Cirrus@Austlit

'David found the stallion he wanted for his own, but the horse had been so mistreated that he was considered wild and David's father was afraid he would be hurt. David knows the stallion, whom he names Roland, won't hurt him and proves it. Riding the horse alone, Roland reared in fright and David was thrown and lost consciousness, but not before he glimpsed the most enormous man he had ever seen. He was a giant living in the bush country of Australia, with a kangaroo for a pet. David had heard legends about giants, and his father had told him how cruel people were to outsized or strange people. David made friends with Arnold, a giant of a man, who told him his name and ate some of his chocolate cake. David promised to come back without letting anyone know where Arnold lived. This simple giant was afraid of people because they hounded him. Because he stole some flour one night, the townspeople were determined to capture him. David was determined to fight injustice against his . friend, which resulted in a bloody battle pitting David, Roland, the giant, and his Kangaroo against men armed with guns. An unusually exciting story of a boy, a giant and a horse.' (Source: Online)

The Passing Show had two distinct incarnations, both published by Odhams Press. The first series, which ran for 918 issues between 1915 and 1932, was a small tabloid-size magazine eventually grew in size to become a standard tabloid from January 1924. The emphasis was on cartoons and brief humorous stories, but it occasionally ran to longer items.

In 1932 Odhams completely reinvented the magazine, recognising this change by starting the issue numbering from Volume 1, No 1. Although it was initially published as The New Passing Show the title reverted back to its earlier name after eight issues. Under editor William A Williamson (who guided the magazine from 1925 until its end) The Passing Show ran for a further 362 issues, from 26 March 1932 to 25 February 1939.

The Passing Show became known as Illustrated from 4 March 1939 after Odhams merged it with another of their magazines, Weekly Illustrated.

[Source: SFE: The Science Fiction Encyclopedia (Sighted 1/11/2013)]