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Playgirl.
   "Are You Sure Burt Reynolds Started Like This?"* (John
   Darling, Oct. 6, 1983) / by Armstrong & Batiuk. -- Summary:
   John's posing for a Playgirl centerfold. -- Call no.:
   PN6726 f.B55 "centerfolds"
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Playgirl.
   Index entry (p. 119) in Women and the Comics / by Trina
   Robbins and Catherine Yronwode (Eclipse Books, 1985). Call
   no.: PN6710.R6 1985
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Playgirl.
   Lynn Williams interview (6 p.) in David Anthony Kraft's
   Comics Interview, no. 47 (1987) -- Topics: Playgirl
   magazine, C.A.P.S. -- Data from issue 100 of magazine. --
   Call no.: PN6725.D28no.47
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Playgirl's Best Cartoons : a hilarious look at life, love and
   sex from a woman's point of view. -- Santa Monica, CA : RG
   Group, 1983. -- 80 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. -- Title from cover.
   1. Sex--Caricatures and cartoons. Call no.: NC1428.P55B4
   1983
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Playground. -- Plymouth, MI : Caliber Press, 1990- . -- ill. ;
   26 cm. -- Began with no. 1 (Oct. 1990). -- Alternative. --
   LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6728.6.C3P55
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"The Playground" / writer, Joe De Anchon ; artist, Bendal. 7
   p. in Gay Heart Throbs, no. 3 (Summer 1981). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.45.F8G3no.3
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Playground Equipment.
   "He Promises to Have It Done by the Time I Have Kids"*
   (Real Life Adventures, July 10, 2004) / by Wise & Aldrich.
   -- Summary: His dad has been assembling playground
   equipment since he was three. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "assembly"
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"The Playground Murder"* (Sargon the Sorcerer) / Purcell. 8 p.
   in All-American Comics, no. 29 (Aug. 1941)
   k. Murder. I. Sargon the Sorcerer. II. Purcell, Howard E.
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A38no.29. Call no.: Film 15791
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"The Playground of Terror!" (Metal Men) / Ross Andru and Mike
   Esposito, art. 25 p. in Metal Men, no. 8 (June/July 1964).
   -- Call no.: PN6728.3.N3M4no.8
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Playgrounds

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Playgrounds. -- Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, 1991- . --
   ill. ; 26 cm. -- Began with no. 1 (July 1991). -- By Peter
   Rees. -- Horror genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.6.F3P55
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Playgrounds.
   Baby Donald at the Playground. -- Racine, Wis. : Western
   Publishing Company, 1986. -- 10 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm. --
   (Disney Babies) -- (A Golden Book) -- Funny animal fiction.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.D63B33 1986
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Playgrounds.
   Donald Duck's Playground [computer game] : an action-packed
   game about change-making for ages 7-11 / IBM program and
   design by Al Lowe ; graphics by Mark Crowe ; music by Al
   Lowe ; player's guide by Annette Childs ; illustrations by
   Mark Crowe. -- Coarsegold, Calif. : Sierra On-Line, 1986.
   -- 1 program file (IBM PC,PCjr) on 1 computer disk : sd.,
   col. ; 5 1/4 in. + 1 program guide. -- Joystick required.
   -- Call no.: HG179.D65 1986
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Playgrounds.
   "The Falling was an Accident"* (Baby Blues, July 28, 1997)
   / Kirkman & Scott. -- Summary: Daddy applauds Zoe's
   playground stunt. -- Call no.: PN6726f.B55 "Falling"
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Playgrounds.
   "Fight For a Playground"* (Kayo Kirby) / art: Reed Crandall
   7 p. in Fight Comics, no. 12 (Apr. 1941). -- Villains are
   Karne, Tuffy, the Big Boss and his gang (all introduced
   here). -- Data from Gene Reed via Grand Comic Book
   Database. -- Call no.: Film 15791 r.108
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Playgrounds.
   Howling on the Playground / by Gail Herman ; illustrated by
   Duendes. -- New York : Scholastic Inc., 2000. -- 1 v. :
   col. ill. ; 24 cm. -- (Cartoon Network) -- (Scooby-Doo
   Readers ; no. 3) -- (Hello Reader! Level 2) -- Funny animal
   fiction. -- Call no.: PN6728.S32 H6 2000
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Playgrounds.
   "Your New Nickname on the Playground is 'Mondale'"* (Grand
   Avenue, Oct. 13, 2000) / Breen. -- Summary: Gabby lost the
   hall monitor election badly. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "Mondale"
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"The Playgroup Experience" / Terre Richards. 2 p. in Mama!
   Dramas, no. 1 (June 1978). -- Call no.: PN6728.45.E3M3no.1
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Playhouses.
   "Joe Camel's Playhouse"* (Safe Havens, May 12, 1992) / Bill
   Holbrook. -- Summary: The kids are learning which breath
   mints mask the smell of tobacco, and the secret word is
   emphysema. Mom turns the TV off. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "smoking"
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Playhouses.
   "Microchip Playhouse" / by Patrick E. Saint Amour. p. 34 in
   Heavy Metal, v. 8, no. 7 (Oct.  1984). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.H43v.8no.7
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Playhouses.
   "Wee Wee's Gay House (Formerly Wee-Wee's Bathouse)" /
   Robert Triptow & Michael J. Goldberg. 6 p. in Gay Comics,
   no. 11 (Winter 1987/1988)
   I. Triptow, Robert. II. Goldberg, Michael J. k. Pee-Wee's
   Playhouse. k. Herman, Pee Wee. k. Playhouses. k.
   Bathhouses. Call no.: PN6728.45.K5G3no.11
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"Playin' with my Teeth Again!"* (Arnold, Oct. 9, 1986) / by
   Kevin McCormick. -- Summary: Time to go after visiting
   Tommy's grandpa, and where's Arnold? In the bedroom. --
   Call no.: PN6726f.B55 "false teeth"
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Playing

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Playing.
   "All These Birthday Gifts and She Plays with the Wrapping
   Paper!"* (Off the Mark, Jan. 8, 2002) / Mark Parisi. --
   Summary: A kitten has a birthday. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "wrapping paper"
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Playing.
   "And the Children Play" / by Tito Salomi. back cover of
   Heavy Metal, v. 4, no. 4 (July 1980). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.H43v.4no.4
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Playing.
   At Work and Play with Bitchy Bitch / by Roberta Gregory. --
   Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 1996. -- 91 p. : ill.
   ; 26 cm. -- "The material in this collection originally
   appeared in 'Naughty bits' #10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 with the
   exception of ' Travels without Bitchy'." -- Call no.:
   PN6727.G725A85 1996
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Playing.
   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 "play"
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Playing.
   Brother Juniper at Work and Play / Justin McCarthy. --
   Garden City : Hanover House, 1960. -- 127 p. : ill. ; 21
   cm. -- Call no.: PNC1429.M212A46 1960
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Playing.
   "Building Fall Down!"* (The City, Sept. 21, 2001) / by
   Derf. -- Summary: A two-year-old is shown playing, days
   after the hijack terrorist strikes of Sept. 11, 2001. --
   Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "World Trade Center"
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Playing.
   "Camp Serenity"* (Cathy, July 31, 2000) / Cathy Guisewite.
   -- Summary: Cathy is supposed to "relearn the magical art
   of play." -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "playing"
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Playing.
   "Casey the Cop" 1 p. in Action Comics, no. 279 (Aug. 1961).
   -- Begins: "Look at those kids playing" -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.279
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Playing.
   "Child's Play" / Jack Oleck, script ; Ramona Fradon, art. 8
   p. in House of Secrets, no. 121 (July 1974) -- Call no.:
   PN6728.2.N3H62no.121
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Playing.
   "Deathplay!" (Ghost Rider) / Gerry Conway, writer ; Gil
   Kane, Sam Grainger, artists. 17 p. in Ghost Rider, no. 21
   (Dec. 1976)
   k. Play. I. Conway, Gerry. II. Kane, Gil. III. Grainger,
   Sam. Call no.: PN6728.4.M3G33no.21
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Playing.
   "Do I Have to Remember Everything?"* (One Big Happy, July
   3, 2004) / Detorie. -- Summary: Ruthie explains the rules
   to James in great detail, and then he asks what they are
   playing. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "play"
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Playing.
   "The Donnellys Didn't Let Their Cat Out Today"* (Winthrop,
   Mar. 11, 1970) / Dick Cavalli. -- Summary: Chips is bored
   watching Winthrop play bat-a-ball. -- Call no.: PN6726
   f.B55 "paddleballs"
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Playing.
   "Fill-Up Time" (Moon Mullins, July 10, 1987) / Ferd & Tom
   Johnson. -- Summary: Kayo's playing taxi with roller skates
   and a steering wheel, and Willie calls him in for lunch. --
   Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "taxis"
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Playing.
   "For Peekaboo, the Time After Gift-Giving is the Best
   Time"* (Rose is Rose, Dec. 26, 2001) / Pat Brady. --
   Summary: The kitten plays with the boxes, ribbons and
   paper. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "wrappings"
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Playing.
   "Foul Play" / Jack Davis. p. 114-121 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 The Haunt of
   Fear, no. 19 (May/June 1953). -- Involves baseball played
   with human body parts. -- Call no.: NC1426.T45
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Playing.
   "Fuzz Let His Inner Puppy Out to Play"* (Ziggy, Jan. 27,
   1999) / Tom Wilson & Tom II. -- Summary: Ziggy has a bottle
   of rug cleaner; Fuzz is his dog. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "rugs"
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Playing.
   "Haunted by the Scent"* (Cathy, July 30, 1997) / by Cathy
   Guisewite. -- Summary: Irving was playing with Electra, and
   his after-shave is her, so Electra gets a bath. -- Key
   words: Fumigation, noses, dogs. -- Call no.: PN6726f.B55
   "Scents"
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Playing.
   "I Don't Know Why, I Haven't Felt Like Playing It"* (Norm,
   Jan. 13, 2001) / Jantze. -- Summary: Norm has a new video
   game set, and no fever. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "fevers"
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Playing.
   "I Don't Please Anybody!"* (Chip, Mar. 24, 1953) / Hayes.
   -- Summary: He can play with anyone he pleases. -- Call
   no.: PN6726 f.B55 "pleasing"
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Playing.
   "I Think of Work and You Think of Play! That's Why I'm the
   Boss and You're Not!"* (Blondie, Apr. 30, 1991) / Young &
   Drake. -- Summary: Dagwood proposes a game of golf, and Mr.
   Dithers does it without him. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "golf"
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Playing.
