You?"* (For Better or For
   Worse, Apr. 19, 1993) / by Lynn Johnston. -- Summary: Mike
   says he's sorry Lawrence got thrown out because he's gay,
   and Lawrence says he doesn't want anybody feeling sorry for
   him. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "gay men"
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Thrown Out.
   "Space Force Threw Me Out, and You Beat my Time with
   Holly!"* (Sky Masters, Aug. 12, 1959) / Kirby and Wood. --
   Summary: Headhunters are approaching the capsule, and it's
   time to clear something up. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "competition"
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Thrrp! / written & drawn by Leo Baxendale. -- London :
   Knockabout Crack Editions, 1987. -- 55 p. : all ill. ; 30
   cm. -- "Adults only." -- Cover title: Leo Baxendale's
   Thrrp! -- Call no.: PN6737.B29T47 1987
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Thrrp!--Miscellanea.
   Index entry (p. 98) in Adult Comics : an Introduction / by
   Roger Sabin (London : Routledge, 1993). Call no.:
   PN6710.S23 1993
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Thru Black Holes Comix

American comics publisher
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Thru Black Holes Comix.
   Ancient Dreams Comix / Michael Roden & guest artists. --
   Milford, OH : Thru Black Holes Comix, 1980. -- 20 p. : ill.
   ; 22 cm.
   1. Horror comic books, strips, etc. 2. New wave comics. I.
   Roden, Michael. II. Thru Black Holes Comix. k. Dreams. Call
   no.: PN6728.A54
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Thru Black Holes Comics.
   Crazy Men Comix. -- Milford, Ohio : Thru Black Holes Comix,
   1982- . -- ill. ; 14-22 cm. -- First issue not numbered. --
   Editor: Michael Roden. -- New wave minicomic. -- LIBRARY
   HAS: no. 3-4 (1984). -- Call no.: PN6728.55.T47C68
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Thru Black Holes Comix.
   The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath / by Ted Guerin. --
   Wharton, N.J. : Thru Black Holes, 1980. -- 11 p. : all ill.
   ; 22 cm. -- (A Thru Black Holes Production) -- "The
   foregoing illustrations are all from the first 8 pages of
   The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath" by H.P. Lovecraft.
   I. Guerin, Ted. II. Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips),
   1890-1937. III. Series. Call no.: PS3523.O833Z5G8
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Thru Black Holes Comix.
   Festival Comix / produced by Michael Roden. -- Thru Black
   Holes Comix, 1984. -- 8 p. : ill. ; 14 cm. -- New wave
   minicomic. -- Call no.: PN6728.55.T47F4 1984
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Thru Black Holes Comix.
   Fun House / produced by Michael Roden & XNO. -- Thru Black
   Holes Comix, 1984. -- 8 p. : all ill. ; 14 cm. -- New wave
   minicomic. -- Call no.: PN6728.55.T47F8 1984
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Thru Black Holes Comix.
   Ghosts / by Michael Roden. -- Thru Black Holes Comix, 1984.
   -- 8 p. : all ill. ; 14 cm. -- New wave minicomic. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.55.T47G47 1984
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Thru Black Holes Comix.
   Indian Spirits / by Michael Roden. -- Thru Black Holes
   Comix, 1984. -- 8 p. : ill. ; 14 cm. -- Title from cover;
   page count includes covers -- "Ltd. ed. of 200". -- New
   wave minicomic. -- Call no.: PN6728.55.T47 I5 1984
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Thru Black Holes Comix.
   Plain Loon's Cosmic House / by Michael Roden. -- Thru Black
   Holes Comix, 1983. -- 8 p. : ill. ; 14 cm. -- New wave mini
   comic. -- Call no.: PN6728.55.T47P55 1983
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Thru Black Holes Comix.
   A Trip to the Bizarre Bazaar / produced by Michael Roden.
   -- Milford, OH : M. Roden, 1981. -- 8 p. : all ill. ; 18
   cm. -- (Thru Black Holes Comix) -- Caption title. -- Ltd.
   ed. of 300.
   1. New wave comics. I. Roden, Michael. II. Series. Call
   no.: PN6727.R62T7
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Thru the Mirror.
   Index entry (p. 170) in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of
   Cartoon Animals, by Jeff Rovin (New York : Prentice Hall,
   1991). -- Call no.: NC1766.U5R6 1991
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Thrun, Rick.
   "Snakeskin Boots" / Thrun. 1 p. in Smile, no. 3 (Aug.
