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exciting.”
    Homer took the comic magazine and started to read, while Freddy looked over his shoulder.
    At the beginning of the story the Super-Duper was dressed in ordinary clothes, just like any other man. Then after the villain appeared on the second page, the Super-Duper slipped behind a tree and changed into red tights and a long blue cape.
    “Why does he always change his clothes like that?” asked Homer.
    “That’s because he is so modest,” said Freddy in a knowing way. Homer started reading again: After the Super-Duper had changed his clothes he started flying through space and smashing things. He picked up automobiles and tossed them over cliffs, and he even carried a train across a river, after the villain had blown up the bridge.

    Then finally he saved the pretty girl from a horrible death and caught the villain, who turned out to be a very notorious criminal.
    “Gosh, Freddy, these Super-Duper stories are all the same,” said Homer.
    “No, they’re not!” said Freddy. “Sometimes the Super-Duper smashes airships and sometimes he smashes ocean liners. Then, other times he just breaks up mountains.”
    “But he always rescues the pretty girl and catches the villain on the last page,” said Homer.
    “Of course,” said Freddy. “That’s to show that crime does not pay!”
    “Shucks!” said Homer. “Let’s go pitch horse shoes.”
    “O.K.,” said Freddy.
    Freddy won two games out of three and then he said, “Guess it’s almost supper time, see you tomorrow, Homer.”
    “Yep! G’by, Freddy,” said Homer, and Freddy gathered up his comic magazines and went up the road home.
    After supper when Homer was doing his homework the phone rang. “Hello!” said Homer.
    “Hello, that you, Homer? This is Freddy. Say! Did you see in the paper tonight that there is going to be a Super-Duper movie over at the Centerburg theater next Saturday afternoon?”
    Before Homer could say, “No, I didn’t.” Freddy shouted, “And guess what! The Super-Duper in person is going to be there! And, Homer,” Freddy went on, “Mother has a box from the mail-order house over at the Centerburg Railroad station. So Dad says that little Louis and I can take the horse and wagon and drive to Centerburg on Saturday. We can get the box, and then go to see the Super-Duper! I thought you might like to come along.”
    “Sure thing!” said Homer.
    “O.K. We’ll stop by for you,” said Freddy. “G’by, Homer.”
    On Saturday Freddy and little Louis drove up to Homer’shouse with old Lucy hitched to the wagon, just as Homer was finishing his lunch.
    “I thought we had better get an early start,” said Freddy, “because it takes old Lucy about an hour to go as far as Centerburg.”
    “I’ll be ready in just a second,” said Homer. Then after Homer had climbed in, Freddy said “Giddap!” to old Lucy, and they started off to see the Super-Duper in person.
    When they arrived in Centerburg the first thing they did was go to the station and load the box from the mail-order house onto the back of the wagon.
    “Gosh, that’s heavy!” said Homer as they lifted it on.
    “Yeah,” said Freddy, “but I betcha the Super-Duper could lift it with his little finger.”
    “Mebby so,” said Homer. “Let’s stop over at Uncle Ulysses’ lunch room and get some doughnuts to eat in the movie.”
    Freddy and little Louis both thought that was a good idea so they drove old Lucy around to the lunch room to get some doughnuts.
    Then Freddy and little Louis and Homer walked across the town square to the movie.
    The Super-Duper’s super-stream-lined car was standing in front of the theater. It was long and red, with chromium trimmings, and it had the Super-Duper’s monogram on the side. After they had admired the car, they bought three tickets and went inside. There in the lobby was the
real honest-to-goodness
Super-Duper. He shook hands with Freddy and Homer and little brother Louis, and he autographed a card for Freddy,