Sun, Sep 27, 1987
Today we learn about the sentries of the body, or more precisely, the white corpuscles. The story's set in the thymus school, where Colonel Peter is giving a lecture for a young lymphocyte class. Thereby, he explains the importance of knowing the body's enemies: bacteria, viruses, dust particles and toxins.
Sun, Dec 6, 1987
How many clothes and how many pairs of shoes do we need in a lifetime? The skin is some kind of clothing as well, just that we can't take it off, nor can we buy a new one. The skin must last for the entire life and renews itself constantly. Today, Globus had a special idea for his friends: a trip through the different layers of the skin.
Sun, Feb 7, 1988
Peter and Jumbo are doing the gardening today. They are busy with moving a rosebush. Naturally, they both sting their hands at the thorns and get wounded. After that, they touch the soil that they dug out. That's a celebration for the malicious germs. They take their chance and invade the body.
Sun, Oct 11, 1987
Today we go on a long journey through the blood-circle. The task of the blood corpuscles is to transport oxygen to the cells and take the waste, carbon dioxide, to the lungs. We get to know our friends Hemo, who dreams of pure oxygen, the slim Globine, who helps him, and the wise Master Globus, who gives them advice and tells them to be aware of intruders and strangers to the human body.
Sun, Oct 18, 1987
Every single day, our bone marrow produces up to 400 billion platelets. Why do we need them though? To find out, we will accompany a group of platelets on their way through the circulation. They take care that the blood stays liquid. There's big danger when a threatening congestion in a blood vessel is discovered.