   1972). -- Artist is Rick Thrun, cf. Kennedy, J. Official
   Underground and Newave Comix Price Guide. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.45.K5S55no.3
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Thrust.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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Thrust Comics.
   Paladin. -- Mississauga, Ont. : Thrust Comics, 1989- . --
   ill. ; 26 cm. -- Began with v. 1, no. 1 (Sept. 1989). --
   Fantasy genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 1, no. 1. -- Call no.:
   PN6734.P24
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"The Thrust of the Dagger"* (Barry O'Neill) / Ed Winiarski,
   script and art. 6 p. in Adventure Comics, no. 59 (Feb.
   1941). -- Villains Mr. Green, Abbie Green, and Jenks are
   introduced. -- Adventure story genre. -- Data from Bob
   Cherry, Gene Reed, Lou Mougin, et al., via Grand Comics
   Database Project. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A3m no.59
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Thrust Upon Them.
   "Others have Obscurity Thrust Upon Them"* (Shoe, July 31,
   1997) / by Jeff MacNelly. -- Summary: Some writers emerge
   from obscurity. -- Key words: Desks, typewriters, sleeping
   at work. -- Call no.: PN6726f.B55 "Emerging"
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Thrusting.
   "Pilgrims" (Lorna) p. 49-56 in Mouse Club / Alfonso Azpiri.
   (Rockville Centre, NY : Heavy Metal, 1999) -- Summary:
   Lorna's robot is trying to fix their vehicle when three
   little pilgrims, whose eyes are always directed towards
   heaven, offer to help. They fix the vehicle and attend to
   Lorna's needs. Lorna then crashes the vehicle beyond
   repair. The robot begins constructing a raft by a river,
   while Lorna goes swimming. The robot is concerned when a
   large school of fish approaches Lorna, but it turns out
   they like her. The enthusiastic thrusting of the fish works
   to propel their raft. -- Call no.: PN6777.A9M613 1999
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Thud. -- Stockholm : Serie Främjandet, 1965?- . -- ill. ;
   21-26 cm. -- "Tidskrift kring tecknade serier." --
   Periodical about comics. -- LIBRARY HAS: nu. 8-11, 13-14,
   18-34 (1970-1976). -- Call no.: PN6790.S9T47
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"Thud and Blunder" p. 2-3 in The Comics Journal, no. 224 (June
   2000). -- Letters to the editor from Trina Robbins and
   Jackie Estrada. -- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.224
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Thudor.
   Index entry (p. 233) in The World Encyclopedia of Comics,
   ed. by Maurice Horn (New York : Chelsea House, 1976). Call
   no.: PN6710.W6 1976
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Thudpucker, Jimmy.
   "We Had the Hanoi Gay Men's Glee Club, but They Bailed"*
   (Doonesbury, July 15, 1999) / by Garry Trudeau. -- Summary:
   Phred and Jimmy discuss their Saigon concert. -- Call no.:
   PN6726 f.B55 "glee clubs"
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"The Thug Ceremony."*
   "Revolt of the Thugs, part 2"* (Captain Desmo) / Ed
   Winiarski, script and art. 6 p. in Adventure Comics, no. 42
   (Sept. 1939). -- Villains are Abdul Hassan and the Thugs,
   some of whom die. -- This story was assigned the title "The
   Thug Ceremony"* in earlier indexing by Gene Reed. --
   Adventure story genre. -- Data from Bob Cherry, Gene Reed,
   Lou Mougin, et al., via Grand Comics Database Project. --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A3m no.42
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The Thuggees.
   "The Rebirth of the Thuggees"* (Rocky Hall) 7 p. in Rangers
   Comics, no. 13 (Oct. 1943). -- Last appearance of this
   feature. -- Introduction of Haydee; villains The Thuggees
   are introduced and die. -- Data from Lou Mougin via The
   Grand Comics Database Project. -- Call no.: Film 15791r.162
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Thugine the Great Serpent.
   Index entry (p. 171, 174) in Panel by Panel : A History of
   Australian Comics, by John Ryan (Stanmore, NSW : Cassell
   Australia, 1979). -- Index by John Melloy. -- Call no.:
   PN6790.A8R9
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Thugs

A fictional thug can be either a generic brutal ruffian or enforcer, or a member of a secret Indian organization of assassins. Besides the various entries below, the former kind of thug can be found trying to steal a lady's property in the second story of the album Three Women at the Frontier , and the latter will be seen thickening the plot in Indiana Jones et la Cité de la Foudre.
