Red Ryder and Little Beaver weren't all that big in England. There were a few comic books in the newsagents in town. And I really got to know them when I got a full length novel from Woolworths, which my folks had to read to me.

I remember the book had quite sickening violence in it. My grandma was conscripted to read a bit to me, and I vivdly remember her saying, such things shouldn't be allowed for children!

In the story, Red Ryder took a terrible sadistic thrashing from a baddy called Ace Hanlon. As I remember Hanlon had his comeuppance when Little Beaver, tied him up - suspended him and thrashed him with a branch of some kind.

Still you've got wonder.....

Nice beaver....?