   "If It Weren't for the Grass Stains, We Couldn't Keep Track
   of How Many Times We Fell Down" (Dennis the Menace, Jan.
   16, 1984) / Ketcham. -- Setting: Dennis and Joey are
   playing on the lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "grass"
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Playing.
   "I'll Just Stay Here and Play With My Dog!"* (Drabble, June
   19, 1982) / Fagan. in Drabble in the Fast Lane (New York :
   Fawcett Columbine, 1985). -- Summary: The whole family
   leaves and Norman's alone except for Ginger, but then
   Ginger goes out the door too. -- Call no.: PN6728.D67D7
   1985
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Playing.
   "I'm Hoping This Will End Once Ralph And I Have Children"*
   (Heathcliff, Mar. 3, 1999) / Geo. Gately. -- Summary: Ralph
   is a dog catcher, and he and Heathcliff are playing
   together in the yard. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "dogcatchers"
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Playing.
   "I'm Lonesome"* (Virgil, Feb. 1954) -- Summary: He's
   lonesome, so he brings a snowman indoors to play with. --
   Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "snowmen"
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Playing.
   "I'm Playing Fish Hatchery"* (Garfield, Jan. 21, 1989) /
   Jim Davis. -- Summary: Garfield has 119 sardines in his
   mouth. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "hatcheries"
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Playing.
   "I'm Studying to be a Podiatrist"* (Marvin, July 26, 1983)
   / Tom Armstrong. -- Summary: Marvin is playing with his
   toes. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "podiatrists"
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Playing.
   "Just Because We're the Same Species Doesn't Mean We Enjoy
   Each Other's Company!"* (Cathy, June 18, 1998) / Cathy
   Guisewite. -- Summary: Electra doesn't want to play with
   Franny. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "play"
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Playing.
   "Let's Play We're Little Puppies and Eat Right Off the
   Plate"* (Myrtle, Mar. 21, 1950) / Dudley Fisher. --
   Summary: The real dogs steal their peanut butter
   sandwiches. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "dog food"
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Playing.
   "Make Up Your Mind, What Do You Want To Play First?"
   (Marmaduke, July 31, 1997) / Brad Anderson. -- Summary:
   Marmaduke has fetched a football, a basketball, a tennis
   racquet, a baseball and bat, a frisbee, and a soccer ball.
   -- Key words: Sports, lounge chairs. -- Call no.:
   PN6726f.B55 "Sports"
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Playing.
   Minds' Play. -- Mount Forest, Ont. : Davan & Associates,
   1991?- . -- ill. ; 26 cm. -- To be complete in 9 issues. --
   Genre: Fantasy. -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 1: no. 1, 3. -- Call
   no.: PN6734.M55
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Playing.
   "Montañista" (Condorito) p. 14 in Condorito de Oro, no. 75
   (Oct. 2001). -- Condorito accomplishes a difficult mountain
   climb, while Coné plays with his friends. At the top,
   Condorito finds a snowman the kids have built. -- Call no.:
   PN6790.M44C5675no.75
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Playing.
   "Ol' Bullet ain't Worth a Hoot as a Bird Dog or a Possum
   Hound"* (Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, Feb. 18, 1987) /
   Fred Lasswell. -- Summary: But Bullet plays well with
   Tater. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "dogs"
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Playing.
   Peanuts. -- Springfield, MA : Milton Bradley, 1971. -- 1
   jigsaw puzzle (100 pieces) : col. ill. ; in box, 19 x 28 x
   4 cm. -- "4382-4". -- Shows the Peanuts gang playing in the
   snow. -- Call no.: PN6728.P4P8 1971
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Playing.
   "Playful Paul" (Who's Who in Zooville) 1 p. in All-Star
   Comics, no. 27 (Winter 1945). -- Summary: Paul submits to a
   bath and a velvet suit only because he's promised he can
   play afterwards. His mother isn't expecting him to jump
   immediately into mud. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A44m no.27
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Playing.
   "Rain in the House"* (Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, July
   31, 1997) / Fred Lasswell. -- Summary: Tater can't go
   outdoors and play in the rain, but the roof leaks so much
   it's hard to see a difference indoors. -- Key words: Pots,
   pans, beach toys. -- Call no.: PN6726f.B55 "Leaks"
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Playing.
   "Shadow Play"* (Slap-Happy Pappy) 1 p. in Crack Comics, no.
   38 (Summer 1945). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.Q3C7no.38
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Playing.
   "War Games"* (The Buckets, July 31, 1997) / Stantis. --
   Summary: She's afraid her boys will become
   Y-chromosome-driven simians playing laser tag. -- Call no.:
   PN6726f.B55 "Simians"
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Playing.
   We Learn to Play / Jean Kelleher Porter ; illustrated by
   Hank Ketcham. -- Chicago : Encyclopedia Britannica, 1954.
   -- 116 p. : ill. ; 38 cm. -- Call no.: HQ782.P6 1954
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Playing.
   "What Do You Mean You Never Played Comedy Parts?" (Our
   Boarding House, Dec. 12, 1951) -- Summary: Carp has
   appendicitis, and though he's a Shakespearean actor the
   Major volunteers to stand in for Pike's Christmas shows. --
   Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "comedy"
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Playing.
   "You Have Fun Playing Pokémon With Your Little Friend"*
   (Pokémon, Sept. 30, 2000) / by Gerard Jones and Ashura
   Benimaru. -- Summary: Misty's sisters come by and tease
   her. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "sisters"
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Playing.
   "You Really Get Ugly When You Play Monopoly"* (Luann, Apr.
   9, 1990) / by Greg Evans. -- Summary: Brad enjoys charging
   rent on Boardwalk. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "Monopoly"
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Playing.
   "You'll Be Rhett. I'll be Scarlett. I'll Go Get Dressed"*
   (The Boondocks, June 29, 1999) / Aaron McGruder. --
   Summary: Huey is talked into playing Gone with the Wind. --
   Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "Gone with the Wind"
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Playing Badly.
   "I Guess Last Time You Were Here"* (Blondie, July 6, 1985)
   / Dean Young. -- Summary: Dagwood's struggling in a sand
   trap, and asks Herb and the caddie when they've seen him
   play so badly. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "sand traps"
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Playing Baseball.
   "The Ballroom, of Course!"* (Richie Rich) 1 p. in Richie
   Rich & Dollar the Dog, no. 20 (Oct. 1981). -- Summary: The
   baseball game is rained out, but Richie has a room they can
   play in. -- Call no.: PN6728.4.H3R525no.20
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Playing Baseball.
   "You're Going to Play the Most Important Position"*
   (Rivets, June 15, 1962) / Sixta. -- Summary: All the
   positions on the baseball team are chosen, and Rivets gets
   to be the one guarding the storm drain at the curb. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.R56F61962v.1
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Playing Baseball.
   "Strike One! Yer Out!"* (Kudzu, July 30, 1997) / Doug
   Marlette. -- Summary: They're playing Ralph Reed and the
   Christian Coalition in the church softball league. -- Call
   no.: PN6726f.B55 "Strikes"
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"Playing Blocks"* (Rugrats, Oct. 14, 1998) / Gray & Baker. --
   Summary: Susie's brother Edwin is smart, and Tommy decides
   not to compete when he sees Edwin's double helix
   construction. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "blocks"
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Playing Bridge.
   "He Was In The Mixed Lounge Playing Bridge at the Time"*
   (Fred Basset, Sept. 14, 1973) / Graham. -- Summary: Fred's
   master sliced his drive on the eighteenth and hit General
   Arbuthnot. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "slicing"
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Playing by Ear.
   "Músico" (Condorito) p. 7 in Condorito de Oro, no. 75 (Oct.
   2001). -- Condorito knocks on a door with his head, because
   he's a musician who does everything by ear. -- Call no.:
   PN6790.M44C5675no.75
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Playing Cards

The solution to the mystery of a lost treasure is to be found when four annotated playing cards are gathered, in the Cotton Kid album Charivari dans les Bayous. See also
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Playing Cards.
   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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Playing Cards.
   "Check"* (The Fusco Brothers, Aug. 2, 1997) / Duffy. -- Key
   words: Poker chips, restaurants, playing cards. -- Call
   no.: PN6726f.B55 "Poker"
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Playing Cards.
   "How Do Cats Do That?"* (Mother Goose & Grimm, Apr. 27,
   1993) / by Mike Peters. -- Summary: Grimm warns Attila away
   from his house of cards, but Attilla climbs to the top for
   a nap without disturbing them. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "playing cards"
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Playing Cards.
   "It's Like We Invited Bad Luck to Play"* (Fluff, Jan. 28,
   1998) / Nina Paley. -- Summary: Every card is a joker, and
   a black cat with white-on-black word balloons shows up. --
   Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "black cats"
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Playing Cards.
   "Pornographic Old Maid" 4 p. in Bizarre Sex, no. 3 (June
   1973). -- Drawings for a deck of cards. -- By Jay Lynch,
   cf. Kennedy. Official Underground and Newave Comix Price
   Guide. -- Call no.: PN6728.45.K5B5no.3
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Playing Cards.
   "El Proveedor" (Condorito) p. 93 in Condorito de Oro, no.
   74 (Aug. 2001). -- Condorito watches while his friend plays
   cards, and provides for him, e.g., the fourth king when
   needed. -- Call no.: PN6790.M44C5675no.74
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Playing Cards.
   "Stories Behind Cards" p. 18-23 in True Comics, no. 18
   (Nov. 1942)
   1. Playing cards--Comic books, strips, etc. k. Cards. Call
   no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.18
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Playing Cards.
   "Would You Like to See the Bridge of Sighs?"* (Bringing Up
   Father, 1921) / George McManus. p. 116 in The Comic Strip
   Century (Kitchen Sink Press, 1995). -- Summary: Jiggs and
   Dinty play cards on a gondola in Venice. -- Call no.:
   PN6726.C595 1995v.1
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"Playing Catch"* (Droopy) 1 p. in Tom and Jerry, no. 230 (June
   1966). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.D4 O85no.230
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Playing Chicken.
   "Let's Play Chicken!" / Doug Moench, story ; Dave Hunt, art
   ; John Costanza, letters. 8 p. in The Barn of Fear, no. 1
   (Oct. 1977). -- Call no.: PN6728.45.C55B3no.1
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Playing Cupid.
   "When Supergirl Played Cupid!" (Supergirl) 12 p. in
   Adventure Comics, no. 390 (Mar./Apr. 1970) ; reprinted from
   Action Comics, no. 289 (June 1962) where it was titled
   "Superman's Super-Courtship." -- Appearance of Superman. --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A3no.390
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Playing Darts.