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Thugs.
   "As Sam Battles the Thugs, the Telephone Rings
   Frantically"* (Dr. Sam and the Spacemasters) / Westermann.
   -- p. 32 in Cartoon Parade, v. 7, no. 68 (Jan. 1973).
   Summary: Robbers have tied up the butler and are waiting
   for Sam, who's needed in surgery. -- Call no.:
   AP101.C32v.7no.68
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Thugs.
   "Behave, or Bluebird will Throw a Hissy Fit!"* (Superzeros,
   July 14, 2000) / by Mike Luckovich. -- Summary: Manly
   paraphrases Bluebird's warning to a couple of thugs. --
   Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "behavior"
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Thugs.
   The Big Book of Thugs / by Joel Rose and 57 of the world's
   top comic artists. -- New York : Paradox Press, 1996. --
   191 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. -- (Factoid Books) -- Includes
   bibliographical references (p. 190). -- Call no.:
   PN6727.R65B5 1996
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Thugs.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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Thugs.
   "Fitness Thugs" (In the Bleachers, July 30, 1997) / Moore.
   -- Key words: Pushups, alleys, garbage cans. -- Call no.:
   PN6726f.B55 "Thugs"
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Thugs.
   "Get Those Killers" 2 p. text in Crime Does Not Pay, no. 57
   (Nov. 1947). -- Summary: Two thugs named Daniel Filow and
   Henry Sarles and a car chase, a manhunt, and their eventual
   execution in 1937. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.G55S5no.57
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Thugs.
   "The Golden Turtle"* (Airboy) 13 p. in Airboy Comics, v. 8,
   no. 7 (Aug. 1951) -- SUMMARY: Nancy Harris is kidnapped by
   thugs ("natives of some kind") from the schooner Black
   Drake, who were looking for a small golden turtle, the key
   to a sunken treasure; Airboy gets himself shanghaied,
   fights man-eating sea turtles and a hurricane, and saves
   Nancy. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.H5A35v.8no.7
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Thugs.
   "Hook and the Waxmen"* (Magno, the Magnetic Man) / Maurice
   Gutwirth. p. 15-30 in Four Favorites, no. 4 (Mar. 1942). --
   A Nazi fifth column saboteur with a hook for a hand can
   create thugs out of wax. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.A2F6no.4
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Thugs.
   "I Can Do Without the Sound Effects, Baldo"* (Baldo, Sept.
   26, 2005) / by Hector Cantu & Carlos Castellanos. --
   Summary: Baldo helps El Gato Negro fight some thugs. --
   Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "sound effects"
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Thugs.
   "If We Pin Back His Arms He Can't Work th' Controls on this
   Go-Cart!"* (Orphan Annie, May 22, 1992) / Leonard Starr. --
   Summary: T.C. shows the thugs how well his wheelchair
   works. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "wheelchairs"
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Thugs.
   "Lizard Tyrant of the Twilight World" (Reef Ryan) / art:
   George Tuska. 8 p. in Planet Comics, no. 23 (Mar. 1943). --
   Title from cover. -- Villains are Barda, Freda
   (introduced), Kragg and another thug (both introduced and
   die), the Werewile (introduced and dies); appearance of
   Tabess of Xalan. -- Data from Lou Mougin via the Grand
   Comics Database Project. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.F5P55m no.23
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Thugs.
   "Love Can Move Mountains of Dirty Dishes"* (Weltschmerz,
   Aug. 7, 1997) / by Lind. -- Undated strip; date is that of
   publication in Eye (Toronto, Ont.) -- Key words: Begging,
   will work for food, military thugs, Somalia, homeless,
   topless single mothers, compassion dollars, blackmail.
   Call no.: PN6726f.B55 "Somalia"
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Thugs.
   "Nick Raider, Squadra Omicidi" / di Claudio Nizzi ; disegni
   di Bruno Ramella ; lettering di Diana Rocchi. p. 2-16 in
   Comic Art, no. 99 (Gennaio 1993) -- SUMMARY: Afraid that
   his blonde daughter will marry a Black man, Papa hires
   thugs to teach the boyfriend a lesson and ends up having
   him killed.
   I. [Each creator] k. Blondes. k. African Americans. k.
   Thugs. k. Fathers. k. Daughters. k. Boyfriends. Call no.:
   PN6768.C55no.99
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Thugs.
