Watabore is a tremendous “scientific giant” who, instead of eating humans or animals, eats information. He falls ill after devouring too many indiscriminate opinions and cannot be cured until he alters his diet to only eating opinions he deems worthy after careful consideration. Among the characters to offer him questionable medical advice is the Man in the Moon. Note: The accompanying illustration to Watabore’s only appearance a reprint of an illustration by Émile Bayard in Jules Verne’s Around the Moon from 1870.
First Appearance “The Giant Watabore: A Big Child’s Story” by Mary Mapes Dodge in St. Nicholas vol. 1 #2 (Dec 1873)
First Publisher Scribner & Co.
Appearance List “The Giant Watabore: A Big Child’s Story” by Mary Mapes Dodge in St. Nicholas vol. 1 #2 (Dec 1873)
Sample Read “The Giant Watabore: A Big Child’s Story” [Internet Archive]
Description Watabore is a tremendous “scientific giant” who, instead of eating humans or animals, eats information. He falls ill after devouring too many indiscriminate opinions and cannot be cured until he alters his diet to only eating opinions he deems worthy after careful consideration. Among the characters to offer him questionable medical advice is the Man in the Moon. Note: The accompanying illustration to Watabore’s only appearance a reprint of an illustration by Émile Bayard in Jules Verne’s Around the Moon from 1870.