   "The Annual Blood Drawing" (Our Boarding House, Feb. 8,
   1968) / Bill Freyse. -- Summary: The boarders are playing
   darts and commenting on the dog they heard about that ate
   the samples, and the fact that Templeton doesn't look well.
   -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "darts"
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"Playing Dead"* (Barefootz) 1 p. in Howard Cruse's Barefootz
   Funnies, no. 2 (1976). -- Call no.: PN6728.45.K5B33no.2
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Playing Dead.
   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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Playing Dead.
   "The Man Who Played Death" (Hourman and Thorndyke, the
   Minute Man) / Bernard Baily, art. 8 p. in Adventure Comics,
   no. 78 (Sept. 1942). -- Superhero genre. -- Data from Bob
   Cherry, Gene Reed, Lou Mougin, et al., via Grand Comics
   Database Project. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A3m no.78
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Playing Dead.
   "No Animals Were Harmed in the Making of This Movie"* (Hi
   and Lois, Oct. 7, 2000) / Chance Browne. -- Summary: Chip
   and Ditto make a video of Dawg rolling over and playing
   dead. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "playing dead"
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Playing Doctor

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Playing Doctor.
   "Let's Play with my New Cynthia Dream Surgery Kit"*
   (Rugrats, Oct. 13, 1998) / Gray & Baker. -- Summary:
   Susie's mom runs of to teach surgery, taking the toy
   medical instruments by mistake. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "doctors' bags"
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Playing Doctor.
   "The Naughty Nurse in Let's Play Doctor, Doctor" p. 76-81
   in Sex, Humor and the Comics, an Illustrated Study, v. 1 /
   compiled by James Olson (Atlanta, Ga. : Pendulum Books,
   1972). -- A Tijuana bible reprint. -- Call no.: PN6714.S45
   1972v.1
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Playing Doctor.
   "No Problem. I Moved My Gall Bladder to 4:30"* (Safe
   Havens, July 12, 1989) / by Bill Holbrook. reproduced on p.
   159 of Golf in the Comic Strips, ed. by Howard Ziehm
   (General Publishing Group, 1997). -- Summary: Mom is
   alarmed to learn that Dave and Samantha are playing doctor,
   and relieved that that means a round of golf. -- Call no.:
   PN6726.G595 1997
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Playing Doctor.
   "This is my Afternoon for Golf. I'll Have to See You in the
   Morning"* (Bugs Bunny, July 19, 1973) / by Heimdahl &
   Stoffel. -- Summary: Cicero is playing doctor. -- Call no.:
   PN6726 f.B55 "golf"
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Playing Doctor.
   "You Can Make a Donor and Do a Heart Transplant"* (Calvin &
   Hobbes, Jan. 6, 1990) / Watterson. -- Summary: Calvin's
   doing brain surgery on his snowman; Susie doesn't want to
   play any more. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "brain surgery"
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Playing Doctor.
   "You Won't Have to Worry about Overnight Stays"* (Dr. Katz,
   Sept. 15, 1997) / Truxaw. -- Summary: His son is playing
   doctor, which is normal, except he's running an HMO. --
   Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "HMOs"
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"Playing Favorites."
   Ascending Peculiarity : Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey :
   Interviews / selected and edited by Karen Wilkin. -- New
   York : Harcourt, 2001. -- 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. --
   Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-247) and index.
   -- Contents: Edward Gorey : an introduction / Karen Wilkin
   -- And "G" is for Gorey who here tells his story (1973) /
   Jan Hodenfield ; The City Ballet fan extraordinaire (1973)
   / Anna Kisselgoff ; Balletgorey (1974) / Tobi Tobias ;
   Conversations with writers : Edward Gorey (1977) / Robert
   Dahlin ; The Dick Cavett show with Edward Gorey (1977) /
   Dick Cavett ; The cat quotes of Edward Gorey (1978) / Jane
   Merrill Filstrup ; An interview with Edward St. John Gorey
   at the Gotham Book Mart (1978) / Jane Merrill Filstrup ;
   The mind's eye : writers who draw (1980) / Jean Martin ;
   Edward Gorey (1980) / Lisa Solod ; The poison penman (1984)
   / Richard Dyer ; An American original (1988) / Carol
   Stevens ; Edward Gorey and the Tao of nonsense (1992) /
   Stephen Schiff ; Edward Gorey (1995) / Simon Henwood ;
   Edward Gorey : portrait of the artist in chilling color
   (1996) / Scott Baldauf ; The Gorey details (1997) / David
   Streitfeld ; Edward Gorey : Proust questionnaire (1997) /
   Anonymous ; A Gorey encounter (1997) / Ed Pinsent ; Writing
   "The black doll" : a talk with Edward Gorey (1998) / Annie
   Nocenti ; The connection (1998) / Christopher Lydon ;
   Playing favorites (1998) / Kerry Fried ; Edward Gorey's
   cover story (1999) / Steven Heller. -- Call no.:
   NX512.G67A35 2001
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Playing for Keeps.
   "Come At Me Again and I Play for Keeps, not Sleeps"*
   (Modesty Blaise, 8838) / by Peter O'Donnell ; drawn by
   Romero. -- Appeared July 29, 1997 in Detroit Free Press. --
   Summary: Modesty warns Salem and his group, and he says
   they're just tourists on the way to New Zealand. -- Call
   no.: PN6726f.B55 "Tourists"
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Playing for Keeps.
   "In Manhattan, They Play for Keeps" (Paladin) / Don
   McGregor, writer ; Tom Sutton, artist. 18 p. in Marvel
   Premiere, no. 43 (Aug. 1978)
   1. Soldiers of fortune--Comic books, strips, etc. I.
   McGregor, Don. II. Sutton, Tom. III. Paladin. k. Manhattan.
   k. Playing for Keeps. k. Keeps. Call no.:
   PN6728.4.M3M333no.43
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Playing Hard to Get.
   "Gangway" (Freckles and His Friends, Oct. 4, 1946) / by
   Blosser. -- Summary: Lard and Freckles try to learn from
   Nutty's example, and play hard to get. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.F675F6 1939 v.2
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Playing Hard to Get.
   "Wrong Technique" (Freckles and His Friends, Oct. 5, 1946)
   / by Blosser. -- Summary: Lard loses a date with Ingrid by
   playing too hard to get. -- Call no.: PN6728.F675F6 1939
   v.2
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Playing Hide and Go Seek.
   "Ready Or Not, Here I Come!"* (Liberty Meadows, Feb. 5,
   1998) / by Frank Cho. -- Summary: Truman and Oscar are
   playing hide and go seek; Oscar startles Truman up a tree.
   -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "hide and seek"
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"Playing His Own 'Toon" / Jef Mallett. p. 24-33 in Cartoonist
   Profiles, no. 135 (Sept. 2002). -- Mallett tells about his
   strip, Frazz, with samples, a cast of characters, and a
   photograph of the artist. -- Call no.: NC1300.C35no.135
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"Playing House"* (Baby Blues, Sept. 25, 2000) / Kirman &
   Scott. -- Summary: The kids are playing house, and Dad
   watches golf as his assigned role. -- Call no.: PN6726
   f.B55 "televised golf"
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Playing House.
   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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Playing House.
   "I Don't Feel Ready to Have a Family...I'm Only Six" (What
   a Guy, Apr. 26, 1993) / Bill Hoest. -- Setting: Dolls and a
   doll house. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "playing house"
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Playing House.
   "Would You Like To Play House With Me?"* (The Boondocks,
   Aug. 23, 2000) / Aaron McGruder. -- Summary: Huey ruminates
   about reasons not to mow the lawn (he's against "curtailing
   the progress of nature for aesthetic reasons") but he
   forgets all that when he gets a worse offer. -- Call no.:
   PN6726 f.B55 "lawnmowing"
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Playing Indian.
   The Latest Adventures of Foxy Grandpa : including the
   latest pictures and startling surprises of Foxy Grandpa /
   by Bunny. -- Chicago : M.A. Donohue, 1905. -- 32 leaves :
   col. ill. ; 25 x 39 cm. -- MSU Library copy is partially
   disbound and lacks 10 leaves. -- Contents: He will soon be
   up ; Foxy Grandpa on stilts ; Foxy Grandpa makes a goal ;
   Duck shooting ; He has some fun on the farm ; Unmasking an
   imposter ; He has a mishap ; A Hallowe'en prank ; Foxy
   Grandpa plays Indian ; He never gets left ; The boys catch
   him napping on the beach ; Foxy Grandpa in the saddle ; His
   Thanksgiving dinner ; His Table D'Hote ; Foxy Grandpa makes
   a strike ; Foxy Grandpa as a marksman: a little accident
   happens ; Hornets this time ; Foxy Grandpa proves his skill
   as a marksman ; Can he spin a top? Well, just watch him ;
   Foxy Grandpa and the sea serpent ; He shows the boys an old
   trick ; He is up on crutches. -- Character is an old man, a
   grandfather. -- Call no.: folio PN6728.F64L25 1905
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Playing It Again.
   Garfield Plays it Again / Jim Davis. -- Horsham, Sussex :
   Ravette Books, 1988. -- 1 v. : ill. ; 18 cm. -- (Garfield ;
   no. 15) -- Funny animal genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.G28P58
   1988
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Playing it Safe.
   "Millie Plays It Safe!" (Millie) / Stan Lee. 2 p. in Life
   with Millie, no. 10 (Apr. 1961). -- Begins: "Hold it,
   Millie! It looks good!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3D32no.10
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Playing Lessons.
   Jack Nicklaus' Playing Lessons / by Jack Nicklaus, with Ken
   Bowden ; illustrated by Jim McQueen. -- Norwalk, Conn. :
   Golf Digest/Tennis Inc., 1981. -- 143 p. : ill. (some col.)
   ; 29 cm. -- "Based on the Golf Digest playing lesson
   series." -- Panel and caption style. -- Call no.: GV965.N52
   1981
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Playing Music.
   "Captain Marvel Plays in a Band!" (Captain Marvel) 8 p. in
   Whiz Comics, no. 62 (Feb. 1945) -- SUMMARY: Billy Batson
   gets in trouble by bragging to a bandleader that he can
   play the bass fiddle when he really can't, and Captain
   Marvel ends up organizing a jug band.
   I. Captain Marvel. k. Playing in a Band. k. Bands. k.
   Bragging. k. Bass Fiddles. k. Jug Bands. Call no.:
   PN6728.1.F3W47no.62
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Playing Music.