   "Origin of Mann of India" (Mann of India) / by Tarpé Mills.
   4 p. in Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics, no. 1 (Aug. 1940) --
   Synopsis from next issue: "There are fourteen million
   people in India whose religion is crime. Chief among them
   is the evil Kalla Khan who seeks to organize these thugs.
   When the American writer, Chickering Mann accidentally
   discovered hidden underground recesses in the Temple of
   Kali, he realized he had found the secret arsenal of the
   Kalla Khan, who had been storing ammunition in preparation
   for a bloody massacre in honor of the goddess Kali, the
   Terrible."
   I. Mills, Tarpé. II. Mann of India. k. India. k. Religion.
   k. Crime. k. Kalla Khan. k. Thugs. k. Writers. k. Mann,
   Chickering. k. Temple of Kali. k. Goddess Kali. k. Kali,
   the Terrible. k. Arsenals. k. Massacres. Call no.: Film
   15791r.194
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Thugs.
   "Powerful Thug"* (You're the Detective) 2 p. in True
   Comics, no. 73 (Oct. 1948). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.73
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Thugs.
   "Revolt of the Thugs, part 1"* (Captain Desmo) / Ed
   Winiarski, script and art. 6 p. in Adventure Comics, no. 41
   (Aug. 1939). -- Introduction of the Thugs, as villains. --
   Adventure story genre. -- Data from Bob Cherry, Gene Reed,
   Lou Mougin, et al., via Grand Comics Database Project. --
   The distinctive title "Revolt in Jeddur"* was assigned to
   this story by Gene Reed in previous indexing. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A3m no.41
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Thugs.
   "Revolt of the Thugs, part 2"* (Captain Desmo) / Ed
   Winiarski, script and art. 6 p. in Adventure Comics, no. 42
   (Sept. 1939). -- Villains are Abdul Hassan and the Thugs,
   some of whom die. -- This story was assigned the title "The
   Thug Ceremony"* in earlier indexing by Gene Reed. --
   Adventure story genre. -- Data from Bob Cherry, Gene Reed,
   Lou Mougin, et al., via Grand Comics Database Project. --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A3m no.42
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Thugs.
   "Self-Determination" / Nelson Harding. p. 708 in Cartoons
   Magazine, v. 17, no. 5 (May 1920). -- Full-page cartoon
   from the Brooklyn Eagle, about the cost of living,
   Prohibition, and thugs. -- Call no.: NC1300.C37v.17no.5
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Thugs.
   "Wild on the Road" (The Adventures of Devil Doone) / by R.
   Carson Gold ; illustrated by Hart Amos. p. 11-14 in Devil
   Doone Adventure Comic, no. 42 (1969?). -- SUMMARY: A rival
   trucking firm has hired thugs to put Barlow Interstate
   Haulers out of business. -- Call no.: PN6790.A84D44no.42
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Thule.
   "The Land of Thule, part 3" (Cotton Carver) / Gardner Fox,
   script ; George Newman, art. 6 p. in Adventure Comics, no.
   41 (Aug. 1939). -- Introduction of Elara, Ruler of Loma ;
   appearance of Kothe ; villainess Scarlet Seeress (Sacla) is
   introduced and dies. -- Adventure story genre. -- Data from
   Bob Cherry, Gene Reed, Lou Mougin, et al., via Grand Comics
   Database Project. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A3m no.41
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Thulstrup, Thure de.
   Index entry (p. 130) in A History of American Graphic
   Humor, v. 2 (1865-1938), by William Murrell (New York :
   Macmillan Company for the Whitney Museum of American Art,
   1938). -- Call no.: NC1420.M8v.2
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"Thumb and Tongue Tales" 9 p. in Bent / S. Clay Wilson (
   Berkeley : Print Mint, 1971). -- Call no.: PN6728.45.P7B4
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"Thumb and Tongue Tales, part 2" 11 p. in Bent / S. Clay
   Wilson (Berkeley : Print Mint, 1971). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.45.P7B4
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Thumb Ease Flintstone Dictionary.
   Flintstone Dictionary. -- Ottenheimer, 1979. -- 72 p. :
   ill. ; 15 cm. -- Thumb indexed. -- "Patent #3,877,729." --
   At head of title: Thumb ease.
   1. English language--Dictionaries. I. Thumb Ease Flintstone
   Dictionary. Call no.: PE1628.5.F55 1979
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Thumb Sucking.
