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Bos’n Hal. Bos’n Hal was created by Frank Martinek (Don Winslow) and appeared in the comic strip “Bos’n Hal, Sea Scout” (1937-1940?).

Bos’n Hal is a teenaged sailor whose nautical adventures tend toward the fantastic. He meets a Jungle Hero named Rip and tangles with a Mad Scientist, Doctor Cortex, who has discovered a tribe of unusually intelligent ape-man.

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