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TUFF DAWSON

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Full Name: Tuff Dawson
Nationality: British
Organization: British Secret Service
Occupation Agent
Creator: Unknown
Time Span: 1962 - 1963

ABOUT THE SERIES

Tuff Dawson is an agent with the British Secret Service.

The organization for which he works, and has worked for apparently quite some time, is the Secret Operations Ministry (SOM), described simply as "the mysterious Ministry of which the public never heard but which Guards Britain's deadliest secrets". Illogically, this extremely hush-hush group that is not known by all but a select few has employees like Dawson who have an identification badge with the organization's name and a miniature reproduction of a wolf's head with the letters "S.O.M." beneath.

Heading the department is a man who is only referred to as "Z1". He shows many times over that he has very high opinions of Dawson's abilities but he does at times show his gruff nature. Dawson is always respectful but unfazed.

Regarding codenames/numbers, what Dawson has, if he indeed has one, is not revealed. For that matter, what Dawson's real first name is remains a secret as well since it is unlikely his parents felt 'Tuff' was a suitable given name. Speaking of that nickname, Dawson has been described as "as tough as his name and with nerves of steel".

Dawson is said to be Britain's ace Secret Agent but luckily for his success potential is still unknown to his country's enemies. He is able to travel to an area and investigate a problem without having the opposition already onto who and what he is. That, of course, does not mean that the other side will not catch on quickly, which it does far more often than is good for Dawson's health considering the number of times he gets knocked out.

Dawson does not work alone. From the very first adventure we have of him, he has a partner/assistant by the name of 'Slim' Harris, another agent with a nickname instead of a given name. Harris is described as young and is shown over again to be just about as intrepid as his older companion. Early on Harris tells Dawson, "like you, I'm always packed and ready to go".

NOVELLAS AND SHORT STORIES

Number of Stories:46
First Appearance:1962
Last Appearance:1963
1 Gas Trap! Gas Trap!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1962
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Nov 10, 1962
The murder of a British agent in Egypt while carrying a vital top secret microdot gets Tuff Dawson and his partner Slim Harris heading there. They will go up against a gang of Russians spies and a panther called the Cairo Killer.
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2 Trapped! Trapped!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1962
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Nov 17, 1962
The country of Sanchar had a government run by General Peeza who was friendly to Britain. Then an upstart Major led a small group and seized the General and sealed the borders. Tuff Dawson and Slim are directed to sneak into the country and free the General.
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3 Find The Spy! Find The Spy!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1962
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Nov 24, 1962
Despite extra careful security at a British missile plant, secret documents are still doing missing. Z 1 sends Tuff Dawson and Slim to the facility to suss out who the embedded spy is.
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4 Trapped In The Desert! Trapped In The Desert!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1962
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Dec 1, 1962
[plot unknown]
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5 Wrecked! Wrecked!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1962
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Dec 8, 1962
[plot unknown]
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6 American Mission American Mission
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1962
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Dec 15, 1962
[plot unknown]
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7 What A Holiday! What A Holiday!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1962
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Dec 22, 1962
[plot unknown]
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8 A Tough Task! A Tough Task!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1962
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Dec 29, 1962
[plot unknown]
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9 Save The Bridge! Save The Bridge!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Jan 5, 1963
[plot unknown]
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10 Find Otto Krinzer! Find Otto Krinzer!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Jan 12, 1963
[plot unknown]
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11 The Trick! The Trick!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Jan 19, 1963
[plot unknown]
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12 Followed! Followed!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Jan 26, 1963
[plot unknown]
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13 Firing Squad! Firing Squad!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Feb 2, 1963
[plot unknown]
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14 Night Voyage Night Voyage
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Feb 9, 1963
[plot unknown]
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15 Murder Bid! Murder Bid!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Feb 16, 1963
[plot unknown]
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16 Safe-Breakers! Safe-Breakers!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Feb 23, 1963
[plot unknown]
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17 Mysterious Intruder Mysterious Intruder
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Mar 2, 1963
[plot unknown]
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18 A Tough Problem! A Tough Problem!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Mar 9, 1963
[plot unknown]
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19 Guards For The Gold! Guards For The Gold!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Mar 16, 1963
[plot unknown]
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20 Prisoners! Prisoners!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Mar 23, 1963
[plot unknown]
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21 The Missing Trio! The Missing Trio!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Mar 30, 1963
[plot unknown]
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22 The Plane Which Vanished The Plane Which Vanished
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Apr 6, 1963
[plot unknown]
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23 Change Of Identity Change Of Identity
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Apr 13, 1963
[plot unknown]
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24 I'll Shoot You Both! I'll Shoot You Both!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Apr 20, 1963
[plot unknown]
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25 Jungle Ambush! Jungle Ambush!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Apr 27, 1963
[plot unknown]
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26 The Vanished Diver! The Vanished Diver!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, May 4, 1963
[plot unknown]
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27 Stolen Plans! Stolen Plans!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, May 11, 1963
[plot unknown]
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28 Dangerous Journey Dangerous Journey
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, May 18, 1963
[plot unknown]
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29 Spy's Hide-Out Spy's Hide-Out
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, May 25, 1963
[plot unknown]
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30 Bomb Trap Bomb Trap
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Jun 1, 1963
[plot unknown]
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31 Rail Robbery! Rail Robbery!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Jun 8, 1963
[plot unknown]
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32 The Blown-Up Bridge The Blown-Up Bridge
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Jun 15, 1963
[plot unknown]
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33 Find The Spy!* Find The Spy!*
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Jun 22, 1963 - Different story than #3
[plot unknown]
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34 Trapped By An Unseen Enemy Trapped By An Unseen Enemy
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Jun 29, 1963
[plot unknown]
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35 Jump Into Danger Jump Into Danger
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Jul 6, 1963
[plot unknown]
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36 They Must Be Spies They Must Be Spies
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Jul 13, 1963
[plot unknown]
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37 Trapped In A Minefield! Trapped In A Minefield!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Jul 20, 1963
[plot unknown]
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38 Arrest That Man! Arrest That Man!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Jul 27, 1963
[plot unknown]
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39 Master Spy Master Spy
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Aug 3, 1963
[plot unknown]
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40 Death Of An Agent! Death Of An Agent!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Aug 10, 1963
[plot unknown]
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41 Spy Plane! Spy Plane!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Aug 17, 1963
[plot unknown]
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42 Spy Chase! Spy Chase!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Aug 24, 1963
[plot unknown]
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43 Mid-Air Take-Over Mid-Air Take-Over
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Aug 31, 1963
[plot unknown]
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44 Far East SOS Far East SOS
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Sep 7, 1963
[plot unknown]
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45 Poison Gas! Poison Gas!
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Sep 14, 1963
[plot unknown]
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46 Mystery Spy Mystery Spy
Written by Unknown
Copyright: 1963
Published in Lion of Fleetway Publications, Sep 21, 1963
[plot unknown]
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MY COMMENTS

You gotta love any series hero with the nickname of 'Tuff'. Okay, you really don't but in this instance I do. Tuff is ... gotta say it ... tough. And resourceful. And not a little bit lucky to go along with his intrepid (usually read stubborn) streak.

And he has a buddy/sidekick named 'Slim'. Don't need no real names for these fellows.

The text stories are quick three-page reads, easy to zip through one in just a few minutes. It's best to read one or two and then come back later for more. Sorta like cotton candy.

GRADE

My Grade: B-

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