   "A Sign of Severe Emotional Trauma"* (Broom-Hilda, Oct. 5,
   1991) / by Russell Myers. -- Summary: Broom-Hilda appears
   to be sucking her thumb, but actually she's out of denture
   adhesive. -- Call no.: PN6726f.B55 "Dentures"
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Thumb Sucking.
   "The Story of Little Suck-a-Thumb" / by Heinrich Hoffmann.
   in The English Struwwelpeter (Frankfurt : Literarisch
   Anstalt Rütten & Loening, 1875?). -- Call no.:
   PT2362.H45S7513 1875
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Thumbelina / by Hans Christian Andersen. -- New York : Famous
   Authors, 1955. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Classics
   Illustrated Junior ; no. 520)
   1. Fairy tales--Comic books, strips, etc. I. Andersen, H.
   C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. II. Series. Call no.:
   PN6728.2.G5C58no.520
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Thumbelina : a coloring book. -- Racine, Wis. : Western
   Publishing Company, 1993. -- 1 v. : ill. ; 28 cm. -- (A
   Golden Book) -- "3886-15" -- Cover title: Don Bluth's
   Thumbelina. -- Call no.: PN1995.9.F34T48 1993
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Thumbelina--Miscellanea.
   "Thumbelina (= Don Bluth's Thumbelina) (Irish/US Animated
   Movie)" / John Grant. Entry (p. 945) in The Encyclopedia of
   Fantasy, ed. by John Clute and John Grant (New York : St.
   Martin's Press, 1997). -- Call no.: PN3435.E53 1997
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Thumbelina and the Prince / adapted by Francine Hughes ; from
   a screenplay by Don Bluth ; based on the story by Hans
   Christian Andersen. -- New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1994.
   -- 24 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. -- Call no.: PS3558.U356T47 1994
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Thumbing.
   "Bummer Thumb" / Sutherland. 1 p. in Monolith (Berkeley,
   Calif. : Last Gasp, 1972). -- A G.I. motorcyclist with
   orders for Vietnam picks up a long-haired hitchhiker. --
   Call no.: PN6728.45.L3M66 1972
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Thumbing.
   "Santa Thumbing"* (Bent Offerings, Dec. 22, 1988) / Don
   Addis. -- Summary: Santa has run out of fuel, and is
   hitchhiking with a bucket labelled "hay." -- Call no.:
   PN6726 f.B55 "hay"
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Thumbing.
   "Youthful Advice" (Freckles and His Friends, Nov. 1, 1946)
   / by Blosser. -- Summary: The boys are thumbing home from
   the TWIRP Season protest, and the truck driver tells them
   he's getting married tonight. They advise against it. --
   Call no.: PN6728.F675F6 1939 v.2
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Thumbing Noses.
   "See What Happens When You Find Them Not Guilty?" (Herman,
   copyright 1981) / by Unger. p. 112 in Battered Husbands
   (Redondo Beach, CA : H. Gregory Associates, 1991). --
   Summary: A defendant is thumbing his nose at a judge. --
   Call no.: PN6231.H8G75 1991
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Thumbnails.
   Index entry (p. 117, 120) in Superheroes, by Joe Kubert
   (New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, 1999). -- Call
   no.: NC1764.K8 1999
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Thumbprint Cards & Comics.
   Let Me Out Of Here / by T. Motley. -- Denver, CO :
   Thumbprint Cards & Comics, 1987. -- 9 p. : ill. ; 14 cm.
   1. New wave comics. I. Motley, T. II. Thumbprint Cards &
   Comics. Call no.: PN6728.55.T475L4 1987
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Thumbprint Productions.
   Martian Summers. -- Thumbprint Productions, 1989- . -- ill.
   ; 26 cm. -- Began with: no. 1, v. 1 (Jan. 1989). -- Science
   fiction genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.55.T475M3
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Thumbprints.
   Ed Emberley's Great Thumbprint Drawing Book. -- New York :
   Scholastic Inc., 1977. -- 37 p. : col. ill. ; 20 x 23 cm.
   -- Summary: Instructions for creating a variety of shapes
   and figures using thumbprints and a few simple lines. --
   Call no.: NC655.E47 1977
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Thumbprints.
   "Skepticism Dies Hard" (Our Boarding House, July 31, 1961)
   / Bill Freyse. -- Summary: The Major gets a wire from
   President Oswald Humm of Low Fidelity Records expressing
   interest in his record; the boarders suggest they may be
   needing to frighten bats out of steeples, or wring
   confessions out of prisoners without leaving thumbprints.
