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The Case of the Sudden Sickness!#[nn]
Cover: Larry Daste

The Case of the Sudden Sickness! #[nn]

Jan 1977 · American Heart Association · 0.00 FREE
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“The Case of the Sudden Sickness!”

In "The Case of the Sudden Sickness!", a man and woman come across a sick boy named Charles by the roadside and rush him to Doctor Truso, who teams up with Doctor Able to shrink down inside Charles’s body to investigate the cause. With a clear, educational approach, the story takes readers on a microscopic journey through the human body, revealing the hidden dangers of smoking—specifically its impact on the heart—through a rare, direct look at internal health. The artwork by Larry Daste, both in the interior and on the cover, brings this 1977 public health message to life with clarity and care.

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artist, inker Larry Daste
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A man and woman find a kid named Charles sick on the side of the road. They take him to Doctor Truso who with the help of Doctor Able shrinks down to look through the body to see the cause. He finds a healthy body until he discovers Charles has been smoking. Once he leaves the body, Truso warns Charles of the dangers of smoking to the human heart.

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