   "Pop Never Plays It Any More"* (Priscilla's Pop, Feb. 17,
   1962) / Al Vermeer. -- Summary: Rev. Weems is soliciting
   aid to send a missionary to the South Seas, and Priscilla
   offers a ukelele. -- Call no.: PN6728.P76F6 1947 v.8
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Playing Music.
   "Sit Dot Com" (Zippy, July 31, 1997) / Griffy. -- Summary:
   Griffy and Zippy describe the neighbors on their block. --
   Key words: Identical elderly ladies, scotty dogs, French
   people, Samoan people, blind people, hoarding cardboard,
   hippies, meter maids, opera buffs, banjo players, sitcom
   characters, bankable casting, pilot scripts, Fox, HBO. --
   Call no.: PN6726f.B55 "Neighbors"
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Playing Music.
   "You Don't Play Real Music"* (Hi and Lois, Aug. 1, 1997) /
   Chance Browne. -- Summary: Chip's not playing a song, he's
   playing a pentatonic scale. -- Key words: Guitars,
   amplifiers, sunglasses, grandfathers. -- Call no.:
   PN6726f.B55 "Pentatonic Scales"
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Playing Numbers.
   "Hot Enough to Fry an Egg on the Sidewalk"* (Curtis, Aug.
   2, 1997) / by Ray Billingsley. -- Key words: Weather, young
   men, unemployment, drinking beer, playing numbers. -- Call
   no.: PN6726f.B55 "Eggs"
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Playing Numbers.
   "Stay on the Safe Side" (Sunny Boy, Jan. 24, 1942) / by
   Holloway. -- Summary: Sunny Boy dreams about the law, and
   checks his dream book to find what numbers he should play.
   -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "dreams"
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"Playing Office"* (S'Matter, Pop? 1911) / by C.M. Payne. p. 56
   in The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics, ed. by
   Bill Blackbeard and Martin Williams (Washington, D.C. :
   Smithsonian Institution Press, 1977). -- Call no.:
   PN6726.S6 1977
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Playing Pirate.
   "You're a Swell Wiener Doggie, Oscar, but you make one
   Lousy Pirate"* (Liberty Meadows, Nov. 22, 1997) / by Frank
   Cho. -- Summary: Truman's playing pirate, and Oscar gives
   him a big friendly lick on the face. -- Call no.: PN6726
   f.B55 "pirates"
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Playing Pool.
   "They Swiped All the Mousetraps"* (The Piranha Club, Sept.
   23, 1998) / B. Grace. -- Summary: Playing pool afterwards,
   Reverend Bob reports on his experiment with mousetraps in
   the collection plates. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "mousetraps
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Playing Records.
   "The Earle Hagen Orchestra"* (Crankshaft, May 13, 1994) /
   Batiuk & Ayers. -- Summary: Compares playing a record for
   his wife at the nursing home, to going to a dance at the
   armory fifty years earlier. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "nursing homes"
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Playing Safe.
   "The Professor Plays Safe" (Starman) / Joe Samachson,
   script ; Emil Gershwin, art. 8 p. in Adventure Comics, no.
   95 (Dec. 1944). -- Superhero genre. -- Data from Bob
   Cherry, Gene Reed, Lou Mougin, et al., via Grand Comics
   Database Project. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A3m no.95
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Playing Santa.
   "Every Year He Comes to Play Santa Claus for the Gumps"*
   (The Gumps, 1925) / Sidney Smith. p. 128 in The Comic Strip
   Century (Kitchen Sink Press, 1995). -- Summary: Carlos
   tells Carlotta his plan to get Bim's money. -- 24th in a
   sequence. -- Call no.: PN6726.C595 1995v.1
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Playing Scales.
   "Horror Plays the Scales" (Captain America) / Joe Simon,
   Jack Kirby, script ; Jack Kirby, pencils ; Joe Simon, inks.
   13 p. in Captain America Comics, no. 7 (Oct. 1941) ;
   reprinted in Fantasy Masterpieces, no. 7 (Feb. 1967) as:
   "Death Plays the Scales!" ; reprinted in The Golden Age of
   Marvel Comics (New York : Marvel Comics, 1997). -- Villain
   The Fiddler is introduced and dies. -- Data from Lou Mougin
   and Tony R. Rose via Grand Comics Database Project. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.M3C3m no.7. Call no.: PN6726.G575 1997
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Playing School.
   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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"Playing Tarzan"* (Sergeant Stony Craig and his U.S. Marines)
   1 p. in Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics, no. 1 (Aug. 1940) --
   Sunday page reprint.
   I. Rentfrow, Frank. II. Dickson, Don. III. Sergeant Stony
   Craig and his U.S. Marines. k. Tarzan. Call no.: Film
   15791r.194
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Playing Tarzan.
   "We Were Playin' Tarzan" (Family Circus, July 19, 1999) /
   Bil Keane. -- Summary: The boys have pulled a towel rack
   off the wall. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "Tarzan"
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Playing the Market.
   "Freak Brothers Play the Market" / dialogue, Don Baumgart.
   1 p. in Several Short Stories from the Fabulous Furry Freak
   Brothers / by Shelton, Sheridan, & Mavrides (Fabulous Furry
   Freak Brothers ; no. 7) (Auburn, CA : Rip Off Press, 1982).
   -- Call no.: PN6728.45.R5F27 1982
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Playing the Piano.
   "He Doesn't Have Ulcers, but I Think He's a Carrier"
   (Dennis the Menace, Feb. 10, 2000) / Ketcham. -- Summary:
   Mr. Wilson is talking about Dennis, while Dennis plays the
   piano. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "ulcers"
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Playing the Piano.
   "I Thought She Was A Methodist"* (Dennis the Menace, June
   13, 2002) / Ketcham. -- Summary: Dennis and Joey are
   listening to Margaret play the piano. They've been told
   she's a prodigy. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "Methodists"
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Playing the Stock Market.
   "Yøu've Been Plåying the Støck Mårket Tøø Løng!"* (Asterix
   & Obelix, July 25, 1978) / Uderzo & Goscinny. -- Summary:
   Great Danish (the dog) smells land, but Peer Dimlisen is
   afraid of falling off the edge of the wørld. -- Call no.:
   PN6745.B8 1980
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"Playing the Wrong Game at the Wrong Time"* (Born Loser, June
   23, 2001) / Art-Chip. -- Summary: Brutus's bowling score
   would be a good golf score, and vice versa. -- Call no.:
   PN6726 f.B55 "sports"
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Playing Through

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Playing Through.
   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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Playing Through.
   "Do You Mind If I Play Through?"* (Little Lulu, copyright
   1957). reproduced on p. 81 of Golf in the Comic Strips, ed.
   by Howard Ziehm (General Publishing Group, 1997). --
   Summary: Pop's giving Lulu golf pointers indoors, and
   Lulu's mom needs to vacuum. -- Call no.: PN6726.G595 1997
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Playing Through.
   "Do You Mind If I Play Through?"* (Peanuts, Jan. 22, 1993)
   / by Schulz. -- Summary: Charlie Brown is stuck on the ice
   on his back like a turtle hoping someone will help him, and
   Snoopy comes along with his golf clubs. -- Call no.: PN6726
   f.B55 "playing through"
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Playing Through.
   "Don't Be a Fool, Andy. Let Them Play Through" (In the
   Bleachers, Aug. 12, 1991) / Moore. -- Summary: A football
   team is advancing across the golf course. -- Call no.:
   PN6726 f.B55 "playing through"
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Playing Through.
   "I Hate Invading Scotland"* (Hagar the Horrible, May 12,
   1999) / Chris Browne. -- Summary: Hagar and his men have to
   wait while a man in a kilt plays through. -- Call no.:
   PN6726 f.B55 "playing through"
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Playing Through.
   "I Said, Mind If We Play Through?"* (Hagar the Horrible,
   Apr. 19, 1993) / Chris Browne. -- Summary: Golfers come
   upon Hagar in the midst of a battle. -- Call no.: PN6726
   f.B55 "playing through"
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Playing Through.
   "Mind If We Play Through?" (Herman, July 5, 1997) / Unger.
   -- Summary: Golfers come upon a man with a large snake
   coiled about him. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "playing
   through"
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Playing Through.
   "OK, OK, OK, OK!! You Can Play Through!" (In the Bleachers,
   Feb. 15, 1990) / Moore. -- Summary: Two golfers are tied to
   a stake and ready to burn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "stakes"
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Playing Through.
   "Okay, Mrs. Smart! Give Back My Golf Balls!"* (Lancelot,
   Mar. 1, 1971) / Coker-Penn. -- Summary: She plays through
   the living room with the vacuum cleaner. -- Call no.:
   PN6726 f.B55 "vacuum cleaners"
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Playing Through.
   "The Reservation has Changed a Lot since the Casino Came
   In"* (Alex's Restaurant, Oct. 25, 1999) / Sinclair. --
   Summary: He's showing the sacred place where he had the
   dream, and a voice asks to play through. -- Call no.:
   PN6726 f.B55 "playing through"
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Playing Through.
   "We Had to Let a Foursome of Cows Eat Through"* (Wizard of
   Id, Sept. 13, 1999) / Parker. -- Summary: It wasn't a good
   golf course. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "golf courses"
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Playing Through.
   "Yes, Actually I Do Mind if you Play Through!" (Hägar the
   Horrible, Oct. 13, 1999) / Chris Browne. -- Summary: Hagar
   wants to golf through Helga's laundry space. -- Call no.:
   PN6726 f.B55 "playing through"
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Playing to Win.
   "Getting Into Games, pt. 2: Before You Place Your First
   Order" / John R. Phythyon, Jr. p. 44-45 in Comics Retailer,
   no. 101 (v. 9, no. 8) (Aug. 2000). -- (Playing to Win) --
   Call no.: PN6714.C645v.9no.8
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Playing Tricks.
   "Eyes Playing Tricks on You, eh?" (Stuart Taylor) / art:
   Alex Blum. 5 p. in Jumbo Comics, no. 88 (June 1946). --
   Data from Lou Mougin via The Grand Comics Database Project.
   -- Call no.: Film 15791r.103
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Playing War.
   "No Bridge, No Crossing" (S'Matter Pop, 1941) / by C.M.
   Payne. -- Summary: The boys are playing war, and a plank
   over a tub of water is a bridge. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "bridges"
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"Playing with Fire!" 1 p. text in Funny Films, no. 18
   (July/Aug. 1952). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.A5F8no.18
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"Playing with Fire!" (Human Torch) / script, Stan Lee? ; art,
   Dick Ayers. 5 p. in Captain America Comics, no. 78 (Sept.