   -- Call no.: PN6728f.O8F6 1934v.16
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"Thumbs"* (Fat Freddy's Cat) 1/2 p. in The Adventures of Fat
   Freddy's Cat, no. 2 (1988). -- By Gilbert Shelton and Dave
   Sheridan. -- Call no.: PN6728.45.R5A3no.2
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Thumbs.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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Thumbs.
   "Boy, Do I Hate Golf"* (Betty, Mar. 31, 1994) / D&R. --
   Summary: Too much tension on the backswing, Dad's trying to
   kill the button. -- Key words: Video games, swings, thumbs.
   Call no.: PN6726f.B55 "Video Games"
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Thumbs.
   "I Don't Even Have a Thumb I Can Suck"* (Winthrop, Mar. 28,
   1972) / Dick Cavalli. -- Summary: Chips is frustrated at
   hearing someone say that cats are smarter than dogs. --
   Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "frustration"
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Thumbs.
   "I've Cut My Thumb!" / Scott Saavedra. p. 16-17 in Graphic
   Story Monthly, no. 4 (Apr. 1990). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.6.F3G7no.4
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Thumbs.
   "Little Tom Thumb" sheet no. 31 in Imagerie d'Epinal
   (Kansas City, Mo. : Humoristic Publishing Co., 1888). --
   Call no.: XX oversize PN6746 .I5 1888
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Thumbs.
   "Overextended Thumbs"* (The Forty Year Old Hippie) 1 p. in
   The Whole Forty Year Old Hippie Catalog / by Ted Richards
   (San Francisco : Rip Off Press, 1978). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.45.R5W47
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Thumbs.
   Security is a Thumb and a Blanket / Charles M. Schulz. --
   San Francisco : Determined Productions, 1963. -- 64 p. :
   ill. ; 15 cm. -- Peanuts characters.
   1. Funny kid comics. I. Schulz, Charles M. II. Peanuts.
   III. Determined Productions. k. Thumbs. k. Blankets. Call
   no.: PN6728.P4S42 1963
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Thumbs.
   Tom Thumb. -- New York : Dell Publishing Co., 1958. -- 32
   p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "No. 972". -- "M.G.M. presents a
   George Pal production." -- Fantasy genre; fairy tale. --
   Call no.: PN6728.2.D4T645 1958
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Thumbs.
   "Tug of War"* (Classic Peanuts, July 2, 2004) / Schulz. --
   Summary: In a silent strip, Snoopy and Linus struggle over
   the blanket, and Snoopy ends up sitting on Linus and
   sucking his thumb. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "blankets"
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"Thumbs Down!" / art by Al Williamson ; script by Anne T.
   Murphy. p. 13-18 in Creepy, no. 6 (1965). -- "Fun and games
   in ancient Rome, but they're fixed, and how." -- Call no.:
   PN6728.3.W3C7no.6
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"Thumbs Down!" / art by Al Williamson ; story by Anne T.
   Murphy. p. 40-45 in Creepy, no. 48 (Oct. 1972) ; reprinted
   from Creepy, no. 20. -- Summary: "Travel back to the
   glorious days of the Roman Empire, when a man's fate hung
   on the position of a thumb!" -- Call no.:
   PN6728.3.W3C7no.48
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"Thumbs Down" / Roberta Gregory. p. 3-4 in The Comics Journal,
   no. 195 (Apr. 1997) -- (Blood & Thunder) -- Letter on
   reviewing; response by Tom Spurgeon.
   I. Gregory, Roberta. II. Spurgeon, Tom. k. Reviewing of
   comics. Call no.: PN6700.C62no.195
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"Thumbs Up" (Clipper Kirk) / art: Art Saaf. 8 p. in Wings
   Comics, no. 20 (Apr. 1942). -- Villain The Black Angel is
   introduced and dies; introduction of Brown (the Black
   Angel's cousin). -- Data from Lou Mougin via The Grand
   Comics Database Project. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.F5W5m no.20
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Thumbscrews.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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Thumbscrough, Clyde.
   "He Tried Plastic Surgery, Too" (Our Boarding House, Sept.
   22, 1969) / Branagan-McCormick. -- Summary: The Major meets
   up with Clyde Thumbscrough, the salesman who sold the
   development with all those flooded basements. His name is
   now Clyde Throckbury, because it's easier to spell. -- Call
   no.: PN6726 f.B55 "plastic surgery"
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Thumbtacks.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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