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- ↑ Hudson, Laura (29 December 2010). "ComicsAlliance's Best Comics of 2010: #1 — Duncan the Wonder Dog" . Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ↑ Apostoli Cappello, Marco (18 September 2014). "Intervista a Adam Hines, l'autore di 'Duncan the Wonder Dog'". fumetto logica. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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