   1954). -- Data from Lou Mougin and Tony R. Rose via Grand
   Comics Database Project. -- Call no.: Film 15791r.93
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"Playing with Fire!" (X-Factor) / written by Peter David ;
   pencils by Larry Stroman/Brandon Peterson ; inked by Al
   Milgrom. 22 p. in X-Factor, no. 78 (May 1992) -- SUMMARY:
   X-Factor and the Mutant Liberation Front clash in the
   research clinic of Doctor Tucker, who has discovered a way
   to identify and remove mutant genes from unborn children.
   1. Genetic engineering. 2. Abortion. 3. Science--Ethical
   aspects. k. Fire. k. Clinics. I. David, Peter. II. Stroman,
   Larry. III. Milgrom, Al. IV. Mutant Liberation Front. Call
   no.: PN6728.5.M3X15no.78
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Playing with Fire.
   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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Playing with Food.
   "The All-Cat Cooking Channel"* (Garfield, Mar. 8, 1999) /
   Jim Davis. -- Summary: The television cook plays with the
   bird before getting it ready for roasting. -- Call no.:
   PN6726 f.B55 "cooking shows"
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Playing with Food.
   "Stop Playing With Your Food!"* (Kit 'n' Carlyle, Aug. 8,
   1989) / Larry Wright. -- Summary: Carlyle's hitting bits of
   cat food with a golf club. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "golf"
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"Playing with Magic" / Dean Westerfield. p. 3-4 in The Comics
   Journal, no. 216 (Oct. 1999). -- (Blood & Thunder) --
   Letter on Magic Realism, with response by Ed Shannon. --
   Call no.: PN6700.C62no.216
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"Playing with Matches"* (Awful Oscar) 1/2 p. in Li'l Pals, no.
   5 (May 1973). -- 8th story in this issue. -- Begins: Hey,
   Kitty! Where you going? I just saw. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.4.M3L53no.5
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Playing with self.
   "Bunch Plays With Herself" / Aline Kominsky. 2 p. in
   Arcade, the Comics Revue, no. 3 (Fall 1975) -- Data from
   Catherine Yronwode.
   I. Kominsky, Aline. k. Playing with self. Call no.:
   PN6728.45.P7A7no.3
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"Playland" (Inspector Dayton) / art: Robert Webb. 6 p. in
   Jumbo Comics, no. 56 (Oct. 1943). -- Villains introduced
   here are Micky Masters, Dolly LaVarre, Blackie and their
   gang. -- Data from Lou Mougin via The Grand Comics Database
   Project. -- Call no.: Film 15791r.156
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Playland.
   Baby Donald goes to Playland : a Book about Sounds. --
   Columbus, Ohio : Weekly Reader, 1988.-- 1 v. : col. ill. ;
   18 cm. -- (Disney Babies) -- Board book. -- Summary (from
   OCLC): Baby Donald hears fun sounds at Playland, such as
   honk honk, beep beep, and choo choo. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.D63B34 1988
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Playmates

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Playmates.
   "The Dogs from Hell Wrap Themselves in Bandages"* (Sylvia,
   Aug. 6, 1988) / by Nicole Hollander. -- Summary: The dogs
   stand in front of the elevator hoping to lure playmates
   into their apartment. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "dogs"
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Playmates.
   "Kidstuff" (Vengeance) / Chris Cooper, writer ; Reggie
   Jones, breakdowns ; Fred Harper, finishes. -- (Diabolique ;
   pt. 1 of 4) -- 8 p. in Marvel Comics Presents, no. 160
   (Early Aug. 1994) -- Summary: In the Brooklyn subway,
   Vengeance (Michael Baldino) fights a monster made of body
   parts from missing persons ; Diabolique appears to be a
   little girl but is actually the monster's playmate.
   k. Brooklyn. k. Subway. k. Body parts. k. Missing persons.
   k. Girls. k. Playmates. I. Cooper, Chris. II. Jones,
   Reggie. III. Harper, Fred. IV. Series. Call no.:
   PN6728.5.M3M23no.160
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Playmates.
   "Other Kids Have Imaginary Playmates"* (Sally Bananas, June
   13, 1973) / by C. Barsotti. p. 5 of The Menomonee Falls
   Guardian, no. 1 (June 28, 1973). -- Summary: Sally seems to
   have landed in a looney bin. -- Call no.: oversize
   PN6726.M582no.1
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Playmates.
   "The Relic" 11 p. in Wet Dreams / Alfonso Azpiri (Rockville
   Centre, NY : Heavy Metal, 2000) ; and in Heavy Metal, v.
   23, no. 6 (Jan. 2000), p. 94-104. -- Summary: A king puts
   out a reward for the head of a dangerous giant, without
   knowing that the giant is actually his daughter's favorite
   playmate. Mercenaries come to kill the giant, and catch the
   daughter on her way to warn him. While the mercenaries are
   assaulting her, the giant comes, kills the mercenaries, and
   is killed. The princess amputates a souvenir. -- Call no.:
   PN6777.A9W413 2000
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Playmates.
   "La Saison Froide"* (Smokie) p. 28 in Le Journal de Nano et
   Nanette, no. 205 (Jan. 17, 1961). -- Summary: Smoke, Smokey
   bear's little bear companion, is frustrated to find that
   all his playmates have gone into hibernation. Smokey tells
   us how to do ice fishing: "La Pêche durant la Saison
   Froide." -- Call no.: PN6748.J63no.205
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Playmates.
   Walt Disney Productions' The Fox and the Hound. -- New York
   : Golden Press, 1981. -- 64 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. --
   Comics version. -- Summary: Tod the Fox and Copper the
   hound are youthful playmates and unlikely friends who,
   despite their differences, grow up to save each other's
   lives. -- Call no.: PN1997.5.F6W3 1981
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Playmates.
   "Wonder Girl's Robot Playmate" (Wonder Girl) 9 p. in Wonder
   Woman, no. 114 (May 1960)
   k. Robot playmate. k. Playmates. Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3W6no.114
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Playmen.
   Index entry (p. 13, 178) in Encyclopédie des bandes
   dessinées / ed. Marjorie Alessandrini. Nouv. ed. (Paris : A
   Michel, 1986) Call no.: PN6707.E5 1986
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Playmore, Inc.

Publisher of illustrated books
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Playmore, Inc.
   The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / by A. Conan Doyle
   adapted by Malvina G. Vogel ; illustrations by Brendan
   Lynch. -- New York : Playmore, Inc., under arrangement with
   Waldman Publishing Corp., 1983. -- 238 p. : ill. ; 14 cm.
   -- (Illustrated Classic Editions) (Moby Books) -- "45261".
   1. Detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc. I.
   Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930. II. Vogel, Malvina G. III.
   Lynch, Brendan. IV. Sherlock Holmes. V. Series (2). VI.
   Playmore, Inc. VII. Waldman Publishing Corp. Call no.:
   PR4621.A3 1983
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Playmore, Inc.
   The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Coloring Book / edited by
   Helen Rudin. -- New York : Playmore, Inc., 1978. -- 48 p. :
   ill. ; 28 cm. -- Call no.: folio PS1306.A12 1978
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Playmore, Inc.
   Bullwinkle Coloring and Activity Book / stories by Michael
   J. Pellowski ; compiled & edited by Susan Lurie ; art by
   Mel Casson ; activities by Vincent Fago. -- New York :
   Playmore, Inc. and Waldman Publishing Corp., 1985. -- 1 v.
   : all ill. ; 28 cm. -- Genre: Funny animal miscellanea. --
   Call no.: PN6728.B84C6 1985
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Playmore, Inc.
   The Call of the Wild / by Jack London ; adapted by Mitsu
   Yamamoto ; illustrations by Pablo Marcos Studio. -- New
   York : Playmore, Publishers under arrangement with I.
   Waldman & Son, 1979. -- 238 p. : ill. ; 14 cm. --
   (Illustrated Classic Editions ; 4515) -- (Moby Books) --
   Full-page illustration at every opening. -- Summary: Dog
   story, about gold discovery in the Klondike River Valley
   (Yukon). -- Call no.: PS3523 .O46C3 1979
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Playmore, Inc.
   Captains Courageous / by Rudyard Kipling ; adapted by Mitsu
   Yamamoto ; illustrations by Ken Landgraf. -- New York :
   Playmore under arrangement with Waldman Publishing Corp.,
   1983. -- 238 p. : ill. ; 14 cm. -- (Illustrated Classic
   Editions ; 4536) -- (Moby Books) -- Cover illustration by
   Al Leiner. -- Call no.: PS3575.A4245C3 1983
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Playmore, Inc.
   The Count of Monte Cristo / by Alexandre Dumas ; adapted by
   Mitsu Yamamoto ; illustrations by Pablo Marcos Studio. --
   New York : Playmore, 1979. -- 236 p. : ill. ; 14 cm. --
   (Illustrated Classic Editions ; 4519) -- (Moby Books) --
   Call no.: PS3575.A4245C6 1979
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Playmore, Inc.
   Funland / by Art Nugent ; picture puzzles by Leo White. --
   New York : Playmore, Inc., Publishers and Waldman
   Publishing Corp., 1982. -- ca. 100 p. : ill. ; 16 cm. --
   (Moby Books) -- Based on the compilations: Uncle Art's
   Funland (1976 and 1977) and Little People's Puzzle (1967).
   -- Copy 2 is bibliographically identical but with all
   different puzzles. -- Call no.: GV1493.N8 1982
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Playmore, Inc.
   Heidi / Johanna Spyri ; adapted by Diedre S. Laiken ;
   illustrations by Pablo Marcos Studio. -- New York :
   Playmore, 1977. -- 236 p. : ill. ; 14 cm. -- (Illustrated
   Classic Editions) -- (Moby Books) -- Summary: A Swiss
   orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her grandfather
   in the mountains to go to school and care for an invalid
   girl in the city. -- Call no.: PT2521.S98 H413L3 1977
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Playmore, Inc.
   Johnny Wonder prize winners question & answer book /
   Playmore, Inc. and Waldman Publishing Corp. -- New York :
   United Feature Syndicate, Inc., 1984. -- 376 p. : ill. ; 27
   cm. -- Material in this collection first appeared in Johnny
   Wonder comic strips .
   1. Questions and answers--Comic books, strips, etc. I.
   Playmore, Inc. II. Waldman Publishing Corp. III. United
   Feature Syndicate, Inc. Call no.: AE6.J6 1984
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Playmore, Inc.
