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Doctor Dan the Bandage Man

Millions of baby boomers remember little Dan, who stops crying over a scratch as soon as Mother puts a bandage on it. Soon the dolls and teddy bears in Dan’s house are wearing bandages, too. This charming story from the 1950s was so popular that it’s now featured in the Smithsonian’s permanent collection.

Product Placement: Features of Band-Aid packaging are described when Dan patches up his sister Carly's doll:

He pulled out the little string on the bandage wrap. He picked the bandage out and held the two stiff pieces. And zip! That bandage was on the doll's head. - TvTropes

  

A Note from the Publishers

For a long, long time, the publishers have been ardent admirers of BAND-AID Band-ages-not only for themselves (publishers seem to cut themselves more than other people) but because of their effect on children. We've noted that BAND-AID Bandages not only cheer and comfort small boys and girls who bang themselves up, but that they make wonderful playthings as well. No one quite knows how many millions of dolls and stuffed toys and live pets have been patched up in this manner.
Consequently, when the idea for this book came to us, we promptly went to Johnson & Johnson and asked them if they would be willing to help us. They were very nice about it and asked that we point out that BAND-AID is Johnson & Johnson's trade-mark for its brand of adhesive bandages and for several other products in its line.

  

1950 Little Golden Book published Doctor Dan The Bandage Man
Summary - The story is about a little boy who scratches his finger while playing. He runs to his mom, who washes it clean and bandages his finger good as new with a BAND-AID® Brand adhesive bandage. For the rest of the book, every time a friend, family member, pet or favorite toy gets a boo-boo, Dan puts a bandage on it to make it better.

Title: Dr. Dan the Bandage Man   

A Little Golden Book #111

Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, All 6 band-aids intact - mint    

Author: Helen Gaspard    

Illustrator: Corinne Malvern    

Publisher: Simon and Schuster    

Year Printed: 1950

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A Little Golden Book #295 Doctor Dan the Bandage Man, 1957, 1950 copyright, "C" edition, by Helen Gaspard, pictures by Corinne Malvern. All six band-aids are intact, mint condition.

Author: Helen Gaspard
Illustrator: Corinne Malvern
Special Attributes: Illustrated, All 6 band-aids intact - mint
Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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DOCTOR DAN at the Circus

This Wonderful LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK has BAND AID Stars 'n Strips -in new circus designs with 2 BAND-AID Stars 'n Strips Bandages attached to first page
A Little Golden Book #399, copyright 1960
Written By Pauline Wilkins
Illustrated by Katherine Sampson

A Note from the Publishers
MEET DAN-sometimes he makes believe he's a space man. Other times he pretends he's a fireman, but most times he plays Doctor Dan, the Bandage Man. Right here on the very first page of this book, Doctor Dan has his supply of real BAND-AID Stars 'n Strips. They're colorful plastic bandages made especially for young people like Doctor Dan and his brothers and his sisters and all their friends.
We hope and believe that both this book and the bandages will be a real help around your house in teaching first-aid habits to the very youngest readers. That's all, except we'd like to thank Johnson and Johnson for supplying us with these bandages; and state, just for the record, that BAND-AID is the trademark for their brand of adhesive bandages, and for several other Johnson and Johnson products.

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Doctor Dan the Bandage Man (1992)

(Little Golden Book) - 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Includes The ORIGINAL TWO BAND-AIDS. Published by Golden Books, 1992
Author: Helen Gaspard
Illustrator: Corinne Malvern
Special Attributes: Illustrated, All 2 band-aids intact - mint
Publisher: Published by Golden Books

One of the most-requested Little Golden Books is back in print!

Millions of baby boomers remember little Dan, who stops crying over a scratch as soon as Mother puts a Band-Aid® on it. Soon the dolls and teddy bears in Dan's house are wearing Band-Aids®, too. This charming story from the 1950s was so popular that it's now featured in the Smithsonian's permanent collection.

Doctor Dan Classic (2004)

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More Goodies from Johnson and Johnson

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Band-Aids were first sold by Johnson & Johnson in 1921, but they didn't gain popularity (and certainly not market dominance) until several years later. Getting children excited about the product (they can play doctor!), teaching them how to use it (by describing basic first aid), and showing the advantages of using Band-Aid brand bandages over its competitors (so simple to use a child could do it) was all part of the marketing.

Image courtesy of Johnson & Johnson Archives

BAND-AID® Brand Stars ‘n Strips adhesive bandages hit the market in 1956 . They were the first mass-marketed, decorated BAND-AID® Brand adhesive bandages—and became an instant hit.

“These were really kid-friendly designs, with bright primary colors,” Gurowitz says. “And the era of children using the adhesive bandages as stickers officially began. It wasn’t enough to just cover up your cut—you had to have an adhesive bandage with a theme or characters.”

Image courtesy of Johnson & Johnson Archives from the 18 fun facts about the history of BAND-AID® Brand adhesive bandages article.
1950's Doctor Dan the Bandage Man: The iconic kids’ book all about BAND-AID® Brand adhesive bandages

Classic Commercials for Band-Aid products from the Prelinger Archives:

Band-Aid with new Super Stick can pick up an egg!

New Color Band-Aids (in a black-and-white commecial)

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