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Books in the Adventure genre:

Tallyho, Pinkerton! (1982)

Pinkerton is in trouble again. This time he is in the thick of the hunt -- a fox hunt!

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1982)

Whirled away on a cyclone, Dorothy is set down in the Land of Oz and must find her way home with the help of the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and a pair of ruby slippers. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Asterix and Son (1983)

When someone leaves a little boy in a basket outside Asterix and Obelix’s hut, it’s two Gauls and a baby! Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Albert Uderzo
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

The Black Stallion Legend (1983)

Alex Ramsay is distraught over the death of his young daughter and takes the black stallion to the southwest to try to find meaning. Not for younger readers. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Ruth Sanderson

The Blue Lotus (1983)

Tintin battles drug smugglers and the Japanese occupiers of China in this adventure. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

The Carl Barks Library Set VIII (1983)

This three volume set includes Barks stories from Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories numbers ninety-five through one hundred sixty-six.

Author(s): Carl Barks
Illustrator(s): Carl Barks

Miranty and the Alchemist (1983)

An Elizabethan girl’s uncle, an alchemist, sends her to fantastic realms.

Author(s): Vera Chapman
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

The Mouldy (1983)

When the mouldy invades the great garden of the world, the Princess Talitha sets out to defeat him, but the hedgehog wins him. Read online at archive.org.  ... View More

Author(s): William Mayne
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories 125-145 (1983)

This volume includes Barks stories from Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories numbers one hundred twenty-five through one hundred forty-five.

Author(s): Carl Barks
Illustrator(s): Carl Barks

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories 146-166 (1983)

This volume includes Barks stories from Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories numbers one hundred forty-six through one hundred sixty-six.

Author(s): Carl Barks
Illustrator(s): Carl Barks

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories 95-124 (1983)

This volume includes Barks stories from Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories numbers ninety-five through one hundred twenty-four.

Author(s): Carl Barks
Illustrator(s): Carl Barks

The Box of Delights, or When the Wolves were Running (1984)

Kay Harker is on his way home for the Christmas holidays when he falls asleep on the train and has a wonderful adventure. This edition has been abridged.

Author(s): John Masefield
Illustrator(s): Faith Jaques

The Carl Barks Library Set III (1984)

This three volume set contains the Barks stories from Uncle Scrooge numbers one through twenty.

Author(s): Carl Barks
Illustrator(s): Carl Barks

The Complete E. C. Segar Popeye Volume 1 Sundays 1930-1932 (1984)

This volume reprints the Thimble Theater Sunday strips from 1930 to 1932. Popeye the Sailor appeared for the first time in the daily strip on January 17, 1929.

Author(s): E. C. Segar
Illustrator(s): E. C. Segar

The Complete E. C. Segar Popeye Volume 2 Sundays 1932-1934 (1984)

This volume reprints the Thimble Theater Sunday strips from 1932 to 1934. Popeye the Sailor appeared for the first time in the daily strip on January 17, 1929.

Author(s): E. C. Segar
Illustrator(s): E. C. Segar

The Dark Green Tunnel (1984)

Deep in the heart of the Everglades lies a magical kingdom.

Author(s): Allan W. Eckert
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold! (1984)

This volume includes Barks stories from Donald Duck Four Color Comics nine through twenty-nine.

Author(s): Carl Barks
Illustrator(s): Carl Barks

Donald Duck in Lost in the Andes (1984)

This volume includes Barks stories from Donald Duck Four Color Comics one hundred seventy-eight through two hundred twenty-three.

Author(s): Carl Barks
Illustrator(s): Carl Barks

Donald Duck in The Ghost in the Grotto (1984)

This volume includes Barks stories from Donald Duck Four Color Comics sixty-two through one hundred fifty-nine.

Author(s): Carl Barks
Illustrator(s): Carl Barks

Dragon Smoke and Magic Song (1984)

Three tales of Mimus the dragon who leaves his home and finds himself in the real world. There, he discovers Santa Claus, swimming and friendship; a tale of a unicorn, and a tale of a wise and very old monster living in New Zealand.

Author(s): David Harvey
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

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