   A Journey to the Center of the Earth / by Jules Verne ;
   adapted by Howard J. Schwach ; illustrations by Brendan
   Lynch. -- New York : Playmore under arrangement with
   Waldman Publishing Corp., 1983. -- 238 p. : ill. ; 14 cm.
   -- (Illustrated Classic Editions ; 4528) -- (Moby Books) --
   Cover illustration by Al Leiner. -- Call no.: PS3569.C565J6
   1983
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Playmore, Inc.
   Kidnapped / by Robert Louis Stevenson ; adapted by Deborah
   Kestel. -- New York : Playmore, Inc., 1977. -- 236 p. :
   ill. ; 14 cm. -- (Illustrated Classic Editions ; 4505)
   (Moby Books) -- Call no.: PS3561.E725K5 1977
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Playmore, Inc.
   The Last of the Mohicans / by James Fenimore Cooper ;
   adapted by Eliza Gatewood Warren. -- New York : Playmore,
   Inc., 1979. -- 238 p. : ill. ; 14 cm. -- (Illustrated
   Classic Editions) -- (Moby Books) -- Call no.: PS1408.W3
   1979
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Playmore, Inc.
   The Prince and the Pauper / by Mark Twain ; adapted by
   Shirley Bogart ; illustrations by Brendan Lynch ; edited by
   Malvina G. Vogel. -- New York : Playmore, 1983. -- 238 p. :
   ill. ; 14 cm. -- (Illustrated Classic Editions ; 4535) --
   (Moby Books) -- Call no.: PS1316.A1 1983b
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Playmore, Inc.
   The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / by Robert
   Louis Stevenson ; adapted by Mitsu Yamamoto ; illustrations
   by Brendan Lynch. -- New York : Playmore under arrangement
   with Waldman Publishing Corp., 1983. -- 238 p. : ill. ; 14
   cm. -- (Illustrated Classic Editions ; 4531) -- (Moby
   Books) -- Cover illustration by Al Leiner. -- Call no.:
   PS3575.A4245S7 1983
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Playmore, Inc.
   The Swiss Family Robinson / by Johann Wyss ; adapted by
   Eliza Gatewood Warren ; illustrations by Brendan Lynch. --
   New York : Playmore under arrangement with Waldman
   Publishing Corp., 1983. -- 238 p. : ill. ; 14 cm. --
   (Illustrated Classic Editions ; 4527) -- (Moby Books) --
   Cover illustration by Al Leiner. -- Call no.:
   PS3573.A7715S87 1983
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Playmore, Inc.
   A Tale of Two Cities / by Charles Dickens ; adapted by
   Marion Leighton ; illustrations by Brendan Lynch. -- New
   York : Playmore under arrangement with Waldman Publishing
   Corp., 1983. -- 238 p. : ill. ; 14 cm. -- (Illustrated
   Classic Editions ; 4532) -- (Moby Books) -- Cover
   illustration by Al Leiner. -- Call no.: PS3562.E455T3 1983
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Playmore, Inc.
   The Three Musketeers / by Alexandre Dumas ; adapted by
   Malvina G. Vogel ; illustrations by Pablo Marcos Studio. --
   New York : Playmore, Inc., 1977. -- 236 p. : ill. ; 14 cm.
   -- (Illustrated Classic Editions) (Moby Books)
   1. France--History--Louis XIII, 1610-1643--Fiction. I.
   Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870. II. Vogel, Malvina G. III.
   Pablo Marcos Studio. IV. Series. V. Series 2. VI. Playmore,
   Inc. Call no.: PQ2228.A4 1977
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Playmore, Inc.
   The Time Machine / by H.G. Wells ; adapted by Shirley
   Bogart ; illustrations by Brendan Lynch. -- New York :
   Playmore, Inc. Publishers, 1987. -- 238 p. ; ill. ; 14 cm.
   -- (Illustrated Classic Editions ; 4530) -- (Moby Books) --
   Call no.: PR5774.T5 1987b
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Playmore, Inc.
   Treasure Island / by Robert Louis Stevenson ; adapted by
   Deidre S. Laiken ; illustrated by A.J. McAllister. -- New
   York : Playmore, Inc., 1977. -- 240 p. : ill. ; 14 cm. --
   (Illustrated Classic Editions) -- (Moby Books) -- Call no.:
   PR5486.A12 1977
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Playmore, Inc.
   20,000 Leagues Under the Sea / by Jules Verne ; adapted by
   Malvina G. Vogel ; illustrations by Pablo Marcos Studio. --
   New York : Playmore, 1977. -- 236 p. : ill., map ; 14 cm.
   -- (Illustrated Classic Editions) -- (Moby books) --
   Specially adapted version for young readers. -- Adaptation
   in English of Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. -- Call
   no.: PQ2469.V5313 1977
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Playmore, Inc.
   Ugly Faces Fun Book to Color / art by Norman Nodel ; edited
   by Susan Lurie. -- New York : Playmore Inc., Publishers and
   Waldman Publishing Corp., 1986. -- 48 p. : chiefly ill. ;
   28 cm. -- Call no.: PN6727.N62U34 1986
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Playmore, Inc.
   The War of the Worlds / by H. G. Wells ; adapted by Malvina
   G. Vogel; illustrations by Brendan Lynch. -- New York :
   Playmore : under arrangement with Waldman Pub. Corp., 1983.
   -- 238 p. : ill. ; 14 cm. -- (Illustrated Classic Editions
   ; 4529) -- (Moby Books) -- Call no.: PR5774.W33V64 1983
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Playoffs

See also World Series
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Playoffs.
   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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Playoffs.
   "If the NBA Playoffs are Teaching Me Anything, It's
   Patience"* (Girls and Sports, May 4, 2006) / Feinstein &
   Borus. -- Summary: His third date with Diane and they
   haven't made out yet. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "patience"
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Playoffs.
   "It's Nice to See So Many at Service Today"* (Beetle
   Bailey, July 19, 1984) / by Mort Walker. -- Summary: The
   chaplain moves church to the baseball diamond because of a
   playoff game. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "playoffs"
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Playoffs.
   "My One Regret in Life was the Day I Missed Your Wedding to
   Sarah"* (Herb & Jamaal, Oct. 10, 1991) / by Stephen
   Bentley. -- Summary: Jamaal played badly in the last game
   of the NBA playoffs that night. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "playoffs"
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Playoffs.
   "They're Famous for Breaking their Fans' Hearts in Playoff
   Games"* (Tank McNamara, Jan. 15, 1991) / Millar-Hinds. --
   Summary: Don't get your hopes up for the Smashers. -- Call
   no.: PN6726 f.B55 "playoffs"
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Playoffs.
   "The Thing That Couldn't Lose"* (Tank McNamara, Apr. 18,
   1986) / by Millar-Hinds. -- Summary: A dream about the NBA
   playoff formula that prolongs the season by not eliminating
   any teams. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "playoffs"
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Playoffs.
   "We're Tied after 18 Grueling Holes"* (Shoe, May 28, 1991)
   / MacNelly. -- Summary: Will the playoff be sudden death,
   or slow death? -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "golf"
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Playpads.
   Heathcliff Playpad. -- Marvel Books, 1988. -- 72 p. :
   chiefly ill. ; 28 cm. -- "Mazes, puzzles, dot-to-dot, plus
   lots of coloring pages." -- Call no.: PN6728.H4C6 1988
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"Playpen of a God!" / Jose Ortiz, art. p. 8-10 in Creepy, no.
   73 (Aug. 1975). -- "Earth was once a fair and wonderful
   place. Plants grew in abundance. Fair winds rustled through
   forest leaves. Animals romped. Men walked on straight,
   strong legs, like the gods!" -- Data from Glenn MacKay and
   Martin O'Hearn via the Grand Comics Database Project. --
   Call no.: PN6728.3.W3C7no.73
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Playpens.
   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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Plays

See also
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Plays / Copi ; translated by Anni Lee Taylor. -- London : John
   Calder, 1976- . -- 21 cm. -- Contents of v. 1: "Eva Peron"
   ; "The homosexual, or, The difficulty of sexpressing
   oneself" ; "The four twins" ; "Loretta Strong." -- LIBRARY
   HAS: v. 1. -- Call no.: PQ2663 .O6A28
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Plays.
   "Acting Debut"* (Chuck White) p. 3-8 in Treasure Chest of
   Fun & Facts, v. 3, no. 9 (Dec. 23, 1947). -- Begins: "Chuck
   White is making his debut as a comic actor in the school
   production of Joe Kelly's play, 'The Forgotten Hero.'" --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.3no.9
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Plays.
   "Album from Crumb Play Released" p. 19 in The Comics
   Journal, no. 110 (Aug. 1986). -- Data from Pete Coogan. --
   Call no.: PN6700.C62no.110
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Plays.
   "And a Good Time Was Had By All?" / Hershfield. p. 20 in
   Circulation, v. 5, no. 24 (May 1926). -- Abe Kabibble takes
   a newspaper publisher to see a play. -- Call no.:
   PN4841.C58v.5no.24
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Plays.
   "The Assassin" / George Evans. p. 20-26 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. 17 (Oct./Nov. 1954). -- Involves a
   hitman, and a stage play about the assassination of William
   McKinley. -- Call no.: NC1426.T45
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Plays.
   "An Author in Search of Six Characters" / by Milo Manara.
   p. 22-31 in Heavy Metal, v. 8, no. 10 (Jan. 1985). -- "Last
   we read, the naive seamstress agreed to play the lead role
   in the play with no name." -- "To be continued." -- Call
   no.: PN6728.H43v.8no.10
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Plays.
   "Backstage with Death" (Father O'Malley) 5 p. in Catholic
   Comics, v. 1, no. 13 (July 1947). -- Summary: "When Anne
   Winslow of St. Cecilia's C.Y.O. wins the play contest,
   neither she nor the C.Y.O.'s adviser Father O'Malley
   realize what adventure is in store for them!" -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.C3C3v.1no.13
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Plays.
   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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Plays.
   "Chuck White, part 8" p. 3-8 in Treasure Chest of Fun &
   Facts, v. 3, no. 8 (Dec. 9, 1947). -- Begins: "During his
   convalescence Joe Kelly wrote a play. Chuck is trying to
   have the play produced at school." -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.P43T7v.3no.8
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Plays.
   "Court Jesters" (Our Our Way, Mar. 4, 1965) / Neg Cochran.
   -- Summary: The bookworm wants to practice his part in the
   play ("Friends, Romans, countrymen"), the others want to
   fly kites. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "Shakespeare"
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Plays.
