Polite Dissent

A convenient list of all the back-up strips I’ve featured over the past several years:

Dr. Dan Dazzler
Backup strip from Dell’s Ben Casey comic, featuring the adventures of the intrepid intern, Dr. Dan Dazzler

• Dial EMERGENCY… Dan rescues a young boy stuck in a hole, all the while obsessing on a crossword puzzle (from Ben Casey #2)
• Rumble..! Dan gets involved in a gangland fight (from Ben Casey #3)
• One Heartbeat from Death Dan rescues a man from downed power lines (from Ben Casey #4)
• Deadly Playmates Dan visits the circus and meets a few snakes (from Ben Casey #5)
• Open-Shut Case On vacation in the mountains, Dan is called on to rescue an injured hiker (from Ben Casey #6)
• 9 Lives Has Dr. Dazzler Dan has too much luck, both good and bad (from Ben Casey #7)
• I Can’t Breathe Dan and his first (and apparently only) date visit the zoo, where he treats a boy who swallowed some change (from Ben Casey #8)

Jungle Doctor
Doctor Frank Dale and his assistant Bob Rose travel around Africa as the “Jungle Doctor” in this series of backup strips from Dell’s Dr. Kildare comic.

• Who Will Be Chief? Dr. Dale and Bob assist in a matter of succession (and fist-fighting) in this story from Dr. Kildare #4.
• A Dangerous Game Dr. Dale and Bob break up a black market drug smuggling organization to save a village from jungle fever in this adventure from Dr. Kildare #5.
• Dangerous Waters In this story from Dr. Kildare #7, Dr. Dale rescues a family trapped on a raft in a raging river.