   Darlings of the Gods : in music hall, revue, and musical
   comedy / as seen by Nerman ; introd. by Ivor Novello. --
   London : Alston Rivers, 1929. -- 80 p. : ill. (some col.) ;
   32 cm. -- "All latest plays and stage celebrities are
   caricatured in the Tatler week by week by Nerman." -- Call
   no.: folio NC1479.N47D3
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Plays.
   "Getting Into The Act" (Archie) 1 public service page in
   Veronica, no. 44 (July 1995) -- SUMMARY: Mr. Svenson builds
   a wheelchair ramp in the high school auditorium so a
   disabled student can audition for the play (Romeo and
   Juliet). -- "Brought to you by Archie Comics and United
   Cerebral Palsy Associations!" -- Call no.:
   PN6728.5.A7V4no.44
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Plays.
   "Gorilla Grodd's Grandstand Play!" (Superman) / Elliot
   Maggin, story ; Swan and Anderson, art. 16 p. in Action
   Comics, no. 424 (June 1973). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.424
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Plays.
   "Grandstand Play" / Romita. 5 p. in War Comics, no. 16
   (Feb. 1953)
   I. Romita, John. k. Plays. Call no.: PN6728.2.M3W32no.16
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Plays.
   "Harvey Pekar's American Splendor on the Boards" p. 26 in
   The Comics Journal, no. 101 (Aug. 1985). -- About a play.
   -- Data from Pete Coogan. -- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.101
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Plays.
   Haunted : a sticker storybook / written by Victoria Crenson
   ; illustrated by Howard Brady. -- New York : Simon &
   Schuster, 1987. -- 24 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm. -- (The
   Flintstone Kids) -- (A Wanderer Book) -- Summary: A ghost
   bothers the rehearsals for the school play. -- Funny kid
   fiction. -- Call no.: PS3553.R433H38 1987
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Plays.
   "If He Hadn't Written All Those Plays, Who'd've Ever Heard
   of Him?"* (Born Loser, Feb. 1, 1988) / Art/Chip Sansom. --
   Summary: Gladys is reading "Much Ado About Nothing," and
   Brutus says he's not impressed with Shakespeare. -- Call
   no.: PN6726 f.B55 "Shakespeare"
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Plays.
   Married with Children : Off Broadway / Geoffrey White,
   writer ; Eddie Pittman, penciler ; Jim Brozman, inker ;
   Andrea Albert, color artist ; Todd S. Tuttle, letterer ;
   Joan Weis, editor. -- Northbrook, IL : Now Comics, 1993. --
   23 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "Vol. 1 no. 1 (of 1), Sept.
   1993." -- Summary: Kelly acts in the school play. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.6.N6M285 1993
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Plays.
   "New York City"* (Chuck White) p. 3-8 in Treasure Chest of
   Fun and Facts, v. 3, no. 11 (Jan. 20, 1948). -- Begins:
   "Chuck, accompanied by his mother, is in New York for a
   motion picture test. It was arranged by Mr. Bryan who had
   seen Chuck perform in Joe Kelly's play." -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.P43T7v.3no.11
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Plays.
   "Pekar Writing Play" p. 17 in The Comics Journal, no. 124
   (Aug. 1988). -- Data from Pete Coogan. -- Call no.:
   PN6700.C62no.124
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Plays.
   "Power Play!" (The Defenders) 18 p. in The Defenders, no.
   17 (Nov. 1974). -- Call no.: PN6728.4.M3D4no.17
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Plays.
   "A Previously Undiscovered Play by Shakespeare"* (Sylvia,
   Aug. 14, 1993) / by Nicole Hollander. -- Summary: Or maybe
   that's not what'd be most the welcome find in the
   refrigerator. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "Shakespeare"
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Plays.
   "SF Plays NY" p. 27 in The Comics Journal, no. 99 (June
   1985). -- About plays. -- Data from Pete Coogan. -- Call
   no.: PN6700.C62no.99
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Plays.
   "Sacrifice Play" 6 p. in Whiz Comics, no. 155 (June 1953)
   -- A Korean War story. -- Call no.: Film 15791 r.96
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Plays.
   "Sacrifice Play!" (Spider-Man) / Roger Stern, writer ; John
   Romita Jr. and Dave Simons, artists. 22 p. in The Amazing
   Spider-Man, no. 245 (Oct. 1983). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.3.M3A5no.245
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Plays.
   "The Secret-Play Touchdown" (Captain Tootsie) / by C.C.
   Beck and Peter Costanza. 1 p. advertising in Real Fact
   Comics, no. 11 (Nov./Dec. 1947). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3R4no.11
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Plays.
   "The Show Must Go On!" (Archie & Friends) / script, Barbara
   Slate ; pencilling, Dan Parent ; inking, Jon D'Agostino,
   lettering, Bill Yoshida ; coloring, Barry Grossman. 12 p.
   in Archie & Friends, no. 21 (Feb. 1997) -- SUMMARY:
   Riverdale High is presenting Romeo and Juliet, and Reggie
   and Betty get the leads.
   I. [Each creator] II. Archie & Friends. k. Romeo and
   Juliet. k. High School Plays. k. Plays. k. Shakespeare,
   William. k. Reggie. k. Betty. k. Leads. Call no.:
   PN6728.6.A7A67no.21
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Plays.
   "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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Plays.
   "Squeeze Play" (Archie) / Geo. Frese. 6 p. in Archie
   Comics, no. 59 (Nov./Dec. 1952). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.A7A7no.59
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Plays.
   "Stagestruck Starstruck" / by Steven Maloff. p. 45-49 text
   in Heavy Metal, v. 7, no. 2 (May 1983). -- Description and
   photographs of the play from which the Starstruck comic
   strip was developed, including a photograph of Elaine Lee.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.7no.2
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Plays.
   "The William Tell Skit"* (Wilbur) / Al Fagaly. 6 p. in
   Wilbur Comics, no. 14 (Aug. 1947). -- Summary: Wilbur tries
   out for a play, the only way he can pass English class. --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.A7W5no.14
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Plays on Words.
   Sprachspiel und Übersetzung : eine Studie anhand der
   Comic-Serie Asterix / Hans Grassegger. -- Tübingen :
   Stauffenburg, 1985. -- 108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. --
   Bibliography: p. 105-107. -- On Goscinny's plays on words.
   -- Call no.: PN6745.G73 1985
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The Play's the Thing / produced by Gutenberghus ; scripted by
   Geoffrey Blum ; lettered by Bill Spicer ; colored by Summer
   Hamilton. -- 1989. -- 10 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (in
   Walt Disney's Comics and Stories ; no. 539) -- Title from
   p. 2 of cover. -- Caption title: Walt Disney's Donald Duck.
   -- Summary: Donald and Gladstone compete for the starring
   role in a play, "Gimlet, Prince of Denmark," in a story
   including several other Shakespeare allusions. Text inside
   back cover identifies this as a remake of a Carl Barks
   story from 1958, since reprinted in Gladstone Comic Album
   no. 15, which was in turn a version of a 1950 story.
   1. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Comic books, strips,
   etc. 2. Funny animal comics. I. Gutenberghus. II. Blum,
   Geoffrey. III. Walt Disney's Comics and Stories ; no. 539.
   IV. Walt Disney's Donald Duck. Call no.:
   PN6728.1.D4W3no.539
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"The Play's the Thing" (Archie) 6 p. in Archie Comics, no. 26
   (May/June 1947). -- Archie is Reggie's understudy for
   Hamlet. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.A7A7 no.26
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Playschool.
   Sport Goofy's Coaching Tips / script by Mary Packard ;
   illustrated by Darrell Baker. -- Pawtucket, RI :
   Playschool, 1985. -- "Electronic Talk'n'Play learning
   system." -- Spiral-bound. -- Call no.: PN6728.G6S55 1985
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Playsets.
   "Xmas Gift Guide" (The City) / by Derf. -- 1997 -- Summary:
   Gifts recommended are the Uzi-Squirt 2000, Kathie Lee
   Gifford's Li'l Sweatshop, the Tickle-Me Marv Albert, and
   the Cop-and-Plunger Playset. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "sweatshops"
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Playskool.
   Can you Tell me How to Get to Sesame Street? / pictures by
   Michael Smollin ; written by Christopher Cerf. -- Chicago :
   Playskool, 1975. -- 17 p. : col. ill ; 15 cm. -- All
   dialogue in word balloons. -- Educational book about
   prepositions. -- Call no.: PS3553.E75C3 1975
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"Plaything" / Mortellaro. 5 p. in Weird Tales of the Future,
   no. 6 (Mar./Apr. 1953). -- Takes place in 2053 A.D. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.2.A66W4no.6
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Playthings.
   "Tales of an L.A. Plaything" 2 p. in Wimmen's Comix, no. 9
   (May 1984). -- Call no.: PN6728.45.L3W5no.9
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Playthings--Reviews.
   "The Last Gun" / Nina Kang. p. 44 in The Comics Journal,
   no. 216 (Oct. 1999). -- (Firing Line) -- Review of Stinz,
   v. 3, no. 8: Playthings (Donna Barr). -- Call no.:
   PN6700.C62no.216
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"Playthings of Peril" (Superman) / Don Cameron, script ; Ira
   Yarbrough, art. 12 p. in Superman, no. 44 (Jan./Feb. 1947).
   -- Villain is The Toyman. -- Data from Martin O'Hearn,
   Dwayne Best and Bob Hughes via the Grand Comics Database
   Project. -- Call no.: Film 15791r.51
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"Playtime" / by A.W. Nugent. p. 2 in Treasure Chest of Fun and
   Facts, v. 2, no. 11 (Jan. 21, 1947). -- Puzzles. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.2no.11
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Playtime / by Josette Blanco ; illustrated by Claude d'Ham. --
   Purton, Wilts. : Child's Play (International) Ltd, 1975. --
   20 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. -- (Child's Play Moments ; 4) --
   Page width varies. -- Story without words. -- Call no.:
   LB1137.B53 1975
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Playtime.
   Index entry (p. 57, 58, 59-60, 65, 192) 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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Playtime at the Zoo.
   Index entry (p. 416) in Historia de los Comics / J.
   Toutain, J. Coma (Barcelona : Toutain, 1982-1984?) -- Call
   no.: PN6710.H5 1982a
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PlayValue Books.
   An American Tail : Escape from the Catsacks / by Michael
   Teitelbaum ; from a screenplay by Judy Freudberg & Tony
   Geiss ; based upon characters created by David Kirschner ;
   illustrations from the Don Bluth film. -- New York :
   PlayValue Books, 1986. -- 24 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. -- Call
   no.: PN1997.5.A42E8 1986
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PlayValue Books.
   An American Tail : The Storybook / adapted by Emily Perl
   Kingsley ; from a screenplay by Judy Freudberg & Tony Geiss
   ; based upon characters created by David Kirschner ; based
   upon characters animated by Don Bluth ; illustrated by
   David Kirschner, Beverly Lazor-Bahr, Christine Finn. -- New
   York : PlayValue Books, 1986. -- 64 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. --
   Summary: Separated from his family during the boat trip
   from Russia to America, an immigrant mouse arrives in New
   York City. -- Call no.: PN1997.5.A42K 5 1986
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PlayValue Books.
   The Deadly Flowers / adapted by Robin Snyder ; designed by
   Doborah Bethel. -- New York : PlayValue Books, 1985. -- 24
   p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. -- (Voltron, Defender of the
   Universe)
   I. Snyder, Robin. II. Bethel, Deborah. III. Series. IV.
   PlayValue Books. k. Flowers. Call no.: PNS3569.N89D4 1985
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Playvision.
   Index entry (p. 194) in The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons,
   ed. by Maurice Horn (Detroit : Gale Research, 1980). Call
   no.: NC1325.W67 1980
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Playwright for Paper Actors

Autobiography of comics writer Allen Saunders, serialized in Nemo, issues 4-7, 9-10, 14, 18-19
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"Playwright for Paper Actors : The Autobiography of Allen
   Saunders" p. 27-32, 64-66 in Nemo, no. 4 (Dec. 1983). --
   Other title: The Allen Saunders Autobiography. -- Call no.:
   PN6725.N43no.4
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"Playwright for Paper Actors."
   "Mornings at the Blackboard, Afternoons and Evenings at the
   Drawing Board" (The Allen Saunders Autobiography, chapter
   3) p. 52-56 in Nemo, no. 5 (Feb. 1984)
   1. Saunders, Allen. I. The Allen Saunders Autobiography ;
   chapter 3. Call no.: PN6725.N43no.5
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"Playwright for Paper Actors" (The Allen Saunders Biography,
   chapters 4-5) p. 52-56 in Nemo, no. 6 (Apr. 1984) --
   Chapter 4: A Story Mill Starts to Grind. Chapter 5: Talent
   in Tents. -- Call no.: PN6725.N43no.6
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"Playwright for Paper Actors" (The Allen Saunders
   Autobiography, chapter 6-7) p. 47-50 in Nemo, no. 7 (June
   1984) -- Chapter 6: The Scoop that Saved the Scooper's Job
   ; Chapter 7: Reviewing and Interviewing. -- Call no.:
   PN6725.N43no.7
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"Playwright for Paper Actors" (The Allen Saunders
   Autobiography, chapters 8-9) p. 46-50 in Nemo, no. 9 (Oct.
   1984) -- Chapter 8: Hilarity in the Newsroom ; Chapter 9:
   The Foot in the Door Wore a Moccasin. -- Call no.:
   PN6725.N43no.9
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"Playwright for Paper Actors" (The Allen Saunders
   Autobiography ; chap. 10) p. 54-57 in Nemo, no. 10 (Dec.
   1984) -- Chapter title: The Craft of Strip Writing. -- Call
   no.: PN6725.N43no.10
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Playwright for Paper Actors ; chapt. 11
   "The Art of Plotting" (Playwright for Paper Actors ;
   chapter 11) p. 31 in Nemo, no. 14 (Aug. 1985) -- The Allen
   Saunders Autobiography.
   1. Saunders, Allen. I. Playwright for Paper Actors. II. The
   Allen Saunders Autobiography ; chapt 11. k. Plotting. Call
   no.: PN6725.N43no.14
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Playwright for Paper Actors ; chapt. 12
   "When the Readers Write" (Playwright for Paper Actors ;
   chapter 12) p. 32-33 in Nemo, no. 14 (Aug. 1985) -- The
   Allen Saunders Autobiography.
   1. Saunders, Allen. I. Playwright for Paper Actors ; chapt
   12 k. Fan letters. Call no.: PN6725.N43no.14
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Playwright for Paper Actors ; chapt. 13
   "The Business of Managing Strips" (Playwright for Paper
   Actors ; chapter 13) p. 35-36 in Nemo, no. 14 (Aug. 1985)
   -- The Allen Saunders Autobiography.
   1. Saunders, Allen. I. Playwright for Paper Actors ; chapt
   13 Call no.: PN6725.N43no.14
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"Playwright for Paper Actors : The Allen Saunders
   Autobiography" chapter 14-15. p. 57-63 in Nemo, no. 18
   (Apr. 1986) -- CONTENTS: Chapter 14: From a Slum Child's
   Philosophy to America's Favorite Fiction. Chapter 15: A New
   Hand on the Helm.
   1. Saunders, Allen. I. [Each chapter title] Call no.:
   PN6725.N43no.18
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"Playwright for Paper Actors : The Allen Saunders
   Autobiography" p. 51-53 in Nemo, no. 19 (June 1986) --
   Chapter 15: "The Social Impact of Comics" ; chapter 16:
   "From Doodler to Dean."
   1. Saunders. Allen. 2. Social aspects of comics. I. The
   Allen Saunders Autobiography ; chap. 15-16. II. [Each
   chapter title]. Call no.: PN6725.N43no.19
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Playwrights.
   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.: PN6726f.B55
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Playwriting.
   Index entry (p. 72) to Comic Book Rebels / ed. by S. Wiater
   and S.R. Bissette. New York : D.I. Fine, 1993. Call no.:
   PN6725.C69 1993
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Plaza, Dolores

Mexican comics writer
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Plaza, Dolores.
   "La Ciudad de los Enanos : Leyenda Alemana" / guión,
   Dolores Plaza ; adaptación, R. Bastien ; ilustración,
   Lourdes de Terán ; portada, Marco A. Palencia. p. 3-140 in
   Novelas Inmortales, no. 698 (Abr. 3 de 1991) -- Basada en:
   Los Enanos de Schalksberg.
   k. German legends. I. [Each creator] II. Los Enanos de
   Schalksberg. Call no.: PN6790.M44N64no.698
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Plaza, Dolores.
   Dueno del Mundo / Julio Verne ; adaptacion, Dolores Plaza ;
   ilustracion, Gerardo N. Manzano. -- C.V. Morelos, Mexico :
   Novedades, 1984. -- 189 p. : ill. ; 15 cm. -- (Novelas
   Inmortales, no. 324) -- Title from cover. -- Contents:
   Dueno del Mundo / J. Verne. -- El Borracho y su Mujer / J.
   de la Fontaine.
   1. Science fiction comic books, strips, etc. I. Verne,
   Jules, 1828-1905. II. Plaza, Dolores. III. Manzano, Gerardo
   N. IV. La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695. V. El Borracho y su
   Mujer. VI. Series. Call no.: PN6790.M44N64 no.324
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Plaza, Dolores.
   "El Falso Brahmán" / de Emilio Salgari ; guión, Dolores
   Plaza ; adaptación, R. Bastien ; ilustración, Francisco
   D'León ; portada, Francisco Samaniego. p. 3-142 in Novelas
   Inmortales, no. 618 (Sept. 20 de 1989) -- Library copy
   repeats p. 115-130 in place of p. 35-50. -- Call no.:
   PN6790.M44N64no.618
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Plaza, Dolores.
   "Los Hermanos Karamazov" / de Fiodor M. Dostoievski ;
   guión, Dolores Plaza ; adaptación, R. Bastien ;
   ilustración, Gerardo González ; portada, Rodolfo Pérez. p.
   3-140 in Novelas Inmortales, 592 (Mar. 22, 1989)
   I. Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881. II. Plaza, Dolores. IV.
   Bastien, Rémy. V. González, Gerardo. VI. Pérez, Rodolfo.
   Call no.: PN6790.M44N64no.592
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Plaza, Dolores.
   La Isla del Volcan / Fenimore Cooper ; adaptacion, Dolores
   Plaza ; ilustracion, Jaime Leon Z. -- Mexico : Novedades,
   1984. -- 188 p. : ill. ; 15 cm. -- (Novelas Inmortales ;
   no. 321) -- Contents: La Isla del Volcan / J.F. Cooper. El
   Perfil Encantado / O. Henry.
   1. Robinsonades--Comic books, strips, etc. I. Cooper, James
   Fenimore, 1789-1851. II. Plaza, Dolores. III. Leon Z.,
   Jaime. IV. Henry, O., 1862-1910. V. El Perfil Encantado.
   VI. Series. Call no.: PN6790.M44N64no.321
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Plaza, Dolores.
   "Muchachas Viento : Leyenda Mexicana" / guión, Dolores
   Plaza ; adaptación, C.M. Lozada ; ilustración, Francisco
   D'Léon ; portada, Francisco Samaniego. p. 3-140 in Novelas
   Inmortales, no. 715 (Jul. 31 de 1991)
   k. Mexican legends. I. [Each creator] Call no.:
   PN6790.M44N64no.715
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Plaza, Dolores.
   "El Paraíso de la Reina Sibila" / de Antonio de la Sale ;
   guión, Dolores Plaza ; adaptación, R. Bastien ;
   ilustración, Francisco Ricardi ; portada, Manuel Araujo. p.
   3-140 in Novelas Inmortales, no. 692 (Feb. 20 de 1991)
   I. Antonio de la Sale, 1386-1460. II. [Each other creator]
   Call no.: PN6790.M44N64no.692
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Plaza, Dolores.
   Vispera de Navidad / Charles Dickens ; adaptacion, Dolores
   Plaza ; ilustracion, Jose Luis Corona. -- C.V. Morelos
   (Mexico) : Novedades, 1983. -- 187 p. : ill. ; 15 cm. --
   (Novelas Inmortales ; no. 319) -- Title from cover. --
   Contents: Vispera de Navidad / C. Dickens. La Parabola del
   Sembrador.
   1. Christmas stories--Comic books, strips, etc. I. Dickens,
   Charles, 1812-1870. II. Plaza, Dolores. III. Corona, Jose
   Luis. IV. La Parabola del Sembrador. V. Series. Call no.:
   PN6790.M44N64no.319
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Plaza, Emilia.
   Index entry (p. 115) in Puros Cuentos I, 1874-1934 / Juan
   Manuel Aurrecoechea, Armando Bartra (México, D.F. :
   Grijalbo, 1988) Call no.: PN6790.M4A8 1988 t.1
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"Plaza Real" / Boada. p. 91 in El Víbora, no. 63 (1985). --
   Full page drawing of a street scene. -- Call no.:
   PN6778.V5no.63
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